deaf
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Is deaf a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of deaf?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.Examples: "A deaf murmur through the squadron went."obsolete
2. (obsolete, UK, dialect) Decayed; tasteless; useless.Examples: "a deaf nut; deaf corn"; "If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they [peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds will be deafe, void, light, and naught."UKdialectalobsolete
noun (English)
1. (nonstandard, rare) A deaf person.Examples: "Among the second group of philanthropic educational institutions the institutes for the deafs and dumbs must be mentioned."; "Negotiations for South Vietnam's political future and the enforcement of cease-fire between two sides progressed like a conversation between two deafs."; ""I work with the blind mostly. Some deafs too," I told her."nonstandardrare
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, transitive) To deafen.Examples: "It is enough, my hearing shall be punish'd With what shall happen, -- 'gainst the which there is No deafing -- but to hear, not taint mine eye With dread sights that it may shun."; "Svvift as a VVhirl-vvind to the Nurſe he flyes; / And deafs his ſtormy Subjects vvith his cries."; "Shall we, I say, that have been so long civil and wealthy in peace, famous and invincible in war, fortunate in both, we that have been ever able to aid any of our neighbours (but never deafed any of their ears with any of our supplications for assistance) shall we, I say, without blushing, abase ourselves so far, as to imitate these beastly Indians, slaves to the Spaniards, refuse to the world, and as yet aliens from the holy covenant of God?"obsoletetransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary