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numb
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- pronunciation:
- nuhm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not able to feel; lacking in feeling or movement.
After swimming in the cold lake, my body felt numb.- similar words:
- asleep, frozen, insensitive
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| definition 2: |
not able to act or feel in a normal way.
He was numb for weeks after his dog died.- similar words:
- dazed
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| related words: |
cold, dead |
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| part of speech: |
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:
- deaden
- similar words:
- dull, paralyze, stun
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| derivations: |
numbly (adv.), numbness (n.) |
Word Builder: numb +
- numbness:
the state of being numb.
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