Dead - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ded|  American pronunciation of the word dead
Brit.  |ded|  British pronunciation of the word dead

noun

- people who are no longer living
they buried the dead
- a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
the dead of winter

adjective

- very tired (syn: beat, bushed)
I'm dead after that long trip
- unerringly accurate
a dead shot
took dead aim
- physically inactive
Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range
- (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive (syn: numb)
passersby were dead to our plea for help
- devoid of physical sensation; numb
his gums were dead from the novocain
she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth
- lacking acoustic resonance
dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs
the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio
- not yielding a return (syn: idle)
dead capital
- not circulating or flowing (syn: stagnant)
dead air
dead water
- not surviving in active use
Latin is a dead language
- lacking resilience or bounce
a dead tennis ball
- out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
a dead telephone line
the motor is dead
- no longer having force or relevance
a dead issue
- the complete stoppage of an action
came to a dead stop
- drained of electric charge; discharged (syn: drained)
a dead battery
- devoid of activity
this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here

adverb

- quickly and without warning (syn: abruptly, short, suddenly)
- completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers (syn: absolutely, perfectly, utterly)
you can be dead sure of my innocence
was dead tired
dead right

Extra examples

Her husband is dead. He died last year.

He was found dead in his apartment yesterday.

He lay dead on the floor.

The lost mountain climbers were believed dead.

The poster said that the robbers were wanted dead or alive.

Our legs were completely dead after hiking all day.

I'm dead if I come in late for work again.

If I ever get my hands on you, you're dead!

By the end of the war, there were over two million dead.

He began his journey in the dead of winter.

She's dead certain that she can finish the job.

We were dead tired by the end of the day.

He's not joking. In fact, he's dead serious.

They were both dead drunk and passed out on the floor.

She finished the race dead last.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: deader
superlative: deadest
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