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dead
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- pronunciation:
- ded
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
deader, deadest |
| definition 1: |
no longer alive.
The dead tree was gray and leafless.
- synonyms:
- deceased
- antonyms:
- alive, live, living
- similar words:
- asleep, done for, expired, extinct, gone, late, lifeless
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| definition 2: |
seeming like death.
She fell down in a dead faint.- similar words:
- asleep, insensitive, lifeless, numb, unconscious
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| definition 3: |
useless or without activity.
I tried to make a call, but the telephone was dead.- similar words:
- broken, extinct, out of commission, out of whack, useless
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| definition 4: |
without spirit, excitement, or movement.
The party was dead at first, but soon it became more fun.- synonyms:
- lifeless
- antonyms:
- alive, lively
- similar words:
- dry, dull, flat, tired
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| definition 5: |
exact; precise.
The arrow hit the dead center of the target.- synonyms:
- exact, precise
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| related words: |
boring, bygone, hollow, quiet, tame, worn |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
those who are dead.
The dead live on in our memories.- synonyms:
- deceased
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| definition 2: |
the darkest or coldest period.
It was the dead of winter.- similar words:
- deep, middle, midst
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
deader, deadest |
| definition: |
completely; exactly.
He was dead wrong.I was dead tired after the game.- synonyms:
- absolutely, completely, entirely, thoroughly, totally
- similar words:
- exactly
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| related words: |
flat |
| derivation: |
deadness (n.) |
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