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dead — adj Dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late, lifeless, inanimate all mean devoid of life. Dead applies strictly to anyone or to anything that has been deprived of life and has therefore ceased to grow or to function {a dead person} {a dead… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dead — (adj.) O.E. dead dead, also torpid, dull; of water, still, standing, from P.Gmc. *dauthaz (Cf. O.S. dod, Dan. dèd, Swed. död, O.Fris. dad, M.Du. doot, Du. dood, O.H.G. tot, Ger. tot, O.N. dauðr, Goth … Etymology dictionary
dead reckoning — might be from nautical abbreviation ded. ( deduced ) in log books, but it also fits DEAD (Cf. dead) (adj.) in the sense of unrelieved, absolute … Etymology dictionary
dead — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss of sensation (my fingers are dead). 4 (foll. by to) unappreciative or unconscious of; insensitive to. 5 no longer effective or in use;… … Useful english dictionary
dead — [ded] adj. [ME ded < OE dēad, akin to ON dauthr, OHG tōt, Goth dauths: orig. pp. of an old v. base appearing in ON deyja, OS dojan, OHG touwen, all < IE base * dheu , DIE1] 1. no longer living; having died 2. naturally without life;… … English World dictionary
dead-heat — [ dɛd(h)it ] n. m. • 1841; angl. dead « 2. mort » et heat « course » ♦ Hippisme Dans une course de chevaux, Arrivée simultanée de deux ou plusieurs concurrents. Par ext. Épreuve terminée par un dead heat. Des dead heats. ● dead heat, dead heats… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dead to the world — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep. * /Tim went to bed very late and was still dead to the world at 10 o clock this morning./ 2. As if dead; unconscious. * /Tom was hit on the head by a baseball and was dead to the world for two hours./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead to the world — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep. * /Tim went to bed very late and was still dead to the world at 10 o clock this morning./ 2. As if dead; unconscious. * /Tom was hit on the head by a baseball and was dead to the world for two hours./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead-end — [ded′end΄; ] for vi. [ ded΄end′] adj. 1. having only one exit or outlet [a dead end street] 2. giving no opportunity for progress or advancement [a dead end job ] ☆ 3. [after Dead End, a play (1935) by Sidney Kingsley about New York slum life]… … English World dictionary
dead and buried — {adj. phr.} Gone forever. * /Slavery is dead and buried in twentieth century America./ … Dictionary of American idioms
