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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: dead

1
 adjn
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
people who are no longer living
2
 adj
no longer having force or relevance
3
 adj
very tired
4
 adjadv
unerringly accurate
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
5
 adv
quickly and without warning
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: dead
1

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

“the nerve is dead”
“a dead pallor”
“he was marked as a dead man by the assassin”
Synonyms
asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, departed, gone
dead
assassinated
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
bloodless, exsanguine, exsanguinous
destitute of blood or apparently so
brain dead
having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram
breathless, inanimate, pulseless
appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
cold
lacking the warmth of life
d.o.a.
abbreviation for `dead on arrival' at the emergency room
deathlike, deathly
having the physical appearance of death
defunct
having ceased to exist or live
doomed
marked for certain death
executed
put to death as punishment
fallen
killed in battle
late
having died recently
exanimate, lifeless
deprived of life; no longer living
murdered
killed unlawfully
nonviable
not capable of living or developing successfully
slain
killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"
stillborn
(of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
stone-dead
as lifeless as a stone
Antonyms:
alive, live
possessing life
liveborn
(of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn
viable
capable of life or normal growth and development
vital
manifesting or characteristic of life
animate
endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
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adj 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”
“dead coals”
“the fire is dead”
Synonyms
extinct
(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
extinct, out
being out or having grown cold
lifeless
not having the capacity to support life
out of play
(of a ball) "a ball that is out of play is dead"
Antonyms:
live
exerting force or containing energy
active
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
in play
of a ball
living
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
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adj devoid of physical sensation; numb

“his gums were dead from the novocain”
Synonyms:
deadened
insensitive
not responsive to physical stimuli

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

“passersby were dead to our plea for help”
Synonyms:
numb
insensitive
deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive

adj devoid of activity

“this is a dead town”
Synonyms
inactive
lacking activity; lying idle or unused

adj physically inactive

“Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range”
Synonyms
extinct
(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive

adj lacking resilience or bounce

“a dead tennis ball”
Synonyms
inelastic
not elastic

adj lacking acoustic resonance

“dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs”
“the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio”
Synonyms
nonresonant, unreverberant
not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate

adj not circulating or flowing

“dead air”
“dead water”
Synonyms:
stagnant
standing
(of fluids) not moving or flowing

adj drained of electric charge; discharged

“a dead battery”
Synonyms:
drained
uncharged
of a particle or body or system; having no charge

n people who are no longer living

“they buried the dead”
Antonyms:
living
people who are still living
Types:
slain
people who have been slain (as in battle)
Type of:
people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

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

“the dead of winter”
Type of:
time
an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
2

adj no longer having force or relevance

“a dead issue”
Synonyms
noncurrent
not current or belonging to the present time

adj out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

“a dead telephone line”
“the motor is dead”
Synonyms
inoperative
not working or taking effect

adj not surviving in active use

“Latin is a dead language”
Synonyms
extinct, nonextant
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

adj not yielding a return

“dead capital”
Synonyms:
idle
unprofitable
producing little or no profit or gain
3

adj very tired

“I'm dead after that long trip”
Synonyms:
all in, beat, bushed
tired
depleted of strength or energy
4

adj unerringly accurate

“a dead shot”
“took dead aim”
Synonyms
precise
sharply exact or accurate or delimited

adj complete

“came to a dead stop”
Synonyms:
utter
complete
having every necessary or normal part or component or step

adv completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

“you can be dead sure of my innocence”
“was dead tired”
“dead right”
Synonyms:
absolutely, perfectly, utterly
5

adv quickly and without warning

Synonyms:
abruptly, short, suddenly
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