deadlocked
- s at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits
decimal
- n a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- n a number in the decimal system
- s numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
the decimal system
deadly
- s causing or capable of causing death
a deadly enemy - s of an instrument of certain death
deadly poisons - s extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- s involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
the seven deadly sins - s exceedingly harmful
- s (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
- r as if dead
- r (used as intensives) extremely
deadly dull
deadly earnest
deadpan
- s deliberately impassive in manner
deadpan humor - r without betraying any feeling
she told the joke deadpan
deaf
- n people who have severe hearing impairments
many of the deaf use sign language - v make or render deaf
a deafening noise - a lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
- s (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
deaf to her warnings
deaf-and-dumb
- s lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
deaf-mute
- n a deaf person who is unable to speak
- s lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak