dead

[US]/ded/
[UK]/dɛd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking life; abandoned; rigid

adv. completely

n. a deceased person

Phrases & Collocations

dead on

dead body

dead against

dead sea

dead end

dead of night

dead man

dead zone

dead time

dead load

on the dead

dead horse

dead angle

dead center

dead dog

dead set

dead space

dead ahead

dead fish

dead band

Example Sentences

dead water; dead air.

dead coals; a dead flame.

the dead of winter; the dead of night.

a cold, dead voice.

the incident is dead and buried.

the economy is dead in the water.

Real-world Examples

Her screams are such that would scream the dead out of their graves.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Afterwards, the living will envy the dead.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Dead drops - tell us more about dead drops.

Source: NPR News October 2021 Compilation

But they are dead; those two are dead!

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

They say it does not honor the dead.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

Will it be possible to clone the dead?

Source: New Horizons College English Reading and Writing Course (Second Edition)

Was she the first person you saw dead? -No.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

Why? Because a thousand people would end up dead.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Mexicans honor their dead on November 1st and 2nd.

Source: AP Listening November 2013 Collection

Yeah, she can't really be declared brain dead.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

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