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1. dǒmb, dǒumb adj.

Additional spellings: doumb
106 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Of persons: lacking the ability to speak; mute; deaf and dumb; -- also said of the mouth; (b) as noun: one who is unable to speak; a deaf-mute; fig. the written word, the Scripture. …

2. clǒm n.(1)

3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Silence; (b) as interj.: Be silent! Mum's the word! …

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