Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective No longer living but supernaturally animated, as a zombie.
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- adjective Pertaining to a
corpse , though having qualities oflife . - adjective Being
animate , though non-living. - noun usually preceded by "the" Those
creatures which aredead yetstill moving .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Luke thought maybe you could, you know, use one of the suggested speeches in the pamphlet, except use the word undead instead of
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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Luke thought maybe you could, you know, use one of the suggested speeches in the pamphlet, except use the word undead instead of
City of Ashes Cassandra Clare 2008
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But the pull of the undead is a siren song becoming impossible to resist.
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If only I were clear on whether undead is the same as "not alive," I'd know where to put Geraldo.
Mussolini didn't get the 'stache memo. Jessica Hagy 2007
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With that said, I agree that the focus of that use of force would be establishing a cordon around the Capital, and ejecting newly created undead from the cordon.
IS your state Zombie-Safe? The results of the Keller Study « Third Point of Singularity 2009
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Things did not move in a natural way -- those fringe creatural behaviors could be called "undead" rather than alive.
Carla Leitao: Dustism, Creatures and Speculative Materialism in Architecture: An Interview With Alisa Andrasek/Biothing Carla Leitao 2012
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In the previous book, Ciara managed to save the day and keep the secrets of the undead from the national network radio.
VAMPIRE BOOK REVIEW: BAD TO THE BONE BY JERI SMITH | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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The basic plot concerns a series of twentieth and twenty-first century researchers getting caught up with the legacy of Vlad Ţepeş, alias Count Vlad III of Wallachia, alias Dracula, who turns out to be still around in undead form.
October Books 2) The Historian nwhyte 2008
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Specifically, players now maneuver Kennedy with the wireless nunchuk controller, while aiming his gun or slashing his knife at hoards of the undead is handled via the motion-sensing controller, which adds a more realistic and immersive touch to the award-winning game.
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The final siege of the castle by the undead is both action packed and a riot.
Some of my favorite swordfights in film « Skulls in the Stars 2007
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