death
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1.3
- noun
- /dɛθ/
- NSFW
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- The investigation revealed that the suspect was responsible for the death of the victim.
- death penalty
- death sentence
- put to death
So he, he had strangled to death his girlfriend's sister.
- So he, he had strangled to death his girlfriend's sister.
- Police surveillance, obscene phone calls, death threats, shunning by friends and neighbors.
- Like something that's choking them to death or trying to, to kill them.
- Allegedly Ronald McDonald was trying to burn you to death that pyromaniac.
- You get, you're getting shocked to death right right now.
- I watched dozens of people starving to death, killed by sarin gas.
- You're not going to cause the death of anybody else.
- He was choked to death using dried apricot.
- Look like it's about to burn to death and it's hard and it's tough.
- It's like issuing death threats to paint for drying.
Examples
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She faced threats of death, of jail and exile.
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Complete accounts of civilian deaths are nowhere to be found, though several organizations have tried.
Academic text (2011) -
There have been three recent murder deaths and 17 before that, just in this one year alone.
Fiction book (1990) -
Cause of death is fairly obvious.
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Deaths follow a seasonal pattern, with a peak in July and no deaths in December or January.
Academic text (2011) -
Recently, a farmer was mauled to death outside the woods.
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For the first time since Alsayid's death, his face bore a look of animation.
Fiction book (1990) -
Death was the means of our advancement... the deaths of millions of our ancestors.
Fiction book (1990) -
Dennis O'Neill, a 12-year-old boy, was beaten to death by his foster father in 1944.
Academic text (2011) -
The news reported several unexpected deaths due to the recent natural disaster.
Synonyms
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1.6
An illegal killing of one person by another
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6.1
The killing of one person by another
690
4.1
An act that causes a person or animal to die
361
6.5
Putting a person to death as punishment for a crime
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7.5
To cause a painless death for a dying person to end their suffering
30
7.4
An illegal killing of a person planned in advance
7
6.3
Ending a person's life to stop their pain when they are very ill
1
8.4
Killing a living thing, for example as punishment or to end suffering
Idioms
- Informal
5
8.2
To become very sick from being outside in the cold, often said as a warning
Compounds
- Literature
61
3.5
Number of people who have died because of an accident, war, or disaster
- NSFW
56
5.2
An official punishment where a court orders someone to be put to death for a crime
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6.7
An experience people have when they almost die, often seeing light or feeling peace
- Specialized
26
2.7
The number of people who die in a population each year shown per 1,000 people
- Offensive
23
9.7
A secret group that kills political opponents or accused criminals without a trial
- Formal
23
7.2
A death caused by another person's illegal or careless action that allows the family to sue
- NSFW
16
8.4
A prison camp where people are kept and killed, often used by Nazi Germany in World War II
- Specialized
8
4.0
Money that an insurance or pension plan pays to people named when someone dies
- Specialized
4
5.8
A condition when all brain activity stops and cannot return, even if the heart still beats
- Specialized
2
3.7
The sudden death of a baby under one year while sleeping, with no known cause
1
3.2
A very hot desert valley in eastern California and southwestern Nevada that has North America's lowest point
- Literature
1
9.9
An image showing death as a skeleton leading rich and poor people to the grave
- Specialized
1
3.9
A process where a cell kills itself to help the body stay healthy
- Specialized
A planned way cells destroy themselves using caspase enzymes to remove damaged or dangerous cells
- Specialized
Complete and permanent loss of all brain activity and consciousness while the body may still have a heartbeat
- Formal
A state in which a person loses most legal rights such as voting and owning property
- Australian
A dangerous Australian snake with strong venom and a thick body that strikes quickly
A very poisonous white mushroom that can kill people and is often mistaken for edible mushrooms
- UK
A very poisonous white mushroom with a cup-shaped base and white gills that can kill if eaten
- Specialized
A part of life insurance paid early to a person likely to die soon
- Specialized
A poisonous plant with grass-like leaves that kills grazing animals
How Intentional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Death originally names the state of being dead and is closely linked to the words dead and die, so it can also mean an event that causes that state. In other words, death can mean the act of killing because it is the action that brings someone to 'being dead'.