| KILL | • kill v. (Transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of. • kill v. (Transitive) To render inoperative. • kill v. (Transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate. |
| SKILL | • skill n. Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed… • skill n. (Obsolete) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause. • skill n. (Obsolete) Knowledge; understanding. |
| DESKILL | • deskill v. (Transitive) To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through… • deskill v. (Transitive) To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the… • de-skill v. Alternative form of deskill. |
| OUTKILL | • outkill v. (Transitive, stative) To kill more than. • OUTKILL v. to surpass in killing. |
| RESKILL | • reskill v. (Transitive, intransitive) To retrain workers in the skills needed by modern business, especially after redundancy. • reskill v. (Transitive, intransitive) To learn additional skills. • re-skill v. Alternative form of reskill. |
| UPSKILL | • upskill v. (Transitive) To teach (someone) additional skills, especially as an alternative to redundancy (firing). • upskill v. (Intransitive) To acquire such additional skills. • UPSKILL v. to improve a person's skills. |
| BUZZKILL | • buzzkill n. (Slang) Something that or someone who spoils an otherwise enjoyable event. • buzzkill n. (Slang) A person who attends a social event and occupies his or her time with unsociable activities. • BUZZKILL n. someone or something that stops people from enjoying themselves, also BUZZKILLER. |
| FISHKILL | • fishkill n. An environmental event in which fish are killed. • Fishkill prop.n. A town in New York, and a village within it. • fish␣kill n. (Marine biology) An underwater anoxic event, especially one that causes a crash in fish populations. |
| LAMBKILL | • lambkill n. Kalmia angustifolia, a toxic plant with small, deep pink flowers. • LAMBKILL n. an evergreen shrub. |
| OVERKILL | • overkill n. (Literally, military) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially… • overkill n. (Literally) Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder. • overkill n. (By extension) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal. |
| ROADKILL | • roadkill n. (Chiefly US) the killing of an animal by a road vehicle. • roadkill n. (Chiefly US) the animal(s) so killed. • roadkill n. (By extension) a helpless victim. |
| SUBSKILL | • subskill n. A skill that makes up part of a larger skill. • SUBSKILL n. a subordinate skill. |
| UNDERKILL | • underkill n. (Manufacturing) Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria. • underkill n. (Military) The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could. • underkill v. (Manufacturing) To dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria. |
| MULTISKILL | • multiskill adj. Of or pertaining to multiple skills. • MULTISKILL v. to train (employees) in several skills. |
| WINTERKILL | • winterkill n. The mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population. • winterkill v. (Transitive) To kill by the conditions of winter, especially the effect of the cold, freezing. • winterkill v. (Intransitive) To die from the above effects of winter conditions. |