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Computer code that is never executed
The term dead code has multiple definitions. Some use the term to refer to code (i.e. instructions in memory) which can never be executed at run-time.
Dead_code
Compiler optimization to remove code which does not affect the program results
theory, dead-code elimination (DCE, dead-code removal, dead-code stripping, or dead-code strip) is a compiler optimization to remove dead code (code that
Dead-code_elimination
2008 American direct-to-video thriller film by Stuart Gillard
WarGames: The Dead Code is a 2008 American direct-to-video thriller film written by Randall Badat and Rob Kerchner and directed by Stuart Gillard. It
WarGames:_The_Dead_Code
Video game series
and Dead or Alive Cronus Cancelled". Andriasang. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010. "Dead or Alive: Code Cronos
Dead_or_Alive_(franchise)
Section of code in a program that can never be executed
rest of the program. Unreachable code is sometimes also called dead code, although dead code may also refer to code that is executed but has no effect
Unreachable_code
Dead code elimination technique
shaking is a dead code elimination technique that is applied when optimizing code. Often contrasted with traditional single-library dead code elimination
Tree_shaking
Internet error message
content indicates the error code. Since the condition is relatively commonly-encountered (i.e. due to broken or dead links), this code is one of the most recognizable
HTTP_404
tools for static program analysis (program analysis is a synonym for code analysis). CodePeer ConQAT Fluctuat LDRA Testbed MALPAS Polyspace SofCheck Inspector
List of tools for static code analysis
List_of_tools_for_static_code_analysis
11th episode of the 4th season of Fear the Walking Dead
"The Code" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series Fear the Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on
The Code (Fear the Walking Dead)
The_Code_(Fear_the_Walking_Dead)
Type of two-dimensional barcode
A QR code, short for quick-response code, is a type of two-dimensional matrix barcode invented in 1994 by Masahiro Hara of the Japanese company Denso
QR_code
overwrites the same variable, so it can be reduced to only one call. Dead code Unreachable code "Insecure Compiler Optimization | OWASP". "OpenBSD manual pages"
Dead_store
Notice 7340.343[permanent dead link] "FAA Document JO 7340.2E" (PDF). "H.R.H. The Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn airline. IATA Code, Thailand | Airports
List_of_airline_codes
of redundant code include: Recomputing Calculating again a value that has previously been calculated and is still available. Dead code Code that is executed
Redundant_code
Cheat code, originally for Konami games
Konami Code (Japanese: コナミコマンド, Konami Komando, "Konami command"), also commonly referred to as the Contra Code and sometimes the 30 Lives Code, is a cheat
Konami_Code
Compiler optimization
r2 killed ; r8 = 0, becomes dead code 0058 r22 = r2 * #8 ; r20 = r2 005A ; r14 = #0 killed ; r8 = 0, becomes dead code 005B r15 = #0 ; r14 = 0 005C
Strength_reduction
1996 studio album by Pearl Jam
No Code is the fourth studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996, through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its
No_Code
Production of unnecessarily long, slow or wasteful program code
In computer programming, code bloat is the production of executable code (source code or machine code) that is unnecessarily long, slow, or otherwise wasteful
Code_bloat
French civil code established in 1804
Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is
Napoleonic_Code
Computer code analyzer
C++/CLI, C++/CX, C# and Java. PVS‑Studio detects various errors types, dead code, and potential vulnerabilities (static application security testing, or
PVS-Studio
Degradation or loss of the use of software over time
Software rot (bit rot, code rot, software erosion, software decay, or software entropy) is the degradation, deterioration, or loss of the use or performance
Software_rot
Checking software against expectations
debug and fix. Not all defects cause a failure. For example, a defect in dead code will not be considered a failure. A defect that does not cause failure
Software_testing
Phrases used over a public address system
Hospital emergency codes are coded messages often announced over a public address system of a hospital to alert staff to various classes of on-site emergencies
Hospital_emergency_codes
