Make+dull
31(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman — Single by Aretha Franklin from the album Lady Soul Released 1967 Format 7 single Re …
32To make an ass of one's self — Ass Ass, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen, asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG. esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas, Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf.… …
33dul´ness — dull «duhl», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. not sharp or pointed; blunt: »It is hard to cut with a dull knife. 2. not bright or clear; lacking in vividness, brightness, or intensity: »a dull sound, a dull green, a dull day of rain. SYNONYM(S): obscure …
34Duller — 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. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull,… …
35Dulling — 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. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull,… …
36take a shine out of — make dull, lessen the beauty of ; cheapen, deride, make less pleasant …
37turn the edge of — Make dull, make blunt, deprive of sharpness …
38blunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dull, deaden, numb; moderate. adj. dull; direct; brusque; undiplomatic, forthright. See bluntness, discourtesy, insensibility, moderation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dull] Syn. dull, unsharpened,… …
39blunt — [blunt] adj. [ME < ?] 1. slow to perceive, feel, or understand; dull 2. having a dull edge or point; not sharp 3. plain spoken and abrupt vt. 1. to make (an edge or point) dull 2. to make dull or insensitive …
40blunt — I. a. 1. Dull, obtuse, pointless, edgeless. 2. Dull witted, dull, thick witted, obtuse, stupid, stolid. 3. Abrupt, bluff, plain, uncourtly, unceremonious, without formal civility. 4. Brusk (or brusque), rough, harsh, uncourteous, ungracious,… …
