dead
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6.6
- adjective
- /dɛd/
:
apagado
- And that's how you can tell if your soil is dead or not.
- a dead ball
- a dead sound
- flat and dead
Examples
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A nicer lawn seems to be more successful than one that is half dead. Thanks Kiz L.
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Like something was wrong with the motor, maybe the spark was dead.
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And so it was the, It's the only room with dead enough sound.
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But the ball's kind of dead though.
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Does my guitar sound super dead?
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Our triangle waveform sounds dead at that range.
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The music coming from the old speaker was dead, lacking any resonance or vibrancy.
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After the storm, the garden felt dead, with no sounds of birds or rustling leaves.
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The classroom was dead silent when the teacher asked a difficult question, with no one daring to answer.
Synonyms
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3.8
A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired
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6.1
Dull and showing little energy
19
3.6
Without energy or interest and making people feel bored
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9.1
Being almost dead and no longer active, with little sign of life
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6.5
Very pale, still, or quiet like someone who is dead
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7.4
Not interesting or lively and often boring
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7.6
Something that is not lively and seems dull and without energy
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8.6
Pale and motionless like someone who is dead
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5.7
Completely quiet with no sound at all
A heavy, dull sound you can feel as a low beat
Having little energy or feeling and seeming lifeless
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.5
Continuing to talk about something already decided and pointless
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.4
A person with no brain activity and no chance to get better, though the body may still work
- Jargon
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9.3
A secret place where people leave messages or items for others to collect without meeting
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6.1
A group of ancient Hebrew and Aramaic writings found in caves near the Dead Sea
- Specialized
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8.1
To estimate your position using direction, distance, and past information without tools
- Specialized
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8.2
A position where the piston and rod are straight so the engine cannot turn
- Literature
A phrase that once made a clear picture but now feels literal like 'leg of a table'
A small plant with leaves like stinging nettles that does not sting when touched, often in gardens
- Specialized
A space with no air movement between layers that helps keep heat in or out
- Specialized
Material made by heating limestone until it stops reacting and does not bind well
- UK
A cold room in hospitals and funeral homes that holds dead bodies before burial or cremation
A phrase used to describe famous white European men from history who stand for traditional ideas
A position for floating face down in the water with arms stretched forward to rest and breathe
- Specialized
A species or group that cannot have young and so ends its family line
A European plant from the mint family with white flowers that looks like stinging nettles but does not sting
How Resonant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dead once meant 'not alive', and that picture of 'no life' moved to sound and movement, so a 'dead' ball or drum has no bounce or resonance. That's why we call dull, lifeless sound 'dead'.