coup de grace (noun)
21puntillero — ˌpüntēˈye(ˌ)rō noun ( s) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from puntilla + Spanish ero er : one who delivers the coup de grace to a dying bull in bullfighting * * * /poohn tee air oh/; Sp. /poohn tee lye rddaw, ye /, n., pl. puntilleros / tee air ohz/ …
22List of English homographs — Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (and may or may not have different pronunciations). This list consists largely or exclusively of homographs that are pronounced differently, also known as heteronyms.Note …
23killing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of one that kills Nouns 1. killing, homicide, manslaughter, murder, assassination, murder most foul; bloodshed, bloodletting, slaughter, carnage, butchery, extermination, decimation, annihilation,… …
24dispatch — I (act of putting to death) noun act of killing, act of slaying, assassination, bloodshed, death by violence, deathblow, destruction, disposal, doing away with, execution, extermination, homicide, killing, liquidation, massacre, murder II… …
25deathblow — n. 1 a blow or other action that causes death. 2 an event or circumstance that abruptly ends an activity, enterprise, etc. * * * noun the blow that kills (usually mercifully) • Syn: ↑coup de grace • Hypernyms: ↑killing, ↑kill, ↑putting to death * …
26death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …
27pity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of compassion for another Nouns pity, compassion, commiseration, sympathy; lamentation, condolence; empathy, fellow feeling, tenderness, humanity, mercy, clemency; leniency, charity, ruth,… …
28Judo — The soft method is characterized by the indirect application of force to defeat an opponent. More specifically, it is the principle of using one s opponent s strength against him and adapting well to changing circumstances. For example, if the… …
29Races in The Legend of Zelda series — This is a list of races in The Legend of Zelda series of video games.Animal tribeThe Animal tribe is composed of the various talking animals that appear within the series. While the Animals seem to have a society in many of the games, they only… …
30completion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Finishing of an action Nouns 1. completion; accomplishment, achievement, fulfillment, realization, fruition; execution, performance; dispatch; consummation, culmination; finish, close, end; terminus (see …
