Dead :: 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..

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

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

Dead :: Dead (a.) Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight..

Dead :: Dead (a.) So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor..

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

Dead :: Dead (a.) Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc..

Dead :: Dead (a.) Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall..

Dead :: Dead (a.) Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty..

Dead :: Dead (a.) Bringing death; deadly.

Dead :: Dead (a.) Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works..

Dead :: Dead (a.) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect.

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

Dead :: Dead (a.) 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..

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

Dead :: Dead (adv.) To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly.

Dead :: Dead (n.) The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter..

Dead :: Dead (n.) One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.

Dead :: Dead (v. t.) To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor..

Dead :: Dead (v. i.) To die; to lose life or force.

Dead Beat :: Dead beat () See Beat, n., 7..

Dead-eye :: Dead-eye (n.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye..

Dead-hearted :: Dead-hearted (a.) Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless..

Dead-pay :: Dead-pay (n.) Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead, whose names are kept on the rolls..

Dead-reckoning :: Dead-reckoning (n.) See under Dead, a..

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

Deadbeat :: Deadbeat (a.) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.

Deadborn :: Deadborn (a.) Stillborn.

Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound..

Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway..

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