death
deth
- n the event of dying or departure from life
her death came as a terrible shock - n the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
the animal died a painful death - n the absence of life or state of being dead
he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life - n the time when something ends
it was the death of all his plans - n the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
she stayed until his death - n the personification of death
- n a final state
- n the act of killing
he had two deaths on his conscience
- THE enormity of killing one's fellow man with premeditation is the principal reason for the existence of the death penalty; it is also the principal argument for abolishing it.
- Paris has been deeply shocked by a report of the circumstances of the death of the great Impressionist sculptor, Auguste Rodin.
- The terrible agony of Chantal Sebire is over, but the cause she championed may change laws after her death.