Deathbed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɛθˌbɛd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deathbed is a noun meaning The bed on which someone dies.
Meaning
The bed on which someone dies.
More Meanings
- The last hours before death.
- A grave; the site of a burial or entombment.
Example Sentences
He was once on his way to an old woman, who was on her death-bed and who had led a wicked life.
“Will you ask our oldest warriors to build me a barrow? Ask them to climb this headland and build me a death pile high on its top. Let my deathbed rise high above Hronesnesse.”
Word Forms
- deathbeds
- death-bed
- death bed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dying, bedside, grave, tomb, sickbed, bedboard.
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