German musician
Sven Selka (born 23 February 1996), professionally known as Code: Pandorum, formerly INHUMAN and Static:Reset, is a German electronic music producer. Selka
Code:_Pandorum
Compiler that optimizes generated code
An optimizing compiler is a compiler designed to generate code that is optimized in aspects such as minimizing program execution time, memory usage, storage
Optimizing_compiler
Type of compiler optimization
propagation can more accurately propagate constants and simultaneously remove dead code. Constant folding is the process of recognizing and evaluating constant
Constant_folding
Topics referred to by the same term
Neuromancer Wintermute Engine, a graphical adventure game engine developed by Dead:Code software Wintermute, first story mode episode of the video game The Long
Wintermute
Software that translates code from one programming language to another
In computing, a compiler is software that translates computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another language (the
Compiler
Software development process
due to the dead code present in software after a feature has been toggled on permanently and produces overhead. This portion of the code has to be removed
Feature_toggle
and thus more opportunities for improvement, than separately applying dead code elimination and constant propagation in any order or any number of repetitions
Sparse conditional constant propagation
Sparse_conditional_constant_propagation
Telephone area codes for the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
area codes[permanent dead link] at North American Numbering Plan Administration's website List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 630 Area Code List
Area_codes_630_and_331
Symbol to identify a language, dialect or a group of languages
A language code is a code that assigns letters or numbers as identifiers or classifiers for languages. These codes may be used to organize library collections
Language_code
American punk band
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining bands of the American
Dead_Kennedys
American film director
Berlin Decision. Elliott has produced After the Storm, WarGames: The Dead Code, The Eye, The Perfect Holiday, Rogue Assassin and Comic Book Villains
Mike_Elliott_(filmmaker)
Local government agency type
Code enforcement, sometimes encompassing law enforcement, is the act of enforcing a set of rules, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and ensuring
Code_enforcement
Input method
with that code. Some would interpret the code as a command, but often it would be interpreted as an 8-bit character from the current code page that was
Alt_code
following is a list of episodes from the USA Network original series The Dead Zone. The series premiered on June 16, 2002, and ended on September 16, 2007
List of The Dead Zone episodes
List_of_The_Dead_Zone_episodes
2026 video game
Code Violet is a 2026 action horror third-person shooter game created by TeamKill Media. Exclusive to PlayStation 5, it was officially released on January
Code_Violet
Computer program optimization method
optimizations applied on a whole-program level, for example, dead code elimination (DCE), which removes code that is never executed. IPO also tries to ensure better
Interprocedural_optimization
Source code that alters its instructions to the hardware while executing
In computer science, self-modifying code (SMC or SMoC) is code that alters its own instructions while it is executing – usually to reduce the instruction
Self-modifying_code
U.S. film studio self-censorship rules (1930–1967)
The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most motion pictures released
Hays_Code
Unused program code
to_string(); URL::encode(strInput); fn.result->set_string(input.c_str()); } In this, hexDigits is oxbow code (or oxbow data). Dead code Unreachable code
Oxbow_code
2003 novel by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is one of the best-selling American novels of all time. Brown's second novel to include
The_Da_Vinci_Code
Proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply equally to all citizens, regardless of their
Uniform_Civil_Code
Rules by which information encoded within genetic material is translated into proteins
Genetic code is a set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences of nucleotide triplets
Genetic_code
Fictional character
the shinobi code. She first appeared in Dead or Alive Ultimate, she later appeared in Dead or Alive: Dimensions, and is mentioned in Dead or Alive 6.
