dead

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man.

2. 2adjective

   Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.

3. 3adjective

   Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.

4. 4adjective

   Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.

5. 5adjective

   So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor.

6. 6adjective

   Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade.

7. 7adjective

   Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.

8. 8adjective

   Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall.

9. 9adjective

   Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty.

10. 10adjective

    Bringing death; deadly.

11. 11adjective

    Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works.

12. 12adjective

    Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect.

13. 13adjective

    Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson.

14. 14adjective

    Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead.

15. 15adjective

    Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle.

16. 16adverb

    To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly.

17. 17noun

    The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter.

18. 18noun

    One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.

19. 19transitive verb

    To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor.

20. 20intransitive verb

    To die; to lose life or force.

21. 21noun

    people who are no longer living

    "they buried the dead"

22. 22noun

    a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

    "the dead of winter"

23. 23adjective

    devoid of activity

    "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here"

24. 24adjective

    physically inactive

    "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range"

25. 25adjective

    no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

    "the nerve is dead"

    "a dead pallor"

26. 26adjective

    not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat

    "Mars is a dead planet"

    "dead soil"

27. 27adjective

    drained of electric charge; discharged

    "a dead battery"

    "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"

    Synonyms

    drained
28. 28adjective

    complete

    "came to a dead stop"

    "utter seriousness"

    Synonyms

    utter
29. 29adjective

    no longer having force or relevance

    "a dead issue"

30. 30adjective

    out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

    "a dead telephone line"

    "the motor is dead"

31. 31adjective

    lacking resilience or bounce

    "a dead tennis ball"

32. 32adjective

    not surviving in active use

    "Latin is a dead language"

33. 33adjective

    not circulating or flowing

    "dead air"

    "dead water"

    Synonyms

    stagnant
34. 34adjective

    unerringly accurate

    "a dead shot"

    "took dead aim"

35. 35adjective

    not yielding a return

    "dead capital"

    "idle funds"

    Synonyms

    idle
36. 36adjective

    lacking acoustic resonance

    "dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"

    "the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio"

37. 37adjective

    devoid of physical sensation; numb

    "his gums were dead from the novocain"

    "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"

    Synonyms

    deadened
38. 38adjective

    (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

    "passersby were dead to our plea for help"

    "numb to the cries for mercy"

    Synonyms

    numb
39. 39adjective

    very tired

    "was all in at the end of the day"

    "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"

    Synonyms

    beatbushed
40. 40adverb

    completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

    "an absolutely magnificent painting"

    "a perfectly idiotic idea"

    Synonyms

    absolutelyperfectlyutterly
41. 41adverb

    quickly and without warning

    "he stopped suddenly"

    Synonyms

    abruptlyshortsuddenly