Submitted by György Chityil ... on Fri, 01/19/2018 - 22:00 Hierarchy: AdjectiveDescription: {{simile}} Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.Ngram: dead as a doornailNgram Text: dead as a doornailSource: WiktionaryIssue: 0Wiktionary tag: simileNgram Count: 4