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 time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she
        stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" [syn: {last}]
     4: the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of
        the plague-bound city"
     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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0