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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 |
adjective + (n.)death
accidental,
cardiac,
cardiovascular,
civilian,
freezing,
horrible,
imminent,
impending,
leading,
maternal,
mysterious,
near,
painful,
premature,
preventable,
punishable,
reported,
responsible,
scared,
starving,
sudden,
suspicious,
tragic,
unexplained,
untimely,
violent,
wrongful
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verb + (n.)death
abolish,
avenge,
beat,
bleed,
bludgeon,
bore,
cause,
choke,
commemorate,
commute,
condemn,
convict,
crush,
defy,
fake,
freeze,
hack,
hasten,
inflict,
mourn,
precede,
reinstate,
result,
scare,
sentence,
shoot,
stab,
starve,
stone,
strangle,
torture,
witness
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(n.)death
+ verb
attribute
noun + (n.)death
anniversary, beating, birth, brink, cancer, cause, disappearance, grief, illness, infant, kiss, martyr, murder, shooting, sickness, suffering, torture, triangle
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| derivation: |
deathlike (adj.) |
The word death
contains the following part:
-th2
Old English
noun-forming suffix
that means the act or state of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -th2 attaches to English adjectives to form nouns (e.g., "warmth
" from "warm" and "depth
" from "deep"), and to English verb roots to form nouns (e.g., "birth
" from "bear" and "stealth
" from "steal").
Example words:
birth, death, truth, dearth, filth, wealth, warmth, width, length, depth, stealth, breadth, health, mirth
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