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  • 61dull — [[t]dʌl[/t]] adj., dull•er, dull•est, v. 1) not sharp; blunt: a dull knife[/ex] 2) uninteresting: a dull sermon[/ex] 3) not lively or spirited; listless 4) not bright, intense, or clear; dim: a dull day; a dull sound[/ex] 5) having very little… …

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  • 62Dull Market — A market where there is little activity. A dull market consists of low trading volumes and tight daily trading ranges. There is very little change and action during a dull market. A common phrase when dealing with dull markets is, never short a… …

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  • 63dull*/ — [dʌl] adj I 1) boring, or not interesting Life in a small village can be very dull.[/ex] a dull lecture[/ex] 2) not bright or shiny hair that looks dull and lifeless[/ex] a dull colour[/ex] 3) a dull pain is not very strong but continues for a… …

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  • 64dull as dishwater — I see dull II (as) dull as dishwater extremely dull * * * (as) dull as dishwater US informal : very boring or dull The conversation was as dull as dishwater. [=(Brit) …

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  • 65Dull Knife — (Tah me la pash me) died 1883, leader of the Northern Cheyenne. * * * ▪ Cheyenne chief also called  Morning Star   died 1883, Tongue River Indian Reservation, Montana Territory       chief of the northern Cheyenne who led his people on a… …

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  • 66dull — /dʌl / (say dul) adjective 1. slow of understanding; obtuse; stupid. 2. lacking keenness of perception in the senses or feelings; insensible; unfeeling. 3. not intense or acute: a dull pain. 4. slow in motion or action; not brisk; sluggish. 5.… …

  • 67dull — 1. adjective 1) a dull novel Syn: uninteresting, boring, tedious, monotonous, unrelieved, unvaried, unimaginative, uneventful; characterless, featureless, colorless, lifeless, insipid, unexciting, uninspiring, unstimulating …

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  • 68dull — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Dull is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye Dull is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appetite, ↑mind, ↑pain, ↑sense {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ appear …

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  • 69dull — Synonyms and related words: KO, Laodicean, Olympian, Quaker colored, Spartan, abate, abeyant, abrupt, achromatic, achromatize, achromic, acier, affectless, allay, alleviate, aloof, anemic, anesthetic, anesthetize, anesthetized, apathetic, appease …

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  • 70dull — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unsharp, blunt; deadened, numb; stupid; tedious, uninteresting, boring; spiritless, vapid, vacuous; dead, lifeless; sluggish, listless, lethargic; lackluster, dim, cloudy, obscure, stale, jaded. v.… …

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