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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 no longer current, relevant, or important: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:
      Opposite:
    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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  2. : no longer alive or living : no longer having life
    www.britannica.com/dictionary/dead
    dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life.
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