Associations to the word «Silencer»

Wiktionary

SILENCER, noun. Something that silences.
SILENCER, noun. An attachment to a gun or an exhaust pipe that reduces the sound it emits.
SILENCER, noun. The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
SILENCER, noun. Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.

Dictionary definition

SILENCER, noun. Short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing.
SILENCER, noun. A tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras