murder
An act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
Noun 3 meanings
An act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
“Throwing that punch was a murder whether you meant for it to happen or not.”
Something difficult or terrible to endure.
“I heard this class is murder.”
A flock of crows or sometimes ravens.
“A murder of crows dotted my backyard.”
Verb 3 meanings
To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination
“The woman found dead in her kitchen was murdered by her husband.”
To kill violently.
“My uncle’s dog murdered my cat.”
To defeat decisively.
“Our team is going to murder them.”
Etymology
From Middle English murder, murdre, mourdre, alteration of earlier murthre (“murder”) (see murther), from Old English morþor (“secret slaying, unlawful killing”) and Old English myrþra (“murder, homicide”), both from Proto-West Germanic *morþr, from Proto-Germanic *murþrą (“death, killing, murder”), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tro- (“killing”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *mor-, *mr̥- (“to die”).
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MURDER at a glance
MURDER has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (M 3 + U 1 + R 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,420 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with murder
All rhymes- UNDER6
- ORDER6
- CONSIDER11
- LEADER7
- WONDER10
- OLDER6
- BORDER9
- GENDER8
- HARDER10
- COMMANDER16
- SHOULDER12
- FOUNDER11
One letter away
- MUDDER10
- FURDER10
- MURKER12
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