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Muzzle

noun/mˈʌzəl/
Definition
the open circular discharging end of a gun
forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈʌzəl/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈʌzəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈʌzəl/
1 syllable Say it as /mˈʌzəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe open circular discharging end of a gun
nounforward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
nouna 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
nounrestraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
verbfit with a muzzle
“muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers”
verbprevent from speaking out
“The press was gagged”
verbtie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
“The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair”
Word Forms
muzzleverbfit with a muzzle
gagverbtie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
muzzlenouna 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
muzzlernounsomeone who muzzles animals
gagnounrestraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schnauze
das offene kreisförmige Austrittsende einer Waffe
🇫🇷French
museau
l'extrémité de décharge circulaire ouverte d'un pistolet
🇪🇸Spanish
bozal
El extremo de descarga circular abierto de una pistola.
🇮🇹Italian
museruola
l'estremità di scarico circolare aperta di una pistola
🇳🇱Dutch
snuit
het open ronde afvoeruiteinde van een pistool
🇵🇹Portuguese
focinho
a extremidade de descarga circular aberta de uma arma
🇷🇺Russian
морда
открытый круглый разгрузочный конец ружья
India
🇮🇳Hindi
थूथन
बंदूक का खुला गोलाकार डिस्चार्जिंग सिरा
🇧🇩Bengali
মুখবন্ধ
একটি বন্দুকের খোলা বৃত্তাকার ডিসচার্জিং শেষ
🇮🇳Tamil
முகவாய்
துப்பாக்கியின் திறந்த வட்ட வெளியேற்ற முனை
🇮🇳Telugu
మూతి
తుపాకీ యొక్క బహిరంగ వృత్తాకార ఉత్సర్గ ముగింపు
🇮🇳Marathi
थूथन
बंदुकीचा खुला गोलाकार डिस्चार्जिंग शेवट
🇮🇳Gujarati
થૂથ
બંદૂકનો ખુલ્લો પરિપત્ર ડિસ્ચાર્જિંગ છેડો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂತಿ
ಬಂದೂಕಿನ ತೆರೆದ ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆಯ ತುದಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മൂക്ക്
തോക്കിൻ്റെ തുറന്ന വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഡിസ്ചാർജിംഗ് അറ്റം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੂੰਹ
ਬੰਦੂਕ ਦਾ ਖੁੱਲਾ ਸਰਕੂਲਰ ਡਿਸਚਾਰਜਿੰਗ ਅੰਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
منہ
بندوق کا کھلا سرکلر خارج ہونے والا اختتام
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
枪口
枪的开放式圆形卸料端
🇯🇵Japanese
銃口
ガンの開いた円形の放出端
🇰🇷Korean
포구
총의 개방형 원형 방출 끝
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mõm
đầu xả tròn hở của súng
🇹🇭Thai
ปากกระบอกปืน
ปลายปืนเป็นวงกลมเปิด
🇮🇩Indonesian
moncong
ujung pistol yang terbuka dan melingkar
🇵🇭Filipino
nguso
ang bukas na pabilog na naglalabas na dulo ng baril
🇲🇾Malay
muncung
hujung pelepasan pekeliling terbuka pistol
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كمامة
نهاية التفريغ الدائرية المفتوحة للبندقية
🇮🇷Persian
پوزه
انتهای تخلیه دایره ای باز یک تفنگ
🇹🇷Turkish
namlu
bir silahın açık dairesel boşaltma ucu
🇮🇱Hebrew
לוֹעַ
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'muzzle'?
The primary meaning of 'muzzle' is 'the open circular discharging end of a gun'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'muzzle' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'muzzle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'muzzle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'muzzle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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