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deaf as a post

deaf as a post adjective: stone deaf (unable to hear at all).

Adjective

deaf as a post (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Stone deaf (unable to hear at all).

Questions about deaf as a post

What does deaf as a post mean?
Deaf as a post means stone deaf (unable to hear at all).
What part of speech is deaf as a post?
Deaf as a post is an adjective.

Words near deaf as a post in the dictionary

  1. deaf aids
  2. deaf and dumb
  3. deaf as a doorknob
  4. deaf as a doornail
  5. deaf as a doorpost
  6. deaf as a post
  7. deaf people
  8. deaf persons
  9. Deaf Smith County
  10. deaf waddler
  11. deaf-adder

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