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    dead
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    adjective
    dead (adjective) · deader (comparative adjective) · deadest (superlative adjective)
    1. no longer alive:
      "a dead body" · "he has been dead for many years" · "he was shot dead by a sniper" · "there was no time to bury the dead with decency"
      • (of a part of the body) having lost sensation; numb:
        "I severed nerves in my leg so part of my foot is dead"
      • lacking emotion, sympathy, or sensitivity:
        "a cold, dead voice"
      • devoid of living things:
        "a dead planet"
    2. (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement:
      "Brussels isn't dead after dark, if you know where to look"
    3. (of a piece of equipment) no longer functioning, especially because of a fault:
      "the phone had gone dead"
      • (of an electric circuit or conductor) carrying or transmitting no current:
        "the batteries are dead"
      • no longer burning:
        "the fire had been dead for some days"
      • (of the ball in a game) out of play. See also dead ball.
        "the ball had gone dead"
      • (of a glass or bottle) empty or no longer being used:
        "they got all the dead glasses and put them on the table"
    4. no longer current, relevant, or important:
      "pollution had become a dead issue"
      • (of money) not financially productive:
        "far from being dead money, it is available to be spent or invested"
    5. (of sound) without resonance; dull:
      "the note sounds dead compared to all others on the keyboard"
      • (of a playing field, ball, or other surface) lacking springiness or bounce.
      • (of a color) not glossy or bright:
        "higher up, the marble becomes of a dull, dead color"
    6. complete; absolute:
      "we sat in dead silence"
    adverb
    dead (adverb)
    1. absolutely; completely:
      "you're dead right" · "he was dead against the idea"
      • exactly:
        "they arrived dead on time"
      • straight; directly:
        "red flares were seen dead ahead"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        informal
        very:
        "omelets are dead easy to prepare"
    Origin
    Old English dēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die.
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    adjective
    1. no longer alive:
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    2. (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement:
      Opposite:
    3. (of a piece of equipment) no longer functioning, especially because of a fault:
      Opposite:
      in working order
    4. complete; absolute:
      Opposite:
     
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