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mufflers

mufflers is the plural of muffler.

Meaning of muffler

Noun

muffler (plural mufflers)

  1. (US) A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
    • Holonym: exhaust system
    Synonyms:
    silencer
  2. An accessory for a firearm that lessens the noise at the muzzle.
    Synonyms:
    silencer, suppressor
    Antonyms:
    loudener
  3. A type of scarf.
    • The newcomer took off his cap and his big woollen muffler. His nose was pointed and red.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 8, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
  4. (World-War-I, rare, slang) A gas mask.

Questions about mufflers

What is mufflers the plural of?
Mufflers is the plural of muffler.

Words near mufflers in the dictionary

  1. muffler bearings
  2. muffler furnace
  3. muffler furnaces
  4. mufflered
  5. mufflerless
  6. mufflers
  7. muffles
  8. muffles up
  9. muffleth
  10. Muffley
  11. Muffleys

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