Associations to the word «Perish»
Noun
- Earth
- Athenian
- Strife
- Righteousness
- Comrade
- Wisdom
- Swim
- Curse
- Shame
- Deed
- Oblivion
- Allah
- Tempest
- Sickness
- Tiberius
- Resolve
- Kaufman
- Achilles
- Tremble
- Sinking
- Zodiac
- Socrates
- Glory
- Wreck
- Immortal
- Atrocity
- If
- Plunder
- Remembrance
- Loving
- Pity
- Serpent
- Crewman
- Thousand
- Shrink
- Aged
- Malice
- Neglect
- Deluge
- Jealousy
- Tabernacle
- Abode
- Executioner
- Arjuna
- Abandon
- Greatness
- Spoil
- Garment
- Contempt
- Flesh
- Scorn
- Psalm
- Praying
- Distress
- Impossibility
- Christ
- Offspring
- Grub
- Conqueror
Adjective
Wiktionary
PERISH, verb. (intransitive) To pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.
PERISH, verb. (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
PERISH, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To cause to perish.
Dictionary definition
PERISH, verb. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102".
Wise words
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