(idiomatic) Close to death.

Deliberately impassive or expressionless. / Having such a face or look. / Impassive.

In a deadpan manner.

A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.

To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.

The bed on which someone dies. / The last hours before death.

A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled to a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR

(idiomatic) A street or path that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end. / A position that offers no hope of progress. / A split end in the hair.

(idiomatic, broadcasting) An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.

Going nowhere; blocked.