Answer:

inanimate

Answer	Crossword Clue
INANIMATE	Lifeless
INANIMATE	Like sticks and stones
INANIMATE	Like some objects

INANIMATE	Dull.
INANIMATE	Spiritless.
INANIMATE	Spiritless
INANIMATE	Still an inmate, I crack up (9)
INANIMATE	Like a rock
INANIMATE	Going nowhere?
INANIMATE	Dead

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.