dead

Dictionary definition · dead

people who are no longer living"they buried the dead"
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense"the dead of winter"

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life"the nerve is dead"
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat"Mars is a dead planet"
very tired"was all in at the end of the day"
unerringly accurate"a dead shot"
physically inactive"Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range"
(followed by ‘to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive"passersby were dead to our plea for help"
devoid of physical sensation; numb"his gums were dead from the novocain"
lacking acoustic resonance"dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers"an absolutely magnificent painting"
quickly and without warning"he stopped suddenly"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).