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1.
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
2.
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
a dead battery
dead soil
dead coals
the fire is dead
3.
very tired
I'm dead after that long trip
4.
unerringly accurate
a dead shot
took dead aim
5.
physically inactive
Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range
6.
total
dead silence
7.
not endowed with life
dead stones
8.
(followed by 'to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
passersby were dead to our plea for help
9.
devoid of physical sensation; numb
his gums were dead from the novocain
10.
lacking acoustic resonance
dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs
the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio
11.
not yielding a return
dead capital
12.
not circulating or flowing
dead air
dead water
13.
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
a dead telephone line
the motor is dead
14.
not surviving in active use
Latin is a dead language
15.
lacking resilience or bounce
a dead tennis ball
16.
no longer in force or use; inactive
a dead law
17.
no longer having force or relevance
a dead issue
18.
sudden and complete
came to a dead stop
19.
drained of electric charge; discharged
a dead battery
20.
lacking animation or excitement or activity
the party being dead we left early
21.
devoid of activity
this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here
'dead' - used as a adverb
22.
quickly and without warning
23.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
you can be dead sure of my innocence
was dead tired
dead right
'dead' - used as a noun
24.
people who are no longer living
they buried the dead
25.
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
the dead of winter
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derived forms
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1. Dead / Plural
deads
2. Dead / Comparitive
deader
3. Dead / Superlative
deadest
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