Definition of dead

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Dead (v. i.) To die; to lose life or force.

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Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn..
Funeral :: Funeral (n.) Per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies..
Dead-hearted :: Dead-hearted (a.) Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless..
Mute :: Mute (n.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone..
Suability :: Styx (n.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead..
Dead Beat :: Dead beat () See Beat, n., 7..
Runt :: Runt (a.) The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant..
Phylactery :: Phylactery (n.) Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed..
Necromancy :: Necromancy (n.) The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art..
Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc..
Stone-deaf :: Stone-dead (a.) As dead as a stone.
Shroud :: Shroud (n.) Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet..
Walk :: Walk (v. i.) To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; -- said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go about as a somnambulist or a specter..
Dead-reckoning :: Dead-reckoning (n.) See under Dead, a..
Shintiism :: Shintiism (n.) One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes..
Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size..
Deathly :: Deathly (adv.) Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick..
Deadness :: Deadness (n.) The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like..
Dead :: Dead (n.) One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.
Extinct :: Extinct (a.) Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law..
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