Obsolete spelling of dead

simple past tense and past participle of dead

present participle of dead

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dead

(mining) The substances that enclose the ore on every side.

The state of not being alive. Having the property of lifelessness, as if dead. / A lack of elasticity. / A lack of sparkle in a fizzy drink. / A lack of animation in a person.

(usually not comparable) No longer living. (Also used as a noun.) / (usually not comparable) Devoid of life. / (hyperbolic) Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.

(often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.

(degree, informal, colloquial) Exactly. / (degree, informal, colloquial) Very, absolutely, extremely. / Suddenly and completely. / (informal) As if dead.

(transitive) To prevent by disabling; stop. / (transitive) To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour. / (UK, US, transitive, slang) To kill.