make numb (verb)

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• numb´ness — numb «nuhm», adjective, verb. –adj. having lost the power of feeling or moving: »My fingers are numb with cold. SYNONYM(S): deadened, insensible, benumbed. –v.t. 1. to make numb: »arms and ankles,…numbed and stiff with…binding (Daniel Defoe). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• numb´ly — numb «nuhm», adjective, verb. –adj. having lost the power of feeling or moving: »My fingers are numb with cold. SYNONYM(S): deadened, insensible, benumbed. –v.t. 1. to make numb: »arms and ankles,…numbed and stiff with…binding (Daniel Defoe). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• numb — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deprived of the power of sensation. ► VERB ▪ make numb. DERIVATIVES numbly adverb numbness noun ORIGIN from obsolete nomen «taken», from Germanic …   English terms dictionary

• numb — /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,… …  

• numb — adjective deprived of the power of sensation. verb make numb. Derivatives numbly adverb numbness noun Origin ME nome(n), past participle of obs. nim take …   English new terms dictionary

• numb — numb1 [ nʌm ] adjective 1. ) a part of your body that is numb has no feeling: After hours of sitting on the floor, her legs had gone numb. numb with: fingers numb with cold 2. ) not able to react or to show your emotions, often because of an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• numb — I UK [nʌm] / US adjective 1) a part of your body that is numb has no feeling After hours of sitting on the floor, her legs had gone numb. numb with: fingers numb with cold 2) not able to react or to show your emotions, often because of an extreme …   English dictionary

• numb — 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

• numb — [nʌm] adj I 1) a part of your body that is numb has no feeling 2) not able to react or to show your emotions, often because of shock numbly adv II verb [T] numb [nʌm] to make a part of your body lose its ability to feel …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• be|numb´ing|ly — be|numb «bih NUHM», transitive verb. 1. to make numb: »My fingers were benumbed by the cold. SYNONYM(S): numb. 2. to stupefy; deaden: »She was benumbed with grief at the death of her pet dog. A pen in his hand…benumbs all his faculties (Samuel… …   Useful english dictionary

• be|numb — «bih NUHM», transitive verb. 1. to make numb: »My fingers were benumbed by the cold. SYNONYM(S): numb. 2. to stupefy; deaden: »She was benumbed with grief at the death of her pet dog. A pen in his hand…benumbs all his faculties (Samuel Johnson).… …   Useful english dictionary