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The meaning of the word "Dead" in English


Dead a. : Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man.

Dead a. : Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.

Dead a. : Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.

Dead a. : Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.

Dead a. : So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor.

Dead a. : Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade.

Dead a. : Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.

Dead a. : Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall.

Dead a. : Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty.

Dead a. : Bringing death; deadly.

Dead a. : Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works.

Dead a. : Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect.

Dead a. : Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson.

Dead a. : Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead.

Dead a. : Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle.

Dead adv. : To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly.

Dead n. : The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter.

Dead n. : One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.

Dead v. t. : To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor.

Dead v. i. : To die; to lose life or force.

Example:


Taxonomy
Grateful Dead, never-before, the Grateful Dead, Official Site, CD box, show run, box set, prime, Dead, BONUS Disc, supplies last, stream, tracks, Winterland, songs, limited-edition, edition album, photos.

Defination from the web:
Dead site with band member info, almanacs, merchandise, and streaming radio. 

synonyms
  (adjective) deadened
  (adjective) idle
  (adjective) stagnant
  (adjective) utter
  (adjective) drained
  (adjective) all in
  (adjective) beat
  (adjective) bushed
  (adjective) defunct
  (adjective) inanimate
  (adjective) lifeless
  (adjective) non-living
  (adjective) nonliving
  (adjective) numb
  (adverb) abruptly
  (adverb) suddenly
  (adverb) short
  (adverb) absolutely
  (adverb) perfectly
  (adverb) utterly
  (noun) people
  (noun) time
antonyms
  (adjective) alive
  (adjective) animate
  (adjective) live
  (noun) living
related terms
  (adjective) extinct
similar terms
  (adjective) absolute
  (adjective) asleep
  (adjective) assassinated
  (adjective) at peace
  (adjective) at rest
  (adjective) barren
  (adjective) bloodless
  (adjective) brain dead
  (adjective) breathless
  (adjective) cold
  (adjective) complete
  (adjective) d.o.a.
  (adjective) deathlike
  (adjective) deathly
  (adjective) deceased
  (adjective) defunct
  (adjective) departed
  (adjective) doomed
  (adjective) exanimate
  (adjective) executed
  (adjective) exsanguine
  (adjective) exsanguinous
  (adjective) extinct
  (adjective) fallen
  (adjective) gone
  (adjective) inactive
  (adjective) inanimate
  (adjective) inelastic
  (adjective) inoperative
  (adjective) insensitive
  (adjective) late
  (adjective) lifeless
  (adjective) malfunctioning
  (adjective) murdered
  (adjective) nonconscious
  (adjective) noncurrent
  (adjective) nonextant
  (adjective) nonfunctional
  (adjective) nonresonant
  (adjective) nonviable
  (adjective) out
  (adjective) out of play
  (adjective) precise
  (adjective) pulseless
  (adjective) slain
  (adjective) standing
  (adjective) stillborn
  (adjective) stone-dead
  (adjective) tired
  (adjective) unanimated
  (adjective) uncharged
  (adjective) unprofitable
  (adjective) unreverberant


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