Reverse Dictionary: DB – DEAQ

DEACON – NOUNS, PERSON
– a deacon DEAC;  DEKE 1742 Amer. sl.
– a deacon; one who is learning the profession of a clergyman IMPROVER 1885 Eng. dial.
 
DEAD,  DEADNESS – ADJECTIVES (also see DEATH)
– absolutely dead DEAD AS DOGSHIT 1980s sl.
– arising from or produced by contact with dead bodies NECROGENIC 1899
– completely dead DEAD AS A HERRING 1598
– completely dead DEAD AS DISCO 1995 US sl.
– completely dead; absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless DEAD AS A DOOR-NAIL c1350
– consisting of dialogues of the dead NECRODIALOGISTICAL 1715 nonce word
– dead ACROSS THE RIVER 1949 US sl.
– dead ALL BETS OFF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ALL OFF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ALL U.P. Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ALL WASHED UP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ASLEEP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ASLEEP IN JESUS L19 US euphemism
– dead ASLEEP IN THE DEEP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead BACKED L17 sl.
– dead BEHIND THE SCENES Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead BELLY-UP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead BLOOEY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead BLOTTO World War II Amer. sl.
– dead BLUEY  Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead BONG Bk1892 Aust. Aboriginal
– dead BOUND FOR GLORY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead BOX CITY 1981 Amer. sl.
– dead BOXED 1966 Amer. sl.
– dead BROWN BREAD 1973 Brit. rhyming sl.
– dead BUNG 1882 Aust. & NZ sl.
– dead BUTTERED BREAD 1990s rhyming sl.
– dead BYE-BYE 1913 Amer. sl.
– dead CALLED HOME 1942 Amer. sl.
– dead CHECKED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead CLEAN GONE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead COLD Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead CONFLUMMOXED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead CONTENT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead COOKED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead CROAKED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead CRUMPED (OUT) Bk2006 US sl.
– dead CUT ADRIFT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead CUT OFF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DAISY-PUSHING 1915 army sl.
– dead DEAD AS A BED-POST Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DEAD AS A LOG Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DEAD AS BILLY-BE-DAMNED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DEAD AS JULIUS CAESAR Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DEAD AS MUTTON CHOPS Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– dead DEAD-BEAT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DEADER THAN A DOORNAIL Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DEADER THAN A HERRING Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DEADER THAN A WOODEN INDIAN Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DEADO;  DEADOH L19 sl.
– dead DEATH-STRUCK Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DISHED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DONE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DONE ON TOAST Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DONE UNDER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DONE UP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DOUBLED UP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DOUSED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DOWN FOR THE LONG COUNT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DOWSED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead DROPPED OFF THE HOOKS 1873 Amer. sl.
– dead EASY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ERASED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead FINISHED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead FLATTENED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead FLATTENED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead FLUMMOXED;  FLUMMUXED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead FLUNKED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead FOLDED (UP) Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GAFFLED 1990s African-American sl.
– dead GONE COLD Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GONE HOME IN A BOX Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GONE PFFT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GONE PHUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GONE THE WAY OF ALL FLESH Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GONE TO BED 1992 UK sl.
– dead GONE TO GLORY 1851 Amer. dial.
– dead GONE TO KINGDOM COME Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GONE UNDER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GONE UP SALT RIVER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead GONE WEST 1917 Amer. dial.
– dead GROUNDED FOR GOOD Bk1942 Amer. aeronautical sl.
– dead INSTALLED IN FURNACE NO. 10 Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead KICKED OFF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead KICKED THE BUCKET Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead KNOCKED OFFBk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead KNOCKED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead KNOCKED OVER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead K.O.’D. Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead LICKED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead LIQUIDATED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead LOAF OF BREAD L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
– dead MEMALOOSE 1938 Chinook jargon
– dead MISSING Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead MULLERED 2000 Brit. sl.
– dead NAPOO(H) 1919 sl.
– dead NOW PICKING AT THE COVERLET Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OFF THE HOOKS 1840 sl.
– dead ON THE SHELF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ONE’S GOOSE IS COOKED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ONE’S HASH IS SETTLED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead ONE’S RACE IS RUN Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT COLD Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT FOR THE LONG COUNT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT LIKE A LIGHT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT OF IT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT OF ONE’S MISERY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT OF THE GAME Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT OF THE PICTURE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT OF THE RUNNING Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OUT OF THE WAY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead OVERBOARD  Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead PAN BREAD 1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
– dead PAST IT 1950s sl.
