Scarf vs. Muffler

Scarfnoun

A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

Mufflernoun

Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.

Scarfnoun

A headscarf.

Mufflernoun

A silencer or suppressor fitted to a gun.

Scarfnoun

(dated) A neckcloth or cravat.

Mufflernoun

A type of scarf.

Scarfnoun

A type of joint in woodworking.

Mufflernoun

Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.

‘Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler above her eyes.’;

Scarfnoun

A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.

Mufflernoun

A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.

Scarfnoun

A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.

Mufflernoun

A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.

Scarfverb

To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.

Mufflernoun

One who muffles.

Scarfverb

To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.

Mufflernoun

Any of various devices to deaden the noise of escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are passed (called also silencer).

Scarfverb

To shape by grinding.

Mufflernoun

a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise

Scarfverb

To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.

Mufflernoun

a scarf worn around the neck

Scarfverb

To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

Mufflernoun

a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations

Scarfverb

To eat very quickly.

‘You sure scarfed that pizza.’;

Mufflernoun

a wrap or scarf worn around the neck and face for warmth.

Scarfnoun

A cormorant.

Mufflernoun

a device used to deaden the sound of a drum, bell, piano, or other instrument.

Scarfnoun

An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.

‘Put on your hood and scarf.’; ‘With care about the banners, scarves, and staves.’;

Mufflernoun

a device fixed to the exhaust of a motor vehicle to reduce engine noise; a silencer.

Scarfnoun

In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.

Muffler

A muffler (North American and Australian English) or silencer (British English) is a device for reducing the noise emitted by the exhaust of an internal combustion engine—especially a noise-deadening device forming part of the exhaust system of an automobile.

Scarfverb

To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.

Scarfverb

To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.

Scarfverb

To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.

Scarfnoun

a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

Scarfnoun

a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

Scarfverb

masturbate while strangling oneself

Scarfverb

unite by a scarf joint

Scarfverb

wrap in or adorn with a scarf

Scarfnoun

a length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head

‘a silk scarf’; ‘she tucked her woolly scarf around her neck’;

Scarfnoun

a joint connecting two pieces of timber or metal in which the ends are bevelled or notched so that they fit over or into each other.

Scarfnoun

an incision made in the blubber of a whale.

Scarfverb

join the ends of (two pieces of timber or metal) by bevelling or notching them so that they fit over or into each other

‘he forced me to scarf the keel timbers in watertight sections’; ‘the scarfing follows the natural grain of the wood’;

Scarfverb

make an incision in the blubber of (a whale).

Scarfverb

eat or drink (something) hungrily or enthusiastically

‘he scarfed down the waffles’;

Scarf

A scarf, plural scarves, is a piece of fabric worn around the neck or head for warmth, sun protection, cleanliness, fashion, or religious reasons or used to show the support for a sports club or team. They can be made in a variety of different materials such as wool, linen, silk or cotton.