Kill
/kɪl/
noun
- The act of killing.
"The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."
- Specifically, the death blow.
"The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head."
- The result of killing; that which has been killed.
"The fox dragged its kill back to its den."
- The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
verb
- To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."
- To render inoperative.
"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."
- To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
"My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes."
- To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
"That joke always kills me."
- To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
"These tight shoes are killing my feet."
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Kill"
Kill is a 4-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Kill" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "kill" is a low-scoring word.