dead
adjective (NOT IN USE) /ded/Definition
› UK describes empty glasses and bottles that were previously fullEmpty › In some sports, if a ball is dead, it is outside the area of play.General terms used in ball sports
(Definition of dead adjective (NOT IN USE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bare adjective (EMPTY)
- blank adjective (EMPTY)
- clear adjective (NOT BLOCKED)
- deserted adjective (EMPTY)
- desolate adjective (EMPTY)
- desolation noun (EMPTINESS)
- emptiness noun (EMPTY SPACE)
- empty adjective (NOTHING IN)
- flat adjective (WITHOUT AIR)
- hollow adjective (EMPTY)
- lifeless adjective
- nothingness noun
- unfurnished adjective
- uninhabited adjective
- vacant adjective (EMPTY)
- vacuum noun (EMPTY SPACE)
- void adjective (WITHOUT)
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