All English words - page 1027

Meanings of Deaconing:

verb

Appoint or ordain as a deacon.

Usage examples:

He was deaconed in 1853 and priested in 1854 in the diocese of newcastle.

noun

(in catholic, anglican, and orthodox churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.

Usage examples:

In 1984 he was ordained a catholic deacon and is currently a member of the pastoral staff at st. co…

Meanings of Deacons:

noun

(in catholic, anglican, and orthodox churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.

Usage examples:

In 1984 he was ordained a catholic deacon and is currently a member of the pastoral staff at st. co…

verb

Appoint or ordain as a deacon.

Usage examples:

He was deaconed in 1853 and priested in 1854 in the diocese of newcastle.

Meanings of Deactivating:

verb

Make (something) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it.

Usage examples:

The switch deactivates the alarm

Meanings of Deactivation:

noun

The action of causing something to be no longer active or effective

Usage examples:

The deactivation of warheads will be extended one year from the deadline., in order to avoid the de…

Meanings of Dead:

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

Meanings of Dead as the dodo:

phrase

Completely dead or extinct.

Usage examples:

The campaign was as dead as a dodo

idiom

To not be important or popular any longer

Usage examples:

Letter-writing is as dead as the dodo.

Meanings of Dead heat:

noun

A situation in which two or more competitors in a race are exactly level.

Usage examples:

Competition is always fierce, with a dead heat in one of the early races

verb

Run or finish a race exactly level.

Usage examples:

He dead-heated at aintree

Meanings of Dead letter:

idiom

Mail that can neither be delivered nor returned

noun

A law or treaty which has not been repealed but is ineffectual or defunct in practice.

Usage examples:

Why should we develop the common law to make the statute a dead letter?

Meanings of Dead loss:

noun

An activity or process that is not at all effective or successful

Usage examples:

Yesterday's meeting was a dead loss - nothing was decided., i was a dead loss at languages at schoo…

Meanings of Dead of winter:

phrase

The coldest part of winter.

Usage examples:

Golf can be an unpleasant experience in the dead of winter

idiom

The middle of winter, when it is very cold

Usage examples:

It was the dead of winter and the ground was covered in deep snow.

Meanings of Dead-beat:

idiom

To waste effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding

Usage examples:

He keeps trying to get it published but i think he's beating a dead horse.

Meanings of Dead-body:

idiom

If you say something will happen over your dead body, you mean that you will do everything you can to prevent it

Usage examples:

"joe says he's going to buy a motorbike." "over my dead body!"

Meanings of Dead-cat-bounce:

noun

A temporary increase in share prices after there has been a large fall in their value

Usage examples:

So is the share price improvement a dead cat bounce or the start of something better?

Meanings of Dead-end:

noun

A road or path that has no way out at one end

Usage examples:

Fig. negotiators have reached a dead end (= have not been successful and cannot go further) in thei…

Meanings of Dead-of-night:

idiom

The middle of the night, when it is very dark

Usage examples:

I lay in my tent in the dead of night, listening to the noises in the woods.

Meanings of Dead-on:

adjective

Completely accurate or correct

Usage examples:

He amazed them all by making dead-on predictions., she could do dead-on impressions of her boss., "…

Meanings of Dead-on-time:

phrase

Happening or done at the particular moment that it was expected to happen or be done

Usage examples:

My parents got to the house right on time., the project was completed on time., uk we arrived bang …

Meanings of Dead-ringer:

idiom

A person who is almost identical to another

noun

Someone or something that looks very similar to someone or something else

Usage examples:

He's a dead ringer for bono from u2.

Meanings of Dead-set:

phrase

To be very determined to do or have something

Usage examples:

Martha's dead set on having a new bike., ethan is dead set on being an actor., i'd like to travel a…

Meanings of Dead-set-against:

phrase

To be completely opposed to something

Usage examples:

He's dead set against living in the city., uk you won't be able to change his mind - he's dead agai…

Meanings of Dead-stop:

idiom

To suddenly stop moving or doing something

Usage examples:

I stopped dead in my tracks when i heard the scream.

Meanings of Deadbeat:

noun

An idle, feckless, or disreputable person.

Usage examples:

A nation of deadbeats who must work harder

adjective

Completely exhausted.

Usage examples:

I must go to bed—i'm dead beat

Meanings of Deadbeats:

noun

An idle, feckless, or disreputable person.

Usage examples:

A nation of deadbeats who must work harder

adjective

Completely exhausted.

Usage examples:

I must go to bed—i'm dead beat

Meanings of Deaden:

verb

Make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense.

Usage examples:

Ether was used to deaden the pain

Meanings of Deader:

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body