dead: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of dead
- undead«Word Popularity Bar2/5
undead
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- braindead1/5
Suffixes of dead
- deadly«Word Popularity Bar5/5
deadly
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
deathly; mortal.
- a fatal accident
- a deadly enemy
- mortal combat
- a mortal illness
- adjective satellite of an instrument of certain death
lethal.
- deadly poisons
- lethal weapon
- a lethal injection
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
- deadline4/5
deadline
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- deadlines4/5
deadline
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
- noun the point in time at which something must be completed
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deadlock
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- deadened2/5
deadened
- adjective satellite devoid of physical sensation; numb
dead.
- his gums were dead from the novocain
- she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth
- a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities
- verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
deaden; damp; dampen.
- muffle the message
- adjective satellite devoid of physical sensation; numb
- deadness2/5
deadness
- noun the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
unresponsiveness.
- she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident
- in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away
- noun the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
- he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls
- noun the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
- deadening2/5
deadening
- noun the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
stultification; impairment; constipation.
- verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
deaden; damp; dampen.
- muffle the message
- noun the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
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deaden
- verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
damp; dampen.
- muffle the message
- verb cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
girdle.
- girdle the plant
- verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
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deadly
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
deathly; mortal.
- a fatal accident
- a deadly enemy
- mortal combat
- a mortal illness
- adjective satellite of an instrument of certain death
lethal.
- deadly poisons
- lethal weapon
- a lethal injection
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
- deadpan2/5
deadpan
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
unexpressive; impassive; poker-faced; expressionless.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
- adverb without betraying any feeling
- she told the joke deadpan
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
- deadbeat2/5
deadbeat
- noun someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
defaulter.
- noun someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
- deadlier2/5
deadly
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
deathly; mortal.
- a fatal accident
- a deadly enemy
- mortal combat
- a mortal illness
- adjective satellite of an instrument of certain death
lethal.
- deadly poisons
- lethal weapon
- a lethal injection
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
- deadhead2/5
deadhead
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible
- noun a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- deadwood2/5
deadwood
- noun a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
- noun someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
fifth wheel.
- noun a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
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deadlock
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- deadbolt2/5
deadbolt
- noun the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
bolt.
- noun the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- deadlocked2/5
deadlocked
- adjective satellite at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
stalemated.
- the chess game ended with white stalemated
- the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits
- adjective satellite at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
- deadweight2/5
deadweight
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- deadman2/5
deadman
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- deader1/5
dead
- noun people who are no longer living
- they buried the dead
- noun a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
- the dead of winter
- noun people who are no longer living
- deadest1/5
dead
- noun people who are no longer living
- they buried the dead
- noun a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
- the dead of winter
- noun people who are no longer living
- deads1/5
dead
- noun people who are no longer living
- they buried the dead
- noun a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
- the dead of winter
- noun people who are no longer living
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deaden
- verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
damp; dampen.
- muffle the message
- verb cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
girdle.
- girdle the plant
- verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- deadliness1/5
deadliness
- noun the quality of being deadly
lethality.
- noun the quality of being deadly
- deadheads1/5
deadhead
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible
- noun a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- deadbeats1/5
deadbeat
- noun someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
defaulter.
- noun someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
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deadeye
- noun a dead shot
- noun (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
- noun a dead shot
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deadeye
- noun a dead shot
- noun (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
- noun a dead shot
- deadbolts1/5
deadbolt
- noun the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
bolt.
- noun the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- deadfall1/5
deadfall
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- deadheading1/5
deadhead
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible
- noun a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- deadpanned1/5
deadpan
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
unexpressive; impassive; poker-faced; expressionless.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
- adverb without betraying any feeling
- she told the joke deadpan
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
- deadend1/5
deadend
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- deadlift1/5
deadlift
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- deadfalls1/5
deadfalls
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- deady1/5
- deadrise1/5
- deadlifts1/5
- deadheaded1/5
deadhead
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible
- noun a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- deadlocking1/5
deadlock
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; standstill; stalemate.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- deadpans1/5
deadpan
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
unexpressive; impassive; poker-faced; expressionless.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
- adverb without betraying any feeling
- she told the joke deadpan
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
- deadzone1/5
- deadmen1/5
- deadhouse1/5
deadhouse
A morgue; a place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead bodies.
Derived words of dead
- nondeadly«Word Popularity Bar1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `dead`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `dead`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `dead`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `dead`, some are not.
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