Vocabulary : Deadhead to Deadly

Deadhead : One who receives free tickets for theaters, public conveyances, etc. ;; A buoy. See under Dead, a.
Dead-hearted : Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless.
Deadhouse : A morgue; a place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead bodies.
Deadish : Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless; deathlike.
Deadlatch : A kind of latch whose bolt may be so locked by a detent that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from the outside by the latch key.

Deadlight : A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm.
Deadlihood : State of the dead.
Deadliness : The quality of being deadly.
Deadlock : A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward. ;; A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action.
Deadly : Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound. ;; Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies. ;; Subject to death; mortal. ;; In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death. ;; In a manner to occasion death; mortally. ;; In an implacable manner; destructively. ;; Extremely.

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