| ADJECTIVE | all | dead | no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life |
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| all | dead | not showing characteristics / characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life | |
| all | dead, all in, beat, bushed | very tired | |
| all | dead | unerringly accurate | |
| all | dead | physically inactive | |
| all | dead, numb | (followed by 'to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity | |
| all | dead, deadened | devoid of physical sensation | |
| all | dead | lacking acoustic resonance | |
| all | dead, idle | not yielding a return | |
| all | dead, stagnant | not circulating or flowing | |
| all | dead | not surviving in active use | |
| all | dead | lacking resilience or bounce | |
| all | dead | out of use or operation because of a fault / fault or breakdown | |
| all | dead | no longer having force or relevance | |
| all | dead | the complete stoppage of an action | |
| all | dead, drained | drained of electric charge | |
| all | dead | devoid of activity | |
| NOUN | group | dead | people who are no longer living |
| time | dead | a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense | |
| ADVERB | all | dead, abruptly, suddenly, short | quickly and without warning |
| all | dead, absolutely, perfectly, utterly | completely and without qualification / qualification |
| Sounds | deh'd | |
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| Rhymes | abed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd... | |
| Meaning | not showing characteristics / characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat. | |
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| Narrower | extinct, out | Out or having grown cold |
| lifeless | not having the capacity to support life | |
| out of play | (of a ball) "a ball that is out of play is dead" | |
| See also | extinct | (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive |
| Opposite | live | Exerting force or containing energy |
| Spanish | muerto | |
| Catalan | mort | |
| Nouns | deadness | the inanimate property of something that has died |
| Adverbs | deadly | as if dead |
| Meaning | Very tired. | |
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| Example | "I'm dead after that long trip" | |
| Synonyms | all in, beat, bushed | |
| Broader | tired | Depleted of strength or energy |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | agotado, derrotado, hecho polvo | |
| Meaning | unerringly accurate. | |
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| Broader | precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
| Spanish | muerto | |
| Meaning | physically inactive. | |
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| Example | "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range" | |
| Broader | extinct | (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive |
| Spanish | muerto | |
| Catalan | mort | |
| Nouns | deadness | the inanimate property of something that has died |
| Meaning | (followed by 'to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive. | |
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| Example | "passersby were dead to our plea for help" | |
| Synonym | numb | |
| Broader | insensitive | Deficient in human sensibility |
| Nouns | deadness | the quality of being unresponsive |
| Meaning | Devoid of physical sensation; numb. | |
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| Synonym | deadened | |
| Broader | insensitive | not responsive to physical stimuli |
| Spanish | aliviado, amortiguado | |
| Nouns | deadness | the quality of being unresponsive |
| Meaning | lacking acoustic resonance. | |
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| Broader | unreverberant, nonresonant | not reverberant |
| Spanish | muerto, sordo | |
| Meaning | not yielding a return. | |
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| Example | "dead capital" | |
| Synonym | idle | |
| Broader | unprofitable | producing little or no profit or gain |
| Spanish | desocupado, muerto | |
| Meaning | not circulating or flowing. | |
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| Synonym | stagnant | |
| Broader | standing | (of fluids) not moving or flowing |
| Spanish | estancado, parado | |
| Nouns | deadness | the inanimate property of something that has died |
| Meaning | not surviving in active use. | |
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| Example | "Latin is a dead language" | |
| Broader | extinct, nonextant | no longer in existence |
| Spanish | muerto | |
| Catalan | mort | |
| Nouns | deadness | the inanimate property of something that has died |
| Meaning | lacking resilience or bounce. | |
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| Example | "a dead tennis ball" | |
| Broader | inelastic | not elastic |
| Nouns | deadness | the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity |
| Meaning | Out of use or operation because of a fault / fault or breakdown. | |
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| Broader | inoperative | not working or taking effect |
| Nouns | deadness | the inanimate property of something that has died |
| Meaning | no longer having force or relevance. | |
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| Example | "a dead issue" | |
| Broader | noncurrent | not current or belonging to the present time |
| Meaning | The complete stoppage of an action. | |
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| Example | "came to a dead stop" | |
| Broader | complete | Having every necessary or normal part or component or step |
| Meaning | drained of electric charge; discharged. | |
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| Example | "a dead battery" | |
| Synonym | drained | |
| Broader | uncharged | Of a particle or body or system |
| Spanish | agotado | |
| Catalan | esgotat | |
| Nouns | deadness | the inanimate property of something that has died |
| Meaning | Devoid of activity. | |
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| Example | "this is a dead town | |
| Broader | inactive | lacking activity |
| Meaning | People who are no longer living. | |
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| Example | "they buried the dead" | |
| Members | dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed | someone who is no longer alive |
| Narrower | slain | People who have been slain (as in battle) |
| Broader | people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
| Opposite | living | People who are still living |
| Spanish | difunta, difunto, extinta, extinto, fallecida, fallecido, muerta, muerto | |
| Catalan | difunta, difunt, finada, finat, morta, mort | |
| Meaning | A time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense. | |
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| Example | "the dead of winter" | |
| Broader | time | An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) |
| Meaning | quickly and without warning. | |
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| Synonyms | abruptly, suddenly, short | |
| Spanish | abruptamente, bruscamente, de repente, en seco, precipitadamente, repentinamente, súbitamente | |
| Catalan | abruptament, precipitadament, sobtadament | |
| Meaning | Completely and without qualification / qualification; used informally as intensifiers. | |
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| Synonyms | absolutely, perfectly, utterly | |
| Spanish | absolutamente, totalmente | |
| Catalan | absolutament, completament, totalment | |
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