totally deaf

  • 1deaf — [ def ] adjective ** not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well. Many deaf people wear a hearing aid to help them hear. Deaf people often use their hands to communicate in sign language, and many can lip read what other people are… …

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  • 2DEAF-MUTE — (Heb. חֵרֵשׁ, heresh), always classed in the Talmud together with the minor and the imbecile as being irresponsible and of no independent will, from which stem all the restrictions and exemptions applying to him, both in law and the performance… …

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  • 3Deaf white cat — Deaf, odd eyed white cat. Some white cats suffer from congenital deafness caused by degeneration of the inner ear.[1] This condition is associated with blue irises. In white cats with mixed coloured eyes (odd eyed cats), it has been fo …

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  • 4deaf as a post — totally deaf; is incapable of hearing anything; stone deaf …

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  • 5deaf as a stone — totally deaf; is incapable of hearing anything; stone deaf …

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  • 6deaf as an adder — totally deaf; is incapable of hearing anything; stone deaf …

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  • 7deaf */*/ — UK [def] / US adjective Word forms deaf : adjective deaf comparative deafer superlative deafest not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well. Many deaf people wear a hearing aid to help them hear. Deaf people often use their hands to… …

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  • 8deaf as a post — adjective totally deaf; unable to hear anything • Syn: ↑profoundly deaf, ↑stone deaf, ↑unhearing • Similar to: ↑deaf * * * deaf as a post Absolutely deaf • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 9deaf as a doorpost — adj. totally deaf; is incapable of hearing anything; stone deaf …

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  • 10deaf — [def] adj. [ME def < OE deaf, akin to Ger taub, Goth * daufs < IE * dheubh , misty, obscured < base * dheu : see DULL] 1. totally or partially unable to hear 2. unwilling to hear or listen; giving no heed [deaf to her pleas] deafly adv.… …

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