DEAD
noun2
Phrases with DEAD
- dead endA street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
- dead onVery accurate.
- beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
- come back from the deadTo be revived after dying; to be resurrected.
- cut someone deadTo completely ignore someone.
- dead airAn unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.
- dead and buriedOf an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
- dead asleepSleeping in a deep sleep
- dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.
- dead-centerIn the exact center
- dead duckOne who is in serious danger or trouble.
- dead giveawayA giveaway that is especially obvious, especially ruinous, or both, disclosing, usually unintentionally, a fact or an intention.
- dead heatA close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.
- dead insideUnable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.
- dead lastFinishing in last place in a competition or ranking, often by a considerable margin to the next to last place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.
- dead lossAn absolute or total loss.
- dead meatA corpse of a slaughtered animal.
- dead men's shoesA position or property that is only attainable by someone else upon the current holder's death.
- dead of nightMiddle of the night.
- dead of winterThe middle of the winter, characterized by being particularly cold.