coup de grace (noun)
31end — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Terminal point Nouns 1. end[ing], close, termination, conclusion, wind up, finis, finish, finale, period, terminus, stopping [point]; halt, cessation, desistance, cloture, abortion, curtailment,… …
32kill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. slay (see killing); destroy, extinguish, nullify, cancel, veto. See nullification. n. creek, river; prey, quarry. See water, killing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deprive of life] Syn. slay, slaughter …
33limit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Boundary Nouns limit, boundary, bounds, confines; curbstone, term, edge; compass; bourne, verge, pale; termination, terminus, end, terminal, extremity; stint; frontier, precinct, border, marches,… …
34knockout — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A blow that knocks unconscious] Syn. knockout blow, finishing blow, final blow, technical knockout, TKO, coup de grâce (French), KO*, kayo*, blackout*, cold pack*, hearts and flowers*, the count*; see also blow 1 . 2. [*A… …
35clincher — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. crowning blow, finisher, closer, deathblow, culmination, capper, *coup de grace, settler, finishing touch. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. Something, especially something held in reserve, that gives one a… …
36kill — 1. verb 1) gangs killed twenty seven people Syn: murder, take/end the life of, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, finish off, put to death, execute; slaughter, butcher, massacre, wipe out, annihilate, exterminate, mow down …
37France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
38Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
39china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
40China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
