death

n 1: the event of dying or departure from life: "her death came

as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital

will pass to your grandchildren" [syn: {decease}] [ant:

{birth}]

2: the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or

part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"

3: the end of life; continuing until dead; "he bled to death";

"a struggle to the last" [syn: {last}]

4: the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of

the plague-bound city" [syn: {Death}]

5: the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more

content in death than he had ever been in life"

6: the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his

plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn: {dying}, {demise}]

[ant: {birth}]

7: the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"

8: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called

glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: {end},

{destruction}]