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earmuffs

earmuffs noun: a headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.

Noun

earmuffs pl (normally plural, singular earmuff)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.

Forms of earmuffs

singularearmuff

Questions about earmuffs

What does earmuffs mean?
Earmuffs means a headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.
What part of speech is earmuffs?
Earmuffs is a noun.

Words near earmuffs in the dictionary

  1. earmolds
  2. earmould
  3. earmoulds
  4. earmuff
  5. earmuffed
  6. earmuffs
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  8. earn a crust
  9. earn a living
  10. earn one's corn
  11. earn one's crust

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