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

Exanimous :: Exanimous (a.) Lifeless; dead.

Fossilize :: Fossilize (v. t.) To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden..

Stillborn :: Stillborn (a.) Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child..

Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc..

Carrion :: Carrion (a.) Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.

Deadlight :: Deadlight (n.) A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm..

Deed :: Deed (a.) Dead.

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..

Baleful :: Baleful (a.) Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.

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..

Vespillo :: Vespillo (n.) One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.

Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen..

Deadlatch :: Deadlatch (n.) A kind of latch whose bolt may be so locked by a detent that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from the outside by the latch key..

Resurgent :: Resurgent (n.) One who rises again, as from 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..

Inurn :: Inurn (v. t.) To put in an urn, as the ashes of the dead; hence, to bury; to intomb..

Impalsy :: Impalsy (v. t.) To palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.

Dead-stroke :: Dead-stroke (a.) Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.

Corpse :: Corpse (n.) The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.

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