CEFR A2

muff

noun

Meaning

muff means a piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses muff to mean a piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
The teacher asked students to find muff in the reading.

Synonyms: beard, muff and beard, whiskers

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muff (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /mʌf/

Definition

Examples

The article uses muff to mean a piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
The teacher asked students to find muff in the reading.
Check the words around muff to choose the right meaning.

How to Use muff

a/the muff (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a muff."
muff in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked muff in context before translating it."

Synonyms of muff

Words with a similar meaning to muff:

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