death
death \'deth\ n [ME deeth, fr. OE de-ath; akin to ON dauthi death, deyj]a to die - more at DIE 1: a permanent cessation of all vital functions : the end of life 2: the cause or occasion of loss of life cap 3: the destroyer of life represented usu. as a skeleton with a scythe 4: the state of being dead 5: DESTRUCTION, EXTINCTION 6: CIVIL DEATH 7: SLAUGHTER Christian Science 8: the lie of life in matter : that which is unreal and untrue : ILL USION