■ noun
1》 the action or fact of dying or being killed.
↘an instance of a person or an animal dying.
2》 the state of being dead.
↘( Death ) the personification of the power that destroys life, often represented as a skeleton or an old man holding a scythe.
3》 the destruction or end of something: the ~ of her hopes.
Phrases
as sure as ~ quite certain.
at ~'s door so ill that one may die.
be the ~ of someone cause someone's ~.
be in at the ~ be present when a hunted animal is caught and killed.
↘be present when something fails or ends.
catch one's ~ ( of cold ) informal catch a severe cold.
do someone to ~ kill someone.
do something to ~ repeat something so frequently that it becomes tedious.
like ~ warmed up (or N. Amer. over ) informal extremely tired or ill.
put someone to ~ execute someone.
to ~
1》 until dead.
2》 used to emphasize a feeling or action: I'm sick to ~ of you.
Derivatives
~less adjective
~lessness noun
~like adjective
Origin
OE dēath , of Gmc origin; related to die 1 .