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death

Dictionary definition · Death

noun

  1. the personification of death"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
  2. the event of dying or departure from life"her death came as a terrible shock"
  3. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism"the animal died a painful death"
  4. the absence of life or state of being dead"he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
  5. the time when something ends"it was the death of all his plans"
  6. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead"she stayed until his death"
  7. a final state"he came to a bad end"
  8. the act of killing"he had two deaths on his conscience"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).