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Dead

dɛd

Dead definitions
adjective
dead deader deadest
  1. no longer alive

    "a dead body"

    deceased expired departed gone no more passed on passed away
    • (of a part of the body) having lost sensation; numb

      "I severed nerves in my leg so part of my foot is dead"

    • lacking emotion, sympathy, or sensitivity

      "a cold, dead voice"

    • devoid of living things

      "a dead planet"

  2. (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement

    "Brussels isn't dead after dark, if you know where to look"

  3. (of a piece of equipment) no longer functioning

    "the phone had gone dead"

    not working out of order out of commission inoperative inactive ineffective in (a state of) disrepair broken broken-down malfunctioning defective
    • (of an electric circuit or conductor) carrying or transmitting no current

      "the batteries are dead"

    • (of a link) pointing or connected to a destination that has been deleted or moved, or is no longer functioning

      "the original post was at this URL, which is now a dead link"

    • no longer alight

      "the fire had been dead for some days"

    • (of the ball in a game) out of play

      "the ball had gone dead"

    • (of a glass or bottle) empty or no longer being used

      "they got all the dead glasses and put them on the table"

  4. no longer current, relevant, or important

    "pollution had become a dead issue"

    • (of money) not financially productive

      "far from being dead money, it is available to be spent or invested"

  5. (of sound) without resonance; dull

    "the note sounds dead compared to all others on the keyboard"

    • (of a cricket pitch or other surface) lacking springiness or bounce

      "the pitch was so utterly dead that Pollock could hardly get the ball bail-high"

    • (of a colour) not glossy or bright

      "higher up, the marble becomes of a dull, dead colour"

  6. complete; absolute

    "we sat in dead silence"

adverb
dead
  1. absolutely; completely

    "you're dead right"

    • exactly

      "they arrived dead on time"

    • straight; directly

      "red flares were seen dead ahead"

    • very

      "omelettes are dead easy to prepare"