– dead PEGGED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead PERISHED OUT 1884 Amer. dial.
– dead PETERED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead POOPED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead POPPED OFF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead POPPED OFF THE HOOKS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead PUSHING THE CLOUDS AROUND Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead PUT OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead PUT OUT FOR THE LONG COUNT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead RAN THE GOOD RACE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead REMOVED 1800 Sc.
– dead RESTING EASY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead RUBBED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead RUN DOWN Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead SALTED 20C US sl.
– dead SEWED UP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead SHUFFLED (CLEAN) OUT OF THE DECK Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead SHUFFLED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead SNUFFED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead SOUL ALOFT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead STIFF Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead STONE-DEAD Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead THROWN FOR A LOSS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead TRUMPED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead UP THE FLUE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead WASHED UP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead WENT WEST 1970 Amer. dial.
– dead WEST Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead WINKED OUT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead YDEAD 1387 obs.
– dead and buried AGED IN WOOD Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried BASKETED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried BENEATH Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried BOXED UP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried COUNTING DAISY ROOTS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried COUNTING WORMS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried DEAD AND GONE 1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– dead and buried DEAD AND GONE BACK Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– dead and buried DEAD AND HAPPED UP Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– dead and buried DEAD AND LOW LAID Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– dead and buried DOG TAG ON FILE Amer. World War I sl.
– dead and buried GONE TO GRASS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried GONE TO POT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried IN COLD STORAGE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried IN STORAGE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried IN THE DUSTBIN Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried PACKED UP Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried PLANTED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried POTTED Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried PUSHING (UP) DAISIES Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried PUT TO BED WITH A SHOVEL Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried PUT TO ONE’S FATHERS a1440 obs.
– dead and buried PUT UNDER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried SALTED AWAY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried SALTED DOWN Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried SEWED IN A BLANKET Amer. World War I sl.
– dead and buried SIX FEET UNDER 1942 sl.
– dead and buried TAKING A GROUND SWEAT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried TAKING AN EARTH BATH Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried UNDER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried UNDER GLASS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried UNDER HATCHES Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and buried UNDER THE DAISIES 1866 sl.
– dead and buried WITH A GARDEN ON THE STOMACH Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead and done with DEAD FOR ADO 16C colloq.
– dead and gone to heaven IN ABRAHAM’S-BOSOM 1599
– dead and laid out for burial HEAD-LAPPED 1893 Eng. dial.
– dead, as in ‘the late Mr. Smith’ LATE 15C
– dead, but not buried LAID BY THE WALL Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– dead, but not yet buried UNDER-BOARD 1836 Ireland
– dead, deceased CEASED 1927 Amer. dial.
– dead, deceased WITH THE ANGELS 1801
– dead, defunct LETHED 1623 obs. rare
– dead, dying OFF 1990s Aust. criminals’ sl.
– dead; finished CRAPPED (OUT) Bk2006 US sl.
– dead, finished KAPUT 1910s sl.
– dead; gone; finished NAPOO-FINI Amer. World War I sl.
– dead; in trouble, in jail UNDER THE HATCHES M16 sl.
– dead, killed ASSED OUT 1980s African-American sl.
– dead; killed BLOWN AWAY Bk2006 US criminals’ sl.
– dead; killed OFFED World War I sl.
– dead; killed OUTED World War I sl.
– dead; killed PIFFED 20C US sl.
– dead; killed PIFTED 20C US sl.
– dead; killed in battle USED-UP World War I US sl.
– dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected ALL AMORT L16 arch.
– dead; mad; unconscious AWAY 1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– dead, murdered ONE-EIGHT-SEVEN 1990s US sl.
– dead or almost dead DONE FOR Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– dead; pert. to a corpse arranged for a wake LAID-OUT 20C
– dead, ruined, spoiled CACTUS Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– dead, worn out CLAGGED THE BAG Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– long dead; outmoded DEAD AS A MOA 1955 NZ sl.
– lying dead TOES UP 1851
– pert. to dead bodies; characteristic of a corpse CADAVERIC 1835-6
– quite dead DEAD AS A DOOR-NAIL 1906 Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS A HAMMER 1866 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS A HATCHET 1899 Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS A MACKEREL 1853 Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS A MAGGOT Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS A MAWK 1805 Sc.
– quite dead DEAD AS A MELL 1798 Sc.
– quite dead DEAD AS A NIT 1883 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS A PICKLED HERRING 1852 Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS A RAG Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS A SMELT 1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS CHOPPED SAUSAGE 1843 Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS HANNAH EMERSON 1907 Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEAD AS HECTOR 1908 Amer. dial.
– quite dead DEADER THAN A PELCHER 1927 Amer. dial.
– somewhat dead DEADISH a1450 rare
– very dead DEAD AS BILLY-BE-DAMNED Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– very definitely dead; out of favour DEAD AS KELSEY’S NUTS 1930s US sl.
– very definitely dead; out of favour DEADER THAN KELSEY’S NUTS 1930s US sl.
 
