English Explanatory Dictionary

muff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
  2. The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.
  3. A woman or girl.
  4. A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
  5. The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds.
  6. A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.
noun
  1. A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person.
  2. An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.
  3. A bird, the whitethroat.
verb
  1. To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.
  2. To mishandle; to bungle.
noun
  1. A muffin.
  2. A term of endearment.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Myfanwy.
name
  1. A village in County Donegal, Ireland.
  2. An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Pronunciation

/mʌf/ /mɐf/ En-au-muff.ogg /mʊf/

Word forms

muff muffs muffing muffed

Etymology

Probably from Dutch mof (“muff, mitten”).

Synonyms

whiskers beard muff and beard: muffin axe wound bearded clam beaver berk bonne bouche box bun bush cavern clunge coin slot cooch coochie cookie cooter cooze crack crevice cunny cunt fanny fish lips foo-foo front bottom front bum front hole gash ginch girl Grand Canyon honeypot hoo-ha innie juice box kebab kitty la-la love box love tunnel minge minnie monosyllable moocha muff nonny pee-pee penis fly trap pink pink bits poontang pump punani pussy quim sausage wallet sheath

Derived words

earmuff furry muff marry-muff muff diver muff-diving muff pistol twiddle muff muff up
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