In dictionaries:
deaf mute
Unable to hear or speak.
mute swan
Large white swan, gracefully silent.
mute button
mute swans
Elegant, white swans, often silent.
standing mute
plunger mute
originally 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 hill
Hill where no sound exists.
soft mute
Silently limiting visibility of posts.
auto mute
Automatically silences unwanted background noise.
mute deafness
mute of malice
(law) Of a defendant: deliberately refusing to enter a plea.
mute cancel
(philately) 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 e
(grammar, British) an unpronounced letter e at the end of a word; such as excite or glue.
mute h
(phonology) In the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which allows liaison with a preceding consonant.
Frances the Mute
the second studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta released in February 2005 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal.
Mute Records
a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller.
Mute R. Kelly
Following Kelly's 2021 conviction on charges that included racketeering and child sexual abuse, co-founder Barnes celebrated the movement's success while acknowledging that its scope went beyond Kelly himself: "Those of us who have fought for justice for so long understand that our work is not over.
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