mu | (noun) the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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muadhdhin | (noun) the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day | Synonyms: muazzin, muezzin |
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muazzin | (noun) the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day | Synonyms: muadhdhin, muezzin |
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much | (noun) a great amount or extent | - |
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muchness | (noun) greatness of quantity or measure or extent | - |
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mucilage | (noun) a gelatinous substance secreted by plants | - |
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(noun) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive | Synonyms: glue, gum |
mucin | (noun) a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces | - |
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muck | (noun) any thick, viscous matter | Synonyms: goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, ooze, slime, sludge |
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(noun) fecal matter of animals | Synonyms: droppings, dung |
muckheap | (noun) a heap of dung or refuse | Synonyms: dunghill, midden, muckhill |
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muckhill | (noun) a heap of dung or refuse | Synonyms: dunghill, midden, muckheap |
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muckle | (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
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muckraker | (noun) one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) | Synonyms: mudslinger |
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muckraking | (noun) the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures) | - |
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mucoid | (noun) any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin | - |
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mucopolysaccharide | (noun) complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue | - |
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mucopolysaccharidosis | (noun) any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues | - |
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mucor | (noun) any mold of the genus Mucor | - |
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mucosa | (noun) mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior | Synonyms: mucous membrane |
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mucoviscidosis | (noun) the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known | Synonyms: CF, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis |
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mucuna | (noun) any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres | - |
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mucus | (noun) protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium | Synonyms: mucous secretion |
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mud | (noun) slanderous remarks or charges | - |
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(noun) water soaked soil; soft wet earth | Synonyms: clay |
mudcat | (noun) large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw | Synonyms: flathead catfish, goujon, Pylodictus olivaris, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish |
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(noun) flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed | Synonyms: catfish |
mudder | (noun) a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack | - |
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muddiness | (noun) the quality of being cloudy | Synonyms: cloudiness, murkiness |
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(noun) a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | Synonyms: confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion |
(noun) the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water | Synonyms: sloppiness, wateriness |
muddle | (noun) a confused multitude of things | Synonyms: clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, smother, welter |
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(noun) informal terms for a difficult situation | Synonyms: fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, pickle |
mudguard | (noun) a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels | Synonyms: splash-guard, splash guard |
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mudhif | (noun) a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained | - |
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mudra | (noun) ritual hand movement in religion or religious dancing, particularly in Hinduism or Buddhism | - |
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mudskipper | (noun) found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins | Synonyms: mudspringer |
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mudslide | (noun) a landslide of mud | - |
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mudslinger | (noun) one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) | Synonyms: muckraker |
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mudspringer | (noun) found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins | Synonyms: mudskipper |
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muesli | (noun) mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits | - |
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muezzin | (noun) the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day | Synonyms: muadhdhin, muazzin |
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muff | (noun) (sports) dropping the ball | Synonyms: fumble |
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(noun) a warm tubular covering for the hands | - |
muffin | (noun) a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan | Synonyms: gem |
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muffle | (noun) a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature | - |
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muffler | (noun) a scarf worn around the neck | - |
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(noun) a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise | Synonyms: silencer |
(noun) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations | Synonyms: damper |
mufti | (noun) civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform | - |
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(noun) a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law | - |
mug | (noun) with handle and usually cylindrical | - |
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(noun) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | Synonyms: countenance, kisser, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage |
(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | Synonyms: chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, patsy, soft touch, sucker |
(noun) the quantity that can be held in a mug | Synonyms: mugful |
mugful | (noun) the quantity that can be held in a mug | Synonyms: mug |
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muggee | (noun) a victim of a mugging | - |
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mugger | (noun) a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street) | - |
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mugginess | (noun) a state of warm humidity | - |
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mugging | (noun) assault with intent to rob | - |
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muggins | (noun) a person who lacks good judgment | Synonyms: fool, sap, saphead, tomfool |
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mugshot | (noun) a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records) | Synonyms: mug shot |
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mugwort | (noun) any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia | - |
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mugwump | (noun) a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) | Synonyms: fencesitter, independent |
