dead
[ ded ]
/ dɛd /
adjective, dead·er, dead·est.
noun
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.: the dead of night; the dead of winter.
the dead,
dead persons collectively: Prayers were recited for the dead.
adverb
Idioms for dead
dead in the water,
completely inactive or inoperable; no longer in action or under consideration: Our plans to expand the business have been dead in the water for the past two months.
dead to rights,
in the very act of committing a crime, offense, or mistake; red-handed.
Origin of dead
First recorded before 950; Middle English
deed, Old English
dēad; cognate with Gothic
dauths, German
tot, Old Norse
daudhr; originally, past participle. See
die1
SYNONYMS FOR dead
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sterile.
synonym study for dead
1.
Dead,
deceased,
extinct,
lifeless refer to something that does not have or appear to have life.
Dead is usually applied to something that had life but from which life is now gone:
dead trees.
Deceased, a more formal word than
dead, is applied to human beings who no longer have life:
a deceased member of the church.
Extinct is applied to a species, genus, or the like, no member of which is any longer alive:
Mastodons are now extinct.
Lifeless is applied to something that may or may not have had life but that does not have it or appear to have it now:
The lifeless body of a child was taken out of the water. Minerals consist of lifeless materials.
OTHER WORDS FROM dead
dead·ness, noun half-dead, adjectiveWords nearby dead
Example sentences from the Web for dead
British Dictionary definitions for dead
dead
/ (dɛd) /
adjective
noun
a period during which coldness, darkness, or some other quality associated with death is at its most intense
the dead of winter
adverb
(intensifier)
dead easy; stop dead; dead level
dead on
exactly right
Derived forms of dead
deadness, nounWord Origin for dead
Old English
dēad; related to Old High German
tōt, Old Norse
dauthr; see
die
1
Medical definitions for dead
dead
[ dĕd ]
adj.
Having lost life; no longer alive.
Lacking feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive.
Idioms and Phrases with dead
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