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Meaning of "mules" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MULES

mules  [mjuːlz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MULES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mules is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mules in English.

WHAT DOES MULES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mule (disambiguation)

A mule is the offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. Mule, Mules, MULE or The Mule can refer to...

Definition of mules in the English dictionary

The definition of mules in the dictionary is to perform the Mules operation on.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MULES

PRESENT

Present
I mules
you mules
he/she/it muleses
we mules
you mules
they mules
Present continuous
I am mulesing
you are mulesing
he/she/it is mulesing
we are mulesing
you are mulesing
they are mulesing
Present perfect
I have mulesed
you have mulesed
he/she/it has mulesed
we have mulesed
you have mulesed
they have mulesed
Present perfect continuous
I have been mulesing
you have been mulesing
he/she/it has been mulesing
we have been mulesing
you have been mulesing
they have been mulesing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mulesed
you mulesed
he/she/it mulesed
we mulesed
you mulesed
they mulesed
Past continuous
I was mulesing
you were mulesing
he/she/it was mulesing
we were mulesing
you were mulesing
they were mulesing
Past perfect
I had mulesed
you had mulesed
he/she/it had mulesed
we had mulesed
you had mulesed
they had mulesed
Past perfect continuous
I had been mulesing
you had been mulesing
he/she/it had been mulesing
we had been mulesing
you had been mulesing
they had been mulesing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mules
you will mules
he/she/it will mules
we will mules
you will mules
they will mules
Future continuous
I will be mulesing
you will be mulesing
he/she/it will be mulesing
we will be mulesing
you will be mulesing
they will be mulesing
Future perfect
I will have mulesed
you will have mulesed
he/she/it will have mulesed
we will have mulesed
you will have mulesed
they will have mulesed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mulesing
you will have been mulesing
he/she/it will have been mulesing
we will have been mulesing
you will have been mulesing
they will have been mulesing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mules
you would mules
he/she/it would mules
we would mules
you would mules
they would mules
Conditional continuous
I would be mulesing
you would be mulesing
he/she/it would be mulesing
we would be mulesing
you would be mulesing
they would be mulesing
Conditional perfect
I would have mules
you would have mules
he/she/it would have mules
we would have mules
you would have mules
they would have mules
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mulesing
you would have been mulesing
he/she/it would have been mulesing
we would have been mulesing
you would have been mulesing
they would have been mulesing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mules
we let´s mules
you mules
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mules
Past participle
mulesed
Present Participle
mulesing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MULES


amazeballs
əˈmeɪzˌbɔːlz
Arles
ɑːlz
balls
bɔːlz
Charles
tʃɑːlz
coveralls
ˈkʌvərɔːlz
falls
fɔːlz
Galashiels
ˌɡæləˈʃiːlz
gules
ɡjuːlz
heels
hiːlz
meals-on-wheels
ˈmiːlzɒnˈwiːlz
overalls
ˈəʊvərˌɔːlz
pools
puːlz
Quarles
kwɔːlz
Rules
ruːlz
Schools
skuːlz
smalls
smɔːlz
stalls
stɔːlz
steels
stiːlz
walls
wɔːlz
wheels
wiːlz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MULES

mulberry tree
mulch
Mulciber
mulct
Muldoon
mule
mule deer
mule driver
mule skinner
mule track
Mules operation
muleta
muleteer
muley
mulga
Mulhouse
muliebrity
mulish
mulishly
mulishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MULES

Australian Rules
bend the rules
boules
branching rules
caules
coffee granules
Fleming´s rules
formation rules
Hercules
judges´ rules
Malpighian tubules
McNaghten Rules
McNaughten Rules
Pillars of Hercules
Queensberry rules
Rafferty rules
Rafferty´s rules
tax schedules
the Rules
transformational rules

Synonyms and antonyms of mules in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mules» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MULES

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

Translator English - Chinese

骡子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mulas
570 millions of speakers

English

mules
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खच्चरों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البغال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мулы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mulas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খচ্চর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mules
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lembu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Maultiere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミュール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노새
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mules
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

la
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோவேறு கழுதைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरुज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мули
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catâri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μουλάρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muile
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mulor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

muldyr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mules

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MULES»

The term «mules» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.851 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of mules
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MULES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mules» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mules» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

