| compost |
a mixture of decaying organic matter, such as dead leaves or manure, that is used as fertilizer or mulch. [1/4 definitions] |
| corpse |
a dead body, esp. of a human being. |
| corpus |
the body of a human being or animal, esp. when dead. [1/4 definitions] |
| court |
a short street, esp. one that is a dead end. [1/9 definitions] |
| cul-de-sac |
a passage whose only exit is the entrance, such as a dead-end street. [1/2 definitions] |
| curette |
a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or loop and used for scraping a cavity of the body, esp. the uterus, in order to remove dead or unwanted tissue. [2 definitions] |
| dead |
(used with a pl. verb) those who are dead (prec. by "the"). [1/16 definitions] |
| dead as a doornail |
definitely dead, or beyond hope of revitalizing. |
| deadfall |
any dead mass of fallen trees or brush. [1/2 definitions] |
| Dead Sea Scrolls |
scrolls dating from about 100 B.C. to 70 A.D. that were found in caves above the Dead Sea, and that contain scriptural and other writings of a Jewish religious community. |
| dead weight |
see "dead load." [1/3 definitions] |
| deadwood |
on a tree, branches or sections of trunk that are dead. [1/2 definitions] |
| death |
the state of being dead. [1/5 definitions] |
| deathwatch |
the act of waiting by or near the side of a dead or dying person. [1/3 definitions] |
| deceased |
no longer alive; dead. [2 definitions] |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| departed |
no longer present; gone; past; dead. [2 definitions] |
| die1 |
to stop living; become dead. [1/4 definitions] |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. [2 definitions] |
| D.O.A. |
abbreviation of "dead on arrival." |
| done for |
(informal) dying or dead; doomed. [1/2 definitions] |