Definitions for deaddɛd

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

deaddɛd(adj.; n.; adv.)-er, -est

(adj.)no longer living; deprived of life.
brain-dead.
not endowed with life; inanimate.
resembling death; deathlike:
a dead faint.
bereft of sensation or feeling; numb.
(of an emotion) no longer felt:
a dead passion.
obsolete; defunct.
inoperative:
a dead battery.
stagnant or stale:
dead air.
utterly tired; exhausted.
(of a language) no longer in use as a sole means of oral communication among a people.
Category: Language/Linguistics
dull or inactive:
a dead business day.
complete; absolute:
dead silence.
extinguished:
a dead cigarette.
exact:
the dead center of a target.
flat rather than glossy:
dead white.
lacking resonance; anechoic:
dead sound.
Sports. out of play:
a dead ball.
Category: Sport
(of type or copy) having been used or rejected.
free from any electric connection to a source of potential difference and from electric charge. not having a potential different from that of the earth.
Category: Electricity and Magnetism
(n.)the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
the dead of night.
the dead, dead persons collectively.
(adv.)absolutely; completely:
dead tired.
directly; straight:
dead ahead.

Idioms for dead:

dead to rights,in the very act of committing a crime.
Category: Idiom

Origin of dead:

bef. 950; ME deed, OE dēad, c. OHG tōt ON dauthr akin to die1

Princeton's WordNet

dead(noun)
people who are no longer living
"they buried the dead"
dead(adj)
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
"the dead of winter"
dead(adj)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
"the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"
dead(adj)
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
"Mars is a dead planet"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead"
all in(p), beat(p), bushed(p), dead(p)(adj)
very tired
"was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"
dead(adj)
unerringly accurate
"a dead shot"; "took dead aim"
dead(adj)
physically inactive
"Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range"
dead(p), numb(p)(adj)
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
"passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"
dead, deadened(adj)
devoid of physical sensation; numb
"his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities"
dead(adj)
lacking acoustic resonance
"dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"; "the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio"
dead, idle(adj)
not yielding a return
"dead capital"; "idle funds"
dead(a), stagnant(adj)
not circulating or flowing
"dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water"
dead(adj)
not surviving in active use
"Latin is a dead language"
dead(adj)
lacking resilience or bounce
"a dead tennis ball"
dead(adj)
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
"a dead telephone line"; "the motor is dead"
dead(adj)
no longer having force or relevance
"a dead issue"
dead(a), utter(adj)
complete
"came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness"
dead, drained(adj)
drained of electric charge; discharged
"a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"
dead(adverb)
devoid of activity
"this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here"
abruptly, suddenly, short, dead(adverb)
quickly and without warning
"he stopped suddenly"
absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead(adverb)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
"an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

dead(adjective)ɛd
≠ living
dead plants; The bird is dead.; dead bodies in the street
deadɛd
(of equipment) without power
a dead battery; The engine's dead.
deadɛd
without activity or excitement
This town is dead.
deadɛd
without hope of future success
teenagers saying email is dead
deadɛd
very tired
I'm dead. See you in the morning.
deadɛd
emphasizes completeness or exactness
dead silence; to come to a dead stop
deadɛd
indicates sb will be punished severely
If Dad catches you, you're dead.
deadɛd
emphasizes you will not allow sth
"I'm taking the car tonight." "Over my dead body!"
deadɛd
emphasizes sb's embarrassment at doing sth
I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that.
dead(adverb)ɛd
emphasizes completeness or exactness
I stopped dead at the sight.; dead tired; The park is dead ahead.

Wiktionary

dead(Noun)
Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
The dead of night. The dead of winter.
dead(Noun)
Those who have died.
Have respect for the dead.
dead(Verb)
to prevent by disabling; stop
dead(Adverb)
Exactly right.
He hit the target dead in the centre.
dead(Adverb)
Very, absolutely, extremely, suddenly.
dead(Adjective)
No longer living.
dead stop; dead sleep; dead giveaway; dead silence
dead(Adjective)
Full and complete.
dead stop; dead sleep; dead giveaway; dead silence
dead(Adjective)
Exact.
dead center; dead aim; a dead eye; a dead level
dead(Adjective)
Figuratively, not alive; lacking life
dead center; dead aim; a dead eye; a dead level
dead(Adjective)
So hated that they are absolutely ignored.
He is dead to me.
dead(Adjective)
Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
He is dead to me.
dead(Adjective)
(Certain to be) in big trouble.
She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.
dead(Adjective)
Without emotion.
She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.
dead(Adjective)
Stationary; static.
the dead load on the floor; a dead lift.
dead(Adjective)
Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
dead air; a dead glass of soda.
dead(Adjective)
Unproductive.
dead time; dead fields; also in compounds.
dead(Adjective)
Completely inactive; without power; without a signal.
dead(Adjective)
Broken or inoperable.
That monitor is dead; donu2019t bother hooking it up.
dead(Adjective)
No longer used or required.
dead(Adjective)
Not in play.
Once the ball crosses the foul line, itu2019s dead.

Origin: From ded, deed, from dead

Webster Dictionary

Dead(adj)
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(adj)
destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter
Dead(adj)
resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep
Dead(adj)
still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight
Dead(adj)
so constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor
Dead(adj)
unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade
Dead(adj)
lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc
Dead(adj)
monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall
Dead(adj)
sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty
Dead(adj)
bringing death; deadly
Dead(adj)
wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works
Dead(adj)
flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect
Dead(adj)
not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson
Dead(adj)
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(adj)
not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle
Dead(adverb)
to a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly
Dead(noun)
the most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter
Dead(noun)
one who is dead; -- commonly used collectively
Dead(verb)
to make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor
Dead(verb)
to die; to lose life or force

Freebase

Dead
Per Yngve Ohlin, better known by his stage name Dead, was a Swedish black metal vocalist and lyricist best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. He also performed as vocalist of the Swedish death metal band Morbid on their demo December Moon. Roadrunner Records ranked him No. 48 out of 50 of The Greatest Metal Front-Men of All Time.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

dead
1. Non-functional; down; crashed. Especially used of hardware. 2. At XEROX PARC, software that is working but not undergoing continued development and support. 3. Useless; inaccessible. Antonym: live. Compare dead code.