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- dampener
- a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them"
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Related Words:
- silencer
collapse - a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
- short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing related words >
- damper
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- a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
- a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
- a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace related words >
- acoustic tile,
- andiron,
- antiknock,
- arrest,
- baffler,
- bearing rein,
- bit,
- brake,
- chain,
- check,
- checkrein,
- chill,
- chock,
- clog,
- coal tongs,
- cold water,
- countercheck,
- crane,
- crepehanger,
- crook,
- curb,
- curb bit,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampener,
- determent,
- deterrent,
- discouragement,
- doorstop,
- drag,
- drag sail,
- drift anchor,
- drift sail,
- drogue,
- fetter,
- fire hook,
- fire tongs,
- firedog,
- gag,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- griddle,
- gridiron,
- grill,
- griller,
- holdback,
- hushcloth,
- killjoy,
- lifter,
- martingale,
- muffle,
- muffler,
- mute,
- muzzle,
- pelham,
- pessimist,
- poker,
- pothook,
- quietener,
- remora,
- salamander,
- scotch,
- sea anchor,
- shackle,
- silence cloth,
- silencer,
- snaffle,
- soft pedal,
- sordine,
- sordino,
- sound-absorbing material,
- soundproofing,
- soundproofing insulation,
- sourdine,
- spit,
- spoilsport,
- spoke,
- stay,
- stop,
- tongs,
- trammel,
- tripod,
- trivet,
- turnspit,
- wet blanket
- misery
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- a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"
- a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" related words >
- Cassandra,
- Schmerz,
- ache,
- aches and pains,
- aching heart,
- adversity,
- affliction,
- agony,
- agony of mind,
- angst,
- anguish,
- anxiety,
- bale,
- bitterness,
- bleeding heart,
- broken heart,
- burden,
- calamity,
- care,
- carking care,
- catastrophe,
- cheerlessness,
- crushing,
- curse,
- cynic,
- dampener,
- damper,
- dejection,
- depression,
- depth of misery,
- desolation,
- despair,
- desperation,
- despondency,
- destitution,
- disaster,
- discomfort,
- discontent,
- displeasure,
- distress,
- dolor,
- extremity,
- gloom,
- gloomy Gus,
- grief,
- grimness,
- grouch,
- grump,
- hardship,
- heartache,
- heartfelt grief,
- heartgrief,
- heavy heart,
- humorlessness,
- hurt,
- hurting,
- indigence,
- infelicity,
- infestivity,
- joylessness,
- killjoy,
- lamentation,
- languishment,
- malaise,
- malcontent,
- melancholia,
- melancholy,
- mirthlessness,
- misfortune,
- ordeal,
- pain,
- pang,
- passion,
- penury,
- pessimist,
- pining,
- poverty,
- privation,
- prophet of doom,
- prostration,
- sadness,
- sordidness,
- sorrow,
- sorrowing,
- sourpuss,
- spoilsport,
- squalor,
- stitch,
- suffering,
- suicidal despair,
- throe,
- trial,
- tribulation,
- trouble,
- twinge,
- uncheerfulness,
- unhappiness,
- unjoyfulness,
- unmirthfulness,
- wet blanket,
- woe,
- wretchedness
- muffle
collapse
- a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping related words >
- acoustic tile,
- antiknock,
- antlia,
- apply to,
- baffle,
- baffler,
- beak,
- beezer,
- bill,
- black out,
- blanket,
- block,
- bugle,
- bundle up,
- canopy,
- censor,
- choke,
- choke off,
- cloak,
- clothe,
- cloud,
- conceal,
- conk,
- cope,
- cover,
- cover up,
- cowl,
- curtain,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dampener,
- damper,
- deaden,
- deafen,
- dull,
- dumbfound,
- eclipse,
- enfold,
- enshroud,
- envelop,
- film,
- gag,
- hap,
- hood,
- hugger-mugger,
- hush,
- hush up,
- hush-hush,
- hushcloth,
- kill,
- lay on,
- lay over,
