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mutes

/mjuːts/ /muːts/

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noun

A stopped consonant; a stop.

Examples :

"In phonetics class, we practiced distinguishing between different types of mutes, such as 'p', 't', and 'k'. "

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noun

An actor who does not speak; a mime performer.

Examples :

"The play featured several mutes who used only gestures and facial expressions to tell the story. "

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noun

A person who does not have the power of speech.

Examples :

"The school offered sign language classes to help the mutes communicate effectively with their peers. "

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noun

A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.

Examples :

"The funeral home hired several mutes to help with the arrangements. "

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noun

An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.

Examples :

"The trumpet player packed his mutes carefully in his instrument case before heading to the concert. "

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noun

An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.

Examples :

"The sound engineer adjusted the volume and tested all the mutes before the concert began. "

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noun

Examples :

"We saw several mutes swimming gracefully on the lake, their white feathers gleaming in the sun. "

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verb

To silence, to make quiet.

Examples :

"The teacher usually mutes the students' microphones during online lessons to prevent background noise. "

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verb

To turn off the sound of.

Examples :

"Please mute the music while I make a call."

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noun

The faeces of a hawk or falcon.

Examples :

"The falconer carefully cleaned the mutes from beneath the hawk's perch. "

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verb

Of a bird: to defecate.

Examples :

"The pigeon mutes on the statue in the park. "

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verb

To cast off; to moult.

Examples :

"The snake mutes its old skin, leaving it behind on the rock. "

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