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| at death's door |
| 1. prep. About to die; in a life-threatening state of health. |
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| 3. prep. seemoreCites |
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| Analysis |
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| at |
| 1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place. |
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| Caesar was at Rome; at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine; at Jim’s house |
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| 2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.) |
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| at six o’clock; at closing time; at night. |
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| 3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner). |
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| death |
| 1. n. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. |
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| The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family. |
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| 2. n. (often, capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper. |
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| When death walked in, a chill spread through the room. |
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| 3. n. (the death) The collapse or end of something. |
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| door |
| 1. n. A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to ho |
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| I knocked on the vice president's door |
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| 2. n. Any flap, etc. that opens like a door. |
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| the 24 doors in an Advent calendar |
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| 3. n. (immigration) An entry point. |
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