Dead definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DEAD, 1. Deprived or destitute of life; that state of a ... being restored to a state of activity. The men are dead who sought thy life. Exodus 4. It is sometimes followed by of before the cause of death; as, dead of hunger, or of a fever. 2. Having never had ... of vital action before birth; as, the child was born dead. 3. Without life; inanimate. All, all but truth, drops dead-born from the press. 4. Without vegetable life; as ...
Dead point definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Point Point, n. [F ... himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.'' --Milton. Dead point. (Mach.) Same as Dead center, under Dead. Far point (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which ... which precedes or follows the consonant. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. ...
dead hand definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: real ... property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) [syn: mortmain, dead hand] 2: the oppressive influence of past events or decisions [syn: dead hand, dead hand of the past, mortmain] Merriam Webster's noun Date ... the oppressive influence of the past Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. ...
dead heat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... winner of a race; broadly tie Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is dead.'' --Shak. The ...
dead center definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque [syn: dead center, dead centre] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Center Cen"ter, n. [F ... center is in the spindle of the head stock; the dead center is on the tail stock. Planer centers are stocks ... the whole pressure of the fluid. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. ...
dead horse definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1830 an exhausted ... topic or issue — usually used in the phrases beat a dead horse and flog a dead horse Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[= ...
Dead coloring definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Coloring Col"or*ing ... Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss. --Compton Reade. Dead coloring. See under Dead. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[= ...
dead ahead definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: exactly ahead or in front; "the laboratory is dead ahead" Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is ...
Dead head definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is dead.'' --Shak. The ...
Dead block definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is dead.'' --Shak. The ...
Dead ground definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is dead.'' --Shak. The ...
Dead freight definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is dead.'' --Shak. The ...
Dead color definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is dead.'' --Shak. The ...
dead language definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... longer learned as a native language Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is dead.'' --Shak. The ...
Dead door definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin to OS. d[=o ... life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. ``The queen, my lord, is dead.'' --Shak. The ...