mute
noun
- 1
A stopped consonant; a stop.
- 2
An actor who does not speak; a mime performer.
- 3
A person who does not have the power of speech.
- 4
A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
- 5
An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
- 6
An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
- 7
A mute swan.
verb
- 1
To silence, to make quiet.
- 2
To turn off the sound of.
“Please mute the music while I make a call.”
adjective
- 1
Not having the power of speech; dumb.
- 2
Silent; not making a sound.
- 3
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
- 4
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
noun
- 1
The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
verb
- 1
Of a bird: to defecate.
verb
- 1
To cast off; to moult.
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