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death   (děth)   
n.  

  1. The act of dying; termination of life.

  2. The state of being dead.

  3. The cause of dying: Drugs were the death of him.

  4. A manner of dying: a heroine's death.

  5. often Death A personification of the destroyer of life, usually represented as a skeleton holding a scythe.

    1. Bloodshed; murder.

    2. Execution.

  7. Law Civil death.

  8. The termination or extinction of something: the death of imperialism.


[Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; see dheu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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death on (so/sth)

  1. n.
    causing the death or destruction of someone or something. (See also death on (sth).) : This kind of road is just death on tires.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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death on (sth)

  1. n.
    moving very fast or skillfully on something, such as wheels. : He is way fast—just death on wheels.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

death on

Very effective against; also, very fond of. For example, "He is a wonderful fielder and sure death on bunts" (Christy Mathewson, Pitching, 1912), or The boss is death on tardiness, or She's death on the latest fashions. [Slang; early 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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