mule

noun

Definition of mulenext
1
as in coyote

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as in hinny

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3
as in mongrel

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Recent Examples of mule Recognized for its extended vamp (that is, the upper portion of the shoe), this style lives at the intersection of a ballerina, a loafer, and a mule. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026 Vogue’s Favorite Backless Loafers The loafer mule emerged as a breakout style last spring after more than a decade of lying dormant, and appearing on the runways at Gucci, Balenciaga, and Chanel. — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026 The Comeback Kid fuses Elijah Craig whiskey, Averna, lemon, ginger, ginger beer and mint into a more sophisticated sort of mule. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Applied at Cart $80 Buy Now First up is Jammers – Style Crush, which is a unique mashup of a chunky loafer, mule, and fuzzy slipper. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mule
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mule
  1. coyote
  2. donkey
  3. mongrel
  4. jenny
  5. hybrid
  6. burro
  7. crossbreed
  8. ass
Noun
  • The department said the coyote was involved in an incident with a 16-month-old near the 3300 block of Glenhurst Avenue on Friday.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That same evening, officers found a coyote in the area where the child was bitten, then trapped and euthanized it.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of coyote
Noun
  • Wanda, a donkey, and Max, a horse, split their time between a farm upstate and a stable in the Bronx.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The hee-haw of donkeys acts as the camp alarm, rousing us before sunrise each morning.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of donkey
Noun
  • In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Definition of mongrel
Noun
  • Groezinger recommends growing ‘Blush Strokes’ in a container with apricot-colored petunias, white Angelonia, and creeping jenny.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Creeping jenny is a mat-forming perennial with round lime-green leaves that works well in tall containers or hanging baskets.
    — Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of jenny
Noun
  • The Venza returned for 2021, this time more SUV than wagon and exclusively a gas-electric hybrid.
    — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The brand has reunited with the fashion label to drop a new hybrid sneaker model called the VX-1 Heel, which Kim Petras models in an accompanying campaign.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of hybrid
Noun
  • The big, biting burros are more than a match for a wolf, or two.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Come for the design, stay for the tagliolini cacio e burro (fresh pasta with butter and cheese).
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of burro
Noun
  • Labradoodles are a crossbreed between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of crossbreed
Noun
  • The woman makes a gesture meaning, Comfortable enough on that little seat, with that pill up your ass, hon?
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The second will follow him as a young man, fresh off the bus in ‘country-ass’ Jefferson City in the early 1970s.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
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