DEATH as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of killing
    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 Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the event of dying or departure from life
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a final state
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • the time at which life ends
    • continuing until dead
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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)
  8. Meaning
    • the time when something ends
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)