Definition of dead

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

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Amort :: Amort (a.) As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed.
Below :: Below (adv.) In hell, or the regions of the dead..
Cadaverous :: Cadaverous (a.) Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body..
Globigerina :: Globigerina (n.) A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera..
Deadly :: Deadly (adv.) Extremely.
Eremacausis :: Eremacausis (n.) A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or of dead animals..
Impalsy :: Impalsy (v. t.) To palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.
All Souls' Day :: All Souls' Day () The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead..
Suability :: Styx (n.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead..
Lich :: Lich (a.) A dead body; a corpse.
Offal :: Offal (n.) A dead body; carrion.
Deadwood :: Deadwood (n.) Dead trees or branches; useless material.
Dead :: Dead (a.) Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep..
Catacomb :: Catacomb (n.) A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural..
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..
Live :: Live (a.) Having life; alive; living; not dead.
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink flat to the taste..
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..
Triple-tail :: Triple-tail (n.) An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher..
Defunct :: Defunct (n.) A dead person; one deceased.
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