DEAD etc. – ADVERBS
– dead A-DEAD 1879
 
DEAD etc. – NOUNS
– a dead body DB 1973 US sl.
– a dead body; a corpse or carcass CARRION a1225 obs.
– a heap of dead men; a pile of dead bodies QUARRY 1589 obs.
– a list of persons who have died within a certain time; a death-roll NECROLOGY 1854
– a morbid fancy for the dead, or for contact with dead bodies NECROPHILISM 1864
– a wake for the dead SETTING UP 1880s African-American sl.
– dead condition; the state of the dead DEADLIHEAD 1612 obs. rare
– dead condition; the state of the dead DEADLIHOOD 1659 obs. rare
– deadness CADAVERIETY 1651 obs. rare
– fear of dead bodies NECROPHOBIA 1849
– the dead THE GREAT MAJORITY 1721 obs.
– the history of the dead NECROLOGY 1830
– the pretended art of revealing future events, etc., by means of communication with the dead NECROMANCY a1300
– the pretended art of revealing future events, etc., by means of communication with the dead NECROMANTY 1560 obs. rare
– the watch kept at night over a dead body LYKE-WAKE c1405
– worship of or excessive reverence displayed towards the dead NECROLATRY 1826
 
DEAD etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a dead body found floating in water FLOATER 1890 US sl.
– a dead or doomed person BUZZARD-BAIT 1851 Amer. sl.
– a dead or doomed person BUZZARD MEAT 1899 Amer. sl.
– a dead person DAISY-PUSHER 1919 US Army sl.
– a dead person DAISY-SHOVER 1928 US Army sl.
– a dead person DEADBEATER 20C Amer. sl.
– a dead person DEADIE 1970s sl.
– a dead person DOG MEAT Bk2006 US sl.
– a dead person GONE GOSLING Bk1912 Amer. dial.
– a dead person THE DECEASED L15 euphemism
– a dead person; a corpse DEADER  1853 sl.
– a dead person; a corpse DECEDENT L16
– a dead person, or one about to be killed MAGGOT MEAT 1970s US sl.
– a dead person; someone who ‘owns’ and occupies a grave LANDOWNER 19C Brit. & US colloq.
– a dying person, or one who has just died CROAKER 1873 UK sl.
– a person having a morbid fancy for the dead NECROPHILE 1895 
– a person who claims to carry on a communication with the dead NECROMANCER a1300
– a person who claims to carry on a communication with the dead NECROMANCIEN 1303 obs.
– a person who claims to carry on a communication with the dead NECROMANT 1598 obs.
– a person who claims to carry on a communication with the dead NECROMANTIC 1574 obs.
– a person who claims to carry on a communication with the dead NECROMANTIST a1607 obs. rare
– a person who has died GONER 1847 sl.
– a person who has died STIFF 1859 sl. 
– a person who has died or is unavoidably doomed to die very soon MADONNA 2004 UK rhyming sl. for ‘goner’
– a person who obtains sexual gratification from a dead body CADAVER CADET 1987 US sl.
– a person whose cardiac or brain activity registers as a flatline, and who is therefore dead FLATLINER 20C colloq.
– someone who is dead or on the verge of death DEAD ONE 1900s US sl.
 
DEAD etc. – PHRASES
– dead on arrival; a notation indicating that a person was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital D.O.A. 20C US
 
DEAD etc. – VERBS
– to be dead COUNT THE WORMS 20C sl.
– to be dead and buried BE GATHERED TO ONE’S FATHERS 1382
– to be dead and buried PUSH UP DAISIES a1918 sl.
– to be dead and buried SLEEP UNDER GRASS 1914
– to be dead and buried SLEEP WITH ONE’S FATHERS 1382
– to be recently dead BE A DEADER 20C sl., orig. US
– to lie dead; to be laid out for burial LAY A CORPSE 1927 Amer. dial.
– to lie dead; to be laid out for burial LAY CORPSE 1981 Amer. dial.
– to pretend to be dead or ill ACT POSSUM 1844 US sl. obs.
– to pretend to be dead or ill COME THE POSSUM OVER A PERSON 1844 US sl. obs.
– to pretend to be dead or ill PLAY POSSUM 1844 US sl.
– to strike dead; to frighten out of the senses; to hurt THIR 1746 Eng. dial. obs.
 
