| musing |
absorbed in thought or meditation. [2 definitions] |
| musique concrète |
(French) tape-recorded sounds that are arranged in various combinations, sequences, and rhythmic patterns to create an artistic work. |
| musk |
a strong-smelling secretion produced in a glandular sac underneath the skin of the male musk deer's abdomen. [3 definitions] |
| musk deer |
a small, hornless Asian deer, the male of which secretes musk. |
| muskeg |
a swamp or bog in which there are many layers of decaying matter, often covered with sphagnum moss. |
| muskellunge |
a very large North American freshwater game fish of the pike family. |
| musket |
a heavy, large-calibre gun with a long barrel, carried on the shoulder and loaded through the muzzle, used from the sixteenth century until the eighteenth. |
| musketeer |
formerly, a soldier armed with a musket. |
| musketry |
the technique of firing small arms and concentrating such fire on specified military targets. [2 definitions] |
| muskmelon |
any of a variety of edible melons, usu. round or oblong in shape, with juicy flesh ranging from almost white to light orange or green in color. |
| Muskogean |
a family of Indian languages of the southeastern United States. |
| musk ox |
a large arctic ox with long coarse hair, curved horns, and musk glands. |
| muskrat |
a large North American rodent that lives in and near water and has a long, scaly tail, webbed hind feet, and a musky odor. [2 definitions] |
| musk rose |
a rose of the Mediterranean region, bearing white, musk-scented flowers. |
| musk turtle |
any of a family of small aquatic turtles having a heavy, musky scent. |
| musky1 |
smelling of or resembling musk. |
| musky2 |
a muskellunge. |
| Muslim |
of or pertaining to the religion, culture, or civilization of Islam. [3 definitions] |
| muslin |
any of various sturdy cotton fabrics, usu. of plain weave, used for sheets, clothing, and the like. |
| muss |
(informal) a disorderly, confused condition; mess. [2 definitions] |
| mussel |
any of several bivalve mollusks that live in salt or fresh water. |