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muishond | (noun) southern African weasel | - |
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mujahadeen | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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mujahadein | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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mujahadin | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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mujahedeen | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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mujahedin | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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mujahid | (noun) a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad | - |
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mujahideen | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahidin |
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mujahidin | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen |
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mujik | (noun) a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) | Synonyms: moujik, muzhik, muzjik |
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mujtihad | (noun) an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts | - |
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mukataa | (noun) an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center | - |
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mulatto | (noun) an offspring of a black and a white parent | - |
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mulberry | (noun) sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus | - |
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(noun) any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry | Synonyms: mulberry tree |
mulch | (noun) a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion | - |
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mulct | (noun) money extracted as a penalty | Synonyms: amercement, fine |
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mule | (noun) hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile | - |
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(noun) a slipper that has no fitting around the heel | Synonyms: scuff |
muleteer | (noun) a worker who drives mules | Synonyms: mule driver, mule skinner, skinner |
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muliebrity | (noun) the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women | Synonyms: femininity |
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(noun) the state of being an adult woman | Synonyms: womanhood |
mulishness | (noun) the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome | Synonyms: obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness |
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mull | (noun) a term used in Scottish names of promontories | - |
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mullein | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers | Synonyms: flannel leaf, velvet plant |
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muller | (noun) a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone | Synonyms: pestle, pounder |
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(noun) a vessel in which wine is mulled | - |
(noun) a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation | Synonyms: muser, ponderer, ruminator |
mullet | (noun) bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin | - |
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(noun) freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide | Synonyms: gray mullet, grey mullet |
(noun) highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet | Synonyms: gray mullet, grey mullet |
mulligan | (noun) Irish version of burgoo | Synonyms: Irish burgoo, mulligan stew |
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mulligatawny | (noun) a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base | - |
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mullion | (noun) a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen) | - |
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mulloway | (noun) large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre | Synonyms: jewfish, Sciaena antarctica |
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multicollinearity | (noun) a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated | - |
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multiculturalism | (noun) the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country | - |
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multidimensionality | (noun) The property of having many aspects or facets. | - |
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multifariousness | (noun) noticeable heterogeneity | Synonyms: diverseness, diversity, variety |
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multiflora | (noun) vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock | Synonyms: baby rose, Japanese rose, multiflora rose, Rosa multiflora |
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multifunctionality | (noun) The condition of having multiple functions. | - |
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multimedia | (noun) transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) | Synonyms: multimedia system |
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multinomial | (noun) a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms | Synonyms: polynomial |
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multiple | (noun) the product of a quantity by an integer | - |
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multiplex | (noun) a movie theater that has several different auditoriums in the same building | - |
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(noun) communicates two or more signals over a common channel | - |
multiplexer | (noun) a device that can interleave two or more activities | - |
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multiplicand | (noun) the number that is multiplied by the multiplier | - |
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multiplication | (noun) an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed | Synonyms: times |
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(noun) the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production | Synonyms: generation, propagation |
(noun) a multiplicative increase | - |
multiplicity | (noun) a large number | Synonyms: numerosity, numerousness |
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(noun) the property of being multiple | - |
multiplier | (noun) the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied | Synonyms: multiplier factor |
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multiprocessing | (noun) simultaneous processing by two or more processing units | Synonyms: parallel processing |
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multiprocessor | (noun) a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control | - |
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multiprogramming | (noun) the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer | Synonyms: concurrent execution |
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multistage | (noun) occurring in more than one stage | - |
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multitude | (noun) a large gathering of people | Synonyms: concourse, throng |
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(noun) the common people generally | Synonyms: hoi polloi, mass, masses, people, the great unwashed |
(noun) a large indefinite quantity | Synonyms: battalion, large number, pack, plurality |
multitudinousness | (noun) a very large number (especially of people) | - |
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multivalence | (noun) (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two | Synonyms: multivalency, polyvalence, polyvalency |
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