deaden
— Verb
– English
～ lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
deadened
— Adjective
– English
～ devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities"
deadened
— Adjective
– English
～ made or become less intense; "the deadened pangs of hunger"
deadening
— Adjective
– English
～ so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
deadening
— Noun
– English
～ the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
deadeye
— Noun
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～ (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
deadhead
— Noun
– English
～ a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
deadhead
— Noun
– English
～ a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible"
deadlight
— Noun
– English
～ a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather
deadline
— Noun
– English
～ the point in time at which something must be completed
deadliness
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of being deadly
deadlock
— Noun
– English
～ a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
deadlocked
— Adjective
– English
～ at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits"