MUFFLE
\mˈʌfə͡l], \mˈʌfəl], \m_ˈʌ_f_əl]\
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deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping
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a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
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conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
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conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
By Princeton University
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To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock.
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To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
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An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.
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A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.
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A pulley block containing several sheaves.
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The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; - used esp. of ruminants.
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To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; - often with up.
By Oddity Software
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To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock.
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To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
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An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.
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A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.
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A pulley block containing several sheaves.
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The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; - used esp. of ruminants.
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To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; - often with up.
By Noah Webster.
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To wrap up closely and warmly; to keep from seeing, hearing, or speaking by wrapping up the head; cover up so as to deaden the sound of; as, to muffle a bell.
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Anything used to deaden sound.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.