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.)
- 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.
Deadness(n.)
- The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.
Deadnesses
- Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
Deads(n. pl.)
- The substances which inclose the ore on every side.