Death

death
noun1the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"[ant: birth]2the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"3the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"4the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"[ant: birth]5the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"6the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"7a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"[syn: end]8the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"