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1: devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television cover...

1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance";...

1: a dead shot 2: (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

1: a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible" 2: a train or bus or taxi traveling empty

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1: a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather

1: the point in time at which something must be completed

1: the quality of being deadly [syn: {lethality}]

1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: {dead end}, {impasse}, {stalemate}, {standstill}]

1: at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits" [syn: {sta...

1: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn: {deathly}, {mortal}] 2: of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "le...

1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna}, {Atropa belladonna}] 2: p...

1: an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; theologians list 7 mortal sins [syn: {mortal sin}] [ant: {venial sin}]

1: the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls" 2: the inanimate property of something that has died

1: deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: {expressionless}, {impassive}, {poker-faced}, {unexpressive}] adv : without betra...

1: a branch or a part of a tree that is dead 2: someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded [syn: {fifth wheel}]

1: used for chromatography [syn: {diethylaminoethyl cellulose}]

1: lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part [ant: {hearing(a)}] 2: (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" [syn: {deaf(p)}, {indifferen...

1: totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {profoundly deaf}, {stone-deaf}, {unhearing}]

1: a person with a severe auditory handicap

1: unwilling to hear [syn: {inattentive}, {unheeding}, {unlistening(a)}, {deaf to(p)}]

1: an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing [syn: {hearing aid}]

1: lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak [syn: {deaf-mute}]

1: a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {mute}, {deaf-mute}]

1: lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak [syn: {deaf-and-dumb}] n : a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {mute}, {deaf-and-dumb person}]

1: congenital deafness that results in inability to speak [syn: {deaf-mutism}]

1: congenital deafness that results in inability to speak [syn: {deaf-muteness}]

1: be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise" 2: make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: {deaf}] 3: make soundproof; "deafen a room"

1: caused to hear poorly or not at all

1: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: {earsplitting}, {roaring}, {thunderous}, {thundery}]

1: partial or complete loss of hearing [syn: {hearing loss}]

1: made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table" n 1: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" [syn: {tr...

1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {dist...

1: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold [syn: {trader}, {bargainer}, {monger}] 2: a firm engaged in trading 3: a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods" 4: ...

1: a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area [syn: {franchise}]

1: deep-sea ribbonfish [syn: {Trachipterus arcticus}] [also: {dealfishes} (pl)]

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1: a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties

1: method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing" 2: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without ...

1: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') [syn: {traffic}] 2: mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups [syn: {relations}] 3: the act of transacting w...

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1: given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {doled out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]

1: remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination [syn: {deaminize}]

1: removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound [syn: {deaminization}]

1: removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound [syn: {deamination}]

1: remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination [syn: {deaminate}]

1: an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college 2: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) [syn: {James Dean}, {James Byron Dean...

1: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: {Acheson}, {Dean Gooderham Acheson}]

1: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: {Acheson}, {Dean Acheson}]

1: United States singer (1917-1995) [syn: {Martin}, {Dino Paul Crocetti}]

1: an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn: {Swift}, {Jonathan Swift}]

1: the official residence of a dean 2: the position or office of a dean [syn: {deanship}]

1: the position or office of a dean [syn: {deanery}]

1: dearly loved [syn: {beloved}, {darling}] 2: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: {good}, {near}] 3: earnest; "one's deares...

1: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved}, {dear}, {loved one}, {honey}, {love}]

1: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite}, {pet}, {deary}, {ducky}]

1: in a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love to know" [syn: {in a heartfelt way}] 2: at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear" [syn: {dear}] 3: with affection;...

1: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" [syn: {costly}]

1: the quality possessed by something with a great price or value [syn: {costliness}]

1: an acute insufficiency [syn: {famine}, {shortage}] 2: an insufficient quantity or number [syn: {paucity}]

1: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie}, {ducky}]

1: the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" [syn: {decease}] [ant: {birth}] 2: the permanent end...

1: venomous Australian snake resembling an adder [syn: {Acanthophis antarcticus}]

1: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloid...

1: a bell rung to announce a death [syn: {death knell}]

1: insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased

1: any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous [syn: {zigadene}]

1: a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed

1: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills [syn: {death cup}, {death angel}, {destroying angel}, {Amanita phallo...

1: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: {electric chair}, {chair}, {hot seat}]

1: instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals [syn: {gas chamber}]

1: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death angel}, {destroying angel}, {Amanita phallo...

1: a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn: {inheritance tax}, {estate tax}, {death tax}]

1: the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution [syn: {death row}]

1: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die [syn: {death wish}]

1: an omen of death or destruction 2: a bell rung to announce a death [syn: {death bell}]

1: a cast taken from the face of a dead person

1: putting a condemned person to death [syn: {execution}, {executing}, {capital punishment}]

1: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {morbidity}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]

1: the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution [syn: {death house}]

1: the car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of an accident

1: a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)

1: a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn: {inheritance tax}, {estate tax}, {death duty}]

1: the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster

1: a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America

1: a warrant to execute the death sentence

1: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die [syn: {death instinct}]

1: a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death

1: European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull [syn: {Acherontia atropos}]

1: a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster

1: the last few hours before death 2: the bed on which a person dies

1: the blow that kills (usually mercifully) [syn: {coup de grace}]

1: never dying; "his undying fame" [syn: {undying}]

1: having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor" [syn: {deathly}]

1: having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor" [syn: {deathlike}] 2: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn...

1: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {death rate}, {morbidity}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]

1: any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed

1: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers [syn: {booklouse}, {book louse}, {Liposcelis divinatorius}] 2: bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to pres...

1: bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death [syn: {deathwatch}, {Xestobium rufovillosum}]

1: a young woman making her debut into society [syn: {debutante}]

1: a sudden and violent collapse [syn: {fiasco}] 2: flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer 3: a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {walloping}, {drubbing}, ...

1: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: {suspend}] 2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {...

1: go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" [syn: {disembark}, {set down}] [ant: {embark}]

1: the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft [syn: {disembarkation}, {disembarkment}] [ant: {boarding}]

1: the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices) 2: the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"

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1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "co...

1: mixed with impurities [syn: {adulterate}, {adulterated}] 2: lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency" [syn: {devalued}, {degraded}] 3: ruined in character or quality [syn: {corrup...

1: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adultering [syn: {adulteration}] 2: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) [syn: {degradation}]

1: a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins) [syn: {degrader}]

1: used of conduct; characterized by dishonor [syn: {degrading}]

1: open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" [syn: {problematic}, {problematical}] 2: open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" [syn: {arg...

1: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" [syn: {argument}, {argumentation}] 2: the formal presentation...

1: someone who engages in debate [syn: {arguer}]

1: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauchery}, {saturnalia}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken revelry}] v : corrupt morally or by intemperance...

1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {degenerate}, {degraded}, {diss...

1: a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained [syn: {libertine}, {rounder}]

1: someone who assaults others sexually [syn: {violator}, {ravisher}]