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Meaning of "muff" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUFF

Probably from Dutch mof, ultimately from French mouffle muffle1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MUFF

muff  [mʌf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Muff is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Muff

Muff or MUFF may refer to: ▪ Muff, a fashion accessory, usually of fur, for keeping the hands warm ▪ Earmuffs, a device for protecting the ears ▪ Muff, a slang term for female pubic hair, or by extension sometimes the vulva ▪ Big Muff, a famous distortion box ▪ Muff, a mutation found in chickens, which causes extra feathering under the chicken's face ▪ Muff, the dropping or mishandling of a loose ball ▪ Melbourne Underground Film Festival ▪ Munich Underground Film Festival Places ▪ Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, formerly known as Muff ▪ Muff, County Donegal, Ireland People ▪ André Muff, Swiss footballer ▪ George Muff, 1st Baron Calverley, British Labour politician ▪ Muff Winwood, English songwriter and record producer ▪ Wolfgang Muff, German general of World War II...

Definition of muff in the English dictionary

The definition of muff in the dictionary is an open-ended cylinder of fur or cloth into which the hands are placed for warmth. Other definition of muff is the tuft on either side of the head of certain fowls.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUFF

mudsill
mudskipper
mudslide
mudslinger
mudslinging
mudstone
mudwort
muenster
muesli
muesli bar
muezzin
muffin
muffin man
muffin top
muffineer
muffish
muffle
muffler
mufflered
mufti

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUFF

bluff
buff
cuff
dandruff
duff
fluff
foodstuff
hot stuff
huff
kid stuff
kids´ stuff
puff
ruff
scuff
snuff
stuff
that´s the stuff
tuff
up to snuff
woodruff

Synonyms and antonyms of muff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «muff» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of muff

Translation of «muff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUFF

Find out the translation of muff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of muff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «muff» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耳罩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

muff
570 millions of speakers

English

muff
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إفشل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

муфта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

muff
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাকাইয়া ফেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

manchon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muff
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Muff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muff
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh hụt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूर्ख माणूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beceriksizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

manicotto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muff
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

муфта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuplaje
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

muff
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suffer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

muffe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of muff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUFF»

The term «muff» is very widely used and occupies the 19.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about muff

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUFF»

Discover the use of muff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS
The muff or sleeve coupling is a hollow cylindrical piece which is fitted over both shaft ends connected by means of either keys, taper pins, or set screws, as shown in Figure 14.1. It is simple in design and easy to manufacture. It has a perfect ...
KAMLESH PUROHIT, C. S. SHARMA, 2002
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Machine Drawing
These are further sub-classified into muff or sleeve couplings and flanged couplings. 7.2.1 Sleeve or Muff Couplings This is the simplest of all couplings. It consists of a sleeve called muff, generally made of cast iron, which is fitted over the ...
K. L. Narayana, 2007
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Machine Drawing:Includes Autocad
(Section 17.9) Rigid couplings are mainly of two types. A few commonly used couplings are: • Muff couplings of three types: Full muff, Split muff and Half lap muff (Section 17.2). • Flange couplings of three types: Marine coupling, Rigid flange ...
Singh, Ajeetprofessorsalalahtechnicalindustrialcollege, 2008
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99 Cent Adventure Time Stories The Passing of Muff
They also noted that she swung viciously at the ball with her brassie, and this time came dangerously near hitting Muff in a more vital spot than the time before. That gentleman grew white as a sheet. “Are you trying to murder me?” he howled.
Paul W. Gallico, 2014
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Miss Muff and Little Hungry
Anna Bartlett Warner. Sometimes, as the ladies swept by her, She held out one little stiff hand, And pleadingly looked in their faces — For surely they must understand. And then as they passed her, unheeding, And floated away gay and sweet, ...
Anna Bartlett Warner, 1866
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The Girl with the White Fur Muff
Though the weather was mild, she had on her desk a white fur muff, on which she rested her left hand, rubbing the fur between her thumb and forefinger, drawing from the muff the kind of comfort that I got from clutching my camera. Clarissa ...
Eric Kraft
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Design of Machine Elements
9.17 MUFF COUPLING Muff coupling is also called sleeve coupling or box coupling. It is a type of rigid coupling. The construction of the muff coupling is shown in Fig. 9.29. It consists of a sleeve or a hollow cylinder, which is fitted over the ends ...
V. B. Bhandari, 2010
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Popular Science
Continued Typical muff has plastic ear cups filled with fibrous material and lined with foam. Vinyl-covered foam seals around ears. This muff's from Bilsom. Muffs are easy to slip on and off, which makes them a good choice for short, noisy shop  ...
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Engg Graphics (Wbut)
(i) Butt Muff Coupling Butt muff coupling, Fig. 14.11, is the simplest type of shaft coupling. The shaft ends butt against each other with their keyways matching. A muff covers both the shaft ends and is secured in position by a tapered sunk key.
Jolhe
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Everyday Fashions, 1909-1920, as Pictured in Sears Catalogs
Searf and muff cut In full animal skin effects each finished with one larse natural htad. one talis and skin paws. Set lined with mesaa- Iine silk. Averase shlppIns weisht of sets 17 ounces; searfs 25 ounces; muirs 30 ounces. 4IK6900 Red Гоx. S:t ...
JoAnne Olian, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muff is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thorpy FX Releases The Muffroom Cloud Fuzz
The Muffroom Cloud is the answer to the question “can you build a Muff style fuzz that beats the 1971 Triangle Big Muff?” Not one to shrink in ... «Premier Guitar, Jul 15»
2
Grand Opera House: 120 years firmly in the spotlight
... very Belfast - and blue - take on the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy featuring her irrepressible character Maggie Muff, played by Caroline Curran. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Anglers find their own amusement in Orlando
They can be worn and configured in a variety of ways, including as a dew rag, bandana, face mask, neck muff and a few others. But the main ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
4
270 Chickens Seized in Cockfighting Case Euthanized
... sparring muff on a gamecock, and 67 counts of possession with intent to use a cock for the purpose of fighting another animal (cockfighting), ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
5
BUCKS COUNTY KITCHEN: Try a Muffuletta for lunch
The Muffuletta, referred to by the locals as a “muff”, must always be served at room temperature and never toasted or warmed. The meats you ... «Bucks Local News, Jul 15»
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Album Stream: Strange Wilds - 'Subjective Concepts'
The band's sludge-driven moments hark back to those early Sub Pop gems, but there's a furious modernism underneath their Big Muff riffs. Taut, virile hardcore ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
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Aberdeen stays alive in 9-10 Little League tourney
Defense, their chief shortcoming in the first-round defeat, was excellent in this contest. Their lone error came on an outfield muff of a single that ... «Grays Harbor Daily World, Jul 15»
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Premiere: Man Of Moon - 'This World'
Sludgy, drone-driven alt rock with a serious Big Muff fixation, the duo have a volume-saturated live show. New single 'The Road' is to be given a full release by ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
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Transformation to bring YouthComm a new training facility
Training will be run by YouthComm's very own Muff Murfin, who will be accompanied by experienced radio presenters, and will include ... «24dash, Jul 15»
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Metro North sails to Ultimate Frisbee title at Lehigh Valley SportsFest
On the bottom half of the bracket, Muff 'n Men fought its way through Sparkle Pony, 15-9 in the quarterfinals then knocked off No. 2 seed Bang ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»

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