Definition of dead

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Dead (a.) Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter..

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Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be dead; to lie in the grave.
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..
Stool :: Stool (n.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the dead-eyes of the backstays..
Deadening :: Deadening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deade.
Stillborn :: Stillborn (a.) Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child..
Embalm :: Embalm (v. t.) To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction..
Resurrectionize :: Resurrectionize (v. t.) To raise from the dead.
Wanness :: Wanness (n.) The quality or state of being wan; a sallow, dead, pale color; paleness; pallor; as, the wanness of the cheeks after a fever..
Dead :: Dead (a.) Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty..
Dead-reckoning :: Dead-reckoning (n.) See under Dead, a..
Shroud :: Shroud (n.) Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet..
Tore :: Tore (n.) The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.
Remain :: Remain (n.) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Dead :: 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..
Corpse :: Corpse (n.) A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously..
Deathly :: Deathly (adv.) Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick..
Deadlock :: Deadlock (n.) A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action..
Doornail :: Doornail (n.) The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, As dead as a doornail..
Subject :: Subject (a.) That which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical operation or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body used for the purpose of dissection..
Tatou :: Tatou (n.) The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves..
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