[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"deaf"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/hearing(a)]hearing(a)[/URL]] [*](usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/deaf(p)]deaf(p)[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/indifferent(p)]indifferent(p)[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language" [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/deafen]deafen[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/deaf]http://www.word.sc/deaf[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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