| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| mummy | noun | A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction., Dried flesh of a mummy., A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; — formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties., A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below)., A sort of wax used in grafting, etc., One whose affections and energies are withered., To embalm; to mummify. |
| mumps | noun | Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks., A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis. |