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dead

1. dead \'ded\ aj [ME deed, fr. OE de-ad; akin to ON dauthr dead, deyjaX to 
   die - more at DIE 1: deprived of life : having died  2a1: having the 
   appearance of death : DEATHLY {in a ~ fain t} 2a2: lacking power to move, 
   feel, or respond : NUMB  2b: very tired  2c1: incapable of being stirred 
   emotionally or intellectually : UNRES PONSIVE {~ to pity} 2c2: grown cold : 
   EXTINGUISHED {~ coals}  3a: INANIMATE, INERT {~ matter}  3b: BARREN, 
   INFERTILE {~ soil}  3c: no longer producing or functioning : EXHAUSTED {~ 
   batt ery} 4a1: lacking power or effect {~ law}  4a2: no longer having 
   interest, relevance, or significance {~ issu e} 4b: no longer in use : 
   OBSOLETE {~ language}  4c: no longer active : EXTINCT {~ volcano}  4d: 
   lacking in gaiety or animation {~ party}  4e1: lacking in commercial 
   activity : QUIET  4e2: commercially idle or unproductive {~ capital}  4f: 
   lacking elasticity {~ tennis ball}  4g: out of action or out of use; specif 
   : free from any connection  to a source of voltage and free from electric 
   charges 4h1: out of play {~ ball ~ cards}  of a player  4h2: temporarily 
   forbidden to play or make a certain play  4i: being something that has been 
   used or is not to be used in printing <~ copy} 5a: not running or 
   circulating : STAGNANT {~ air}  5b: not turning  5c: lacking warmth, vigor, 
   or taste  6a: absolutely uniform {~ level}  6b1: UNERRING  6b2: EXACT {~ 
   center of the target}  6b3: DOOMED {~ duck}  6b4: IRREVOCABLE  6c: ABRUPT  
   6d: COMPLETE, ABSOLUTE  7: DESERTED M 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 (as energy, activity, radiance) 
   suggesting life; DEFUNCT stresses cessation of active existence or 
   operation; DECEASED, DEPARTED, and LATE apply to persons who have died 
   recently, DECEASED occurring chiefly in legal use, DEPARTED in religious 
   use, and LATE with reference to a person in a specific relation or status 
   {his late wife} SYN syn DEAD, DEFUNCT, DECEASED, DEPARTED, LATE
2. dead n or dead pl  1: one that is dead - usu. used collectively  2: the 
   time of greatest quiet 
3. dead av 1: UTTERLY  2: suddenly and completely  3: DIRECTLY