still born

[stil-bawrn]

still·born

[stil-bawrn]
adjective
1.
dead when born.
2.
ineffectual from the beginning; abortive; fruitless: a stillborn plan of escape.

Origin:
1590–1600; still1 + born
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Still born is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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