Definitions
How to pronounce dead:
Dead - as an adjective
No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Example: "The nerve is dead"
Not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
Example: "Mars is a dead planet"
Dead - as a noun
Dead - as an adverb
Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
Example: "An absolutely magnificent painting"
Quickly and without warning
Example: "He stopped suddenly"
Dead - as an adjective satellite
Unerringly accurate
Example: "A dead shot"
Physically inactive
Example: "Crater lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the cascade range"
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
Example: "Passersby were dead to our plea for help"
Devoid of physical sensation; numb
Example: "His gums were dead from the novocain"
Lacking acoustic resonance
Example: "Dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"
Not surviving in active use
Example: "Latin is a dead language"
Lacking resilience or bounce
Example: "A dead tennis ball"
Out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
Example: "A dead telephone line"
No longer having force or relevance
Example: "A dead issue"
The complete stoppage of an action
Example: "Came to a dead stop"
Devoid of activity
Example: "This is a dead town; nothing ever happens here"
Dead - as a verb
To prevent by disabling; stop.
To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
To kill.
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Word Game Points
DEAD has a SCRABBLE points total of 6.
DEAD has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 6.
DEAD has a WORDFEUD points total of 6.
