The Clue
Numb (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DEADEN
Tags
Notes
The answer DEADEN is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Anesthetize
Benumb
Blunt
Desensitize
Dull
Muffle
Blunt; diminish
Blunt or obscure
Make soundproof
Make vapid
Muffle, as a sound
Make less sensitive
Definition
DEADEN as a verb:
1. (dampen, deaden, damp) = make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
2. (girdle, deaden) = cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
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. (deaden, blunt) = make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
7. convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil