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Streel :: Streek (v. t.) To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See Streak..

Mortmain :: Mortmain (n.) Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate..

Amortize :: Amortize (v. t.) To make as if dead; to destroy.

Lethal :: Lethal (a.) Deadly; mortal; fatal.

Tailstock :: Tailstock (n.) The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports the live spindle..

Below :: Below (adv.) In hell, or the regions of the dead..

Amort :: Amort (a.) As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed.

Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock..

Deadhead :: Deadhead (n.) A buoy. See under Dead, a..

Dead :: Dead (a.) Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter..

Deadworks :: Deadworks (n. pl.) The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden.

Dead :: Dead (a.) Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade..

Mortling :: Mortling (n.) An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a mortling..

Tomb :: Tomb (n.) A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.

Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle..

Scup :: Scup (n.) A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug..

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

Necromancy :: Necromancy (n.) The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art..

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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