Definition of mute

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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..

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Metamorphose :: Metamorphose (v. t.) To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.
Liquid :: Liquid (n.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids..
Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..
Alchemize :: Alchemize (v. t.) To change by alchemy; to transmute.
Tenuis :: Tenuis (n.) One of the three surd mutes /, /, /; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, /, /, /, and their aspirates, /, /, /. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages..
Mute :: Mute (v. t. & i.) To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.
Transmuted :: Transmuted (imp. & p. p.) of Transmut.
Mute :: Mute (n.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute..
Transmute :: Transmute (v. t.) To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform..
Mute :: 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..
Muteness :: Muteness (n.) The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.
Intransmutable :: Intransmutable (a.) Not capable of being transmuted or changed into another substance.
Moot-hill :: Moot-hill (n.) A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; -- called, in Scotland, mute-hill..
Mute :: Mute (a.) Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.
Moate :: Moate (v. i.) To void the excrement, as a bird; to mute..
Whist :: Whist (v. i.) To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
Permutable :: Permutable (a.) Capable of being permuted; exchangeable.
Permute :: Permute (v. t.) To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.
Alchemy :: Alchemy (n.) An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry..
Obmutescence :: Obmutescence (n.) A becoming dumb; loss of speech.
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