| slovo | definícia |
dull
(encz) | dull,mdlý web |
dull
(encz) | dull,nudný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dull
(encz) | dull,tupý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dull
(encz) | dull,zataženo (obloha) Jan Kučera |
Dull
(gcide) | Dull \Dull\, a. [Compar. Duller; superl. Dullest.] [AS. dol
foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to
wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf.
Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.
Dolt, Dwale, Dwell, Fraud.]
1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension;
stupid; doltish; blockish. "Dull at classical learning."
--Thackeray.
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She is not bred so dull but she can learn. --Shak.
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2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
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This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing. --Matt. xiii.
15.
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O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.
--Spenser.
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3. Insensible; unfeeling.
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Think me not
So dull a devil to forget the loss
Of such a matchless wife. -- Beau. & Fl.
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4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. "Thy
scythe is dull." --Herbert.
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5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of
color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire
or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
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6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless;
inert. "The dull earth." --Shak.
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As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so
changes of study a dull brain. -- Longfellow.
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7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety;
uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy;
depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation
or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
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Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. -- Keble.
Syn: Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy;
sluggish; sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious;
irksome; dismal; dreary; clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See
Lifeless.
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Dull
(gcide) | Dull \Dull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duller; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dulling.]
1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. "This . . .
dulled their swords." --Bacon.
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Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. --Shak.
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2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the
senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
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Those [drugs] she has
Will stupefy and dull the sense a while. --Shak.
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Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. --Trench.
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3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. "Dulls the
mirror." --Bacon.
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4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to
make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
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Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through
continuance. --Hooker.
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Dull
(gcide) | Dull \Dull\, v. i.
To become dull or stupid. --Rom. of R.
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dull
(wn) | dull
adj 1: lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at
parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull
impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull
and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull
moods" [ant: lively]
2: emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow";
"dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky" [ant:
bright]
3: being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of
distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises
of the street"; "muted trumpets" [syn: dull, muffled,
muted, softened]
4: 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]
5: (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted; "dull
greens and blues"
6: not keenly felt; "a dull throbbing"; "dull pain" [ant:
sharp]
7: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so
dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met
anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning,
at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb
officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either
normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with
the slow students" [syn: dense, dim, dull, dumb,
obtuse, slow]
8: (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or
slow)"; "a sluggish market" [syn: dull, slow, sluggish]
9: not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to
be of any use" [ant: sharp]
10: blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; "a dull gaze"; "so
exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa
Cather
11: not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or
against something relatively soft; "the dull thud";
"thudding bullets" [syn: dull, thudding]
12: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky
was leaden and thick" [syn: dull, leaden]
v 1: make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
2: become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or
brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn:
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]
4: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn:
numb, benumb, blunt, dull]
5: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
[syn: dull, blunt] [ant: sharpen]
6: become less interesting or attractive [syn: pall, dull]
7: make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite
for travel" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
dullard
(mass) | dullard
- rúra |
dullness
(mass) | dullness
- hlúposť |
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy
(encz) | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,nepracuj příliš
dlouho Zdeněk Brož |
dull-witted
(encz) | dull-witted,hloupý adj: Jiří Dadákdull-witted,pomalý adj: myšlením Jiří Dadák |
dull-wittedness
(encz) | dull-wittedness,hloupost n: Jiří Dadákdull-wittedness,pomalost n: Jiří Dadák |
dullard
(encz) | dullard,trouba n: Zdeněk Brož |
dullards
(encz) | Dullards,hlupáci nax |
dulled
(encz) | dulled,otupoval v: Zdeněk Broždulled,pohasínal v: Zdeněk Broždulled,utlumoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
duller
(encz) | duller,nudnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dulles
(encz) | Dulles, |
dullest
(encz) | dullest,nejhloupější Jaroslav Šedivý |
dulling
(encz) | dulling,matování n: Zdeněk Broždulling,otupení n: Zdeněk Brož |
dullness
(encz) | dullness,jednotvárnost n: Zdeněk Broždullness,matnost n: Ivan Masárdullness,nezajímavost n: Zdeněk Broždullness,nudnost n: Zdeněk Broždullness,skleslost n: Zdeněk Brož |
dully
(encz) | dully,sklesle adv: Zdeněk Brož |
medulla
(encz) | medulla,dřeň n: Zdeněk Brožmedulla,prodloužená mícha n: zkrácenina z medulla oblongata Jirka Daněk |
medulla oblongata
(encz) | medulla oblongata,prodloužená mícha n: Zdeněk Brož |
medulla spinalis
(encz) | medulla spinalis, n: |
medullae
(encz) | medullae,dřeň n: Zdeněk Brož |
medullary
(encz) | medullary,dřeňový adj: Zdeněk Brožmedullary,medulární adj: Zdeněk Brož |
medullary ray
(encz) | medullary ray, n: |
medullary sheath
(encz) | medullary sheath, n: |
medullated
(encz) | medullated, adj: |
medullated nerve fiber
(encz) | medullated nerve fiber, n: |
dimmed dulled grayed
(gcide) | Colorless \Col"or*less\, a.
