Difference between Stifle and Muffle

STIFLE vs MUFFLE: NOUN

Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
The stifle-joint.
Disease or other affection of the stifle-bone or stifle-joint, as dislocation or fracture of the patella.
The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also stifle joint. See Illust. under horse.
A small bone at the stifle joint; the patella, or kneepan.
A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
A bone disease of this region.

A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)
A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.
Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
The tumid and naked part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and rodents.
An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.
A kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.
A pulley block containing several sheaves.

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Conceal or hide
To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.
Smother or suppress
To die of suffocation.
To feel smothered etc.
To smother or suffocate.
To repress, keep in or hold back.
To interrupt or cut off.
Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
To wrap up (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection.
Conceal or hide
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration.

To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means.
To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench.
To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge.

To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up.
To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
To wrap or fit with something that dulls or deadens the sound of.

Die from lack of oxygen
Be asphyxiated
Corresponds to the human knee
Suppress in order to conceal or hide
To suffocate; perish by asphyxia.
To husn, muffle, muzzle, gag.
Synonyms Suffocate, Strangle, etc. See smother.
To suppress; keep from active manifestation; keep from public notice; conceal; repress; destroy: as, to stifle inquiry; to stifle a report; to stifle passion; to stifle convictions.
To stop the passage of; arrest the free action of; extinguish; deaden; quench: as, to stifle flame; to stifle sound.
To kill by impeding respiration, as by covering the mouth and nose, by introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs, or by other means; suffocate or greatly oppress by foul air or otherwise; smother.
To choke up; dam up; close.
Suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

To envelop more or less completely in something that deadens sound: used especially of bells, drums, and oars. See muffled.
Figuratively, to wrap up or cover; conceal; involve.
To blindfold.
To infold or wrap up, especially in some cloth or woven fabric, so as to conceal from view or protect from the weather; wrap up or cover close, particularly the neck and face; envelop or inwrap in some covering.
To mumble; mutter; speak indistinctly.
To restrain from speaking by wrapping up the head; put to silence.
Synonyms Muzzle, etc. See gag.
Suppress in order to conceal or hide

Restrict, Curtail, Quash, Inhibit, Suppress, Frustrate, Thwart, Hamper, Undermine, Impede, Hinder, Knee, Muffle, Smother, Dampen

Repress, Choke, Strangle, Quell, Suffocate, Suppress, Squelch, Tone down, Dull, Damp, Mute, Smother, Dampen, Stifle, Deaden

Restrict, Curtail, Quash, Inhibit, Suppress, Frustrate, Thwart, Hamper, Undermine, Impede, Hinder, Knee, Muffle, Smother, Dampen

Nip, Crush, Choke, Strangle, Quell, Suppress, Squelch, Tone down, Dull, Damp, Mute, Smother, Dampen, Stifle, Deaden

Woody vainly attempts to stifle the recoiling pullstring.
This will help retain moisture and stifle weeds.
Drug Warrior Tries to Stifle Critics of Prohibition.
An agreement to stifle prosecution is against law.
We stifle within ourselves the voices of prejudice.
Those built on outdated technology can stifle both.
The former can stifle innovation and technological progress.
ANT: Recal, suppress, repress, hush, stifle, check, swallow.
It should provide guidelines but not stifle creativity.
The policies that come out of Washington actually stifle expansion and stifle job growth.

Each piece has leg boots that glide smoothly and muffle noise.
Cob walls also muffle sound, making a quiet indoor space.
The bike has a distinct carbon fiber style muffle with.
She bit her lips trying to muffle a whimper.
Allow me to muffle them with a quick video.
Environmental Data Sheet Here are the brochures of muffle.
Calls fade out and sometimes go to computerized muffle.
Using nozzle equipment can also help muffle sound.
Charlie Brown whose voice is a background muffle.
Muffle Furnace A muffle furnace is capable of heating substances to extremely high temperatures.

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What are the uses and principles of muffle furnace?