death

death adj

OE déath.

1. Lethal; fatal; destructive.

death [-'s] n

see death, adj.

1. Being dead; being permanently without life.
2. Losing life; process of spirit separating from the body.
3. [Fig.] a personification of death bearing physical characteristics of or acting in some way like a person.
4. The end of mortality; the transition from this world to the world beyond.
5. [Fig.] an amount of money or ability to make a purchase.
6. A mystery; something not understood.
7. The duration of time in which a person, animal or plant is dead (not necessarily limitless).
8. [Fig.] a place, high, low, near or far.
9. [Fig.] a contract in which is written the conditions by which a person lives.
10. [Fig.] a sharp weapon.
11. Something hidden or not seen.
12. [Fig.] a creature having many attributes of an insect.
13. A state of separation from God.
14. [Fig.] Bridge; something that joins two parts (like a hyphen).
15. A punishment (to die).
16. Something that causes worry.
17. An agent that causes someone to die.