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numb
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- pronunciation:
- nuhm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not able to feel physical sensation or move normally, esp. because of cold.
My feet are numb from standing outside in the cold.I just got out of the dentist, so my jaw is still numb.- synonyms:
- unfeeling
- antonyms:
- sensitive
- similar words:
- asleep, frozen, insensitive
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| definition 2: |
not able to react or function normally, as when in a state of shock.
After his wife's death, he was numb with grief.- synonyms:
- benumbed, dead, insensate
- similar words:
- dazed, insensible, senseless, stupid
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| related words: |
chill, cold, dead |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
numbs, numbing, numbed |
| definition: |
to cause to become numb, or to become numb.
The dentist numbed the area around my tooth before starting to drill.My tooth numbed after the shot.- synonyms:
- benumb, deaden
- antonyms:
- sensitize
- similar words:
- anesthetize, dull, hebetate, paralyze, stun
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| related words: |
cloy, dumbfound |
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| derivations: |
numbly (adv.), numbness (n.) |
Word Builder: numb +
- numbness:
the state of being numb.
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