nnoun.personUnited States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)Synset:Dulles John Foster Dulles
Instance Hypernyms:diplomat diplomatist
Inherited Hypernyms:dullesdiplomatofficialskilled workerworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:dullesdiplomatofficialskilled workerworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactmake dull in appearanceExamples:- Age had dulled the surface
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightnessExamples:- the varnished table top dulled with time
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.perceptiondeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingSynset:damp dampen dull muffle mute tone down
Derivationally Related Form:dampermufflermute
Hypernyms:soften
Inherited Hypernyms:mufflesoftenchange intensitychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.perceptionmake numb or insensitiveSynset:benumb blunt dull numb
Examples:- The shock numbed her senses
Hypernyms:desensitise desensitize
Inherited Hypernyms:numbdesensitizechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: numb, benumb) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: numb, benumb)
vverb.contactmake dull or bluntSynset:blunt dull
Examples:- Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
Antonyms:sharpen
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:dullchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome less interesting or attractiveSynset:dull pall
Derivationally Related Form:dullard
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:pallchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake less lively or vigorousExamples:- Middle age dulled her appetite for travel
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:dullweakendecreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:cloud
Full Troponyms:cloud
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something