dead | (noun) people who are no longer living | - |
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(noun) a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense | - |
deadbeat | (noun) someone who fails to meet a financial obligation | Synonyms: defaulter |
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deadbolt | (noun) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key | Synonyms: bolt |
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deadening | (noun) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | Synonyms: constipation, impairment, stultification |
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deadeye | (noun) (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud | - |
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(noun) a dead shot | - |
deadhead | (noun) a train or bus or taxi traveling empty | - |
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(noun) a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way | - |
deadlift | (noun) a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell is lifted off the ground to the hips, then lowered back to the ground | - |
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deadlight | (noun) a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather | - |
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deadline | (noun) the point in time at which something must be completed | - |
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deadliness | (noun) the quality of being deadly | Synonyms: lethality |
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deadlock | (noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | Synonyms: dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill |
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deadness | (noun) the inanimate property of something that has died | - |
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(noun) the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity | - |
(noun) the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events | Synonyms: unresponsiveness |
deadwood | (noun) someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded | Synonyms: fifth wheel |
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(noun) a branch or a part of a tree that is dead | - |