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If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is d___, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further.If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is dead, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further.It's a dead issue, Baxter.But that doesn't mean this brand of politics is dead or dying.The deal with Chelsea may not, however, be dead. adjectiveA person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.Her husband's been dead a year now.The group had shot dead another hostage....their dead brother....old newspapers and dead flowers.The dead included six people attending a religious ceremony....the annual festival when Chinese traditionally honour the dead.Land or water that is dead contains no living things....charred land, mountainsides of dead earth and stumps of trees.But this water seems dead: it's polluted and horribly stagnant.If you describe a place or a period of time as dead, you do not like it because there is very little activity taking place in it....some dead little town where the liveliest thing is the flies.This made that holiday week a particularly dead period.Something that is dead is no longer being used or is finished .The dead cigarette was still between his fingers.This bottle's dead. But we've got another one.If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is dead, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further.It's a dead issue, Baxter.But that doesn't mean this brand of politics is dead or dying.The deal with Chelsea may not, however, be dead.A dead language is no longer spoken or written as a means of communication, although it may still be studied.We used to grumble that we were wasting time learning a dead language.A telephone or piece of electrical equipment that is dead is no longer functioning, for example because it no longer has any electrical power.On another occasion I answered the phone and the line went dead.In sport, when a ball is dead, it has gone outside the playing area, or a situation has occurred in which the game has to be temporarily stopped, and none of the players can score points or gain an advantage .A dead sound or colour is dull rather than lively or bright.'That is correct, Meg,' he answered in his cold, dead voice.Then he heard a piercing scream echoing down the deep well, ending in a dull, dead thud.The blood drained from his face, leaving the skin dead white.Dead is used to mean 'complete' or ' absolute ', especially before the words 'centre', ' silence ', and 'stop'.He adjusted each chesspiece so that it stood dead centre in its square.They hurried about in dead silence, with anxious faces.Lila's boat came to a dead stop.adverbDead means ' precisely ' or ' exactly '.Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.Their arrows are dead on target.A fishing boat came out of nowhere, dead ahead.Dead is sometimes used to mean 'very'.Meadowhall is also dead easy for people to get to.His poems sound dead boring, actually.I am dead against the legalisation of drugs.

Accepted Answer

dead A2

query	If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is d___, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further.If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is dead, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further. It's a dead issue, Baxter. But that doesn't mean this brand of politics is dead or dying. The deal with Chelsea may not, however, be dead.
word	dead
full-definition	adjective A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living. Her husband's been dead a year now. The group had shot dead another hostage. ...their dead brother. ...old newspapers and dead flowers. The dead included six people attending a religious ceremony. ...the annual festival when Chinese traditionally honour the dead. Land or water that is dead contains no living things. ...charred land, mountainsides of dead earth and stumps of trees. But this water seems dead: it's polluted and horribly stagnant. If you describe a place or a period of time as dead, you do not like it because there is very little activity taking place in it. ...some dead little town where the liveliest thing is the flies. This made that holiday week a particularly dead period. Something that is dead is no longer being used or is finished . The dead cigarette was still between his fingers. This bottle's dead. But we've got another one. If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is dead, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further. It's a dead issue, Baxter. But that doesn't mean this brand of politics is dead or dying. The deal with Chelsea may not, however, be dead. A dead language is no longer spoken or written as a means of communication, although it may still be studied. We used to grumble that we were wasting time learning a dead language. A telephone or piece of electrical equipment that is dead is no longer functioning, for example because it no longer has any electrical power. On another occasion I answered the phone and the line went dead. In sport, when a ball is dead, it has gone outside the playing area, or a situation has occurred in which the game has to be temporarily stopped, and none of the players can score points or gain an advantage . A dead sound or colour is dull rather than lively or bright. 'That is correct, Meg,' he answered in his cold, dead voice. Then he heard a piercing scream echoing down the deep well, ending in a dull, dead thud. The blood drained from his face, leaving the skin dead white. Dead is used to mean 'complete' or ' absolute ', especially before the words 'centre', ' silence ', and 'stop'. He adjusted each chesspiece so that it stood dead centre in its square. They hurried about in dead silence, with anxious faces. Lila's boat came to a dead stop. adverb Dead means ' precisely ' or ' exactly '. Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope. Their arrows are dead on target. A fishing boat came out of nowhere, dead ahead. Dead is sometimes used to mean 'very'. Meadowhall is also dead easy for people to get to. His poems sound dead boring, actually. I am dead against the legalisation of drugs.
cefr-level	A2

Dead Longer People Idea Plan Subject Interested Develop