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

Williams views Leap Life—named after his leap-year birthday—as an attempt to commune with the dead, particularly in light of the ongoing devastation in Palestine, Sudan, Haiti, Congo, and Yemen. —Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 17 June 2026

While no protest, demonstration, or amount of organizing can resurrect the dead, perhaps such actions can chart a new course. —Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Michele messaged me for an extra gig in the dead of winter. —Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 June 2026

Shahin Milani, of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, told me of a report his organization had received from the family of a teenager who had been transported with the dead to a morgue in the town of Kahrizak. —Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

Rhymes for the dead

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