Definition Synonyms
Definition of dead - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
deceasedno longer alive or living
- The plant is dead after the frost.
2.
inactivelacking activity or movement
- The town was dead after the festival ended.
3.
inoperativecompletely without power or function
- The phone is dead and won't turn on.
4.
inactivenot in play or active
- The ball was dead after crossing the line.
5.
dulllacking interest or excitement
- The party was dead and everyone left early.
6.
impassiveemotionless or unresponsive
- He remained dead to her pleas.
7.
- The clock struck dead noon.
8.
- He was dead certain about his decision.
9.
soundlesslacking sound or resonance
- The room was dead, absorbing all noise.
10.
numbexperiencing numbness or tingling
- My foot is dead from sitting too long.
11.
obsoleteRare no longer in use or relevantRare
- The old law is now dead.
Noun, plural
1.
deceasedpeople who are no longer living
- The cemetery is a resting place for the dead.
2.
quiet timeUK the time period when business or activity ceasesUK
- The store was empty during the dead of night..
3.
miningTECH. sterile mining waste in large rocksTECH.
- The miners cleared the dead from the site.
Adverb
1.
- She was dead tired after the hike.
2.
- The clock struck dead midnight.
3.
- He stopped dead in his tracks.
Images of dead
sterile mining waste in large rocks
Expressions with dead
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exactly straight ahead
The road continues dead ahead.
in a very deep sleep
He was dead asleep and didn't hear the storm.
street closed at one end
The car turned into a dead end and had to reverse back..
president who has passed away
The memorial honors every dead president in history.
exactly at the planned or expected time
The train arrived dead on time.
either deceased or living without preference
The animal was found dead or alive.
completely silent without any noise
The library was dead quiet during the exam.
complete absence of sound
There was dead silence after the shocking announcement.
wood from trees that is no longer alive
The forest floor was covered in dead wood.
experience extreme tiredness or lack of energy
I feel dead after running the marathon.
stop working or functioning suddenly
My phone went dead during the call.
in a state close to death or failure
After the accident, he was as good as dead.
be completely unresponsive while sleeping
She was dead asleep and didn't hear the storm.
be completely correct or accurate
She was dead right about the weather forecast.
be completely incorrect
He was dead wrong about the results of the experiment.
extremely tired or exhausted after effort
After the marathon, she felt dead beat.
extremely uninteresting or dull
The lecture was dead boring.
having no money at all
After the trip, I was dead broke.
extremely drunk from alcohol, sometimes to the point of passing out
He was dead drunk after the party.
something completely ineffective
His new strategy turned out to be a dead duck..
extremely easy to do or understand
The math problem was dead easy for her.
race where two or more participants finish at the same time
The runners ended the race in a dead heat..
in the very last position
She finished dead last in the race.
extremely tired and barely able to keep going
After working all night, he was dead on his feet.
Origin of dead
Old English, dead (deceased)
Terms with dead included in their meaning
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living
having life, not dead
supernatural
spirit of a dead person appearing to the living
burial site
place for burial of a dead body
nature
trunk of a dead tree cleared of branches
ceremony
the ceremony of interring a dead body
funeral
place a dead body in a grave
funeral
rectangular box for a dead body burial
corpse
dead body of a person or animal
cemetery
land set aside for burying dead people
literal
dead due to submersion in water
foot care
tool for scrubbing dead skin from feet
automotive
start a car with a dead battery using another car's battery
death
in a state of being dead
animals
large bird eating dead animals
grave area
ground beside a church used to bury dead people
death
dead or deceased
burial ground
area for burying the dead
tradition
ceremony for burying or cremating the dead
death
deceased, used when speaking of the dead
remembrance
related to a monument or ceremony honoring the dead
unaccounted
not known to be alive or dead
abr: requiescat in pace, requiescant in pace, and rest in peace
phrase expressing a wish for the dead to rest peacefully
memorial
building above ground for dead person's remains
night watch
vigil held over a dead body before burial
Examples of dead in a sentence
After the storm, the phone line was dead. The office was dead during the holiday season. The phone line was dead after the storm. The laptop went dead after the power outage. The remote control is dead and needs new batteries. Play stopped because the puck was dead.
The referee ruled the ball dead before the whistle. The lecture was so dead that students started dozing off. His voice was dead, making the presentation unbearable. The audience was dead to his jokes. She seemed dead to every warning. The instructions were dead accurate. Her aim was dead on target. The team is dead sure it will win. Failure was a dead certainty after the leak. The guitar sounded dead after the string broke. His voice went dead over the phone line. My fingers feel dead in the cold. After the flight, his legs were dead. That argument is dead in modern science. The once-popular program became dead policy. The dead are remembered on All Souls' Day. A memorial was held for the dead of the war. The library was silent in the dead of afternoon. The park was deserted in the dead of winter. They disposed of the dead carefully. The dead was piled up near the entrance. The room was dead silent after the announcement. He was dead serious about his decision to move. She hit the target dead center. The arrow landed dead on the bullseye. The car came dead to a halt. When the lights failed, the room went dead dark.
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- French:mort, morts, ...
- German:tot, Tote, ...
- Italian:morto, defunti, ...
- Spanish:muerto, fallecidos, ...
- Portuguese:morto, falecidos, ...
- Chinese:死的, 死者, ...
- Japanese:死んだ, 故人, ...
- Arabic:مَيِّت, الموتى, ...
- Hebrew:מֵת, מֵתִים, ...
- Russian:мертвый, умершие, ...
- Ukrainian:мертвий, померлі, ...
- Hindi:मृत, मृतक, ...
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