dazzling
- v to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
- v amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
- s amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps - s shining intensely
dazzling snow
de facto
- a existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not
- r in reality or fact
de jure
- a by right; according to law
- r by law; conforming to the law
dead
- n people who are no longer living
they buried the dead - n a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
the dead of winter - a no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
the nerve is dead
a dead pallor
he was marked as a dead man by the assassin - a not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
Mars is a dead planet
dead soil
dead coals
the fire is dead - s very tired
I'm dead after that long trip - s unerringly accurate
a dead shot
took dead aim - s physically inactive
Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range - s (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
passersby were dead to our plea for help - s devoid of physical sensation; numb
his gums were dead from the novocain
she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth - s lacking acoustic resonance
dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs
the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio - s not yielding a return
dead capital - s not circulating or flowing
dead air
dead water - s not surviving in active use
Latin is a dead language - s lacking resilience or bounce
a dead tennis ball - s out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
a dead telephone line
the motor is dead - s no longer having force or relevance
a dead issue - s complete
came to a dead stop - s drained of electric charge; discharged
a dead battery - s devoid of activity; nothing ever happens here"
this is a dead town - r quickly and without warning
- r completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
you can be dead sure of my innocence
was dead tired
dead right