Guillotine
Word | GUILLOTINE |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | guil lo tine |
Pronunciations | /ˈɡiː.ə.tiːn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Guillotine"
What do we mean by guillotine?
A device consisting of a heavy blade held aloft between upright guides and dropped to behead a person condemned to die. noun
An instrument, such as a paper cutter, similar in action to a guillotine. noun
To behead with a guillotine. transitive verb
To cut with a guillotine or sharp blade. transitive verb
A machine for breaking iron by means of a falling weight. noun
To behead by the guillotine.
A machine used in France for beheading condemned persons by the action of a heavily weighted, oblique-edged knife falling between two grooved posts upon the neck of the victim, whose head protrudes through a circular hole in a divided plank. noun
One of several machines similar in principle to the above, much used for cutting paper, straw, etc. Also called guillotine cutter. noun
In surgery, an instrument for cutting the tonsils. noun
To behead with the guillotine. transitive verb
A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim. noun
Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing, resembling in its action a guillotine. noun
A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade. noun
A device used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform. noun
A cloture; a motion that debate be ended and a vote taken. noun
To execute, cut or cut short (a person, a stack of paper or a debate) by use of a guillotine. verb
Closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill noun
Instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people noun
Kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine verb
A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade.
A device used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform.
A cloture; a motion that debate be ended and a vote taken.
A surgical instrument for cutting the tonsils.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Guillotine
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- Cloture Synonyms
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