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"she stayed until his death"nounthe time at which life ends; continuing until dead
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"it was the death of all his plans"nounthe time when something endsOpposite:
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"her death came as a terrible shock"nounthe event of dying or departure from lifeOpposite:type of:
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nouna final state
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"he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"nounthe absence of life or state of being deadtype of:
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"he had two deaths on his conscience"nounthe act of killingtype of:
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"the animal died a painful death"nounthe permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organismtype of:
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nounthe personification of death
Definition that contains death
- grave death of a person
- reaper Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe
- martyrdom death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
- brain death death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
- anobiidae deathwatch beetles
- cerebral death death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
- family anobiidae deathwatch beetles
- grim reaper Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe
- acherontia death's-head moth
- neonatal death death of a liveborn infant within the first 28 days of life