the dead

noun

: the state of being dead

—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying

For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.

They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

Examples of the dead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Officials are conducting an autopsy on the dead man to determine his cause of death but the Associated Press reported that officials do not believe the man was dead before getting dumped into the truck. —Jillian Frankel, People.com, 29 May 2025

Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed more than 54,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. —Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025

The rant Trump published on Truth Social in the dead of the night also named Beyoncé and Oprah as culprits. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025

Bob Irsay packed up the moving trucks and moved his team in the dead of a March, 1984 snowstorm to their new home. —Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

Rhymes for the dead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead