Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 24 compound words that contain mute. The most common are listed below. Open mute in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- mute swanA species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.
- mute hIn the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which allows liaison with a preceding consonant.
- I'm muteI'm mute
- mute eAn unpronounced letter e at the end of a word, such as excite or glue.
- palm muteTo soften the sound of the strings of a guitar (or other stringed instrument) by placing the palm of the strumming or picking hand lightly across the strings near the bridge while playing.
- mute swansplural of mute swan: A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.
- plunger muteoriginally the rubber suction cup from a plumber's plunger, a mute for brass instruments, which can be held close to the bell to suppress the sound, or moved further away for a more open sound.
- mute of maliceOf a defendant: deliberately refusing to enter a plea.
- mute cornettA variant of the treble cornett, made from a single piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe, bored out and given finger holes.
- mute cancelA postal cancellation that does not state any location or date, used in wartime to prevent the enemy gathering information about troop movements from captured mail.
- mute listA collection of users, posts, or tags that one may mute from one's view.
- mute listsplural of mute list: A collection of users, posts, or tags that one may mute from one's view.
- mute pointEggcorn of moot point.
- mute pointsplural of mute point: Eggcorn of moot point.
- selectively muteUnable to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings.
- mute cancelsplural of mute cancel: A postal cancellation that does not state any location or date, used in wartime to prevent the enemy gathering information about troop movements from captured mail.
- mute as a mouseSynonym of quiet as a mouse: Very quiet, so as to not be heard.
- mute cornettsplural of mute cornett: A variant of the treble cornett, made from a single piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe, bored out and given finger holes.
- mute e'splural of mute e: An unpronounced letter e at the end of a word, such as excite or glue.
- mute h'splural of mute h: In the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which allows liaison with a preceding consonant.
Compound words 24
- mutismThe inability to speak, be it from psychological or physical cause.
- unmuteTo restore the sound output (on a speaker or other audio device), having previously muted it.
- mutistOne who exhibits mutism.
- muteableCapable of being muted.
- mutisticRelating to mutism.
- nonmuteNot mute.
- semimuteHaving the faculty of speech either imperfectly developed or partially lost.
- commuteTo exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
- telecommuteTo work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.
- malamuteA breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.