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dead
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(Adjective) no longer living(Adjective) 1. no longer inhabiting a physical body on this plane of existence and consequently seemingly less present because of being less apparent and less available for dialogue.
2. No longer operating as a viable living biological organism.
3. tabled or voted down; no longer up for discussion.
Euphemisms:
1,2. passed on, crossed over, crossed the rainbow bridge, croaked, bought the farm, kicked the bucket
3. roadkill, dead in the water, dead on arrival
Syn: deceased
Usage: 1. Son, "dead" just means his body is empty, like a seashell on the beach - Grandpa doesn't live there anymore.
2. Mommy, if my fish is floating upside down and not moving, does that mean it's dead?
3. People must speak out or else the World Climate Agreement is dead and so are our ecosystems.
2. Mommy, if my fish is floating upside down and not moving, does that mean it's dead?
3. People must speak out or else the World Climate Agreement is dead and so are our ecosystems.
not living
Usage: My father is dead.
not alive
Usage: Person A: Are you dead?
Person B:
(Adjective) Contrary of alive
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de Gaulle, Charles
de minimis
de Quervain's
de rigeur
de rigueur
De Sade
de-analize
de-ball
de-diking
de-gazetting
de-nut
de-sensitize
DEA
DEAA
DEAC
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