DEAD

Dead ( a. ) - Bringing death; deadly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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