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death knock

death knock noun: the journalistic practice of visiting people related to somebody who has died, in order to gather information about the deceased and the manner of death.

Noun

death knock (plural death knocks)

  1. The journalistic practice of visiting people related to somebody who has died, in order to gather information about the deceased and the manner of death.

Forms of death knock

pluraldeath knocks

Questions about death knock

What does death knock mean?
Death knock means the journalistic practice of visiting people related to somebody who has died, in order to gather information about the deceased and the manner of death.
What part of speech is death knock?
Death knock is a noun.
What is the plural of death knock?
The plural of death knock is death knocks.

Words near death knock in the dictionary

  1. death is the great leveller
  2. death kit
  3. death kits
  4. death knell
  5. death knells
  6. death knock
  7. death knocks
  8. death lantern
  9. death lanterns
  10. death list
  11. death lists

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