dead#2 (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life
def no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
examples Mars is a dead planet
dead soil
dead coals
the fire is dead
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Also see extinct
Derivationally related form dead → deadness
Antonym dead → live
Similar to extinct, out(p); lifeless; out of play(p)
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Antonym live → dead
Similar to extinct, out(p); lifeless; out of play(p)
Derived from adjective deadly → dead
Derivationally related form deadness → dead

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