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death
(d/E//T/ )

noun (n)

  • the event of dying or departure from life(noun.event)
    Example:
    Her death came as a terrible shock.
    source: wordnet30
  • the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism(noun.phenomenon)
    Example:
    The animal died a painful death.
    source: wordnet30
  • the absence of life or state of being dead(noun.state)
    Example:
    He seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life.
    source: wordnet30
  • the time when something ends(noun.time)
    Example:
    It was the death of all his plans.
    Synonym:
    demise, dying
    Antonym:
    birth
    source: wordnet30
  • the time at which life ends; continuing until dead(noun.time)
    Example:
    She stayed until his death.
    Synonym:
    last
    source: wordnet30
  • the personification of death(noun.person)
    Example:
    Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city.
    source: wordnet30
  • a final state(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    destruction, end
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of killing(noun.act)
    Example:
    He had two deaths on his conscience.
    source: wordnet30
  • The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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