1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent;
as, colorless water; a colorless gas.
Note: [Narrower terms: {ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale,
pallid, pasty, wan, waxen}; neutral; white] [Also
See: achromatic, colorless.]
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2. Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar
sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes,
prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style;
definitions should be colorless.
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3. having lost its normal color.
Note: [Narrower terms: {blanched, etiolate, etiolated,
whitened}; bleached, faded, washed-out, washy;
dimmed, dulled, grayed; dirty; {dull, sober,
somber, subfusc}] colored
Syn: colorless, uncolored, uncoloured.
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Dull
(gcide) | Dull \Dull\, a. [Compar. Duller; superl. Dullest.] [AS. dol
foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to
wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf.
Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.
Dolt, Dwale, Dwell, Fraud.]
1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension;
stupid; doltish; blockish. "Dull at classical learning."
--Thackeray.
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She is not bred so dull but she can learn. --Shak.
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2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
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This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing. --Matt. xiii.
15.
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O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.
--Spenser.
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3. Insensible; unfeeling.
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Think me not
So dull a devil to forget the loss
Of such a matchless wife. -- Beau. & Fl.
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4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. "Thy
scythe is dull." --Herbert.
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5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of
color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire
or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
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6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless;
inert. "The dull earth." --Shak.
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As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so
changes of study a dull brain. -- Longfellow.
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7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety;
uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy;
depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation
or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
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Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. -- Keble.
Syn: Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy;
sluggish; sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious;
irksome; dismal; dreary; clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See
Lifeless.
[1913 Webster]Dull \Dull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duller; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dulling.]
1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. "This . . .
dulled their swords." --Bacon.
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Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. --Shak.
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2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the
senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
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Those [drugs] she has
Will stupefy and dull the sense a while. --Shak.
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Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. --Trench.
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3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. "Dulls the
mirror." --Bacon.
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4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to
make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
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Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through
continuance. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]Dull \Dull\, v. i.
To become dull or stupid. --Rom. of R.
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dull sober somber subfusc
(gcide) | Colorless \Col"or*less\, a.
1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent;
as, colorless water; a colorless gas.
Note: [Narrower terms: {ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale,
pallid, pasty, wan, waxen}; neutral; white] [Also
See: achromatic, colorless.]
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2. Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar
sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes,
prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style;
definitions should be colorless.
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3. having lost its normal color.
Note: [Narrower terms: {blanched, etiolate, etiolated,
whitened}; bleached, faded, washed-out, washy;
dimmed, dulled, grayed; dirty; {dull, sober,
somber, subfusc}] colored
Syn: colorless, uncolored, uncoloured.
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Dullard
(gcide) | Dullard \Dull"ard\, n. [Dull + -ard.]
A stupid person; a dunce. --Shak. -- a. Stupid. --Bp. Hall.
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Dull-brained
(gcide) | Dull-brained \Dull"-brained`\, a.
Stupid; doltish. --Shak.
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Dull-browed
(gcide) | Dull-browed \Dull"-browed`\, a.
Having a gloomy look.
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Duller
(gcide) | Dull \Dull\, a. [Compar. Duller; superl. Dullest.] [AS. dol
foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to
wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf.
Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.
Dolt, Dwale, Dwell, Fraud.]
1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension;
stupid; doltish; blockish. "Dull at classical learning."
--Thackeray.
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She is not bred so dull but she can learn. --Shak.
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2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
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This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing. --Matt. xiii.
15.
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O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.
--Spenser.
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3. Insensible; unfeeling.
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Think me not
So dull a devil to forget the loss
Of such a matchless wife. -- Beau. & Fl.
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4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. "Thy
scythe is dull." --Herbert.
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5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of
color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire
or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
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6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless;
inert. "The dull earth." --Shak.
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As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so
changes of study a dull brain. -- Longfellow.
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7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety;
uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy;
depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation
or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
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Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. -- Keble.
Syn: Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy;
sluggish; sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious;
irksome; dismal; dreary; clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See
Lifeless.
[1913 Webster]Duller \Dull"er\, n.
One who, or that which, dulls.
[1913 Webster]Dull \Dull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duller; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dulling.]
