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dead
adjective(dead)
devoid of physical sensation; numb
Synonyms: deadened,
Examples:
His gums were dead from the novocain.
She felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth.
dead
adjective(dead)
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
Synonyms: numb,
Examples:
Passersby were dead to our plea for help.
dead
adjective(dead)
very tired
Synonyms: all in, beat, bushed,
Examples:
I'm dead after that long trip.
dead
adjective(dead)
drained of electric charge; discharged
Synonyms: drained,
Examples:
A dead battery.
dead
adjective(dead)
not circulating or flowing
Synonyms: stagnant,
Examples:
Dead air.
Dead water.
dead
adverb(dead)
quickly and without warning
Synonyms: abruptly, short, suddenly,
dead
adverb(dead)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
Synonyms: absolutely, perfectly, utterly,
Examples:
You can be dead sure of my innocence.
Was dead tired.
Dead right.
dead
adjective(dead)
not yielding a return
Synonyms: idle,
Examples:
Dead capital.
dead
noun(dead)
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
Examples:
The dead of winter.
dead
adjective(dead)
devoid of activity
Examples:
This is a dead town; nothing ever happens here.
dead
adjective(dead)
lacking acoustic resonance
Examples:
Dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs.
The dead wall surfaces of a recording studio.
dead
adjective(dead)
lacking resilience or bounce
Examples:
A dead tennis ball.
dead
adjective(dead)
no longer having force or relevance
Examples:
A dead issue.
dead
adjective(dead)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Antonyms: alive,
Examples:
The nerve is dead.
A dead pallor.
He was marked as a dead man by the assassin.
dead
adjective(dead)
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
Antonyms: live,
Examples:
Mars is a dead planet.
Dead soil.
Dead coals.
The fire is dead.
dead
adjective(dead)
not surviving in active use
Examples:
Latin is a dead language.
dead
adjective(dead)
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
Examples:
A dead telephone line.
The motor is dead.
dead
noun(dead)
people who are no longer living
Antonyms: living,
Examples:
They buried the dead.
dead
adjective(dead)
physically inactive
Examples:
Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range.
dead
adjective(dead)
the complete stoppage of an action
Examples:
Came to a dead stop.
dead
adjective(dead)
unerringly accurate
Examples:
A dead shot.
Took dead aim.

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