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Winterkill

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window-killnounThe death of a bird resulting from an impact with the window of a building.
killverb(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
widowmakernounAlternative form of widow-maker. [(idiomatic) Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.]
theriocidenoun(countable, uncountable) The killing of a non-human animal by a human.
kill-to-death rationoun(video games) In multiplayer fighting and shooting video games, the number of kills a player scores divided by their number of deaths.
widow makernounAlternative form of widow-maker. [(idiomatic) Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.]
mission killnoun(military, slang) An attack or damage inflicted by a weapon that does not destroy a military vehicle but results in it taking no further part in its intended mission.
hard killnoun(military) The neutralization of an incoming munition by destroying it rather than avoiding it.
lethalOf, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
widow-makernoun(idiomatic) Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.
teamkillverb(video games, transitive) To kill another player on one's own team.
felicidenounThe killing of a cat.
homekillnoun(New Zealand, chiefly attributive) The slaughter of one's own animals on one's own property.
catastrophic killnoun(military slang) An instance of damaging a vehicle by weaponry that renders it both unusable and unrepairable.
roadkillnoun(chiefly US, automotive) The killing of an animal by a road vehicle.
deathmakingnoun(social sciences) The process of causing individuals to die, as by withdrawing health care, carrying out abortions, etc.
wick effectnounThe phenomenon of the partial or total destruction of a human body by fire, when the clothing of the victim soaks up melted body fat and acts like the wick of a candle.
fatalitynounDeath.
counterkillingnounA killing carried out in response to another killing.
lethal zonenoun(climbing) Synonym of death zone.

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