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Definition of dead

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Dead (a.) Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man..

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Dead :: Dead (a.) Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty..

Deadly :: Deadly (adv.) In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death..

Atropine :: Atropine (n.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine..

Wake :: Wake (v. t.) To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body..

Searcher :: Searcher (n.) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death..

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging..

Reliquiae :: Reliquiae (n. pl.) Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics.

Dirige :: Dirige (n.) A service for the dead, in the Roman Catholic Church, being the first antiphon of Matins for the dead, of which Dirige is the first word; a dirge..

Resurrectionize :: Resurrectionize (v. t.) To raise from the dead.

Buffer :: Buffer (n.) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car..

Death's-herb :: Death's-herb (n.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).

Curarine :: Curarine (n.) A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera. It is obtained in crystalline colorless salts.

Fog :: Fog (n.) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; -- called also foggage.

Dead :: Dead (a.) Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade..

Feud :: Feud (n.) A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed..

Graveclothes :: Graveclothes (n. pl.) The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.

Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be dead; to lie in the grave.

Mortal :: Mortal (a.) Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin..

Pyre :: Pyre (n.) A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt..

Coffin :: Coffin (n.) The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial.