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death / Death > 8 senses
NOUN1death, deceaseThe event of dying or departure from life
2deathThe permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
3death, lastThe time at which life ends
4DeathThe personification of death
5deathThe absence of life or state of being dead
6death, dying, demiseThe time when something ends
7deathThe act of killing
8death, end, destructionA final state
death / Death > pronunciation
Soundsdeh'th
Rhymesbeth, breath, daleth, and 8 more rhymes in ehth at the HyperDic website...
death > noun 1, event
MeaningThe event of dying or departure from life.
Examples"her death came as a terrible shock"
Synonymsdecease
NarrowerCrucifixion; fatality, human death; martyrdom; megadeath; passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release; wrongful death
Broaderchange, alteration, modification
Contrarybirth, nativity, nascency, nascence
Verbsdie; die
death > noun 2, phenomenon
MeaningThe permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism.
Examples"the animal died a painful death"
Narrowernecrobiosis, cell death; necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus; brain death, cerebral death
Broaderorganic phenomenon
Adjectivesmortuary
Verbsdie; die
death > noun 3, time
MeaningThe time at which life ends. Continuing until dead.
Examples"she stayed until his death"
Synonymslast
Broaderend, ending
Verbsdie; die
Death > noun 4, person
MeaningThe personification of death.
Examples"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
NarrowerGrim Reaper, Reaper
Broaderimaginary being, imaginary creature
Verbsdie; die
death > noun 5, state
MeaningThe absence of life or state of being dead.
Examples"he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
Narrowerrest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus; extinction, defunctness; neonatal death; sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, infant death, crib death, cot death
Broaderstate
Verbsdie; die
death > noun 6, time
MeaningThe time when something ends.
Examples"it was the death of all his plans"
Synonymsdying, demise
Part oflife, lifetime, lifespan
Narrowergrave
Broaderend, ending
Contrarybirth
Verbsdie
death > noun 7, act
MeaningThe act of killing.
Examples"he had two deaths on his conscience"
Broaderkilling, kill, putting to death
Verbsdie; die
death > noun 8, state
MeaningA final state.
Synonymsend, destruction
Broaderstate
Verbsdie

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