DEADEN,  DEADENED,  DEADENING – ADJECTIVES
– deadened BEDEADED 1656 obs.
– deadening, deafening OBTUNDING 1645 obs. rare
 
DEADEN etc. – VERBS
– to deaden, to dull NARCOTIZE 1864
– to deaden, to dull, to blunt, to deprive of sharpness or vigour, to render obtuse OBTUND c1400 
– to deaden, to mortify; to kill, to put to death ADEADEN c1000 obs.
 
DEADLINE – NOUNS
– an impending deadline SHORT FUSE 1986 US sl.
– any task worked on all night long to meet a deadline for the following day ALL-NIGHTER 1966 Aust. sl.
– something done, finished or accomplished at the last possible moment before a deadline BUZZER BEATER 1997, orig. US basketball usage
 
DEADLINESS,  DEADLY – ADJECTIVES
– actively deadly, evil, dire, pernicious, destructive, fatal, cruel, tormenting BALE a1000 obs.
– deadly, awful, cruel, wicked WAN c1400 poetic usage, obs.
– deadly, cruel, fierce HATEL a1000 obs.
– deadly, destructive, fatal, mortal; full of death; fraught with death DEATHFUL a1240
– deadly, destructive to life, fatal, ruinous, hurtful, dangerous EXITIOUS 1563 obs.
– deadly, fatal, mortal DEATHLIKE 1548 obs.
– deadly, mortal, destructive FATIFEROUS 1656
– deadly, mortal; said of an enemy CAPITAL 1375 obs.
– deadly, that causes or results in death LETHIFEROUS 1651
– deadly, that would kill devils KILL-DEVIL 1831
 
DEADLINESS etc. – ADVERBS
– in a deadly manner; mortally, fatally; excessively DEADLILY 1621 rare
 
DEADLINESS etc. – NOUNS
– deadliness; the condition of being lethal; ability to cause death LETHALITY 1656 rare
 
DEADLOCK – NOUNS
– a deadlock, an impasse; an impasse resolved by the backing down of one or both parties MEXICAN STANDOFF 1891 Amer. dial.
 
DEADLOCK – PHRASES
– there is deadlock or an impasse; things are at a standstill DUN IS IN THE MIRE c1405 obs.
 
DEADLOCK – VERBS
– to resolve a deadlock or an impasse DRAW DUN OUT OF THE MIRE 1599 obs.
 
DEAF, DEAFNESS – ADJECTIVES
– becoming deaf DEAFENING 1680 obs. rare
– completely deaf DEAF AS A BEETLE 1867
– completely deaf DEAF AS A BLOCK 1875
– completely deaf DEAF AS A DOOR 1606
– completely deaf DEAF AS A DOORNAIL 1611
– completely deaf DEAF AS A DOORPOST 1551
– completely deaf DEAF AS AN ADDER a1845
– completely deaf NUT-DEAF1828 obs.
– completely deaf PLUMB DEAF 1965 Amer. dial.
– deaf CLOTH-EARED 1965 sl.
– deaf DAPHNE 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
– deaf DEATH 1821 Eng. dial.  
– deaf DINCH Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– deaf DUMMOCK 19C Eng. dial.
– deaf MUTT AND JEFF L1940s Brit. rhyming sl., also ‘Mutt ‘n’ Jeff
– deaf MUTTON L1940s Brit. rhyming sl. (Mutt ‘n’ Jeff)
– deaf PUDDING AND BEEF 19C rhyming sl.
– deaf PUDDING CHEF 20C rhyming sl.
– deaf and dumb D AND D 1937 US sl.
– deaf as an adder ADDER-DEAF a1837
– deaf (Australian Imperial Forces) A.I.F. 1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
– deaf; destitute of the faculty of hearing HEARINGLESS 1398 obs.
– deaf; hard of hearing DUNCH 1569 Eng. dial.
– deaf, hard of hearing DUNNY 1708 Eng. dial.
– partially deaf THICK 1892 Eng. dial.
– quite deaf DEAD-DEAF 1865 Sc.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A BAT1965 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A BEAGLE Bk1899 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A DOORBELL 1965 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A DOORKNOB 1950 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A DORMOUSE 1950 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A FENCE POST 1965 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A LOG 1950 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A MILL POST 1965 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A MULE 1950 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A MUTE 1950 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A NAIL a1845
– quite deaf DEAF AS A POST 1822 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A SHAD 1836 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A STONE 1943 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAF AS A STONE WALL 1965 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAFER THAN A DOORKNOB 1965 Amer. dial.
– quite deaf DEAFER THAN A DOORNAIL 1965 Amer. dial.
– stone deaf DEAF AS A HADDIE 1951 Sc. (haddie – haddock)
– very deaf DEAF AS A BUM-BAILY 1884 Eng. dial.
– very deaf DEAF AS A CLAM 1885 Amer. dial.
– very deaf DEAF AS A HADDOCK 1746 Eng. dial.
 
