nnoun.eventthe event of dying or departure from lifeSynset:death expiry
Examples:- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
Antonyms:birth
Derivationally Related Form:deceasedie
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:deathchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:departureexitexpirationfatalitygoinghuman deathlossmartyrdommegadeathpassingreleasewrongful death
Instance Hyponyms:Crucifixion
Full Hyponyms:collateral damagefatal accidentfatalitykillingmartyrdommegadeathpassingwrongful death
vverb.changepass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifeSynset:buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak die drop dead exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away perish pop off snuff it
Examples:- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
Antonyms:be born
Derivationally Related Form:deathexitexpirationDeathdeceasepassinggoingdecedent
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:diechange statechange
Direct Hyponyms:abortasphyxiatebuy itdrownfallfamishpip outpredeceasestarvestiflesuccumbsuffocateyield
Full Troponyms:abortbuy itdrownfallpredeceasestarvestranglesuccumbsuffocate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s