what does death mean?
DEATH as NOUN
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- he had two deaths on his conscience
Hypernyms(s) death is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the event of dying or departure from life
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- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
Hypernyms(s) death is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the personification of death
Usage Example(s)
- Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city
Hypernyms(s) Death is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
Usage Example(s)
- the animal died a painful death
Hypernyms(s) death is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the absence of life or state of being dead
Usage Example(s)
- he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
Hypernyms(s) death is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- he came to a bad end
- the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
Hypernyms(s) death is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the time at which life ends
- continuing until dead
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- she stayed until his death
- a struggle to the last
Hypernyms(s) death is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the time when something ends
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- it was the death of all his plans
- a dying of old hopes
Hypernyms(s) death is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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