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• starving — /ˈstavɪŋ/ (say stahving) verb 1. present participle of starve. –adjective 2. Colloquial extremely hungry. –phrase Colloquial 3. starving hungry, extremely hungry. 4. starving to death, extremely hungry. –starvingly …   Australian English dictionary

• death — [[t]de̱θ[/t]] ♦♦ deaths 1) N VAR Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal. 1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation. ...the thirtieth anniversary of her death... The report mentions the death of 18… …   English dictionary

• Starving Time (Jamestown) — The Starving Time at Jamestown in the English Colony of Virginia killed all but 60 of 500 colonists during the winter of 1609–1610. The colonists, the first group of whom had originally arrived at Jamestown on May 14, 1607, had never planned to… …   Wikipedia

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• Geology of the Death Valley area — The exposed geology of the Death Valley area presents a diverse and complex story that includes at least 23 formations of sedimentary units, two major gaps in the geologic record called unconformities, and at least one distinct set of related… …   Wikipedia

• 2010–2011 midwinter animal mass death events — Causes of mass animal death include changes in temperature, poisoned food or water supplies, and the spread of infections. The 2010–2011 midwinter animal mass death events (humorously referred to as Aflockalypse) have gained considerable… …   Wikipedia

• The Triumph of Death — Infobox Painting| |thumb|300px title=The Triumph of Death artist=Pieter Bruegel the Elder year=c. 1562 type=oil on panel height=117 width=162 height inch=46 width inch =63.8 city=Madrid museum=Museo del Prado The Triumph of Death is an oil on… …   Wikipedia