Deathbed
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noun.
The bed on which a person dies.
noun.
The last hours before death.
idiom.
(
on (one's) deathbed
) Close to death.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The bed on which a person dies or is confined in his last sickness.
noun.
Hence A person's last sickness; sickness ending in death.
Of or pertaining to a death-bed, or to the circumstances of a person's death.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The
bed
on which someone
dies
noun.
The
last
hours
before
death
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the last few hours before death
noun.
the bed on which a person dies
Word Usage
"You know, that last week people make what they call deathbed appointments, deathbed pardons."
cross-reference
death-bed expenses
Form
on one's deathbed
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
bed
time of life
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
compendious
expiatory
fade-out
heartfelt
ingrown
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
agony
death agonies
death groan
death rattle
death struggle