(medicine, not comparable) Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity. / (colloquial) Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.

(science fiction) A fictional beam of radiation that can kill.

plural of death ray

A forced movement of people, on foot, in such circumstances that many die during the journey.

(idiomatic, transitive) To agree with someone, often sarcastically.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, men. / (nautical) The ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.

(nautical) The eddying water under a slow-moving ship's counter, or a similar area of stationary fluid or gas in advance of a concave angle.

Made of or pertaining to paper, especially as opposed to a digital alternative.

(dysphemistic) A quantity of paper; a collection of paper such as a book or newspaper. / A tree that is still standing, but no longer alive. (compare: log, stump)

An armed group that carries out clandestine killings.