Associations to the word «Muffler»

Wiktionary

MUFFLER, noun. (US) Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
MUFFLER, noun. A type of scarf.
MUFFLER BEARING, noun. (humorous) A mythical automotive part used in jokes and to gauge how inept the other person in a conversation is about auto mechanics.

Dictionary definition

MUFFLER, noun. A tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise.
MUFFLER, noun. A scarf worn around the neck.
MUFFLER, noun. A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats