deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man.-destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.-resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.-still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.-so constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor.-unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade.-lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.-monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall.-sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty.-bringing death; deadly.-wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works.-flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect.-not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson.-cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead.-not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc.  see spindle.-to a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly.-the most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter.-one who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.-to make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor.-to die; to lose life or force.