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kill-off

kill-off noun: the process of killing something off; an elimination.

Noun

kill-off (plural kill-offs)

  1. The process of killing something off; an elimination.
    • a mass kill-off of marine organisms

Forms of kill-off

pluralkill-offs

Origin of kill-off

Deverbal from kill off.

Questions about kill-off

What does kill-off mean?
Kill-off means the process of killing something off; an elimination.
What part of speech is kill-off?
Kill-off is a noun.
What is the plural of kill-off?
The plural of kill-off is kill-offs.

Words near kill-off in the dictionary

  1. kill-devil
  2. kill-file
  3. kill-joy
  4. kill-joys
  5. kill-me-quick
  6. kill-off
  7. kill-offs
  8. kill-priest
  9. kill-shot
  10. kill-shots
  11. kill-switch

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