Definition of dead

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Dead (a.) Bringing death; deadly.

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Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments..
Suability :: Styx (n.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead..
Dead :: Dead (adv.) To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly.
Live :: Live (a.) Having life; alive; living; not dead.
Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.
Damp :: Damp (n.) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage..
Necrological :: Necrological (a.) Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths..
Nux Vomica :: Nux vomica () The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons..
Dead-eye :: Dead-eye (n.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye..
Deadened :: Deadened (imp. & p. p.) of Deade.
Remain :: Remain (n.) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
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..
Cockatrice :: Cockatrice (n.) Any venomous or deadly thing.
Dead :: Dead (a.) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead..
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..
Dead :: Dead (a.) So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor..
Stillborn :: Stillborn (a.) Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child..
Hearse :: Hearse (n.) A carriage specially adapted or used for conveying the dead to the grave.
Inanimate :: Inanimate (a.) Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances..
Brass :: Brass (n.) A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc..
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