5 QUOTES WITH «MULES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mules.
1
John Moody
Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.
2
Tim Murphy
My great-grandfather was a coal miner, who worked in Pennsylvania mines when carts were pulled by mules and mines were lit by candles. Mining was very dangerous work then.
3
William Tecumseh Sherman
If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir.
4
Josh Turner
I grew up like a lot of country boys and girls do - amongst the pine trees, dirt roads, farms, mules and people who were real.
5
Tina Turner
In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MULES»

Discover the use of mules in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mules and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Marius' Mules I: The Invasion of Gaul
It is 58 BC and the mighty Tenth Legion, camped in Northern Italy, prepare for the arrival of the most notorious general in Roman history: Julius Caesar.
S.J.A. Turney, 2010
2
Mules and Men
" Set intimately within the social context of black life, the stories, "big old lies," songs, Vodou customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique ...
Zora Neale Hurston, 2009
3
Mules
Contents. Title Page Dedication Acknowledgements Lunch with Pancho Villa The Centaurs The Big House Epona Cass andMe How To Play Championship Tennis Cheesecake Ned Skinner Ma Keen Vaquero Our Ladyof Ardboe Big Liz The ...
Paul Muldoon, 2010
4
Mules of Love: Poems
A collection of poems by the bestselling author of The Courage to Heal explores themes of love, joy, religion, loss, and violence. Original.
Ellen Bass, 2002
5
Don't Shoot the Mules!
This light-hearted account of Jim Hough's exploits in Burma during the Second World War is a fascinating and thoroughly entertaining read.
Jim Hough, 2011
6
Mules and Men (MAXNotes Literature Guides)
Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work.
Christopher Hubert
7
Horses, Donkeys, and Mules in the Marines
Explores how horses, donkeys, and mules are used in the military; introduces Reckless, a horse used by the Marines during the Korean War; and discusses the training for both the soldiers and the animals.
Meish Goldish, 2012
8
Savage Mules: The Democrats and Endless War
In this hard-hitting examination of the Democrats' role in the War on Terror, political analyst and satirist Perrin shatters their cultivated image as the reluctant-warrior.
Dennis Perrin, 2008
9
Surf Mules
When a tragic accident and sudden financial woes cause recent high school graduate Logan to question plans for his future, he agrees to make a road trip with his best friend and surfing buddy, Z-boy, transporting marijuana from southern ...
Greg Neri, 2009
10
Things I Learned While Riding Mules
From the calm predictability of life in postwar Kalamazoo to the fast paced world of Hong Kong, China, "Things I Learned While Riding Mules" is a non-stop adventure ride filled with laughter, insanity, drama and suspense.
Craig Marlatt, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MULES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mules is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pigskin Preview: Muleshoe Mules
The Muleshoe Mules look to improve off an 8-4 area round playoff season a year ago. Coach David Wood says his squad needs some new ... «KTRE, Jul 15»
2
In praise of mules
Longtime readers know how fond I am of mules. Indeed, a two-part column on these intelligent and brawny animals which I wrote in 2009 has ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
3
The Fabulous Five: How Four Mules & a Donkey are Doing, Today
The images are hard to forget - long, curled hooves on four mules and one donkey. It was clear they needed help. Lusco Farms Rescue came ... «WOWT, Jul 15»
4
Hee Haw! Mules roll down Ohio
Jackson said they began the trip with the wagon weighing 7,850 pounds counting the mules, and they have used approximately 900 to 1,000 ... «Sedalia Democrat, Jul 15»
5
Peru for two: A hiker's take on Machu Picchu, mules and making it to …
We plopped down on the grass, exhausted from the trek and a bit grumpy. But the man beside us couldn't stop smiling. Rudy from Los Angeles, ... «Los Altos Town Crier, Jul 15»
6
Women 'mules' used in fake check scheme:DA
A Yonkers man has been accused of using women as "mules" to cash fraudulent checks from businesses in the metropolitan area. Sire Lewis ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
7
Water, Mules and Men: Early canals and irrigation in the 'Magic Valley'
Behind them came teams of graders, using big scrapers known as “fresnos,” each drawn by four mules or horses; they “moved dirt” from ... «Monitor, Jul 15»
8
Children used as prison drug mules
Children and babies are being used to smuggle drugs into Victoria's high security prisons as demand for ice and other potent street drugs soars ... «The Age, Jul 15»
9
Mules reign in the ring
The show is expected to draw 300 to 400 mules and donkeys from all parts of the country, including California, Maryland, Texas, Missouri and ... «Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Turkey shuts down smugglers by shooting mules
Tensions continue in the border villages of the town of Uludere where 34 people were killed in a Turkish air force attack that mistakenly ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»

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