muzzle

muzzle is a 6-letter English word with 13 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout. Face value is 26 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 26 · Words With Friends 29 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.
2. intransitive verb. The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.
3. intransitive verb. A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.
4. transitive verb. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action.
5. transitive verb. To fondle with the closed mouth.
6. intransitive verb. To bring the mouth or muzzle near.
7. noun. forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
8. noun. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

   Synonyms: gag

9. noun. the open circular discharging end of a gun
10. noun. a 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
11. verb. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

    "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"

    Synonyms: gag

12. verb. prevent from speaking out

    "The press was gagged"

    Synonyms: gag

13. verb. fit with a muzzle

    "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

Synonyms

gag

Common word forms

muzzled, muzzler, muzzles, muzzling

Words from these letters

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