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• numb — [num] adj. [< ME nome, nomen, pp. of nimen, to take (with unhistoric b): see NOMY] 1. weakened in or deprived of the power of feeling or moving; benumbed; deadened; insensible [numb with cold, numb with grief] 2. having the nature of numbness… …   English World dictionary

• 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 — Numb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numbed} (n[u^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Numbing} (n[u^]m [i^]ng).] To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy. [1913 Webster] For lazy winter …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 — [[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,… …   From formal English to slang

• numb — 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… …   Universalium

• 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 — 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)… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 (U2 song) — Numb Single by U2 from the album Zooropa Released June 1993 …   Wikipedia