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dead: dead dead [ded] adjective

1. if the economy or an industry is dead, it is not growing or successful:

• The plan is to lower interest rates in order to breathe life back into the dead economy.

• The domestic gold industry is dead.

2. no longer important, being used, or popular:

• Takeover investing isn't dead, despite all the new state anti-takeover laws.

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dead UK US /ded/ adjective

► no longer existing, or no longer having success or making progress: »Some believe that employee loyalty to organizations is dead because lifetime employment is no longer possible.
»The online service attracted far fewer customers than predicted and is practically dead, analysts said.
»She saved a nearly dead $250 million deal to renovate the downtown area.

► if a place is dead, nothing is happening there: »Taxi drivers reported that business was slow and the airport has been dead.

► used to describe a machine or equipment that has stopped working: go dead »The phone line went dead.

● dead in the water — Cf. dead in the water

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Dead — (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life; opposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dead — [ded] adj. [ME ded < OE dēad, akin to ON dauthr, OHG tōt, Goth dauths: orig. pp. of an old v. base appearing in ON deyja, OS dojan, OHG touwen, all < IE base * dheu , DIE1] 1. no longer living; having died 2. naturally without life;… … English World dictionary
Dead@17 — is a series formerly published by Viper Comics. The latest mini series is being published by Image Comics. It was created by Josh Howard and focuses on a girl, Nara Kilday, who is killed and then reborn to fight demons. Contents 1 Publication… … Wikipedia
Dead P.A. — Dead P.A. Origin Houston, Texas, USA Genres Electronic dance music Years active 2003 – Present Labels Goinka Records … Wikipedia
dead — adj Dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late, lifeless, inanimate all mean devoid of life. Dead applies strictly to anyone or to anything that has been deprived of life and has therefore ceased to grow or to function {a dead person} {a dead… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dead — (adj.) O.E. dead dead, also torpid, dull; of water, still, standing, from P.Gmc. *dauthaz (Cf. O.S. dod, Dan. dèd, Swed. död, O.Fris. dad, M.Du. doot, Du. dood, O.H.G. tot, Ger. tot, O.N. dauðr, Goth … Etymology dictionary
dead — ► ADJECTIVE 1) no longer alive. 2) (of a part of the body) numb. 3) displaying no emotion. 4) no longer relevant or important. 5) lacking activity or excitement. 6) devoid of living things. 7) (of equipment) not functioning … English terms dictionary
dead — dead; dead·en; dead·en·er; dead·ish; dead·li·ness; dead·man; dead·ness; dead·er; dead·ly; un·dead; Dead; … English syllables
Dead! — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Dead!» Canción de My Chemical Romance álbum The Black Parade Publicación 23 de octubre, 2006 … Wikipedia Español
dead — I adjective at rest, bereft of life, breathless, buried, cadaverous, deceased, defunct, demised, departed, departed this life, deprived of life, destitute of life, devoid of life, dormant, ended, exanimate, expired, extinct, extinguished,… … Law dictionary

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