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dead

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Definition:
1. No longer alive.
2. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
3. Very tired.

Use 'dead' in a sentence:

  1. He felt half dead with tiredness.
  2. Don't speak ill of the dead.
  3. Vultures had pecked out the dead goat's eyes.
  4. Is the Western a dead art form?
  5. She could be dead for all I know.
  6. The bomb blast left 25 people dead.
  7. She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat.
  8. I decided it was safer to play dead.
  9. They cut away all the dead branches from the tree.
  10. It's a dead issue, Baxter.
  11. He was dead to all feelings of pity.
  12. He spoke feelingly about his dead father.
  13. If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead.
  14. My mother's dead; she died in 1987.
  15. My left arm had gone dead.
  16. The two candidates are in a dead heat in the polls.
  17. Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market.
  18. She saw me, recognized me and cut me dead.
  19. I could be dead for all he cares!
  20. Waitressing was a dead-end job.
  21. Hundreds of people are feared dead.
  22. He pulled the plastic covering off the dead body.
  23. Our bodies slough off dead cells.
  24. The town is a cultural dead zone.
  25. They are still grieving for their dead child.
  26. You were dead lucky to get that job.
  27. Suddenly the phone went dead.
  28. I hacked the dead branches off.
  29. Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried.
  30. I was dead scared.
  31. The group had shot dead another hostage.
  32. 'Is she dead?' he asked bluntly.
  33. He was certified dead on arrival.
  34. He's dead against the idea.
  35. She moves into our home over my dead body.
  36. She's dead set on getting this new job.
  37. Please God, don't let him be dead.
  38. The train was dead on time.
  39. You're dead right!
  40. Why are you so dead set against the idea?
  41. Urgh! There's a dead fly in my coffee!
  42. Why study Latin? It's a dead language.
  43. We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.
  44. The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end.
  45. Many believe the peace plan is dead.
  46. Suppose him dead—what then?
  47. We don't know whether he's alive or dead.
  48. Three people were shot dead during the robbery.
  49. She rubbed off the dead skin.
  50. Remove the dead heads to encourage new growth.
  51. Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth.
  52. He dropped dead of a heart attack.
  53. This treatment involves scrubbing off the top layer of dead skin.
  54. Two American soldiers were among the dead.
  55. We had come to a dead end in our research.
  56. There were two dead bottles of wine on the table.