DEAF etc. – NOUNS
– a being deaf or hard of hearing DUNNINESS 1731 Eng. dial.
– deaf ears FLANNEL EARS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– deaf ears RUBBER EARS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– deafness DEAFHEAD c1350 obs.
– deafness DEATHNESS 1889 Eng. dial.  
 
DEAF etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a deaf-mute; a tramp or beggar who pretends to be deaf and dumb DUMMY 1874 sl.
– a deaf person DAPHNE 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
– a deaf person DEAFIE 1972 Trinidad and Tobago
– a deaf person DEEFY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– a deaf person DUNNY 1853 obs.
– a person who is Deaf and Dumb DD 1926 US sl. 
 
DEAF etc. – VERBS
– to become deaf DEAFEN 1680 obs. rare
– to become deaf DEAFFLE B1900 Eng. dial.  
– to become deaf DEAVE a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– to be deaf NOT TO HEAR IT THUNDER 1885 Amer. dial.
– to pretend to be deaf or at least not to hear the last statement; hence to deliberately ignore any form of wrongdoing COP A DEAF ‘UN;  SLING A DEAF ‘UN 1920s sl.
 
DEAFEN – VERBS
– to deafen BEDEAF 1620 obs.
– to deafen, to confuse DAFFLE 1796 Eng. dial.
– to deafen, to din the ears OBTUND 1645 obs. rare
– to deafen, to strike deaf ADEAVE c940 obs.
– to deafen; to stun or stupefy with noise; to bewilder, to worry or confuse, esp. by ‘dinning’ in one’s ears DEAVE c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– to deafen, to stun with noise ADIN a1250 obs. rare
– to deafen, to stupefy, to stun, to bewilder, to overwhelm a person, esp. with incessant noise DUNT 1672 Eng. dial.
 
DEAFENING – ADJECTIVES
– deafening DEAVESOME 1853 Sc.  
– deafening DEAVY B1900 Eng. dial.  
– deafening, deadening OBTUNDING 1645 obs. rare
– deafening, dinning; talkative DEAVING 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
 
DEAFENING – NOUNS
– a deafening noise DEAVING 1827 Sc.  
– a deafening noise; a confusion of sounds DERRUM 1879 Eng. dial.
 
DEAL – NOUNS
– a deal; a bargain; an agreement WHACK 1860 Amer. dial.
– a deal between one unsuspecting victim and the person who intends on and succeeds in cheating them BACK-ALLEY DEAL L19 African-American sl.
– a great deal QUEER DEAL 1898 Ireland
 
DEALER – NOUNS, PERSON
– a dealer BATHERER Bk1893 Eng. dial.
– a dealer, a trader, a merchant; a person who employs money or goods in trading OCCUPIER 1509 obs.
– a dealer in a variety of articles now dealt with by other trades, including caps, and probably hats HABERDASHER 1566 obs.
– a dealer in small articles or trimmings appertaining to dress, as thread, tape, ribbons, etc. HABERDASHER 1611
 
DEAL OUT – VERBS
– to deal out or take in handfuls NEFFOW Bk1905 Sc.
 
DEAL WITH – ADJECTIVES
– dealing very strictly and severely with a situation or person; very good at dealing with DEATH ON M19 sl., orig. US
– very good at dealing with DEAD ON L19 sl., orig. US
 
DEAL WITH – VERBS
– to deal with; to handle; to put up with; to manage something FADE 1962 US sl.
– to deal with, to take in hand TACKLE 1847