death (n.)

  1. the event of dying or departure from life; her death came as a terrible shock; upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren

    [ Syn: decease , expiry ]

  2. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; the animal died a painful death'

  3. the absence of life or state of being dead; he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life'

  4. the time when something ends; it was the death of all his plans; a dying of old hopes

    [ Syn: dying , demise ]

  5. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; she stayed until his death; a struggle to the last

    [ Syn: last ]

  6. the personification of death; Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city

    [ Syn: death ]

  7. a final state; he came to a bad end; the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end

    [ Syn: end , destruction ]

  8. the act of killing; he had two deaths on his conscience'

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