Phrase Hound found 101 phrases and 77 compound words that contain dumb. The most common are listed below. Open dumb in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 101
- dumb downTo convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
- dumb terminalA computer terminal consisting of a monitor (usually in monochrome) and keyboard, but (unlike a personal computer) having almost no processing capability, used to provide input to and receive output from a remote server, minicomputer, or …
- dumb showA performance during which the players do not speak; mime.
- dumb bunnyA stupid person.
- dumb phoneAlternative form of dumbphone: A cell phone that does not have any functionality characteristic of a smartphone.
- play dumbTo pretend to be dumb, either:
- dumb blondeA common stereotype portraying a blonde woman as attractive but unintelligent.
- dumb luckpure chance; luck
- dumb moneyIndividual, noninstitutional investors considered as a group; by extension, the money invested by such people.
- dumb DoraSynonym of bimbo (“attractive woman who lacks intelligence”).
- dumb-waiterAlternative spelling of dumbwaiter: A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
- free-dumbAlternative form of freedumb: Stupidity masquerading as love of freedom; an assertion of one's personal liberty which is perceived to be unreasonable or motivated by stupidity.
- dumb bombAn airdropped bomb without any guidance system to control it after launch.
- dumb dumbAlternative form of dumdum (“An ignorant person; an idiot”).
- dumb holeA phenomenon in which phonons (sound perturbations) are unable to escape from a fluid that is flowing more quickly than the local speed of sound.
- dumb networkSynonym of dumb pipe: In the context of mobile network operators, a simple network that, with a high enough bandwidth to transfer bytes between a customer's device and the Internet without the need to prioritize content, can afford to be …
- dumb pipeIn the context of mobile network operators, a simple network that, with a high enough bandwidth to transfer bytes between a customer's device and the Internet without the need to prioritize content, can afford to be completely neutral with …
- dumb pipesplural of dumb pipe: In the context of mobile network operators, a simple network that, with a high enough bandwidth to transfer bytes between a customer's device and the Internet without the need to prioritize content, can afford to be …
- dumb quotesstraight quotes
- dumb-bellAlternative form of dumbbell: A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
- dumb cramboA guessing game, similar to charades, in which players act out, or silently pantomime, words that rhyme with a clue word. The objective is to guess a concealed word that rhymes with the clue.
- dumb terminalsplural of dumb terminal: A computer terminal consisting of a monitor (usually in monochrome) and keyboard, but (unlike a personal computer) having almost no processing capability, used to provide input to and receive output from a remote …
- dumb as a bag of hammersRemarkably stupid.
- dumb blondesplural of dumb blonde: A common stereotype portraying a blonde woman as attractive but unintelligent.
- dumb caneAlternative form of dumbcane (Dieffenbachia seguine)
Compound words 77
- dummyA silent person; a person who does not talk.
- dumbbellA weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
- dumbnessThe state of being mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.
- dumbstruckSo shocked as to be unable to speak.
- dumbfoundTo confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
- dumbwaiterA small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbcaneA tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia.
- freedumbStupidity masquerading as love of freedom; an assertion of one's personal liberty which is perceived to be unreasonable or motivated by stupidity.
- dumbieObsolete spelling of dummy (“a mute person”).
- dumbocratAlternative letter-case form of Dumbocrat.