ded paen adjective 1. showing no emotion; blank and expressionless. As a comedian, he’s known for his deadpan style. Her usually lively face now wore a deadpan expression.
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dead load
ded lod noun the fixed or permanent weight of a structure that exerts a uniform, constant pressure on the supports. (Cf. live load.) The roof of your house is a dead load,…
deadwood
ded wUd noun 1.on a tree, branches or sections of trunk that are dead. We should trim the deadwood on that tree. 2. unproductive persons or burdensome things that hinder the smooth…
imprecation
Im prə keI shən noun a curse, uttered or thought of. The prisoner muttered imprecations at the guards as they returned him to his cell.
fortitude
for tih tud strength, endurance, and patience in the face of adversity or temptation. He possessed the emotional fortitude necessary to operate on badly wounded soldiers week after week.