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Smouldering :: Smouldering (a.) Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.

Inanimate :: Inanimate (a.) Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances..

Parallelism :: Parallelism (n.) Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --//At her feet he bowed, he fell:/Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27..

Hearse :: Hearse (n.) A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave.

Asleep :: Asleep (a. & adv.) In the sleep of the grave; dead.

Relict :: Relict (n.) A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.

Belladonna :: Belladonna (n.) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade..

Matte :: Matte (n.) A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss..

Deadly :: Deadly (a.) Subject to death; mortal.

Urn :: Urn (n.) A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn..

Deadwood :: Deadwood (n.) Dead trees or branches; useless material.

Entomb :: Entomb (v. t.) To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume..

Extinct :: Extinct (a.) Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law..

Baneful :: Baneful (a.) Having poisonous qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious; noxious; pernicious.

Below :: Below (adv.) In hell, or the regions of the dead..

Malignity :: Malignity (n.) Virulence; deadly quality.

Nigh :: Nigh (a.) Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead..

Hearse :: Hearse (n.) A carriage specially adapted or used for conveying the dead to the grave.

Obituary :: Obituary (n.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead..

Envenom :: Envenom (v. t.) To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat, wine, or arrow; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating with venom..

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