adj
Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
n
(idiomatic, by extension) A quiet or awkward moment in a conversation where neither speaker is talking.
n
Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.
n
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dead center [Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.]
n
(figuratively) The situation when there is nothing interesting on the radio or television at a particular time or place.
adv
Alternative form of dead-nuts [(informal) Precisely, exactly, completely.]
adj
Alternative form of deadpan [Deliberately impassive or expressionless.]
n
(hunting) The rigid pose a hunting dog assumes when pointing out game to a hunter.
n
An area that has no radio (or wi-fi) reception.
adj
Alternative spelling of deadeye [Very accurate in shooting or throwing.]
n
Alternative form of deadleg (movement with hips and knees held stiff and straight) [A lazy or weak person.]
adj
Alternative form of dead on [very accurate]
adj
Alternative form of deadpan [Deliberately impassive or expressionless.]
n
Alternative form of dead ringer [(idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.]
n
Alternative spelling of dead set [(hunting) The rigid pose a hunting dog assumes when pointing out game to a hunter.]
adj
(US, somewhat vulgar) Boring, dead.
n
Alternative spelling of dead-end [A road with no exit.]
n
Alternative form of dead-ender [One who has no prospects for the future; a loser; a dropout.]
adj
Alternative form of dead-nuts [(informal) Precise, exact, completely accurate.]
adj
Alternative form of dead set [Unswervingly dedicated; resolutely determined.]
n
Alternative form of dead spot [An area that has no radio (or wi-fi) reception.]
n
Alternative form of dead zone [An area with no life.]
n
Humor that is presented with no change of expression; deadpan.
n
Alternative spelling of dry humor [Humor that is presented with no change of expression; deadpan.]
n
(mythology, fiction, fantasy) A magical state of suspended animation, a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion, (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess from Sleeping Beauty.
n
(rare) Something that is not alive.
adj
inanimate; having no life
adj
Not living; unalive, dead, inanimate.
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