HyperDic: slaughterhouse

English > 1 sense of the word *slaughterhouse*:
NOUN	artifact	slaughterhouse, abattoir, butchery, shambles	a building where animals are butchered

slaughterhouse > pronunciation
Sounds	slao'terhhaw.s
Rhymes	alehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws...

English > *slaughterhouse*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A building where animals are butchered.
Synonyms	abattoir, butchery, shambles
Broader	building, edifice	A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Spanish	degolladero, matadero, mataderos
Catalan	escorxador