Dead Meaning
There are 21 meaning(s) for word Dead
Meaning 1 : devoid of physical sensation; numb
Example : his gums were dead from the novocain,she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth
Synonyms : deadened
Example : his gums were dead from the novocain,she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth
Synonyms : deadened
Meaning 2 : (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
Example : passersby were dead to our plea for help
Synonyms : numb
Example : passersby were dead to our plea for help
Synonyms : numb
Meaning 7 : completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
Example : you can be dead sure of my innocence,was dead tired,dead right
Synonyms : absolutely, perfectly, utterly
Example : you can be dead sure of my innocence,was dead tired,dead right
Synonyms : absolutely, perfectly, utterly
Meaning 9 : a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
Example : the dead of winter
Example : the dead of winter
Meaning 10 : devoid of activity
Example : this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here
Example : this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here
Meaning 11 : lacking acoustic resonance
Example : dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs,the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio
Example : dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs,the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio
Meaning 12 : lacking resilience or bounce
Example : a dead tennis ball
Example : a dead tennis ball
Meaning 13 : no longer having force or relevance
Example : a dead issue
Example : a dead issue
Meaning 14 : no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Example : the nerve is dead,a dead pallor,he was marked as a dead man by the assassin
Example : the nerve is dead,a dead pallor,he was marked as a dead man by the assassin
Meaning 15 : not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
Example : Mars is a dead planet,dead soil,dead coals,the fire is dead
Example : Mars is a dead planet,dead soil,dead coals,the fire is dead
Meaning 16 : not surviving in active use
Example : Latin is a dead language
Example : Latin is a dead language
Meaning 17 : out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
Example : a dead telephone line,the motor is dead
Example : a dead telephone line,the motor is dead
Meaning 18 : people who are no longer living
Example : they buried the dead
Example : they buried the dead
Meaning 19 : physically inactive
Example : Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range
Example : Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range
Meaning 20 : the complete stoppage of an action
Example : came to a dead stop
Example : came to a dead stop
Meaning 21 : unerringly accurate
Example : a dead shot,took dead aim
Example : a dead shot,took dead aim
How to Pronounce Dead
- dɛd
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