4 days ago · dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has l
Something that is dead is no longer being used or is finished. The dead cigarette was still between his fingers. This bottle's dead. But we've got another one.
1. Absolutely; altogether: You can be dead sure of my innocence. 2. Directly; exactly: There's a gas station dead ahead. 3. Suddenly: She stopped dead on the stairway.
Dead is usually applied to something that had life but from which life is now gone: dead trees.Deceased, a more formal word than dead, is applied to human beings who no longer have
Dead is an adjective that describes something or someone that is no longer alive, lacking any signs of life or activity, and incapable of functioning or responding.
Dead, deceased, extinct, lifeless refer to something that does not have or appear to have life. Dead is usually applied to something that had life but from which life is now gone:
the dead : the state of being dead — usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying