dead

US /ded/
UK /ded/
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1.

no longer living; deprived of life

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The bird was found dead in the garden.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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deceasedlifelessextinct
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aliveliving
2.

no longer in use or active; obsolete

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The old phone line is now dead.
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That language is virtually dead.
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inactiveinoperativeobsolete
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activefunctional
3.

lacking in sensation, emotion, or spirit

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His eyes were dead and empty.
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The party was completely dead.
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dullflatlifelessspiritless
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livelyvibrant
1.

completely; absolutely

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He was dead tired after the long journey.
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The car came to a dead stop.
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completelyabsolutelyutterlytotally
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partiallyslightly
1.

the period of greatest intensity or severity

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The accident happened in the dead of night.
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We were stuck in the dead of winter.
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middledepthheart
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beginningend
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dead endbrain-deaddead heatdead lossdead duckdead in the waterdead set on