active vs dead: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: active or dead

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activeadjective

engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

activenoun

chemical agent capable of activity

activeadjective

(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

activeadjective

taking part in an activity

activeadjective

in operation

activenoun

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

activenoun

a person who is a participating member of an organization

activeadjective

characterized by energetic activity

activeadjective

disposed to take action or effectuate change

activeadjective

engaged in full-time work

activeadjective

exerting influence or producing a change or effect

activeadjective

expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

activeadjective

full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

activeadjective

(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

activeadjective

(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt

activeadjective

(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

activeadjective

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

deadadjective

devoid of physical sensation; numb

deadadjective

(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

deadadjective

very tired

deadadjective

drained of electric charge; discharged

deadadjective

not circulating or flowing

deadverb

quickly and without warning

deadverb

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

deadadjective

not yielding a return

deadnoun

a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

deadadjective

devoid of activity

deadadjective

lacking acoustic resonance

deadadjective

lacking resilience or bounce

deadadjective

no longer having force or relevance

deadadjective

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

deadadjective

not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat

deadadjective

not surviving in active use

deadadjective

out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

deadnoun

people who are no longer living

deadadjective

physically inactive

deadadjective

the complete stoppage of an action

deadadjective

unerringly accurate

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