death
nounbefore 12th century{ds||1|a|}
- a permanent cessation of all vital functions : the end of life
- an instance of dying
- the cause or occasion of loss of life
death benefit
noun
death benefit
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1867
- money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased
death blow
noun
death blow
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circa 1586{ds||1||}
- a forcible stroke that kills a living thing : an act that ends the life of a person or animal
- an act or event that causes the end or failure of something
death camas
noun
death camas
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1856
- any of several plants (genus Zigadenus) of the lily family that cause poisoning of livestock in the western U.S.
death camp
noun
death camp
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1944
- a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed
death cap
noun
death cap
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1925
- a very poisonous mushroom (Amanita phalloides) of deciduous woods of North America and Europe that varies in color from pure white to olive or yellow and has a prominent volva at the base —called also death cup
death duty
noun
death duty
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1852
- death tax
death grip
noun
death grip
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1792{ds||1||}
- an extremely tight grip caused especially by fear
- hold
death instinct
noun
death instinct
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1921
- an innate and unconscious tendency toward self-destruction postulated in psychoanalytic theory to explain aggressive and destructive behavior not satisfactorily explained by the pleasure principle —called also Thanatos
death mask
noun
death mask
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1838
- a cast taken from the face of a dead person
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