Definition (noun) people who are no longer living
Definition (noun) a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
Definition (adj) no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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the nerve is dead
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a dead pallor
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he was marked as a dead man by the assassin
Definition (adj) not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
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Mars is a dead planet
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dead soil
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dead coals
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the fire is dead
Definition (adj) very tired
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was all in at the end of the day
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so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere
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bushed after all that exercise
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I'm dead after that long trip
Definition (adj) unerringly accurate
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a dead shot
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took dead aim
Definition (adj) physically inactive
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Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range
Definition (adj) (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
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passersby were dead to our plea for help
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numb to the cries for mercy
Definition (adj) devoid of physical sensation; numb
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his gums were dead from the novocain
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she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth
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a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities
Definition (adj) lacking acoustic resonance
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dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs
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the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio
Definition (adj) not yielding a return
Definition (adj) not circulating or flowing
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dead air
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dead water
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stagnant water
Definition (adj) not surviving in active use
Definition (adj) lacking resilience or bounce
Definition (adj) out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
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a dead telephone line
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the motor is dead
Definition (adj) no longer having force or relevance
Definition (adj) complete
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came to a dead stop
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utter seriousness
Definition (adj) drained of electric charge; discharged
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a dead battery
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left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained
Definition (adj) devoid of activity
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this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here
Definition (adv) quickly and without warning
Definition (adv) completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
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an absolutely magnificent painting
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a perfectly idiotic idea
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you're perfectly right
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utterly miserable
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you can be dead sure of my innocence
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was dead tired
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dead right