Danish Meaning of dead
død
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Definitions and Meaning of dead in English
dead (n)
people who are no longer living
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
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
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
dead (r)
quickly and without warning
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
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.
dead (adv.)
To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly.
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.
dead (v. t.)
To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor.
dead (v. i.)
To die; to lose life or force.
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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
sovende,afdød,døende,uddød,Faldet,væk,sent,Lav,Forpustet,kold
i live,vejrtrækning,gå,live,levende,hurtig,aktiv,animere,dynamisk ,livlig
deactivation => deaktivering, deactivate => deaktivere, deaconship => diakonat, deaconry => diakonat, deaconhood => præsteembede,
