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`Catherine Soanes
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`Angus Stevenson
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`DD | deadpan
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`line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque.
`dead duck In informal an unsuccessful or useless
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`dead duck'.
`y rig never waste powder on a
`deaden I v. 1 make (a noise or sensation) less intense.
`I» make insensitive. 2 deprive of force or vitality.
`— DERIVATIVES Moor n. deadening ad].
`dig: 8:1d I n. a; and of a road or passage from which
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`of progress.
`on offe mg no prospects
`deadeye I n. 1 Sailing in circular wooden block with a
`groove round the circumference to take a lanyard,
`used singly or in pairs to tighten a shroud. 2 informal,
`chiefly N. Amer. an expert marksman.
`deadfall I n. N. Amer. 1 a trap consisting of a heavy
`weight positioned to fall on an animal. 2 a mass of
`fallen trees and brush.
`dead hand I n. an undesirable persisting influence.
`deadhead I n. 1 Brit. a faded flower head. 2 informal a
`boring person. 3 N. Amer. a person with a free ticket. 4 a
`partially submerged log. I v. 1 remove dead flower
`heads from (a plant). 2 N.Amer. informal (of a commercial
`driver) complete a trip in an empty vehicle.
`dead heat I n. a result in a race in which two or more
`competitors finish at exactly the same time. I v. (M
`heat) finish a race exactly level.
`dead leg I :1. an injury caused by a numbing blow to a
`person‘s upper leg. Iv. (dead-leg) informal give (some-
`one) a dead leg.
`dead letter I n. 1 a law or treaty which has not been
`repealed but is defunct in practice. 2 chiefly N. Amer. an
`unclaimed or undelivered letter.
`dead letter box I n. a place where messages can be
`left and collected without the sender and recipient
`meeting.
`dead lift I n. weightlifting a lift made from a standing
`position, without the use of a bench.
`deadlight I n. 1 a protective cover fitted over a
`porthole or window on a ship. 2 US a skylight designed
`not to be opened.
`deadline I n. 1 the latest time or date by which
`something should be completed. 2 historical a line drawn
`around a prison beyond which prisoners were liable to
`be shot.
`dead load I n. the weight of a structure or vehicle,
`excluding that of paSSengers or goods.
`deadlock I n. 1 a situation in which no progress can be
`made. 2 Bill. a lock operated by a key, as distinct from a
`spring lock. I v. 1 bring to a deadlock. 2 Brit. secure
`with a deadlock.
`dead loss I u. an unproductive or useless person or
`thing.
`deadly I adi. (deadlier, deadliest) 1 causing or able to
`cause death. bfilled with hate. 2 extremely accurate or
`effective. 3 informal extremely boring. 4 complete: she
`was in deadly earnest. I adv. 1 in a way that resembles
`or suggests death. 2 extremely.
`— DERIVATIVES deadliness n.
`deadly nightshade I n. a poisonous bushy plant with
`drooping purple flowers and black cherry-like fruit.
`[Arroyo belladonna]
`deadly sin I n. (in Christian tradition) 'a sin regarded
`as leading to damnation. See the seven deadly sins at
`SEVEN.
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`dead man I n. informal a bottle after the contents have
`been drunk.
`dead man’s fingers I pl. n. 1 a colonial soft coral
`with spongy lobes resembling the fingers of a corpse.
`[Aicyont‘um digitaturnJ 2 informal the divisions of a
`lobster‘s or crab’s gills.
`dead man's handle (also dead man's pedal) I n. (in
`a train) a safety lever which shuts off power when not
`held in place by the driver.
`dead march I n. a slow, solemn piece of music suitable
`for a funeral procession.
`dead-nettle I n. a plant of the mint family, with leaves
`that resemble those of a nettle without stinging hairs.
`[Lamium album and other SpeCiES.]
`deadpan I adi. impassive or expressionless. I adv. in a
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`war day on which something Important is to happen.
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`hetic organic compound used as an insecticide but
`:10“, banned in many countries.
`_ 1 Delaware (in official postal use).
`”5 {{3me in the UK) Department of Employment.
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`down; away: descend | deduct. incompletely: denude.
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`anneal.
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`ion Ldizak'scfloinl I V. officially remove (an
`item) from a library, museum, or art gallery in order
`to sell it. I n. the disposal of items in this way.
`deacon i'di:k(a)nl I n. 1 (in Catholic, Anglican, and
`Orthodox Churches) an ordained minister of an order
`ranking below that of priest. )- (in some Protestant
`Churches) a lay officer assisting a minister. 2 (in the-
`early Church) an appointed minister of charity. I v.
`appoint or ordain as a deacon.
`- DERIVATIVES deaoonshlp n.
`- oItIoIN 0E diacon, via eccles. L. from Gk diakonos
`‘servant' (in eccles. Gk ‘Christian minister').
`deaconess l,di:lta'nss, 'di:lt(o)nts,l I n. (in the early
`Church and some modern Churches) a woman with
`duties similar to those of a deacon.
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`deactivate I V. make (something) inactive by discon-
`netting or destroying it.
`- DERIVATIVES deactivation n. deactivator n.
`dead I ad]. 1 no longer alive. rdevoid of living things.
`3 (Of a part of the body) numb. a» lacking emotion,
`§Ympathy, or sensitivity. 3 no longer relevant or
`Important. or lacking activity or excitement. iv (of
`Will! an a colour) dull. 5 (of equipment) not
`humming. > (of a glass or bottle) empty or no longer
`'5“ "SE- >fof the ball in a game) out of play.
`}C°mplete; absolute: dead silence. I adv. completely.
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`a 511i 3nd buried over; finished. dead in the water. (of
`1“,: £13312 to move. 1» unable to function effective,
`night 1h
`0‘ fllghtthe quietest, darkest part of the
`m‘me def“ of winter the coldest part of winter.
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`of dam rrna fa“ 3513613. from the dead from a state
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`‘ one“ etc.) minimal have a strong dislike of.
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`t° evade Paying debts.
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