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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

murmurous
rustling adjective characterized by soft sounds; `a murmurous brook`; `a soughing wind in the pines`; `a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines`- R.P.Warren

Muroidea
superfamily Muroidea noun essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded

Murphy bed
noun a bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not being used

Murphy`s Law
Sod`s Law noun humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong

murrain
noun any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague

Murray
Murray River noun an southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide

murre
noun black-and-white diving bird of northern seas

Murrow
Edward R. Murrow noun United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965)

Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee River noun a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River

Mus
genus Mus noun type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

mus rose
Malva moschata noun erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States

Musa
genus Musa noun type genus of the Musaceae: bananas

Musaceae
family Musaceae noun treelike tropical Asian herbs

Musales
order Musales noun tropical plants

Musca
genus Musca noun type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies

musca volitans
muscae volitantes noun spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

Muscadet
noun dry white wine from the Loire valley in France

muscadine
bullace grape noun dull-purple grape of southern United States

Muscardinus
genus Muscardinus noun a genus of Gliridae

Muscari
genus Muscari noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

muscat
muskat noun any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes

muscat
noun sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine

muscat grape
noun sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine

muscatel
noun sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine

Muscicapa
genus Muscicapa noun type genus of the Muscicapidae

Muscicapidae
family Muscicapidae noun Old World (true) flycatchers

Muscidae
family Muscidae noun two-winged flies especially the housefly

Muscivora
genus Muscivora noun a genus of Tyrannidae

muscle
musculus noun one of the contractile organs of the body

muscle
noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

muscle cell
muscle fiber noun an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body

muscle relaxant
noun a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions

muscle-bound
adjective having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise; `he arrived accompanied by two muscle-bound body guards`

muscleman
muscle noun a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; `the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him`

Muscoidea
superfamily Muscoidea noun two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae

Muscovite
adjective of or relating to the residents of Moscow; `Muscovite street dealers`

Muscovy
noun a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital

muscovy duck
musk duck noun large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated

muscular
adjective having or suggesting great physical power or force; `the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony`

muscular contraction
muscle contraction noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

muscular dystrophy
noun any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles

muscular structure
musculature noun the muscular system of an organism

muscular tissue
noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

muscular tonus
muscle tone noun normal tonicity of the muscles; `exercise improves muscle tone`

muscularity
noun the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle

muscularity
noun an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); `his writing conveys great energy`; `a remarkable muscularity of style`

musculophrenic artery
arteria musculophrenica noun an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles

musculophrenic vein
vena musculophrenica noun veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen

musculoskeletal
adjective relating to muscles and skeleton

musculoskeletal system
noun the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form

musculus abductor hallucis
noun the abductor muscle of the great toe

musculus abductor pollicis
noun the abductor muscle of the thumb

musculus adductor brevis
noun the short adductor muscle of the thigh

musculus adductor hallucis
noun the adductor muscle of the great toe

musculus adductor longus
noun the long adductor muscle of the thigh

musculus adductor magnus
great adductor muscle noun the muscle that adducts and extends the thing

musculus articularis cubiti
noun a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint

musculus articularis genus
noun the articular muscle of the knee

musculus biceps femoris
femoral biceps noun the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally

musculus sphincter ani externus
noun an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus

musculus sphincter ani internus
noun an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers of the rectum

muse
noun the source of an artist`s inspiration; `Euterpe was his muse`

muser
muller 6 ponderer noun a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation

musette
noun a small bagpipe formerly popular in France

musette pipe
noun a small simple oboe

museum
noun a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

Musgu
Munjuk noun a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad

mush
cornmeal mush noun cornmeal boiled in water

musher
noun a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team

mushiness
pulpiness noun a mushy pulpy softness

mushroom
noun fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi

mushroom anchor
noun an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls

mushroom coral
noun flattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and unattached)

mushroom pimple
noun any of various mushrooms of the family Hypocreaceae

mushroom poisoning
noun toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)

mushroom sauce
noun brown sauce and sauteed mushrooms

mushroom-shaped
adjective resembling a mushroom

mushy
adjective having the consistency of mush

mushy peas
noun marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips

music
euphony noun any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; `he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes`

music box
musical box noun produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate

music critic
noun a critic of musical performances

music department
department of music noun the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation

music genre
musical genre noun an expressive style of music

music hall
vaudeville theater noun a theater in which vaudeville is staged

music lesson
noun a lesson in performing music

music of the spheres
noun an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial

music paper
score paper noun paper with lines appropriate for writing music

music school
school of music noun a school for the study of music

music stand
music rack noun a light stand for holding sheets of printed music

music stool
piano stool noun a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height

music teacher
noun someone who teaches music

musical
adjective characterized by or capable of producing music; `a musical evening`; `musical instruments`

musical arrangement
arrangement noun a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

musical chairs
going to Jerusalem noun a child`s game in which N players march to music around N-1 chairs; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated

musical composition
opus noun a musical work that has been created; `the composition is written in four movements`

musical drama
noun opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action

musical harmony
noun the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

musical instrument
noun any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

musical notation
noun a notation used by musicians