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- Mute - v. t. - To cast off; to molt.
- Mute - v. t. & i. - To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.
- Mute - n. - The dung of birds.
- Mute - a. - Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
- Mute - a. - Incapable of speaking; dumb.
- Mute - a. - Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2.
- Mute - a. - Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.
- Mute - n. - One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.
- Mute - n. - One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.
- Mute - n. - A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.
- Mute - n. - A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.
- Mute - n. - Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.
- Mute - n. - A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.
- Mute - n. - A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.
- Mute-hill - n. - See Moot-hill.
- Mutely - adv. - Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.
- Muteness - n. - The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.
- Shut - a. - Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.
- Pantomime - a. - Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance.
- Lene - a. - Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or Gr. /, /, /).
- Mutely - adv. - Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.
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- G216 ἄλαλος - 216 ἄλαλος - ἌΛΑΛΟΣ - - álalos - al'-al-os - from Α (as a negative particle) and λαλέω; mute:--dumb. - Adjective - greek
- G880 ἄφωνος - 880 ἄφωνος - ἌΦΩΝΟΣ - - áphōnos - af'-o-nos - from Α (as a negative particle) and φωνή; voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning:--dumb, without signification. - Adjective - greek
- H482 אֵלֶם - 482 אֵלֶם - אֵלֶם - - ʼêlem - ay'-lem - from אָלַם; silence (i.e. mute justice); congregation. Compare יוֹנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים. - Adjective Masculine - heb
- H929 בְּהֵמָה - 929 בְּהֵמָה - בְּהֵמָה - - bᵉhêmâh - be-hay-maw' - from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle. - Noun Feminine - heb
- G3344 μεταστρέφω - 3344 μεταστρέφω - ΜΕΤΑΣΤΡΈΦΩ - - metastréphō - met-as-tref'-o - from μετά and στρέφω; to turn across, i.e. transmute or (figuratively) corrupt:--pervert, turn. - Verb - greek
- H8138 שָׁנָה - 8138 שָׁנָה - שָׁנָה - - shânâh - shaw-naw' - a primitive root; to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive); do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time. - Verb - heb
- G4623 σιωπάω - 4623 σιωπάω - ΣΙΩΠΆΩ - - siōpáō - see-o-pah'-o - from (silence, i.e. a hush; properly, muteness, i.e. involuntary stillness, or inability to speak; and thus differing from σιγή, which is rather a voluntary refusal or indisposition to speak, although the terms are often used synonymously); to be dumb (but not deaf also, like 2974 properly); figuratively, to be calm (as quiet water):--dumb, (hold) peace. - Verb - greek