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-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-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.
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..
Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine..
Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size..