Definitions For Muzzle

noun

  • Forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
  • Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
  • The open circular discharging end of a gun
  • 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
  • The usually long nose and mouth of an animal (such as a dog, horse, or pig)
  • A covering for the mouth of a dog that stops it from biting people
  • The hole at the end of a gun where the bullet comes out

verb

  • Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
  • Prevent from speaking out
  • Fit with a muzzle
  • To put a muzzle on (a dog) : to place a covering on (the mouth of a dog) to stop biting
  • To prevent (a person or group) from speaking or writing in a free or normal way

Is Muzzle a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
26
Words with Friends
29

The word Muzzle is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Muzzle in a Sentence

  • A dangerous dog that should be muzzled
  • Attempts by the government to muzzle the press
  • The company has tried to muzzle its employees by forbidding them to speak to the press.

Synonyms for Muzzle

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