n.
1.the event of dying or departure from life
2.the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
3.the time at which life ends
4.the personification of death
5.the absence of life or state of being dead
6.the time when something ends
7.the act of killing
8.a final state
Idiom of the Day
play cat and mouse with (someone)
to tease or fool someone or something by pretending to let them go free and then catching him or her or it again
The boxer was playing cat and mouse with his opponent although he could have won the match easily.