Death
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of killing
"He had two deaths on his conscience"
(2) 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"
(3) The personification of death
"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
(4) The permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
"The animal died a painful death"
(5) The absence of life or state of being dead
"He seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
(6) A final state
"He came to a bad end"
"The so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
(7) The time at which life ends; continuing until dead
"She stayed until his death"
"A struggle to the last"
(8) The time when something ends
"It was the death of all his plans"
"A dying of old hopes"
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Etymology
, from , from . Cognate with West Frisian , Dutch , German , Swedish .
Noun
- The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.
- The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
- When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.
- Tarot card.
See also
- afterlife
- die
- the big one
- the big sleep
- cemetery
- early grave
- funeral
- graveyard