Synonyms of gallows
7 similar words
Another word for gallows is gibbet. Other synonyms of gallows are gallows tree, gallow tree, hanging tree, crook and nubbing cheat.
Synonyms and similar words for gallows
nounA wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
- gibbetAn upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
- gallows treeA tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).
- gallow tree
- hanging treeSynonym of gallows tree.
nounMore synonyms
- crook obsolete
- nubbing cheat obsolete, slangThe gallows.
- Tyburn tree obsoleteA gallows.
Meaning of gallows
- noun A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
- noun A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
- noun The rest for the tympan when raised.
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Questions about synonyms of gallows
- What is another word for gallows?
- Gallows has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as gibbet, gallows tree, gallow tree, hanging tree, crook, nubbing cheat and Tyburn tree.
- What does gallows mean?
- Gallows means a wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
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