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dead(adjective)/ded/ /ded/- no longer alive
- My mother's dead; she died in 2017.
- a dead person/animal
- dead leaves/wood/skin
- Catherine's dead body lay peacefully on the bed.
- He was shot dead by a gunman outside his home.
- A high school shooting has left six students dead.
- She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
- The poor child looks more dead than alive.
- He was missing, presumed dead.
- He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week.
- One short year later, Fred would be dead from a drug overdose.
- In ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician.
Extra Examples- By the time the police arrived, he was already dead.
- I'm afraid he's quite dead.
- The woman was found dead with a rope around her neck.
- His wife lay dead beside him.
- She had been struck dead by lightning.
- The animal will sometimes escape danger by playing dead.
- We didn't know whether the fish was dead or alive.
- not working because of a lack of power
- a dead battery
- Suddenly the phone went dead.
- John's mobile was completely dead.
- no longer believed in or aimed for
SEE ALSO stone dead
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stone-dead - Many believe the peace plan is dead.
- Unfortunately racism is not yet dead.
- Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say).
- belonging to the past; no longer practised or fashionable
- Is the Western a dead art form?
- a dead language (= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin)
- finished; not able to be used any more
- dead matches
- There were two dead bottles of wine on the table.
- very quiet, without activity or interest
- There were no theatres, no cinemas, no coffee bars. It was dead as anything.
- without activity; with nobody buying or selling anything
- ‘The market is absolutely dead this morning,’ said one foreign exchange trader.
- Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market.
- extremely tired; not well
- half dead with cold and hunger
- She felt dead on her feet and didn't have the energy to question them further.
- unable to feel because of cold, etc.
SYNONYM numb
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/numb_2 - My left arm had gone dead.
- unable to feel or understand emotions
SYNONYM insensitive
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/insensitive - He was dead to all feelings of pity.
- showing no emotion
SYNONYM expressionless
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/expressionless - She said, ‘I'm sorry, too,’ in a quiet, dead voice.
- His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling.
- complete or exact
- a dead silence/calm
- the dead centre of the target
- The car gave a sudden jerk and came to a dead stop.
- Her face was a dead giveaway (= made it very obvious) that something was going on.
- This horse is a dead cert for (= will certainly win) the race tomorrow.
- She crumpled to the floor in a dead faint (= completely unconscious).
- never having been alive
- dead matter (= for example rock)
- a dead planet (= one with no life on it)
- outside the playing area
- There was a dead ball with five seconds to go in the game.
- to be dead
- You'll be sorry you said that when I'm dead and gone.
- That won't happen until long after I'm dead and gone.
- to look very like somebody
- She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.
- completely dead; no longer interesting or relevant
- In the second half both teams made substitutions to try and liven things up, but the game was as dead as a dodo.
- completely dead
- a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing
- an influence that controls or limits something
- We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.
- a person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future
- His leadership campaign is dead in the water.
- in serious trouble
- If anyone finds out, you're dead meat.
- (of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at a hospital
- She was pronounced dead on arrival.
- He didn’t even make it to hospital: DOA.
- Many of the casualties were dead on arrival.
- very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered
- The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate.
- The software was DOA.
- in a deep sleep
- to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible
- to impress somebody very much
- You look fabulous—you'll knock 'em dead tonight.
- used to show you are strongly opposed to something
- She moves into our home over my dead body.
- used to say that you would not like to wear particular clothes, or to be in a particular situation
- She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat.
- He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother.
Word Origin- Old English dēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die.
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