death

death ► NOUN 1) the action or fact of dying. 2) an instance of a person or an animal dying. 3) the state of being dead. 4) the end of something.

● at death's door — Cf. ↑at death's door

● catch one's death (of cold) — Cf. ↑catch one's death of cold

● die a death — Cf. ↑die a death

● do to death — Cf. ↑do to death

● like death warmed up — Cf. ↑like death warmed up

● put to death — Cf. ↑put to death

● to death — Cf. ↑to death

DERIVATIVES deathless adjective.

ORIGIN Old English, related to DIE(Cf. ↑die).