Definition of dead

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Dead (a.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle..

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Stun :: Stun (v. t.) To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing..
Die :: Die (v. i.) To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish; -- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by, with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought..
Baleful :: Baleful (a.) Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.
Stifle :: Stifle (v. t.) To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame..
Matte :: Matte (n.) A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss..
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie dead or dying.
Caroigne :: Caroigne (n.) Dead body; carrion.
Suability :: Styx (n.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead..
Inanimate :: Inanimate (a.) Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances..
Herse :: Herse (n.) See Hearse, a carriage for the dead..
Atropine :: Atropine (n.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine..
Embalm :: Embalm (v. t.) To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction..
Dead :: Dead (a.) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson..
Deadening :: Deadening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deade.
Streel :: Streek (v. t.) To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See Streak..
Finish :: Finish (n.) The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc..
Inhume :: Inhume (v. t.) To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to inter..
Entomb :: Entomb (v. t.) To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume..
Curarine :: Curarine (n.) A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera. It is obtained in crystalline colorless salts.
Dead :: Dead (a.) Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall..
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