Definitions for Death
Death
death
Spelling: [deth]
IPA: /dɛθ/
Death is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 71 anagrams from letters in Death (adeht).
Definitions for Death
noun
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the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
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an instance of this:
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the state of being dead:
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extinction; destruction:
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manner of dying:
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(usually initial capital letter) the agent of death personified, usually represented as a man or a skeleton carrying a scythe.
Compare Grim Reaper.
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Also called spiritual death. loss or absence of spiritual life.
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Christian Science. the false belief that life comes to an end.
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bloodshed or murder:
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a cause or occasion of death:
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Archaic. pestilence; plague.
Compare Black Death.
Idioms
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at death's door, in serious danger of death; gravely ill:
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be death on, Informal.
to be excessively strict about:
to be snobbish about or toward.
to be able to cope with easily and successfully:
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do to death,
to kill, especially to murder.
to repeat too often, to the point of becoming monotonous and boring:
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in at the death,
Fox Hunting. present at the kill.
present at the climax or conclusion of a situation.
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put to death, to kill; execute.
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to death, to an extreme degree; thoroughly:
Origin of Death
before 900; Middle English deeth, Old English dēath; cognate with German Tod, Gothic dauthus; akin to Old Norse deyja to die1; see -th
The most notorious states are Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, where death is an acceptable legal remedy.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Asia Bibi, as she is known, was arrested and sentenced to death.
"Poor chap's only starved to death," said Mrs. Gwilt-Athelstan.
He kept no records of birthdays and wedding-anniversaries or the hour of death.
If he had known it, it was with the Dance of death on the bridge of Lucerne.
You know we wouldn't think of stopping when it may mean life or death to you.
I don't think he ever got over the death of his brother, about a year ago.
Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
The death toll, which experts believe has been significantly undercut by secret burials, stands at 7,905.