Characters of the Dead or Alive series
Characters_of_the_Dead_or_Alive_series
Cross-platform graphical adventure game engine
WME by Jan "metamorphium" Kavan BASS licensing on un4seen.com donate on dead-code.org MnemonicWME on bitbucket.org Wintermute on scummvm.org List of games
Wintermute_Engine
2023 film by Christopher McQuarrie
[Special Collaboration Video of "Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One" x "Spy x Family Code: White the Movie"]. YouTube (promotion video) (in Japanese)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission:_Impossible_–_Dead_Reckoning_Part_One
Telephone area codes in Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Area codes 818 and 747 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County in
Area_codes_818_and_747
Failed maiden flight of Ariane 5, 1996
launch ended in failure due to multiple errors in the software design: dead code, intended only for Ariane 4, with inadequate protection against integer
Ariane_flight_V88
Ancient Jewish manuscripts
The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), in the narrow sense identical with the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple
Dead_Sea_Scrolls
Program that combines intermediate build files into an executable file
load-time as part of the relocation process or combined with dynamic dead-code elimination techniques. In IBM System/360 through IBM Z mainframe operating
Linker_(computing)
Babylonian legal text
The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed c. 1753 BC. It is the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient
Code_of_Hammurabi
Military personnel using their native languages for secret wartime communication
A code talker was a person employed by the military during wartime to use a little-known language as a means of secret communication. The term is most
Code_talker
Numeric postal code used in the US and its territories
The ZIP Code system (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan) is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP
ZIP_Code
1990 video game
Code Name: Viper, known in Japan as Ningen Heiki Dead Fox, is an action-platform video game developed by Arc System Works and published by Capcom in 1990
Code_Name:_Viper
Clandestine term
A code name, codename, call sign, or cryptonym is a code word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project, or person
Code_name
Three-letter air-travel designation for airports and cities
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a unique three-letter geocode designating
IATA_airport_code
American horror television series episode list
Fear the Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson. It is a companion series
List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes
List_of_Fear_the_Walking_Dead_episodes
lists standard and notable non-standard HTTP response status codes. Standardized codes are defined by IETF as documented in Request for Comments (RFC)
List_of_HTTP_status_codes
12th episode of the 5th season of Lost
"Dead Is Dead" is the 12th television episode of the fifth season of ABC's Lost. The 98th episode of the show overall, "Dead Is Dead" aired on April 8
Dead_Is_Dead
Type of error correcting code
polar codes are a linear block error-correcting codes. The code construction is based on a multiple recursive concatenation of a short kernel code which
Polar_code_(coding_theory)
Deliberate creation of difficult-to-understand code
Participants used combinations of XOR encoding, Base64 encoding, and dead code insertion to evade all three competition models with fewer than five attempts
Obfuscation_(software)
Cyclomatic complexity Data structure — Data-structured language — Database — Dead code — Decision table — Declarative programming — Design pattern — Development
Index of software engineering articles
Index_of_software_engineering_articles
Property of an intermediate representation in a compiler
values, allowing tests to predict the most likely branch Dead-code elimination – remove code that will have no effect on the results Global value numbering
Static_single-assignment_form
Net 2.0 (2006) Live Free or Die Hard (2007) WALL-E (2008) WarGames: The Dead Code (2008) Untraceable (2008) The Social Network (2010) Robot & Frank (2012)
List_of_films_about_computers
Static software analysis tool
detect flaws or possible flaws in source code, like: Bugs—Empty try/catch/finally/switch blocks. Dead code—Unused local variables, parameters and private
PMD_(software)
2011 film by Duncan Jones
inside the "Source Code". Rutledge explains that the Source Code is an experimental machine that reconstructs the past using the dead passengers' residual
Source_Code
Telephone area code for southwestern New Jersey
Area code 856 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the southwestern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The numbering
Area_code_856
RAM area of an IBM AT or compatible computer
dynamic dead-code elimination in the author's FreeKEYB driver.) Ingenoso, Tony (1998-12-20). "Chapter 13 - The A20 gate and the HMA". Making Code Work Better
High_memory_area
Computer benchmarking program
writers. Various modern compiler static code analysis techniques (such as elimination of dead code: for example, code which uses the processor but produces
Dhrystone
Numeric value with an unclear meaning
programming, a magic number or magic constant is a numeric literal in source code whose meaning is unclear to the reader. The term is also used outside of
Magic_number_(programming)
Generic term for compiler optimization
