muzzle

  • 11Muzzle — A muzzle may be: the snout of an animal Muzzle (device), a device that covers an animal s snout Muzzle (firearms), the mouth of a firearm Muzzle (song), a song on The Smashing Pumpkins album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Muzzle #1 , a… …

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  • 12muzzle — I UK [ˈmʌz(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms muzzle : singular muzzle plural muzzles 1) the nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog or horse 2) something that you put around the nose and mouth of a dog to prevent it from biting people 3)… …

    English dictionary

  • 13muzzle — n. & v. n. 1 the projecting part of an animal s face, including the nose and mouth. 2 a guard, usu. made of straps or wire, fitted over an animal s nose and mouth to stop it biting or feeding. 3 the open end of a firearm. v.tr. 1 put a muzzle on… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 14muzzle — muz|zle1 [ˈmʌzəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: musel, from muse mouth of an animal , from Medieval Latin musus] 1.) the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog or horse 2.) a cover that you put over a dog s mouth to stop it… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15muzzle — muz|zle1 [ mʌzl ] noun count 1. ) the nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog or horse 2. ) something that you put around the nose and mouth of a dog to prevent it from biting people 3. ) the end of a gun BARREL where the bullets come out… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16muzzle — 1 noun (C) 1 the nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog or horse: a grey dog with a black muzzle 2 something that you put over a dog s mouth to stop it from biting people 3 the end of the barrel of a gun 2 verb (T) 1 to prevent someone from… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17muzzle — 1. noun 1) the dog s velvety muzzle Syn: snout, nose, mouth, maw 2) the muzzle of a gun Syn: barrel, end 2. verb attempts to muzzle the media Syn: gag …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18muzzle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mosel, from Middle French musel, from Old French *mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus Date: 15th century 1. the projecting jaws and nose of an animal ; snout 2. a. a fastening or covering for the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19muzzle — muz·zle məz əl n 1) the projecting jaws and nose of an animal: SNOUT 2) a fastening or covering for the mouth of an animal used to prevent eating or biting muzzle vt, muz·zled; muz·zling (ə )liŋ to fit with a muzzle * * * muz·zle (muzґəl)… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 20muzzle — noun 1》 the projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse.     ↘a guard fitted over an animal s muzzle to stop it biting or feeding. 2》 the open end of the barrel of a firearm. verb 1》 put a muzzle …

    English new terms dictionary