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dead [ˈdɛd]

1 dead adjective
  • no longer alive or living : no longer having life
  • not able to feel or move
  • very tired
2 dead noun
  • people who have died —usually used with the
  • 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
  • the time in the middle of the night or winter
3 dead adverb
  • completely or totally
  • in a sudden and complete way
  • directly or exactly