| slovo | definícia |
deaden
(mass) | deaden
- zahubiť |
deaden
(encz) | deaden,otupit v: Zdeněk Brož |
deaden
(encz) | deaden,umrtvit v: Zdeněk Brož |
deaden
(encz) | deaden,zahubit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Deaden
(gcide) | Deaden \Dead"en\ (d[e^]d"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened
(d[e^]d"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] [From Dead; cf.
AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.]
1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or
sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt;
as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a
sound.
[1913 Webster]
As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to
deaden a ship's headway.
[1913 Webster]
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
[1913 Webster]
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to
deaden gilding by a coat of size.
[1913 Webster]
5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to
deafen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
deaden
(wn) | deaden
v 1: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible;
"muffle the message" [syn: dampen, deaden, damp]
2: cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the
circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant" [syn:
girdle, deaden]
3: make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
4: lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
5: become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life,
force, or vigor
6: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor,
force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings";
"deaden a sound" [syn: deaden, blunt] [ant: animate,
enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up]
7: convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of
minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
deadend
(mass) | dead-end
- slepá ulica |
deadened
(encz) | deadened, adj: |
deadening
(encz) | deadening,umrtvující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Deaden
(gcide) | Deaden \Dead"en\ (d[e^]d"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened
(d[e^]d"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] [From Dead; cf.
AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.]
1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or
sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt;
as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a
sound.
[1913 Webster]
As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to
deaden a ship's headway.
[1913 Webster]
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
[1913 Webster]
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to
deaden gilding by a coat of size.
[1913 Webster]
5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to
deafen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Deadened
(gcide) | Deaden \Dead"en\ (d[e^]d"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened
(d[e^]d"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] [From Dead; cf.
AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.]
1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or
sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt;
as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a
sound.
[1913 Webster]
As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to
deaden a ship's headway.
[1913 Webster]
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
[1913 Webster]
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to
deaden gilding by a coat of size.
[1913 Webster]
5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to
deafen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Deadener
(gcide) | Deadener \Dead"en*er\ (d[e^]d"'n*[~e]r), n.
One who, or that which, deadens or checks.
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deadening
(gcide) | deadening \dead"en*ing\ adj. [p. pr. of verb deaden[3].]
Rendering less lively, intense, or vigorous; as, the
deadening effect of some routine tasks.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; as,
the deadening effect of some routine tasks.
Syn: boring, dreary, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome,
wearisome.
[WordNet 1.5]Deaden \Dead"en\ (d[e^]d"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened
(d[e^]d"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] [From Dead; cf.
AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.]
1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or
sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt;
as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a
sound.
[1913 Webster]
As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to
deaden a ship's headway.
[1913 Webster]
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
[1913 Webster]
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to
deaden gilding by a coat of size.
[1913 Webster]
5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to
deafen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]deadening \dead"en*ing\ n.
The act of making something futile and useless (as by
routine).
Syn: stultification, impairment.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Deadening
(gcide) | deadening \dead"en*ing\ adj. [p. pr. of verb deaden[3].]
Rendering less lively, intense, or vigorous; as, the
deadening effect of some routine tasks.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; as,
the deadening effect of some routine tasks.
Syn: boring, dreary, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome,
wearisome.
[WordNet 1.5]Deaden \Dead"en\ (d[e^]d"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened
(d[e^]d"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] [From Dead; cf.
AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.]
1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or
sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt;
as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a
sound.
[1913 Webster]
As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to
deaden a ship's headway.
[1913 Webster]
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
[1913 Webster]
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to
deaden gilding by a coat of size.
[1913 Webster]
5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to
deafen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]deadening \dead"en*ing\ n.
The act of making something futile and useless (as by
routine).
Syn: stultification, impairment.
[WordNet 1.5] |
deadening
(gcide) | deadening \dead"en*ing\ adj. [p. pr. of verb deaden[3].]
Rendering less lively, intense, or vigorous; as, the
deadening effect of some routine tasks.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; as,
the deadening effect of some routine tasks.
Syn: boring, dreary, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome,
wearisome.
[WordNet 1.5]Deaden \Dead"en\ (d[e^]d"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened
(d[e^]d"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] [From Dead; cf.
AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.]
1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or
sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt;
as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a
sound.
[1913 Webster]
As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to
deaden a ship's headway.
[1913 Webster]
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
[1913 Webster]
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to
deaden gilding by a coat of size.
[1913 Webster]
5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to
deafen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]deadening \dead"en*ing\ n.
The act of making something futile and useless (as by
routine).
Syn: stultification, impairment.
[WordNet 1.5] |
deadened
(wn) | deadened
adj 1: devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead
from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the
dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public
desensitized by continuous television coverage of
atrocities" [syn: dead, deadened]
2: made or become less intense; "the deadened pangs of hunger" |
deadening
(wn) | deadening
adj 1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a
boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening
effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his
competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who
couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task
the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious
days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"-
Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully
wearisome" [syn: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum,
irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome]
n 1: the act of making something futile and useless (as by
routine) [syn: stultification, constipation,
impairment, deadening] |
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