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
dead-end
- s lacking opportunities for development or advancement
stuck in a dead-end job
dead-on
- s accurate and to the point
a dead-on feel for characterization
She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott
deadened
- v make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- v cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
- v make vapid or deprive of spirit
deadened wine - v lessen the momentum or velocity of
- v become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- v make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- v convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
- s devoid of physical sensation; numb
she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth - s made or become less intense
the deadened pangs of hunger
deadening
- n the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
- v make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- v cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
- v make vapid or deprive of spirit
- v lessen the momentum or velocity of
- v become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- v make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- v convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
- s so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
the deadening effect of some routine tasks