death (
http://definr.com/death)
n 1: 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" [syn:
decease] [ant:
birth]
2: the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or
part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
3: the end of life; continuing until dead; "he bled to death";
"a struggle to the last" [syn:
last]
4: the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of
the plague-bound city" [syn:
Death]
5: the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more
content in death than he had ever been in life"
6: the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his
plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn:
dying,
demise]
[ant:
birth]
7: the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
8: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called
glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn:
end,
destruction]