(uncountable, idiomatic, management) Personnel no longer contributing to an organization. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, wood.

plural of dead set

Alternative spelling of dead set

Alternative spelling of dead set

plural of dead-set

(hunting) The rigid pose a hunting dog assumes when pointing out game to a hunter. / A fixed or stationary condition arising from obstacle or hindrance; a deadlock.

Unswervingly dedicated; resolutely determined. / (Australia, colloquial) Complete and utter; total.

(construction) The weight of a structure itself, including the weight of fixtures or equipment permanently attached to it.

A particularly sound sleep / The first sleep of the night in a biphasic sleep pattern, before the watch.

Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to.