Death

Interlinked  Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 077 v.7

         Main Definitions

1. death |n| end of life.
2. “At the time of his death.”
3. “He fell to his death.”
4. “He was beaten to death.”
5. “He was stabbed to death.”
6. “He was burnt to death.”
7. “There’s been a death in the family.”
8. decease 1 |n| the act of dying; departure from life; death.
9. decease 2 |v| to depart from life; die.

        Feelings Related to Death Person

1. mourning 1 |n| mourning is, in the simplest sense, synonymous with grief over the death of someone. The word is also used to describe a cultural complex of behaviours in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate.
2. mourning 2 |n| deep sorrow for a person's death.
3. mourning 3 |n| black clothes converntionally worn in period of mourning.
4. “The Armenian authorities declared May 29 day of mourning.”

         Body

1. body 1 |n| dead person.
2. body 2  |n| the dead body of a person.
3. cadaver |n| a dead body.
4. dead |n| no longer living; deprived of life.
5. “He was dead on arrival.”
6. corpse |n| a dead body, usually of a human being.
7. remains |n| |pl| parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago.