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numb
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- pronunciation:
- nuhm
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition: |
If something is numb, there is no feeling in it. If your feet are numb, they can't feel anything and they can't move in a normal way.
My mouth felt numb for a long time after the dentist filled the cavity in my tooth.Dennis tried to walk in the snow with no shoes on, but he ran back inside after his feet became numb.- antonyms:
- sensitive
- similar words:
- asleep, frozen
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| related words: |
cold |
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| derivations: |
numbly (adv.), numbness (n.) |
Word Builder: numb +
- numbness:
the state of being numb.
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