dead to the world
Sound asleep or unconscious, as in The alarm clock went off but Joseph was dead to the world. [Late 1800s]
QUIZZES
DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
Question 1 of 10
decorum
Words nearby dead to the world
dead stock, dead storage, dead time, dead tired, dead to rights, dead to the world, dead water, dead weight, dead white european male, dead zone, dead-air space
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