Benumb
111benumbment — See benumb. * * * …
112nem- — To assign, allot; also to take. Derivatives include numb, nemesis, and nomad. 1. a. nim1, numb; benumb, from Old English niman, to take, seize; b …
113dull — dullness, dulness, n. dully, adv. /dul/, adj., duller, dullest, v. adj. 1. not sharp; blunt: a dull knife. 2. causing boredom; tedious; uninteresting: a dull sermon. 3. not lively or spirited; listless. 4. not b …
114narcotic — narcotically, adv. /nahr kot ik/, n. 1. any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation… …
115petrify — petrifiable, adj. petrificant /pi trif i keuhnt/, adj. petrifier, n. /pe treuh fuy /, v., petrified, petrifying. v.t. 1. to convert into stone or a stony substance. 2. to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I… …
116stupefacient — /stooh peuh fay sheuhnt, styooh /, adj. 1. stupefying; producing stupor. n. 2. a drug or agent that produces stupor. [1660 70; < L stupefacient (s. of stupefaciens) prp. of stupefacere to benumb; see STUPEFY, FACIENT] * * * …
117Arnold, Matthew — born Dec. 24, 1822, Laleham, Middlesex, Eng. died April 15, 1888, Liverpool English poet and literary and social critic. Son of the educator Thomas Arnold, he attended Oxford and then worked as an inspector of schools for the rest of his life.… …
118Bunyan, John — born November 1628, Elstow, Bedfordshire, Eng. died Aug. 31, 1688, London English minister and author. Bunyan encountered the seething religious life of various left wing sects while serving in Oliver Cromwell s army in the English Civil Wars. He …
119daze — 1. noun a) The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. b) A glittering stone. 2. verb To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to …
120numb — 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 …
