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dead
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- pronunciation:
- ded
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
deader, deadest |
| definition 1: |
When something is dead, it is not alive anymore.
After the fire, we could see many dead trees in the forest.My little brother cried when he found out his hamster was dead.I never met my grandfather. He was already dead when I was born.
- synonyms:
- deceased
- antonyms:
- alive, live, living
- similar words:
- asleep, expired, extinct, gone, late
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| definition 2: |
When we say a machine is dead, we mean that it doesn't work at all and it can't be fixed.
My mom says our microwave is dead. I hope she can get a new one.- similar words:
- broken, extinct, useless
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| definition 3: |
When we say a battery is dead, we mean that it has no electrical power in it.
The clock stopped because the battery was dead.- antonyms:
- live
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| definition 4: |
When something is not interesting, busy, or exciting, we sometimes say it is dead. When a party is dead, it means the party is boring or that very few people are there.
The party was dead at first, but soon it became more fun.The restaurant is often dead on Monday nights.- antonyms:
- alive, lively
- similar words:
- dry, dull, flat, tired
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| definition 5: |
Sometimes people say they are dead when they mean they are very, very tired.
When my dad came home from work yesterday, he said he was dead and needed to lie down for a while.- synonyms:
- beat, exhausted
- similar words:
- tired
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| definition 6: |
"Dead" sometimes means "exact" or "complete." If an arrow hits the dead center of a target, it means that it hits the target in the exact center.
We listened to hear the strange noise again, but there was only dead silence.She jumped up and down when her arrow hit the dead center of the target.- synonyms:
- exact, precise
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| related words: |
boring, quiet |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When we say "the dead," we mean the people who have died.
Many people bring flowers to the cemetery to honor the dead who are buried there. |
| definition 2: |
The dead of winter is the coldest, darkest part of winter. The dead of night is the darkest part of the night.
In the dead of night, the thunder woke us up.The woods is very quiet in the dead of winter.- similar words:
- middle
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
deader, deadest |
| definition: |
"Dead" sometimes means "completely" or "exactly." When someone is dead tired, it means that they are completely tired.
His answer was dead wrong.Jazmin was dead tired after the game.- synonyms:
- absolutely, entirely, thoroughly, totally
- similar words:
- exactly
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| related words: |
flat |
| derivation: |
deadness (n.) |
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