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1 paralyzed -- rank: 1000

paralyzed definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: affected with paralysis [syn: paralytic, paralyzed] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Paralyze Par"a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing.] [F. paralyser. See Paralysis.] 1 ... impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts. Moby Thesaurus aghast, appalled, ashen, astounded, awed, awestricken ...

2 paralyze -- rank: 627

... the entire operation" [syn: paralyze, paralyse] 2: cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" [syn: paralyze, paralyse] Merriam Webster's transitive verb (-lyzed ... Dictionary Paralyze Par"a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing.] [F. paralyser. See Paralysis.] 1 ... impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms v. ...

3 mud dauber -- rank: 517

... a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1856 any of ... which the female places an egg with spiders or insects paralyzed by a sting to serve as food for the larva ... egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva ... egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva ...

4 Paralyzing -- rank: 446

... Dictionary Paralyze Par"a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing.] [F. paralyser. See Paralysis.] 1 ... impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.

5 paralyse -- rank: 446

... the entire operation" [syn: paralyze, paralyse] 2: cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" [syn: paralyze, paralyse] Merriam Webster's British variant of ...

6 Numb -- rank: 352

... so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move" v ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms I. a. Torpid, benumbed, paralyzed, deadened, insensible. II. v. a. Benumb, stupefy, deaden, make torpid ...

7 Wasp -- rank: 352

... often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on — compare bee ... nest in tunnels in the ground and feed larvae with paralyzed insects or spiders. The paperlike nest of social wasps (family ...

8 Paralytic -- rank: 352

... symptoms" [syn: paralytic, paralytical] 2: affected with paralysis [syn: paralytic, paralyzed] n 1: a person suffering from paralysis Merriam Webster's ... malignant, measly, meditative, motionless, nephritic, neuralgic, neuritic, neuter, neutral, palsied, paralyzed, paraplegic, passive, phthisic, pleuritic, pneumonic, pocky, podagric, procrastinating, quadriplegic, quiescent ...

9 digger wasp -- rank: 352

... that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1880 ... in the soil and provision them with insects or spiders paralyzed by stinging Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wasp Wasp, n. [OE ...

10 Passive -- rank: 352

... d. induced by an outside agency < passive exercise of a paralyzed leg > 2. a. not active or operating ; inert b. of ... obedient, oblivious, on the fence, out of it, ovine, paralytic, paralyzed, passive voice, patient, phlegmatic, placid, pliable, pluckless, procrastinating, quiescent, quiet ...

11 paraplegic -- rank: 223

... spinal cord n 1: a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down) Merriam Webster's adjective or noun ...

12 Prostrate -- rank: 223

... overfatigue, overpower, overpowered, override, overstrain, overtire, overweary, overwhelm, overwhelmed, paralyze, paralyzed, parasitic, played out, poop, poop out, pooped, pooped out, powerless ...

13 Procrastinating -- rank: 223

... negligent, neuter, neutral, noninterfering, nonrestrictive, off-guard, overly permissive, paralytic, paralyzed, passive, permissive, procrastinative, procrastinatory, quiescent, quietist, quietistic, relaxed, remiss, scamping ...

14 Petrified -- rank: 223

... times, old-world, ossified, pale as death, pallid, panic-stricken, paralyzed, petrogenic, reinforced, rigidified, rock, scared stiff, scared to death, sclerotic ...

15 Partly -- rank: 223

... not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn: partially, partly, part] [ant: all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally ...