make+blunt

  • 41obtund — I verb abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, assuage, benumb, blunt, calm, deaden, desensitize, dull, ease, impair the force of, make blunt, make less violent, mitigate, moderate, modulate, numb, palliate, quell, quiet, reduce the edge, reduce… …

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  • 42obtund — [äb tund′] vt. [ME obtunden < L obtundere, to strike at, blunt < ob (see OB ) + tundere, to strike < IE * (s)teud , to strike > STOCK] to make blunt or dull; make less acute; deaden …

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  • 43obtuse — ob|tuse [əbˈtju:s US ˈtu:s] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: obtusus blunt , from obtundere to beat against, make blunt ] slow to understand things, in a way that is annoying ▪ But why? said Charles, being deliberately obtuse.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44David Samson (baseball) — David Samson is the President of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team located in Miami, Florida. He has held the position since 2002. He previously held the title of Executive Vice President with the Montreal Expos, from 1999–2002,… …

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  • 45dub — dub1 verb (dubs, dubbing, dubbed) 1》 give an unofficial name or nickname to. 2》 knight (someone) by the ritual touching of the shoulder with a sword. 3》 dress (an artificial fishing fly) with fur or wool. 4》 smear (leather) with grease. Origin OE …

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  • 46gēu-, gǝu-, gū- (*sgēu-) —     gēu , gǝu , gū (*sgēu )     English meaning: to bend, curl; a kind of vessel     Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen, krũmmen, wolben”     Note: Root gēu , gǝu , gū : to bend, curl; a kind of vessel probably derived from Root (s)keu 2, (s)keu̯ǝ :… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 47Briscoe Darling Jr. — Briscoe Darling Jr. was a character from The Andy Griffith Show , an American situation comedy from the 1960s that aired on CBS. The character was portrayed by actor Denver Pyle, best known for his role as Buck Webb on The Doris Day Show and… …

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  • 48retuse — /ri toohs , tyoohs /, adj. having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves. [1745 55; < L retusus (ptp. of retundere to make blunt), equiv. to re RE + tud , var. s. of tundere to beat, strike + tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s] * * * …

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  • 49stint — stint1 stintedly, adv. stintedness, n. stinter, n. stintingly, adv. stintless, adj. /stint/, v.i. 1. to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don t stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money …

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  • 50obtund — É‘b tÊŒnd /É’b v. make blunt (a point, knife, etc.); dull (pain) …

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