In computer science, code motion, which includes code hoisting, code sinking, loop-invariant code motion, and code factoring, is a blanket term for any
Code_motion
Topics referred to by the same term
by Saint Vitus, 1985 "The Walking Dead", a 2005 song by Dropkick Murphys from The Warrior's Code "The Walking Dead", a 2006 song by Zebrahead from Broadcast
Walking_Dead
Programming competition hosted by Google
Google Code Jam". code.google.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.[permanent dead link] "Scoreboard - Qualification Round 2016 - Google Code Jam". code.google
Google_Code_Jam
[permanent dead link] "Manas Airport officially changes IATA code from FRU to BSZ -". 11 August 2025. "Airline and Airport Code Search". "United Nations Code for
List of airports by IATA airport code: B
List_of_airports_by_IATA_airport_code:_B
Term used by US law enforcement agency
The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. The use of such names was
Secret_Service_code_name
Topics referred to by the same term
engine by Dead:Code software William Morris Endeavor, a talent agency conglomerate Working Memory Element in the Rete algorithm The IATA code for Mount
WME
Web programming language
modules and dead code elimination". SD Times. Clark, Geneva (October 20, 2016). "JS++ 0.4.2 Release - Upgraded With Modular Design, Dead Code Elimination
JS++
Topics referred to by the same term
Distributed Computing Environment, a specification from The Open Group Dead-code elimination, a kind of compiler optimization Digital Consumer Enablement
DCE
Programming competition hosted by Google LLC
Retrieved 2018-01-31. https://code.google.com/intl/pl-PL/opensource/ghop/2007-08/grandprize.html [dead link] "Google Code-in 2010". www.google-melange
Google_Code-in
14th-century Serbian set of laws
Dušan's Code (Serbian: Душанов законик, romanized: Dušanov zakonik, known historically as Законь благовѣрнаго цара Стефана – Law of the pious Emperor Stefan)
Dušan's_Code
Method used for display options on video text terminals
92 if code == 12 else 0 g = 127 if code == 8 else level if (code & 2) != 0 else 92 if code == 12 else 0 b = 127 if code == 8 else 238 if code == 4 else
ANSI_escape_code
American actor (born 1965)
voice roles in the television series Invader Zim and Code Monkeys, and in the video games Evil Dead: Regeneration and The Quarry. Raimi was born to a Jewish
Ted_Raimi
Integrated development environment
optimizations include: Copy propagation Constant folding and constant propagation Dead code elimination Interprocedural optimization analysis Loop optimizations Automatic
Oracle_Developer_Studio
A notch code is a set of notches or recesses cut into the edge of a piece of sheet film to provide a tactile way to identify the film brand, type, and
Notch_code
Canadian actor (born 1982)
co-starred Kathleen Robertson. In 2007, he starred in MGM’s War Games: The Dead Code, and Lifetime’s Girl's Best Friend, alongside Janeane Garofalo, as well
Nicolas_Wright
1997 book by Michael Drosnin
The Bible Code is a book by Michael Drosnin, first published by Simon & Schuster in 1997. A sequel, Bible Code II: The Countdown, was published by Penguin
The_Bible_Code_(book)
South Korean girl group
Ladies' Code (Korean: 레이디스 코드) is a South Korean girl group formed by Polaris Entertainment in 2013. The group's original lineup consisted of leader Ashley
Ladies'_Code
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Code, code, or codé in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A code is a rule for converting a piece of information into another object or action, not
Code_(disambiguation)
Area codes for greater Salt Lake City, UT
Area codes 801 and 385 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) serving Salt Lake City and the four surrounding counties of
Area_codes_801_and_385
Compiler optimization technique
Enterprise Edition .NET JIT compiler Go Rust Adaptive optimization Dynamic dead code elimination Global optimization Hot spot (computer programming) Interprocedural
Profile-guided_optimization
2000 video game
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica is a 2000 survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom for the Dreamcast. It was the first Resident Evil
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
Resident_Evil_–_Code:_Veronica
supporting the polyhedral model Hazard (computer architecture) Program slicing Dead code elimination Cooper, Keith D.; Torczon, Linda. (2005). Engineering a Compiler
Dependence_analysis
K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z FAA Notice 7340.342[permanent dead link] * on IATA code indicates a controlled duplicate. italics indicates a defunct
List_of_airline_codes_(W)
1948 novel by Norman Mailer
chickenshit, constantly enforcing the Army's dress code on his soldiers. Similarly, in The Naked and the Dead, Dalleson harps on pride in the outfit of the
The_Naked_and_the_Dead
Japanese media franchise
Highschool of the Dead, known in Japan as Apocalyptic Academy: Highschool of the Dead (Japanese: 学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD, Hepburn: Gakuen Mokushiroku
Highschool_of_the_Dead
Program that relocates its own address-dependent instructions and data when run
dynamic self-relocator as well. Dynamic dead-code elimination RPLOADER – a DR-DOS API to assist remote/network boot code in relocating itself while DOS boots
Self-relocation
global copy propagation dead code elimination alias analysis loop unrolling induction variable elimination loop-invariant code motion loop reversal Sunitha
Vbcc
