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| death toll |
| 1. n. The number of dead as a result of a war, natural disaster or other incident. |
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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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| toll |
| 1. n. Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
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| The war has taken its toll on the people. |
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| 2. n. A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc. |
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| 3. n. (business) A fee for using any kind of material processing service. |
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| We can handle on a toll basis your needs for spray drying, repackaging, crushing and grinding, and dry blending. |
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