Numb

  • 21numb — [[t]nʌm[/t]] adj. numb•er, numb•est, v. 1) cvb pat deprived of sensation, as by anesthesia: fingers numb with cold[/ex] 2) cvb incapable of feeling emotion 3) to make numb • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME nome lit., taken, seized, var. of nomen,… …

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  • 22numb — numbly, adv. numbness, n. /num/, adj. number, numbest, v. adj. 1. deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold. 2. manifesting or resembling numbness: a numb sensation. 3. incapable of action or of feeling… …

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  • 23Numb — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Numb Produktionsland Vereinigte Staaten, Kanada …

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  • 24numb — 1 adjective 1 a part of your body that is numb is unable to feel anything, for example because you are very cold: My fingers were so numb I could hardly write. | The anaesthetic had made his whole face go numb. 2 unable to think, feel, or react… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25numb — adj. numb with (numb with cold) * * * [nʌm] numb with (numb with cold) …

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  • 26numb — {{11}}numb (adj.) c.1400, nome, deprived of motion or feeling, lit. taken, seized, from pp. of nimen to take, seize, from O.E. niman to take, catch, grasp (see NIMBLE (Cf. nimble)). The extraneous b (to conform to COMB (Cf. comb), LIMB (Cf …

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  • 27numb — 1. adjective 1) my fingers are numb Syn: dead, without sensation, without feeling, numbed, desensitized, frozen, anaesthetized 2) the news left me numb Syn: dazed, stunned, unfeeling …

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  • 28numb — /nʌm / (say num) adjective 1. deprived of or deficient in the power of sensation and movement: fingers numb with cold. 2. of the nature of numbness: a numb sensation. –verb (t) 3. to make numb. {Middle English nome, literally, taken, seized,… …

  • 29numb — adj. & v. adj. (often foll. by with) deprived of feeling or the power of motion (numb with cold). v.tr. 1 make numb. 2 stupefy, paralyse. Phrases and idioms: numb fish = electric ray. Derivatives: numbly adv. numbness n. Etymology: ME nome(n)… …

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  • 30numb — 1. adjective /nʌm/ Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible. See Also: numskull 2. verb /nʌm/ To cause to become numb. The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness. Syn …

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