Dead
Dead adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.
Usage example: local coal mines that have been dead for years
Nearby Word: deadly
Operating
Operating adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: the only operating nuclear power plant in the state
Both words in one sentence
- Of course, they were all... dead... but... Pac Man Fever: A monitor in the operating room occasionally plays Pacman music.
Source: Film / Young Doctors in Love -
Fail, and either you're operating the rides for all eternity, or you're dead and your screaming face is somewhere in the scenery.
Source: Amusement Park of Doom -
If they're not lying dead and mutilated on an operating table, they're probably suspended on a meathook.
Source: Alien Autopsy
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