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- English Word Mushroom-headed Definition Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom.
- English Word Mushy Definition Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.
- English Word Music Definition The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
- English Word Music Definition Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.
- English Word Music Definition Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.
- English Word Music Definition The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.
- English Word Music Definition Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.
- English Word Music Definition A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See Stridulation.
- English Word Musical Definition Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.
- English Word Musical Definition Music.
- English Word Musical Definition A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party.
- English Word Musicale Definition A social musical party.
- English Word Musically Definition In a musical manner.
- English Word Musicalness Definition The quality of being musical.
- English Word Musician Definition One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.
- English Word Musicomania Definition A kind of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to derange the intellectual faculties.
- English Word Musimon Definition See Mouflon.
- English Word Musing Definition of Muse
- English Word Musingly Definition In a musing manner.
- English Word Musit Definition See Muset.
- English Word Musk Definition A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor.
- English Word Musk Definition The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
- English Word Musk Definition The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.
- English Word Musk Definition The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
- English Word Musk Definition A plant of the genus Erodium (E. moschatum); -- called also musky heron's-bill.
- English Word Musk Definition A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
- English Word Musk Definition To perfume with musk.
- English Word Muskadel Definition See Muscadel.
- English Word Muskat Definition See Muscat.
- English Word Muskellunge Definition A large American pike (Esox nobilitor) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish.