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Adj.
A (of a person) unable to speak, usu. because of acongenital defect or deafness. b (of an animal) naturallyunable to speak (our dumb friends).
(often in comb.) giving nosound; without voice or some other property normally belongingto things of the name (a dumb piano).
(of acomputer terminal etc.) able only to transmit data to or receivedata from a computer; not programmable (opp. INTELLIGENT).
Sl. a stupid person, esp. a woman.dumb blonde a pretty but stupid blonde woman. dumb cluck sl. astupid person. dumb crambo see CRAMBO. dumb-iron the curvedside-piece of a motor-vehicle chassis, joining it to the frontsprings. dumb piano Mus. a silent or dummy keyboard. dumbshow 1 significant gestures or mime, used when words areinappropriate.
A part of a play in early drama, acted inmime. dumb waiter 1 a small lift for carrying food, plates,etc., between floors.
Dumbly adv. dumbness n.[OE: orig. unkn.: sense 6 f. G dumm]
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