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Definitions

mule

[myool] / myul /
NOUN
burro
Synonyms
STRONG
ass jackass
NOUN
donkey
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burro horse
STRONG
ass jackass jennet jenny moke pony
WEAK
Rocky Mountain canary maud neddy
NOUN
hybrid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amalgam combination
STRONG
compound cross crossbreed mongrel
WEAK
incross outcross
Antonyms
STRONGEST
division separation
WEAK
homogeneous pedigreed pure purebred thoroughbred unmixed
NOUN
mongrel
Synonyms
STRONG
cross crossbreed cur hybrid mixture mutt
WEAK
mixed breed
NOUN
slipper
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sandal
STRONG
clog pump scuff
WEAK
baboosh babouche pantofle slipshoe
NOUN
spinning frame
Synonyms
WEAK
bobbin and fly frame jenny mule-jenny spinning jenny spinning machine spinning reel spinning wheel

Example Sentences

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Leading a mule train into the tunnels, Ondro faces a calamity that enters the history books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He has been promoted to the job of leading the mule that pulls the coal cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Neither can male mountain lions or mule deer, both of which inhabit this dramatic desert.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

While the Roadster rode rough, the Straubel mule, with Mercedes’s finely tuned suspension and Tesla’s all but silent battery-powered motor, flew like a magic carpet ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

That sweet mule Lucky Pete must have slipped cruel Flora’s rope and run off to celebrate his freedom.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan