GUILLOTINE

/ˈɡiː.ə.tiːn/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 16

Scrabble letter values: G2U1I1L1L1O1T1I1N1E1 = 11

Definition

  1. verb kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine.
  2. noun closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill. — synonyms: closure_by_compartment
  3. noun instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles.

Examples

  • “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
  • “used for beheading people”

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