dead

/dˈɛd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
“the nerve is dead”
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”
very tired
“was all in at the end of the day”
unerringly accurate
“a dead shot”
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
“passersby were dead to our plea for help”
devoid of physical sensation; numb
“his gums were dead from the novocain”
lacking acoustic resonance
“dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs”
not yielding a return
“dead capital”
not circulating or flowing
“dead air”
not surviving in active use
“Latin is a dead language”
lacking resilience or bounce
“a dead tennis ball”

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”

adverb

quickly and without warning
“he stopped suddenly”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
“an absolutely magnificent painting”

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