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The answer DULLNESS has 6 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of dullness in various dictionaries:
noun - the quality of being slow to understand
noun - the quality of lacking interestingness
noun - a lack of visual brightness
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| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jun 17 2015 The Telegraph - Toughie |
| Feb 1 2014 The Times - Concise |
| Apr 28 2009 New York Times |
| Nov 3 2008 Irish Times (Simplex) |
| Jun 27 2004 Universal |
| Oct 17 2003 Irish Times (Simplex) |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| Dull implies a lack or a loss of keenness or sharpness: a dull razor or saw. Blunt may mean the same or may refer to an edge or point not intended to be keen or sharp: a blunt or stub pen a blunt foil. 2. boring, tiresome, dreary, vapid. 3. |
| Lack of interest or excitement. |
| Lack of brightness, vividness, or sheen. |
| The quality of being slow to understand stupidity. |
| The quality of being slow to understand things. |
| The quality of being uninteresting. |
| The lack of visual brilliance. |
| bluntness. |
| without sharpness of edge or point |
| a lack of visual brightness |
| Dullness description |
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| In medicine, shifting dullness refers to a sign elicited on physical examination for ascites (fluid in the peritoneal cavity).* The test is performed by first percussing the midline of the abdomen to elicit a resonant note due to gas in the abdomen. If there is no area of resonance, then the test cannot be performed. Percussion is then moved progressively more laterally (away from the examiner) this is depicted as the red section in the diagram on the right until the note becomes dull, as depicted by the green section. The examiner's index finger remains on the resonant side, and the middle finger remains on the dull side, straddling the fluid-air level. The patient is then asked to lean on their right lateral side (assuming the examiner used the traditional right-sided approach). This stabilises the patient by positioning them between the examiner's hands and body. It is imperative that the examiner's fingers stay in the same position. After waiting sufficient time for any fluid to |