1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. "This . . .
dulled their swords." --Bacon.
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Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. --Shak.
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2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the
senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
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Those [drugs] she has
Will stupefy and dull the sense a while. --Shak.
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Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. --Trench.
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3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. "Dulls the
mirror." --Bacon.
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4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to
make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
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Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through
continuance. --Hooker.
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Dullest
(gcide) | Dull \Dull\, a. [Compar. Duller; superl. Dullest.] [AS. dol
foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to
wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf.
Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.
Dolt, Dwale, Dwell, Fraud.]
1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension;
stupid; doltish; blockish. "Dull at classical learning."
--Thackeray.
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She is not bred so dull but she can learn. --Shak.
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2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
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This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing. --Matt. xiii.
15.
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O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.
--Spenser.
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3. Insensible; unfeeling.
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Think me not
So dull a devil to forget the loss
Of such a matchless wife. -- Beau. & Fl.
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4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. "Thy
scythe is dull." --Herbert.
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5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of
color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire
or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
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6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless;
inert. "The dull earth." --Shak.
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As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so
changes of study a dull brain. -- Longfellow.
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7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety;
uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy;
depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation
or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
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Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. -- Keble.
Syn: Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy;
sluggish; sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious;
irksome; dismal; dreary; clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See
Lifeless.
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Dull-eyed
(gcide) | Dull-eyed \Dull"-eyed`\, a.
Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity.
--Shak.
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Dullhead
(gcide) | Dullhead \Dull"head`\, n.
A blockhead; a dolt. --Ascham.
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Dulling
(gcide) | Dull \Dull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duller; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dulling.]
1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. "This . . .
dulled their swords." --Bacon.
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Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. --Shak.
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2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the
senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
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Those [drugs] she has
Will stupefy and dull the sense a while. --Shak.
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Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. --Trench.
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3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. "Dulls the
mirror." --Bacon.
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4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to
make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
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Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through
continuance. --Hooker.
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Dullish
(gcide) | Dullish \Dull"ish\, a.
Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome. "A series of dullish
verses." --Prof. Wilson.
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Dullness
(gcide) | Dullness \Dull"ness\, n.
The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness;
drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster;
want of vividness, or of brightness. [Written also
dulness.]
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And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. --Pope.
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Dull-sighted
(gcide) | Dull-sighted \Dull"-sight`ed\, a.
Having poor eyesight.
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Dullsome
(gcide) | Dullsome \Dull"some\, a.
Dull. [R.] --Gataker.
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Dull-witted
(gcide) | Dull-witted \Dull"-wit`ted\, a.
Stupid.
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Dully
(gcide) | Dully \Dul"ly\, adv.
In a dull manner; stupidly; slowly; sluggishly; without life
or spirit.
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Supinely calm and dully innocent. -- G.
Lyttelton.
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Medulla
(gcide) | Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.]
1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton.
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2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of
an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance,
of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.
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3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or
branch of a plant; pith.
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4. See medulla oblongata.
[PJC]
Medulla oblongata. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the
posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal
cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum
and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves
arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation,
swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital
part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal
cord}. See Brain.
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Medulla oblongata
(gcide) | Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.]
1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton.
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2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of
an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance,
of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.
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3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or
branch of a plant; pith.
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4. See medulla oblongata.
[PJC]
Medulla oblongata. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the
posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal
cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum
and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves
arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation,
swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital
part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal
cord}. See Brain.
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Medullar
(gcide) | Medullar \Me*dul"lar\, a.
See Medullary.
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Medullary
(gcide) | Medullary \Med"ul*la*ry\, a. [L. medullaris, fr. medulla marrow:
cf. F. m['e]dullaire.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or
medulla.
(b) Pertaining to the medula oblongata.
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2. (Bot.) Filled with spongy pith; pithy.
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Medullary groove (Anat.), a groove, in the epiblast of the
vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which unite, making a
tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and spinal
cord are developed.
Medullary rays (Bot.), the rays of cellular tissue seen in
a transverse section of exogenous wood, which pass from
the pith to the bark.
Medullary sheath (Anat.), the layer of white semifluid
substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath and axis
cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.
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Medullary cancer
(gcide) | Cancer \Can"cer\, n. [L. cancer, cancri, crab, ulcer, a sign of
the zodiac; akin to Gr. karki`nos, Skr. karka[.t]a crab, and
prob. Skr. karkara hard, the crab being named from its hard
shell. Cf. Canner, Chancre.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of
the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America,
as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See Crab.
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2. (Astron.)
(a) The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The
first point is the northern limit of the sun's course
in summer; hence, the sign of the summer solstice. See
Tropic.
(b) A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo.
