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/ded/ 
| comparative | deader |
| superlative | deadest |
You're dead right!
Rachel stopped dead in her tracks when she saw me with Andy.
My parents are dead against the idea of me going to South America.
The director is dead set on this location.
The package arrived dead on time.
Most of his shots were dead on target.
That lesson was dead boring!
'I can't work the video.' 'I'll show you – it's dead easy.'
I'm dead tired, but I can't miss this meeting.
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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