- mantle,
- mask,
- mellow,
- muffle up,
- muffler,
- mute,
- muzzle,
- nares,
- neb,
- nib,
- nose,
- nostrils,
- nozzle,
- obduce,
- obscure,
- occult,
- olfactory organ,
- overlay,
- overspread,
- pecker,
- proboscis,
- protect,
- put on,
- put to silence,
- quash,
- quiet,
- quieten,
- quietener,
- repress,
- rhinarium,
- rostrum,
- schnozzle,
- screen,
- scum,
- shield,
- shroud,
- shush,
- shut down on,
- silence,
- silence cloth,
- silencer,
- sit on,
- smeller,
- smother,
- snoot,
- snout,
- soft pedal,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- sordine,
- sordino,
- sound-absorbing material,
- soundproofing,
- soundproofing insulation,
- sourdine,
- spread over,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stifle,
- still,
- stop,
- strangle,
- strike dumb,
- subdue,
- superimpose,
- superpose,
- suppress,
- swaddle,
- swathe,
- throttle,
- tone down,
- trunk,
- veil,
- wrap,
- wrap up
- muffler
collapse
- a scarf worn around the neck related words >
- PCV valve,
- Roman collar,
- accelerator,
- acoustic tile,
- alternator,
- ammeter,
- antiknock,
- baffler,
- band,
- bandanna,
- bearings,
- bertha,
- boa,
- bonnet,
- boot,
- bowtie,
- brake,
- bucket seat,
- bumper,
- button-down collar,
- camshaft,
- carburetor,
- celluloid collar,
- chassis,
- choke,
- choker,
- clerical collar,
- cloak,
- clutch,
- collar,
- comforter,
- connecting rod,
- convertible top,
- cover,
- cowl,
- crank,
- crankcase,
- crankshaft,
- cravat,
- cushion,
- cutout,
- cylinder,
- cylinder head,
- damp,
- dampener,
- damper,
- dash,
- dashboard,
- differential,
- disguise,
- distributor,
- dog collar,
- exhaust,
- exhaust pipe,
- facade,
- fan,
- fender,
- flywheel,
- four-in-hand,
- fur,
- gag,
- gear,
- gearbox,
- gearshift,
- generator,
- guimpe,
- guise,
- headlight,
- headrest,
- hood,
- horn,
- hushcloth,
- ignition,
- intake,
- kerchief,
- manifold,
- masquerade,
- muffle,
- mute,
- muzzle,
- neckband,
- neckcloth,
- neckerchief,
- neckpiece,
- necktie,
- parking light,
- piston,
- plunging neckline,
- power brakes,
- power steering,
- quietener,
- radiator,
- rear-view mirror,
- ruff,
- scarf,
- seat belt,
- shawl,
- shock absorber,
- silence cloth,
- silencer,
- soft pedal,
- sordine,
- sordino,
- sound-absorbing material,
- soundproofing,
- soundproofing insulation,
- sourdine,
- spark plug,
- speedometer,
- springs,
- starter,
- steering wheel,
- stock,
- stole,
- tallith,
- tie,
- tippet,
- top,
- transmission,
- tucker,
- universal,
- valve,
- veil,
- veneer,
- windscreen,
- windshield,
- wrap
- muzzle
collapse
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
- fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers" related words >
- Oregon boat,
- acoustic tile,
- antiknock,
- antlia,
- asphyxiate,
- baffler,
- bazoo,
- beak,
- beezer,
- bilbo,
- bill,
- bond,
- bonds,
- bottle up,
- bridle,
- bugle,
- camisole,
- censor,
- chains,
- chaps,
- choke,
- choke off,
- chops,
- clamp down on,
- collar,
- conk,
- cork,
- cork up,
- countenance,
- crack down on,
- crush,
- cuffs,
- cushion,
- damp,
- damp down,
- dampener,
- damper,
- deflate,
- dial,
- disarm,
- drown,
- dumbfound,
- embouchure,
- enchain,
- extinguish,
- face,
- features,
- fetter,
- gab,
- gag,
- gob,
- gyves,
- halter,
- hamper,
- hamstring,
- handcuff,
- handcuffs,
- hobble,
- hobbles,
- hog-tie,
- hold down,
- hopples,
- hush,
- hush-hush,
- hushcloth,
- irons,
- jaw,
- jaws,
- jowls,
- jump on,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- kill,
- kisser,
- knock out,
- leading strings,
- leash,
- lips,
- manacle,
- mandibles,
- map,
- maw,
- maxilla,
- mouth,
- muffle,
- muffler,
- mug,
- mush,
- mute,
- nares,
- neb,
- nib,
- nose,
- nostrils,
- nozzle,
- olfactory organ,
- oral cavity,
- paralyze,
- pecker,
- phiz,
- pillory,
- pour water on,
- premaxilla,
