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Word entry · 4 letters

dead

Best crossword clue

"No longer alive"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /dɛd/Part of speech adverb, adjective, nounSorted addeStarts with DEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. No longer alive, active, working, or in use.

Word origin

From Middle English ded, deed, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic *daud, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Compare West Frisian dead, dea, Dutch dood, German tot, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål død, Norwegian Nynorsk daud, Swedish död.

Used in a sentence

  • All of my grandparents are dead.
  • Have respect for the dead.
  • The villagers are mourning their dead.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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