dead »
Completely inactive; without power; without a signal.
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dead air »
An unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.
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dead giveaway »
Obvious, easily apparent.
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dead last »
The standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.
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dead ringer »
Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.
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dead set against »
Completely opposed, with no possibility of a change of mind.
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dead to rights »
With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.
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dead tree edition »
Paper version of a publication that can be found online.
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deadstick landing »
When a pilot lands a plane after the engine has died; a landing lacking any propulsion control.
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deafening silence »
A silence, or a lack of any response, that signifies disapproval or lack of any enthusiasm.
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death by spellcheck »
The problems caused by spellcheckers being incapable of correcting most homophone confusions.
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death knell »
A sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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deep end »
A situation where expertise or experience is required.
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deep six »
To discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.
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