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kill vs fell

fell vs kill

kill and fell both are nouns.

kill is not an adjective while fell is an adjective.

kill and fell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
fell Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, fell is a hyponym of kill; that is, fell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: the act of terminating a life
  • fell: the act of felling something (as a tree)
Other hyponyms of kill include coup de grace, deathblow, death, euthanasia, mercy killing, homicide, despatch, dispatch, self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide, slaughter, poisoning, asphyxiation, suffocation, ritual killing, sacrifice, electrocution, beheading, decapitation, genocide, race murder, racial extermination.
kill (noun) fell (noun)
the act of terminating a life the act of felling something (as a tree)
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
kill (adjective) fell (adjective)
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
kill (verb) fell (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in sew a seam by folding the edges
cause to cease operating pass away rapidly
tire out completely
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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