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death
[ deth ]
noun
- the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- an instance of this:
a death in the family; letters published after his death.
- the state of being dead:
to lie still in death.
It will mean the death of our hopes.
- manner of dying:
a hero's death.
- (usually initial capital letter) the agent of death personified, usually represented as a man or a skeleton carrying a scythe. Compare Grim Reaper.
- Also called spir·it·u·al death [spir, -i-choo, uh, l , deth]. loss or absence of spiritual life.
- Christian Science. the false belief that life comes to an end.
- bloodshed or murder:
Hitler was responsible for the death of millions.
- a cause or occasion of death:
You'll be the death of me yet!
- Archaic. pestilence; plague. Compare Black Death.
death
/ ɛθ /
noun
- the permanent end of all functions of life in an organism or some of its cellular components
- an instance of this
his death ended an era
- a murder or killing
he had five deaths on his conscience
- termination or destruction
the death of colonialism
- a state of affairs or an experience considered as terrible as death
your constant nagging will be the death of me
- a cause or source of death
- usually capital a personification of death, usually a skeleton or an old man holding a scythe
- until dead
bleed to death
a fight to the death
- excessively
bored to death
- at death's doorlikely to die soon
- catch one's death or catch one's death of cold informal.to contract a severe cold
- do to death
- to kill
- to overuse (a joke, etc) so that it no longer has any effect
- in at the death
- present when an animal that is being hunted is caught and killed
- present at the finish or climax
- like death warmed up informal.very ill
- like grim deathas if afraid for one's life
- put to deathto kill deliberately or execute
death
/ ĕٳ /
- The end of life of an organism or cell. In humans and animals, death is manifested by the permanent cessation of vital organic functions, including the absence of heartbeat, spontaneous breathing, and brain activity. Cells die as a result of external injury or by an orderly, programmed series of self-destructive events known as apoptosis . The most common causes of death for humans in well-developed countries are cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, certain chronic diseases such as diabetes and emphysema, lung infections, and accidents.
- See also brain death
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of death1
Idioms and Phrases
- at death's door, in serious danger of death; gravely ill:
Two survivors of the crash are still at death's door.
- be death on, Informal.
- to be excessively strict about:
College professors are death on late work, so don't even ask for a deadline extension.
- to be snobbish about or toward:
He's just death on anyone who doesn't appreciate opera.
- to be able to cope with easily and successfully:
The third baseman is death on pop flies.
- catch one’s death (of cold), to become ill with a common cold after exposure to bad weather, especially when wearing clothing that fails to keep one warm or dry:
The kids will catch their death waiting at the bus stop in this rain.
- do to death,
- to kill, especially to murder.
- to repeat too often, to the point of becoming monotonous and boring:
That theme has been done to death.
- in at the death,
- Fox Hunting. present at the kill.
- present at the climax or conclusion of a situation.
- to death, to an extreme degree; thoroughly:
sick to death of the heat.
More idioms and phrases containing death
- at death's door
- be the death of
- bore to death
- catch cold (one's death)
- fate worse than death
- in at the death
- kiss of death
- look like death (warmed over)
- matter of life and death
- put to death
- scare out of one's wits (to death)
- sign one's own death warrant
- thrill to pieces (to death)
- tickled pink (to death)
- to death
- dead
Example Sentences
In Afghanistan, death is the maximum sentence for being queer, while in Syria it’s punishable by up to three years in prison.
Studies have found that particulate pollution known as PM 2.5, which is released by vehicles, industrial smokestacks and wildfires, can be attributed to as many as 200,000 excess deaths each year.
That, of course, was the point — if someone was useful enough to work but not worthy of normal life, they were worked to death.
The Amador County Coroner’s Office will determine Cole’s official cause of death.
He confronts them and a struggle ensues, which culminates in the accidental shooting and death of Mook.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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