Death - Definition

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: death, decease,
expiry] [ant: birth, nascence, nascency,
nativity]
2: the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or
part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
3: the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more
content in death than he had ever been in life"
4: the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his
plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn: death, dying,
demise] [ant: birth]
5: the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she
stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" [syn:
death, last]
6: the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of
the plague-bound city"
7: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called
glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: end,
destruction, death]
8: the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"