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3. (Med.) Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended
with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and
progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from
the great veins which surround it, compared by the
ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now
restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of
epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in
the meshes of a trabecular framework.
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Note: Four kinds of cancers are recognized: (1) {Epithelial
cancer, or Epithelioma}, in which there is no
trabecular framework. See Epithelioma. (2) {Scirrhous
cancer, or Hard cancer}, in which the framework
predominates, and the tumor is of hard consistence and
slow growth. (3) Encephaloid cancer, {Medullary
cancer}, or Soft cancer, in which the cellular
element predominates, and the tumor is soft, grows
rapidy, and often ulcerates. (4) Colloid cancer, in
which the cancerous structure becomes gelatinous. The
last three varieties are also called carcinoma.
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Cancer cells, cells once believed to be peculiar to
cancers, but now know to be epithelial cells differing in
no respect from those found elsewhere in the body, and
distinguished only by peculiarity of location and
grouping.
Cancer root (Bot.), the name of several low plants, mostly
parasitic on roots, as the beech drops, the squawroot,
etc.
Tropic of Cancer. See Tropic.
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Medullary groove
(gcide) | Medullary \Med"ul*la*ry\, a. [L. medullaris, fr. medulla marrow:
cf. F. m['e]dullaire.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or
medulla.
(b) Pertaining to the medula oblongata.
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2. (Bot.) Filled with spongy pith; pithy.
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Medullary groove (Anat.), a groove, in the epiblast of the
vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which unite, making a
tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and spinal
cord are developed.
Medullary rays (Bot.), the rays of cellular tissue seen in
a transverse section of exogenous wood, which pass from
the pith to the bark.
Medullary sheath (Anat.), the layer of white semifluid
substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath and axis
cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.
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Medullary rays
(gcide) | Medullary \Med"ul*la*ry\, a. [L. medullaris, fr. medulla marrow:
cf. F. m['e]dullaire.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or
medulla.
(b) Pertaining to the medula oblongata.
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2. (Bot.) Filled with spongy pith; pithy.
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Medullary groove (Anat.), a groove, in the epiblast of the
vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which unite, making a
tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and spinal
cord are developed.
Medullary rays (Bot.), the rays of cellular tissue seen in
a transverse section of exogenous wood, which pass from
the pith to the bark.
Medullary sheath (Anat.), the layer of white semifluid
substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath and axis
cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.
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Medullary sheath
(gcide) | Sheath \Sheath\, n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc[=ae][eth],
sce['a][eth], sc[=e][eth]; akin to OS. sk[=e][eth]ia, D.
scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede,
Icel. skei[eth]ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally
meaning, to separate, to part. See Shed.]
1. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or
other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
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The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew.
--Spenser.
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2. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. Specifically:
(a) (Bot.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing
a stem or branch, as in grasses.
(b) (Zool.) One of the elytra of an insect.
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Medullary sheath. (Anat.) See under Medullary.
Primitive sheath. (Anat.) See Neurilemma.
Sheath knife, a knife with a fixed blade, carried in a
sheath.
Sheath of Schwann. (Anat.) See Schwann's sheath.
[1913 Webster]Medullary \Med"ul*la*ry\, a. [L. medullaris, fr. medulla marrow:
cf. F. m['e]dullaire.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or
medulla.
(b) Pertaining to the medula oblongata.
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2. (Bot.) Filled with spongy pith; pithy.
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Medullary groove (Anat.), a groove, in the epiblast of the
vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which unite, making a
tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and spinal
cord are developed.
Medullary rays (Bot.), the rays of cellular tissue seen in
a transverse section of exogenous wood, which pass from
the pith to the bark.
Medullary sheath (Anat.), the layer of white semifluid
substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath and axis
cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.
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Medullated
(gcide) | Medullated \Me*dul"la*ted\, a. (Anat.)
Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary
sheath; as, a medullated nerve fiber.
[1913 Webster]nerve \nerve\ (n[~e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin
to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring;
perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. Neuralgia.]
1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers,
with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous
impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the
animal body.
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Note: An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of
nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath
(the perineurium) and all bound together in a
connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium)
containing blood vessels and lymphatics.
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2. A sinew or a tendon. --Pope.
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3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;
constitutional vigor.
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he led me on to mightiest deeds,
Above the nerve of mortal arm. --Milton.
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4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and
endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
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5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]
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6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs
of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the
base or the midrib of the leaf.
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7. (Zool.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of
insects.
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Nerve cell (Anat.), a neuron, one of the nucleated cells
with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell
is one type of nerve cell.
Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are
made up. These fibers are either medullated or
nonmedullated. In both kinds the essential part is the
translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
the whole length of the fiber.
