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dearth, death
dearth (DURTH) (noun)
A scarce supply; a lack of, not having enough of something: The dearth of uncensored, firsthand information about the war is a concern of many leaders.

There is a dearth of food in many parts of the world.

death (DETH) (noun)
The act of dying; the termination of life: Conrad's sudden death at such a young age was very disturbing to his parents.

Elsa worked for the newspaper until her death at the age of 75.

When Percy worked for a newspaper, he often noticed a dearth of death notices on certain days of the week.

death
1. The end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
2. The state of being dead.
3. The destruction or extinction of something.
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Death: Thanatos, Mors
Greek: Thanatos (god)
Latin: Mors (god)
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Quotes: Death
Everyone's destiny: death quotes.
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(Latin: death, deadly; fatal, lifeless; kill, killing; die, dying; mortal, mortality; destructive)
(Latin: death, dead; die, dying)
(Latin: death, kill, deadly, murderous, destructive)
(Greek: dead, death, dead body; dead tissue or cells; corpse)
(everyone's destiny)
(Latin: a suffix; kill, killer; murder, to cause death, slayer; cutter; “to cut down”)
(Latin: burial; death rites, burial ceremony)
(Greek: an eating, or gnawing, sore ending in mortification, necrosis, or the death of bodily tissue; usually the result of ischemia or the loss of blood supply to the affected area, bacterial invasion, and subsequent putrefaction)
(said to be one of the greatest poems written during World War I by Alan Seeger)
(confronting death by William Cullen Bryant)
Word Entries containing the term: “death
buried and suffocated to death *
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Poem: I have a Rendezvous with Death by Alan Seeger
Another World War I poem that expresses the expectancy of the poet that he will be meeting death by the time Spring comes again.
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Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.
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(The name given to the plague that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351.)
(The name given to the plague that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351.)
(The name given to the plague that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351.)
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death euphemisms
  • end of the ball game
  • cash in one's chips
  • jump the last hurdle
  • out of the game
  • pass in one's chips
  • race is run; ran the good race
  • struck out
  • thrown for a loss
  • throw in the sponge
  • trumped
  • is knocked out or KO'd
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