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English Definitions
death
N
the event of dying or departure from life
death
N
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
death
N
the absence of life or state of being dead
death
N
the time when something ends
death
N
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
N
the personification of death
death
N
the act of killing
N
venomous Australian snake resembling an adder
N
extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
N
a bell rung to announce a death
N
insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased
N
any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous
N
a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed
N
extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
N
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
N
instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals
N
extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
N
a tax on the estate of the deceased person
N
the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution
N
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
N
an omen of death or destruction
death knell
N
a bell rung to announce a death
death mask
N
a cast taken from the face of a dead person
death penalty
N
putting a condemned person to death
death rate
N
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
death row
N
the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution
N
the car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of an accident
N
a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)
N
a tax on the estate of the deceased person
N
the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
N
a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America
death warrant
N
a warrant to execute the death sentence
N
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
death's head
N
a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death
N
European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
N
a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster
deathbed
N
the last few hours before death
deathbed
N
the bed on which a person dies
deathblow
N
the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
having the physical appearance of death
deathly
having the physical appearance of death
deathly
causing or capable of causing death
deathly
to a degree resembling death
N
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
deathtrap
N
any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
N
minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
deathwatch
N
bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
N
bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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