Dictionary Check: numb
"numb" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
adjective
lacking sensation
Example:
"my foot is asleep"
adjective
(followed by βtoβ) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
Example:
"passersby were dead to our plea for help"
adjective
so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
Example:
"too numb with fear to move"
verb
make numb or insensitive
Example:
"The shock numbed her senses"
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