Nerve stretching (Med.), the operation of stretching a
nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
nerve or its connections.
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medullated
(gcide) | Medullated \Me*dul"la*ted\, a. (Anat.)
Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary
sheath; as, a medullated nerve fiber.
[1913 Webster]nerve \nerve\ (n[~e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin
to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring;
perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. Neuralgia.]
1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers,
with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous
impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the
animal body.
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Note: An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of
nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath
(the perineurium) and all bound together in a
connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium)
containing blood vessels and lymphatics.
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2. A sinew or a tendon. --Pope.
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3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;
constitutional vigor.
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he led me on to mightiest deeds,
Above the nerve of mortal arm. --Milton.
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4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and
endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
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5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]
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6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs
of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the
base or the midrib of the leaf.
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7. (Zool.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of
insects.
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Nerve cell (Anat.), a neuron, one of the nucleated cells
with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell
is one type of nerve cell.
Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are
made up. These fibers are either medullated or
nonmedullated. In both kinds the essential part is the
translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
the whole length of the fiber.
Nerve stretching (Med.), the operation of stretching a
nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
nerve or its connections.
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Medullin
(gcide) | Medullin \Me*dul"lin\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]dulline.] (Bot. Chem.)
A variety of lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or
pith, of certain plants. Cf. Lignin, and Cellulose.
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Nonmedullated
(gcide) | Nonmedullated \Non*med"ul*la`ted\, a.
Not medullated; Specifically: (Anat.) without a medulla or
marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated
nerve fiber.
[1913 Webster]nerve \nerve\ (n[~e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin
to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring;
perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. Neuralgia.]
1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers,
with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous
impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the
animal body.
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Note: An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of
nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath
(the perineurium) and all bound together in a
connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium)
containing blood vessels and lymphatics.
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2. A sinew or a tendon. --Pope.
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3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;
constitutional vigor.
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he led me on to mightiest deeds,
Above the nerve of mortal arm. --Milton.
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4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and
endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
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5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]
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6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs
of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the
base or the midrib of the leaf.
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7. (Zool.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of
insects.
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Nerve cell (Anat.), a neuron, one of the nucleated cells
with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell
is one type of nerve cell.
Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are
made up. These fibers are either medullated or
nonmedullated. In both kinds the essential part is the
translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
the whole length of the fiber.
Nerve stretching (Med.), the operation of stretching a
nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
nerve or its connections.
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nonmedullated
(gcide) | Nonmedullated \Non*med"ul*la`ted\, a.
Not medullated; Specifically: (Anat.) without a medulla or
marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated
nerve fiber.
[1913 Webster]nerve \nerve\ (n[~e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin
to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring;
perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. Neuralgia.]
1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers,
with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous
impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the
animal body.
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Note: An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of
nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath
(the perineurium) and all bound together in a
connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium)
containing blood vessels and lymphatics.
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2. A sinew or a tendon. --Pope.
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3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;
constitutional vigor.
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he led me on to mightiest deeds,
Above the nerve of mortal arm. --Milton.
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4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and
endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
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5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]
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6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs
of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the
base or the midrib of the leaf.
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7. (Zool.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of
insects.
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Nerve cell (Anat.), a neuron, one of the nucleated cells
with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell
is one type of nerve cell.
Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are
made up. These fibers are either medullated or
nonmedullated. In both kinds the essential part is the
translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
the whole length of the fiber.
Nerve stretching (Med.), the operation of stretching a
nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
nerve or its connections.
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Undull
(gcide) | Undull \Un*dull"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + dull.]
To remove the dullness of; to clear. [Obs.] --Whitlock.
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adrenal medulla
(wn) | adrenal medulla
n 1: the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine |
area of cardiac dullness
(wn) | area of cardiac dullness
n 1: a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by
percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not
covered by the lungs |
cyathea medullaris
(wn) | Cyathea medullaris
n 1: a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a
crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn:
silver tree fern, sago fern, black tree fern,
Cyathea medullaris] |
dull-purple
(wn) | dull-purple
adj 1: of a dull shade of purple |
dull-white
(wn) | dull-white
adj 1: of a dull shade of white |
dullard
(wn) | dullard
n 1: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
[syn: stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard,
dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish,
pillock]
2: a person who evokes boredom [syn: bore, dullard] |
dulled
(wn) | dulled
adj 1: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of
overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming
dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no
longer respond" [syn: dulled, benumbed]
2: made dull or blunt [syn: blunted, dulled]
3: deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "greyed
with the dust of the road" [syn: dulled, greyed] |
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