silencer

Questions about silencer

What does silencer mean?

silencer means "short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in silencer?

silencer has 3 syllables: si-len-cer. The stress falls on "si". In IPA it is /ˈsaɪlənˌsɝ/.

What is another word for silencer?

Close synonyms include muffler. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is silencer a common word?

silencer is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with silencer?

4 words rhyme with silencer. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.