dead (A2)
adjective
Pronunciation: /dɛd/
Definition
No longer alive.
Examples
The flowers in the vase are dead.
He was declared dead at the scene of the accident.
The old tree in the garden is dead and needs to be cut down.
How to Use dead
- dead end (collocation)
- A road or path that has no exit. — "We drove down a dead end street."
- dead tired (collocation)
- Extremely tired. — "I'm dead tired after that long run."
- dead silence (collocation)
- Complete silence. — "The room fell into dead silence."
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