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1. • • Dumb as a rock is just like dead as a door-nail: a time-tested simile handed down to us by our ancestors. Just as a door-nail can never be alive, a rock can never be clever, so the simile works — and persists.
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   What does dumb as a rock mean?

   • Exceptionally foolish, dimwitted, or unintelligent. You thought you could fix the washing machine on your own, so you just started pulling it apart? I swear, sometimes you can be as dumb as a rock, Larry. I used to think that she was as dumb as a rock when we were kids, but she grew up to be a physicist. Are you dumb as a rock?

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   How many meanings does the word dumb have?

   • There are 28 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dumb, one of which is labelled obsolete, and four of which are considered offensive and derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word dumb? How is the word dumb pronounced? Where does the word dumb come from?

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   What does dumb as a box of rocks and a bag of hammers mean?

   • There's "dumb as a box of rocks" and "dumb as a bag of hammers," too. I suppose the common thread is the heavy unchangingness of these humble objects, in contrast to the nimbleness of a lively mind, which would call up lighter, quicker objects as metaphors. "You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!" as Shakespeare would have it.

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   What is a dumb person?

   • The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations.

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   Jan 1, 2015 · The online slang dictionary defines dumb as a rock as someone who is very unintelligent, but why rocks?

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   Exceptionally foolish, dimwitted, or unintelligent. You thought you could fix the washing machine on your own, so you just started pulling it apart? I swear, sometimes you can be as dumb as a rock, Larry. I used to think that she was as dumb as a rock when we were kids, but she grew up to be a physicist. Are you dumb as a rock?

5. www.usingenglish.com › reference › idioms'Dumb As A Rock' Meaning - UsingEnglish.com

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   Grammar Reference. Idioms. Dumb as a rock meaning. What does the saying 'Dumb as a rock' mean? Idiom: Dumb as a rock. Meaning: If you are dumb as a rock, you have no common sense and are stupid. Country: International English | Subject Area: Character & appearance | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used. Contributor: Stewart.

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   The meaning of DUMB is lacking intelligence : stupid. How to use dumb in a sentence. Usage of Dumb: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Dumb.

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   What does the word dumb mean? There are 28 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dumb, one of which is labelled obsolete, and four of which are considered offensive and derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. dumb has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   DUMB meaning: 1. unable to speak: 2. temporarily unable to speak, for example because you are very surprised or…. Learn more.