noun
the event of dying or departure from life
Synonyms
Examples
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
noun
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
Examples
- the animal died a painful death
noun
the absence of life or state of being dead
Examples
- he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
noun
the time when something ends
Synonyms
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- it was the death of all his plans
- a dying of old hopes
noun
the time at which life ends
Synonyms
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- continuing until dead
- she stayed until his death
- a struggle to the last
noun
the personification of death
Examples
- Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city
noun
a final state
Synonyms
Examples
- he came to a bad end
- the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
noun
the act of killing
Examples
- he had two deaths on his conscience