1. deaf-and-dumb

adjective. lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak.

Rhymes with Deaf And Dumb

• mccrumb
• mccrum
• deblum
• ancrum
• succumb
• strum
• hohum
• exum
• become
• baucum
• swum
• stumm
• stum
• slum
• shrum
• sharum
• scum
• schrum
• plumb
• plum
• pflum
• narum
• krumme
• krumm
• krum
• klumb
• grum
• glum
• frum
• from

2. deaf-and-dumb_person

noun. a deaf person who is unable to speak.

3. dumb

adjective. ['ˈdʌm'] slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.

4. deaf

adjective. ['ˈdɛf'] lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.

5. deaf

noun. ['ˈdɛf'] people who have severe hearing impairments.

6. dumb

adjective. ['ˈdʌm'] temporarily incapable of speaking.

7. dumb

adjective. ['ˈdʌm'] unable to speak because of hereditary deafness.

8. dumb

adjective. ['ˈdʌm'] lacking the power of human speech.

9. deaf

adjective. ['ˈdɛf'] (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed.

10. deaf

verb. ['ˈdɛf'] make or render deaf.

Sentences with deaf-and-dumb

1. Noun Phrase
Since whales and dolphins use sonar to communicate with one another, they are essentially rendered deaf and dumb when placed in a concrete water tank.

2. Noun Phrase
Dr. Naomi Rose, an outspoken marine mammal advocate, contends that placing an orca in a cement pool renders the whale both deaf and dumb since its echolocation skills are thwarted by the concrete.