Danish Meaning of dead

død

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Definitions and Meaning of dead in English

Wordnet

dead (n)

people who are no longer living

a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

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dead (a)

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat

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dead (s)

very tired

unerringly accurate

physically inactive

(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

devoid of physical sensation; numb

lacking acoustic resonance

not yielding a return

not circulating or flowing

not surviving in active use

lacking resilience or bounce

out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

no longer having force or relevance

the complete stoppage of an action

drained of electric charge; discharged

devoid of activity

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dead (r)

quickly and without warning

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

Webster

dead (a.)

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man.

Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.

Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.

Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.

So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor.

Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade.

Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.

Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall.

Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty.

Bringing death; deadly.

Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works.

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

Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson.

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.

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

Carrying no current, or producing no useful effect; -- said of a conductor in a dynamo or motor, also of a telegraph wire which has no instrument attached and, therefore, is not in use.

Out of play; regarded as out of the game; -- said of a ball, a piece, or a player under certain conditions in cricket, baseball, checkers, and some other games.

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dead (adv.)

To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly.

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dead (n.)

The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter.

One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.

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dead (v. t.)

To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor.

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dead (v. i.)

To die; to lose life or force.

FAQs About the word dead

død

people who are no longer living, a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense, no longer having or seeming to have or expecting

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i live,vejrtrækning,gå,live,levende,hurtig,aktiv,animere,dynamisk ,livlig

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