nounπShare(with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who have died."Have respect for the dead."humanpersonfamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense."The dead of night. The dead of winter."timenatureweatheressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(usually plural) Sterile mining waste, often present as many large rocks stacked inside the workings."The miners carefully navigated the tunnels filled with large piles of dead rock. "geologymaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo prevent by disabling; stop."The teacher deadened the noise in the classroom by turning up the music. "actiontechnologymachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour."The long illness slowly deadened her grandmother's energy. "bodybiologyphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo kill."The angry driver dead the pedestrian. "actionbodyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNo longer living."All of my grandparents are dead."organismbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareFiguratively, not alive; lacking life."The project seemed completely dead; no one was working on it anymore. "biologynatureorganismconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored."He is dead to me."attitudepersonsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDoomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole)."The project was dead; there was no hope of finishing it on time. "bodybiologymedicineconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareWithout emotion."She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea."characteremotionmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareStationary; static."a dead lift"physicsenergyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareWithout interest to one of the senses; dull; flat."a dead glass of soda."sensationqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareUnproductive."dead fields"businesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal."The computer monitor is dead; it's not displaying anything. "technologyelectronicsmachinedeviceelectricessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a battery) Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty."The car battery is dead, so we can't start the car. "electronicsdeviceenergytechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareBroken or inoperable."That monitor is dead; donβt bother hooking it up."technologyelectronicsmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNo longer used or required."Is this beer glass dead?"conditionpastsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNot imparting motion or power by design."A dead axle, also called a lazy axle, is not part of the drivetrain, but is instead free-rotating."physicsenergytechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNot in play."The baseball game was dead; the score was 10-0, and the last batter struck out. "sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a golf ball) Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke."The golf ball was dead near the hole; he was certain of a birdie. "sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(1800s) Tagged out."The baseball player was dead after sliding into home plate. "sportentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareFull and complete."dead giveaway"qualityamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareExact."a dead eye"qualitydegreeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareExperiencing pins and needles (paresthesia)."After sitting on my hands for a while, my arms became dead."sensationmedicinephysiologybodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareConstructed so as not to transmit sound; soundless."a dead floor"soundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareBringing death; deadly."The virus is deadlier than we initially thought. "biologymedicineconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareCut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property."A person who is banished or who becomes a monk is civilly dead."politicsrightpropertygovernmentlawstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(often with "to") Indifferent to, no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc)."After years of struggling with procrastination, Sarah felt dead to the pressure of deadlines. "philosophyreligionmoraltheologymindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShare(degree) Exactly."He hit the target dead in the centre."degreeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShare(degree) Very, absolutely, extremely."dead wrong; dead set; dead serious; dead drunk; dead broke; dead earnest; dead certain; dead slow; dead sure; dead simple; dead honest; dead accurate; dead easy; dead scared; dead solid; dead black; dead white; dead empty"degreeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareSuddenly and completely."He stopped dead."outcomeeventdisasteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareAs if dead."dead tired; dead quiet; dead asleep; dead pale; dead cold; dead still"bodyappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading