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| narcotic |
a drug that causes a person to become sleepy or unconscious and that may be used as a medicine to dull pain or cause sleep. Narcotics can be dangerous when not used as a medicine and can become hard to give up. |
| olive |
a dull yellowish green color. [1/4 definitions] |
| opaque |
having a flat, dull surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| satin |
a smooth fabric that is shiny on one side and dull on the other. |
| sleepy |
not active; dull. [1/2 definitions] |
| stuffy |
dull, boring, or very proper. [1/3 definitions] |
| stupid |
dull or slow to learn; not smart. [1/2 definitions] |
| tame |
dull or without adventure. [1/4 definitions] |
| tarnish |
to dull the luster or color of. [2/4 definitions] |
| thud |
a dull, muffled sound of one thing hitting another. [1/3 definitions] |
| thump |
a heavy, dull sound of one thing hitting another. [4/5 definitions] |
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