| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| mucate | noun | A salt of mucic acid. |
| muchel | adjective | Much. |
| mucker | noun | A term of reproach for a low or vulgar labor person., To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts. |
| muckle | adjective | Much. |
| mucksy | adjective | Somewhat mucky; soft, sticky, and dirty; muxy. |
| mucoid | adjective | Resembling mucus. |
| mucous | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance., Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. |
| muddle | verb t. | To make turbid, or muddy, as water., To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially., To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated., To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to muddle matters; also, to perplex; to mystify., To dabble in mud., To think and act in a confused, aimless way., A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness. |
| muffed | imp. & past participle | of Muff |
| muffin | noun | A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and tea. |
| muffle | noun | The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; — used esp. of ruminants., 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 with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock., To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation., Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff., 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 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. |
| muflon | noun | See Mouflon. |
| muftis | plural | of Mufti |
| mugget | noun | The small entrails of a calf or a hog. |
| mulada | noun | A moor., A drove of mules. |
| mulier | noun | A woman., Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son., A woman; a wife; a mother. |
| mulish | adjective | Like a mule; sullen; stubborn. |
| mulled | imp. & past participle | of Mull |
| mullah | noun | See Mollah. |
| mullar | noun | A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal. |
| mullen | noun | See Mullein. |
| muller | noun | One who, or that which, mulls., A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled over a fire., A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of similar material. |
| mullet | noun | Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; — called also gray mullets. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are Mugil capito of Europe, and M. cephalus which occurs both on the European and American coasts., Any species of the genus Mullus, or family Mullidae; called also red mullet, and surmullet, esp. the plain surmullet (Mullus barbatus), and the striped surmullet (M. surmulletus) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See Surmullet., A star, usually five pointed and pierced; — when used as a difference it indicates the third son., Small pinchers for curling the hair. |
| mulley | noun | Alt. of Moolley, Alt. of Moolley |
| mulmul | noun | A fine, soft muslin; mull. |
| multi- | Alt. of Mult- | |
| multum | noun | An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops. |
| mumble | verb | To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter., To chew something gently with closed lips., To utter with a low, inarticulate voice., To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth., To suppress, or utter imperfectly. |
| mummed | imp. & past participle | of Mumm |
| mummer | noun | One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon. |
| mumped | imp. & past participle | of Mump |
| mumper | noun | A beggar; a begging impostor. |
| mundic | noun | Iron pyrites, or arsenical pyrites; — so called by the Cornish miners. |
| mundil | noun | A turban ornamented with an imitation of gold or silver embroidery. |
| munify | verb t. & i. | To prepare for defense; to fortify. |
| munite | verb t. | To fortify; to strengthen. |
| munity | noun | Freedom; security; immunity. |
| muntin | noun | Alt. of Munting |
| murage | noun | A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town. |
| murder | noun | The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide., To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n., To destroy; to put an end to., To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king’s English. |
| muride | noun | Bromine; — formerly so called from its being obtained from sea water. |
| murine | adjective | Pertaining to a family of rodents (Muridae), of which the mouse is the type., One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type. |
| murmur | verb i. | A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water., A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice., To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest., To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; — often with at or against., To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales. |
| murphy | noun | A potato. |
| murrey | noun | A dark red color., Of a dark red color. |
| musang | noun | A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also coffee rat. |
| musard | verb i. | A dreamer; an absent-minded person. |
| muscae | plural | of Musca |
| muscat | noun | A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color. |
| muscid | noun | Any fly of the genus Musca, or family Muscidae. |
| muscle | noun | An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion., The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up., Muscular strength or development; as, to show one’s muscle by lifting a heavy weight., See Mussel. |
| musing | present participle & vb. noun | of Muse |
| museum | noun | A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. |
| muskat | noun | See Muscat. |
| musket | noun | The male of the sparrow hawk., A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle. |
| muslim | noun | See Moslem. |
| muslin | noun | A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting muslins. |
| musmon | noun | See Mouflon. |
| musrol | noun | The nose band of a horse’s bridle. |
| mussed | imp. & past participle | of Muss |
| mussel | noun | Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe., Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; — called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio. |
| mustac | noun | A small tufted monkey. |
| mustee | noun | See Mestee. |
| muster | verb t. | Something shown for imitation; a pattern., A show; a display., An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service., The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army., Any assemblage or display; a gathering., To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like., Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together., To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force. |
| mutage | noun | A process for checking the fermentation of the must of grapes. |
| mutely | adverb | Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently. |
| mutine | noun | A mutineer., To mutiny. |
| muting | noun | Dung of birds. |
| mutiny | noun | Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination., Violent commotion; tumult; strife., To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one’s superior officer, or any rightful authority., To fall into strife; to quarrel. |
| mutism | noun | The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech. |
| mutter | verb i. | To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl., To sound with a low, rumbling noise., To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats., Repressed or obscure utterance. |
| mutton | noun | A sheep., The flesh of a sheep., A loose woman; a prostitute. |
| mutual | adjective | Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc., Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual happiness; a mutual effort. |
| mutule | noun | A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See Illust. of Gutta. |
| muzzle | verb i. | The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout., The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun., A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting., To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action., To fondle with the closed mouth., To bring the mouth or muzzle near. |