Dumb

dum, adj. without the power of speech: silent: soundle .— v.t. ( Shak. ) to render dumb.— n.pl. Dumb′-bells , double-headed weights swung in the hands for the purpose of developing the arms, muscles of the chest, .— n. Dumb′-cane , a plant of the order Araceæ , aberrant in its almost arborescent character, but agreeing with them in its acridity, which is in none of them more highly developed.— adv. Dumb′ly , in silence: mutely.— ns. Dumb′ne ; Dumb′-show , gesture without words: pantomime; Dumb′-wait′er , a movable platform used for conveying food, dishes, . at meals: a stand with revolving top for holding de ert, .— vs.t. Dumfound′ , -er , to strike dumb: to confuse greatly: to astonish.— ns. Dum′merer , a dumb person, esp. a rogue who feigns dumbne ; Dum′mine ; Dum′my , one who is dumb: a mere tool of another, man of straw: a sham package in a shop: the fourth or exposed band when three persons play at whist.— Strike dumb , to silence with astonishment. [A.S. dumb ; Ger. dumm , stupid, Dut. dom .]