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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Autopsy :: Autopsy (a.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination..
Burying Place :: Burying place () The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.
Inanimate :: Inanimate (a.) Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances..
Dwale :: Dwale (a.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities..
Resurgent :: Resurgent (n.) One who rises again, as from the dead..
Lifeless :: Lifeless (a.) Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story..
Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.
Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) A kind of execution for a rent, as in the case of a beneficed clerk, of the profits of a benefice, till he shall have satisfied some debt established by decree; the gathering up of the fruits of a benefice during a vacancy, for the use of the next incumbent; the disposing of the goods, by the ordinary, of one who is dead, whose estate no man will meddle with..
Deadlihood :: Deadlihood (n.) State of the dead.
Mute :: Mute (n.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone..
Manes :: Manes (n. pl.) The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors..
Bumper :: Bumper (n.) Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.
Fog :: Fog (n.) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; -- called also foggage.
Stillborn :: Stillborn (a.) Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child..
Hornbill :: Hornbill (n.) Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals..
Pugging :: Pugging (v. t.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening..
Slough :: Slough (v. i.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly..
Ashy :: Ashy (a.) Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale.
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) The human body, whether living or dead..
Ossuary :: Ossuary (n.) A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.
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