Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The bed on which a person dies.
- noun The last hours before death.
- idiom (on (one's) deathbed) Close to death.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
bed on which someonedies - noun The
last hours beforedeath
from 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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You know, that last week people make what they call deathbed appointments, deathbed pardons.
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A deathbed is a matter of nerves and constitution and not of religion.
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He was too dangerous to be released a few weeks ago, but now Jack Straw, in his infinite mercy and wisdom, is prepared to let Biggs die in relative freedom - well, as free as any man can be on his deathbed, that is.
Better Late Than Never Bystander 2009
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He was too dangerous to be released a few weeks ago, but now Jack Straw, in his infinite mercy and wisdom, is prepared to let Biggs die in relative freedom - well, as free as any man can be on his deathbed, that is.
Archive 2009-08-01 Bystander 2009
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The good father also believed that the last struggle of Champlain on his deathbed was a prophecy.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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The good father also believed that the last struggle of Champlain on his deathbed was a prophecy.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Learning how to breathe correctly on your deathbed is a bit late in the game for health and longevity.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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The power of witness and duty that Will awarded me on his deathbed was an integral part of what I knew and must live to say.
CLEAR PICTURES REYNOLDS PRICE 1988
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The power of witness and duty that Will awarded me on his deathbed was an integral part of what I knew and must live to say.
CLEAR PICTURES REYNOLDS PRICE 1988
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One of her favorites is a macabre conceit of her own called the deathbed Oscar.
Girl from Berlin Annan, Gabriele 1985
bilby commented on the word deathbed
Don't read WordNet 4 before you retire for the night.
October 1, 2008
reesetee commented on the word deathbed
*sets up tent and sleeping bag*
October 2, 2008