| Black Death |
a deadly plague, probably bubonic, that was widespread in Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, characterized by dark splotches on the skin. |
| crib death |
sudden infant death syndrome, the unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant, usu. occurring within the first year of life, and usu. occurring in the infant's sleep. |
| death bell |
a bell sounded to announce a death. |
| death camas |
any of various North American plants of the lily family that bear white or greenish flowers and have roots that are poisonous, esp. to sheep. |
| death chamber |
the room in which someone has died, is dying, or is to be put to death. |
| death cup |
a poisonous mushroom with white gills and a bulbous cup surrounding the base of the stalk. |
| death house |
a prison building where prisoners awaiting execution are housed, and where execution takes place. |
| death knell |
the sounding of a death bell. [2 definitions] |
| death mask |
a cast of a corpse's face. |
| death penalty |
a sentence of death as punishment for a crime; capital punishment. |
| death rate |
the number of deaths per unit of time for a given area or group. |
| death rattle |
a gurgling or rattling sound that sometimes issues from a dying person who can no longer cough up mucus in the throat; rale. |
| death row |
a part of a prison where prisoners awaiting execution are housed. |
| death squad |
a group, such as a firing squad or hired assassins, that carries out executions, esp. political ones. |
| death tax |
see "inheritance tax." |
| death warrant |
an official authorization to carry out execution of a death sentence. [2 definitions] |
| death wish |
a usu. unconscious desire for one's own or another's death. |
| kiss of death |
any action or statement that causes an irrevocable end to something. |
| living death |
a completely miserable and joyless life. |
| sudden death |
a type of overtime period in various sports, such as hockey and football, following a tie score at the end of the regulation playing time, in which the first team to score wins the game; sudden-death overtime. |