dead

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NGSL Rank: 945
dead
dɛd Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • no longer alive.
    E.g. a dead body
  • (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement.
    E.g. Brussels isn't dead after dark, if you know where to look
  • (of a piece of equipment) no longer functioning.
    E.g. the phone had gone dead
  • no longer current, relevant, or important.
    E.g. pollution had become a dead issue
  • (of sound) without resonance; dull.
    E.g. the note sounds dead compared to all others on the keyboard
  • complete; absolute.
    E.g. we sat in dead silence
adverb
  • absolutely; completely.
    E.g. you're dead right

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