necessarily relate to JACS subject codes.[permanent dead link] "Classifying subject of study: A roadmap to a new Joint Academic Coding System" (PDF). Higher Education
Joint_Academic_Coding_System
Novelty form of variant English spelling
hv: add the Hyper-V virtual bus". GitHub. "Staging: hv: Remove xen legacy code and check for Hyper-V". GitHub. "Apple Developer Documentation". "Win32 Debug
Hexspeak
DEAD CODE
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Deena Nath | தீநா நாத
Dean, Head, Leader
Deena Nath | தீநா நாத
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’.Respelling of German Nied.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English dene ‘valley’ (Old English denu), or a habitational name from any of several places in various parts of England named Dean, Deane, or Deen from this word. In Scotland this is a habitational name from Den in Aberdeenshire or Dean in Ayrshire.English : occupational name for the servant of a dean or nickname for someone thought to resemble a dean. A dean was an ecclesiastical official who was the head of a chapter of canons in a cathedral. The Middle English word deen is a borrowing of Old French d(e)ien, from Latin decanus (originally a leader of ten men, from decem ‘ten’), and thus is a cognate of Deacon.Irish : variant of Deane.Italian : occupational name cognate with 2, from Venetian dean ‘dean’, a dialect form of degan, from degano (Italian decano).
Boy/Male
Indian
Religion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Boy/Male
English
From the meadow.
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Valley; Church Official; Academic Department Head
Boy/Male
Hindu
Dean, Head, Leader
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from the Latin word decanus, DEAN means "dean; ecclesiastical supervisor."
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek
Meadow; Honey Wine; One who Lives by Meadow
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic byname DEAS-MHUMHAN means "man from south Munster."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Religion
Boy/Male
English
Red haired.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent)
English (chiefly Kent) : from Middle English heved ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the head of a stream or valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Boy/Male
English American Latin
From a surname derived from the Old English 'denu', meaning valley. Famous bearers: American...
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Jamaican
Form of Reed; A Reed; Red-haired
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dale (from the Old Kentish form del) or a habitational name from Deal in Kent, named with this word.Americanized spelling of German Diel or Diehl.Dutch (de Ruyter) : variant spelling (17th century) of De Ruiter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Dere, Old English Dēora, in part a short form of various compound names formed with dēore ‘dear’, in part a byname meaning ‘beloved’, or dēor ‘brave’, ‘bold’.English : nickname from Middle English dere, Old English dēor ‘wild animal’, or from the adjective of the same form, meaning ‘wild’, ‘fierce’. By the Middle English period the adjective was falling out of use, and the noun was beginning to be restricted to the sense of modern English deer, so that this may be the sense behind the surname in some cases.
DEAD CODE
DEAD CODE
Male
Welsh
Welsh name MABON means "divine son." In Celtic Arthurian legend, this is the name of the son of Modron ("divine mother"). He was a hunter god who was stolen by Annwn from his mother three days after his birth. He was rescued by Culhwch, a cousin to Arthur, but because of the time he spent with Annwn, he remained young. He later assisted Culhwch in his search of Olwen.Â
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Yowkebed, YOCHEVED means "God is glory."Â
Boy/Male
Indian, Marathi
Speak
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chandratha | சஂதà¯à®°à®¤à®¾
Nectar of the Moon
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
River Ganga
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nithyasmithi | நீதà¯à®¯à®¸à¯à®®à¯€à®¤à¯€Â
Female
Finnish
Finnish name derived from the word tyyni, TYYNE means "calm, serene."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vishvaketu | விஷà¯à®µà®•à¯‡à®¤à¯
An epithet of Aniruddh
Boy/Male
Scottish
Follower of Saint Columba.
Boy/Male
Indian
Holy war
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v. t.
To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.
a.
Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.
a.
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.
a.
Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works.
a.
Dead.
a.
Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.
a.
Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson.
a.
Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.
a.
Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade.
v. t.
To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor.
a.
Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.
a.
Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle.
a.
Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall.
a.
Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty.
n.
See under Dead, a.
n.
The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter.
a.
As dead as a stone.
a.
So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor.
n.
One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.
a.
Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.