Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to death

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

Syllables: to death
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Until death occurs; so as to cause or result in death.

prep_phrase

To a great degree; to the greatest degree possible, to excess.

Example Sentences

"bleed to death"
"freeze to death"
"beat to death"
"There was doubt and bewilderment about what had actually happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963, and the uncertainty was compounded two days later when Lee Harvey Oswald was shot to death while in the custody of the Dallas police."
"I was bored to death in that meeting."
"1. Let us go to the wood, says this pig; 2. What to do there? says that pig; 3. To look for my mother, says this pig; 4. What to do with, her? says that pig; 5. Kiss her to death, says this pig."

Synonyms

ad nauseam to pieces

Rhymes With

twink death 'sdeath

Questions

What does to death mean?: Until death occurs; so as to cause or result in death.

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