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

Its bluffs and beaches became a vast cemetery, volcanic ash and black sand burying the dead. —Hannah Beech, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025

But the dead have the advantage of not feeling the fear that most of us suffer in the face of short-term market turmoil. —Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025

The terror group said the dead hostages handed over on Thursday had been killed by an Israeli airstrike in November 2023 and that the bodies could have been misidentified due to bombardments in the area. —Landon Mion, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025

The practice is legal in most states but is increasingly viewed as unethical by anatomists and leaders in the body donation industry who say doctors and scientists should handle the dead with the same respect shown to living patients. —Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for the dead

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