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kill2

Syllabification: (kill)

Pronunciation: /kil/

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Definition of kill

noun

(in place names, especially in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or tributary:Kill Van Kull

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille 'riverbed, channel'

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Definition of kill in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

kilim
Kilimanjaro, Mount
Kilkenny
Kilkenny cats
kill ¹
kill ²
kill file
kill oneself laughing
kill or cure
kill ratio
kill someone with or by kindness

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no-kill (also no kill) Br. Eng
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leporine

/ ˈlɛpərʌɪn

adjective

of or resembling a hare or hares …

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