Definitions for deathbeds

deathbeds death·bed

Spelling: [deth-bed]
IPA: /ˈdɛθˌbɛd/

Deathbeds is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 322 anagrams from letters in deathbeds (abddeehst).

Definitions for deathbeds

noun

  1. the bed on which a person dies:

Idioms

  1. on one's deathbed, in the last few hours before death.

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, said, or done during the last few hours of a person's life:

Origin of deathbeds

First recorded in 1350-1400, deathbed is from the Middle English word deethbed. See death, bed

Examples for deathbeds

When he breaks down on camera it is while telling the story of a dying man who called him from his deathbed.

Gervase, with his dying breath, exclaimed: "This stone shall be my deathbed!"

Solness has much to regret, and yet, we meet him on his deathbed in this moment of deep, profound reflection.

They will be more apt to understand from the telegram that you're on your deathbed.

Cap'n Eben, on his deathbed, asked Dr. Parker and me to be witnesses to the engagement.

Context: The Casablanca star was a great lover of scotch and said this on his deathbed before falling victim to cancer.

I swear it to you on my deathbed; I swear it to you before God!

Fenwick, by now in his late 70s, has amassed more than 2,000 accounts of what he calls “deathbed coincidences.”

Keopuolani converted on her deathbed in 1823, instructing her son Kamehameha II to protect the missionaries.

My poor governess, lying rigid on her deathbed, had a man's face.

Word Value for deathbeds
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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