1. (

• death ,
• decease ,
• expiry

) 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" ;

2. (

• death

) the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death" ;

3. (

• death

) the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life" ;

4. (

• death ,
• dying ,
• demise

) the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" ;

5. (

• death ,
• last ,

) the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" ;

6. (

• Death

) the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city" ;

7. (

• end ,
• destruction ,
• death ,

) a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" ;

8. (

• death

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