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death
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- pronunciation:
- deth
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the end of life; termination of life functions in any living thing.
If misused, the drug may cause death.
- synonyms:
- decease, demise, end, quietus
- antonyms:
- birth
- similar words:
- dissolution, expiration, extinction, finish, rest, termination
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| definition 2: |
a specific instance of this.
Her death came after a long illness.- synonyms:
- decease, demise, end, passing, quietus
- antonyms:
- birth
- similar words:
- curtains, departure, dissolution, exit, termination
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| definition 3: |
the state of being dead.
In death, he was revered as a brilliant artist.- synonyms:
- decease, rest
- antonyms:
- life
- similar words:
- grave
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| definition 4: |
destruction or termination of anything.
His failure to get the promotion brought about the death of his ambition.- synonyms:
- annihilation, demise, destruction, end, ruin, ruination, termination
- similar words:
- extinction, finish
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| definition 5: |
(cap.) the personification of death, usu. in the form of a skeleton wearing a long, black, hooded cape and carrying a scythe.
He will soon have a visit from Death.- synonyms:
- Thanatos
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| related words: |
doom, fate, grave |
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| derivation: |
deathlike (adj.) |
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