“death's”

The following 4 entries include the term death's.

at death's door

phrase

: close to death : critically ill

death's-head

noun

: a human skull or a depiction of a human skull symbolizing death

death's-head hawk moth

noun

: a large dark hawk moth (Acherontia atropos) especially of Mediterranean regions with markings resembling a human skull on the back of the thorax

death's-herb

noun

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