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# earmuff

«earmuff» in Mova's school dictionary: **A soft, warm cover for one ear; usually a pair of these…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an earmuff, earmuffs — usually plural «earmuffs»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A soft, warm cover for one ear; usually a pair of these joined by a band over the head, called earmuffs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/#m1)

2) Ear defenders: hard earmuffs that protect ears from loud noise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In winter clothes topics, earmuffs keep ears warm; in safety lessons, ear defenders (earmuffs) protect hearing near loud machines or fireworks; phrases: «a pair of earmuffs», «fluffy earmuffs».

### examples

- I wear fluffy earmuffs when it snows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/#x1)
- The builder wore earmuffs to block the noise of the drill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/#x2)
- Grandma knitted me a pair of earmuffs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/#x3)
- My little brother wore earmuffs at the fireworks show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/#x4)
- Her pink earmuffs matched her mittens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/#x5)
- Put your earmuffs on, it's freezing! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/#x6)

### note

Usually plural: earmuffs, «a pair of earmuffs». One word. Safety: loud noise can damage hearing forever; protect your ears.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «earmuff» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earmuff/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.