death blow

death blow

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth bloh]
- /dɛθ bloʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth bloh]
- /dɛθ bloʊ/

Definitions of death blow words

singular noun death blow If you say that an event or action deals a death blow to something such as a plan or hope, or is a death blow to something, you mean that it puts an end to it. 3
noun death blow a thing or event that destroys life or hope, esp suddenly 3
noun death blow final attack 1

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Parts of speech for Death blow

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Death blow

death blow popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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