Definition of dead

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Dead (a.) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect.

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Posthumous :: Posthumous (a.) Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter..
Relict :: Relict (n.) A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.
Resurgent :: Resurgent (n.) One who rises again, as from the dead..
Offal :: Offal (n.) A dead body; carrion.
Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death..
Deathly :: Deathly (a.) Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.
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..
Pug :: Pug (v. t.) To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound. See Pugging, 2..
Corpus :: Corpus (n.) A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing..
Amortize :: Amortize (v. t.) To make as if dead; to destroy.
Adipocere :: Adipocere (n.) A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration..
Dead :: Dead (a.) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect.
Sepulture :: Sepulture (n.) The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment.
Boil :: Boil (n.) A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core..
Deadener :: Deadener (n.) One who, or that which, deadens or checks..
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..
Dead :: Dead (a.) Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade..
Burying Place :: Burying place () The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.
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..
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie dead or dying.
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