- proboscis,
- prostrate,
- puss,
- put down,
- put to silence,
- quash,
- quell,
- quench,
- quiet,
- quieten,
- quietener,
- reins,
- repress,
- restraint,
- restraints,
- rhinarium,
- rostrum,
- schnozzle,
- shackle,
- shush,
- shut down on,
- silence,
- silence cloth,
- silencer,
- sit down on,
- sit on,
- smash,
- smeller,
- smother,
- snoot,
- snout,
- soft pedal,
- soft-pedal,
- sordine,
- sordino,
- sound-absorbing material,
- soundproofing,
- soundproofing insulation,
- sourdine,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stanch,
- stifle,
- still,
- stocks,
- straightjacket,
- strait-waistcoat,
- straitjacket,
- strangle,
- stranglehold,
- strike dumb,
- stultify,
- subdue,
- suffocate,
- suppress,
- tether,
- throttle,
- trammel,
- trammels,
- trap,
- trunk,
- truss up,
- visage,
- yap,
- yoke
- mute
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- a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
- a deaf person who is unable to speak
- expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
- lacking power of speech related words >
- abiotic,
- acoustic tile,
- allophone,
- alveolar,
- anaudic,
- antiknock,
- aphasic,
- aphonic,
- apico-alveolar,
- apico-dental,
- articulation,
- aspiration,
- assimilation,
- azoic,
- baffle,
- baffler,
- baton,
- bearer,
- bilabial,
- bit player,
- breathless,
- brief,
- brusque,
- cacuminal,
- cerebral,
- check,
- close,
- close-tongued,
- closemouthed,
- concise,
- consonant,
- continuant,
- curt,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dampener,
- damper,
- deaden,
- deaf-mute,
- deafen,
- dental,
- diapason,
- diphthong,
- dissimilation,
- dull,
- dumb,
- dumbfounded,
- dumbstricken,
- dumbstruck,
- dummy,
- economical of words,
- epenthetic vowel,
- exanimate,
- explosive,
- extra,
- figurant,
- figurante,
- gag,
- glide,
- glottal,
- glottalization,
- griever,
- guttural,
- hush,
- hushcloth,
- inanimate,
- inanimated,
- inarticulate,
- indisposed to talk,
- inert,
- insensate,
- insensible,
- insentient,
- keener,
- labial,
- labialization,
- labiodental,
- labiovelar,
- laconic,
- lamenter,
- laryngeal,
- lateral,
- lifeless,
- lingual,
- liquid,
- manner of articulation,
- metronome,
- modification,
- monochord,
- monophthong,
- morphophoneme,
- mourner,
- muffle,
- muffler,
- mum,
- music stand,
- muzzle,
- nasal,
- nonconscious,
- nonliving,
- occlusive,
- palatal,
- pallbearer,
- parasitic vowel,
- peak,
- pharyngeal,
- pharyngealization,
- phone,
- phoneme,
- pitch pipe,
- plosive,
- professional mourner,
- prothetic vowel,
- quiet,
- quietener,
- reserved,
- retroflex,
- rhythmometer,
- segmental phoneme,
- semivowel,
- senseless,
- short,
- silence,
- silence cloth,
- silencer,
- silent,
- snug,
- soft pedal,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- sonant,
- sonometer,
- sonority,
- sordine,
- sordino,
- soulless,
- sound-absorbing material,
- soundproofing,
- soundproofing insulation,
- sourdine,
- sparing of words,
- spear-carrier,
- speech sound,
- speechless,
- stand-in,
- standby,
- stick,
- stifle,
- stop,
- stricken dumb,
- subdue,
- substitute,
- supe,
- super,
- supernumerary,
- support,
- supporting actor,
- supporting cast,
- suppress,
- surd,
- syllabic nucleus,
- syllabic peak,
- syllable,
- tacit,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- tight-lipped,
- tone down,
- tone measurer,
- tongue-tied,
- tongueless,
- transition sound,
- triphthong,
- tuning bar,
- tuning fork,
- tuning pipe,
- turn down,
- unanimated,
- unconscious,
- understudy,
- unfeeling,
- unloquacious,
- unsaid,
- unspoken,
- untalkative,
- velar,
- vocable,
- vocalic,
- vocoid,
- voice,
- voiced sound,
- voiceless,
- voiceless sound,
- voicing,
- vowel,
- walk-on,
- walking gentleman,
- word-bound,
- wordless
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