| mustachio |
a mustache, esp. a large luxuriant one. |
| mustang |
a wild horse of the western plains of North America, descended from Spanish stock. |
| mustard |
any of various plants native to Eurasia that bear yellow flowers and seed pods. [3 definitions] |
| mustard gas |
a liquid chemical-warfare agent that causes severe skin burns, damages the lungs, and can cause blindness and death. |
| mustard plaster |
a pungent medicinal paste made of powdered mustard and water that is spread on a cloth, steamed, and applied usu. to the chest to relieve congestion. |
| musteline |
of or concerning a large family of fur-bearing carnivores, including the weasel, mink, badger, and skunk. |
| muster |
to cause (troops or the like) to come together. [5 definitions] |
| mustn't |
contracted form of "must not." |
| musty |
smelling or tasting of mold. [2 definitions] |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. [2 definitions] |
| mutagen |
an agent or substance such as radiation that is capable of increasing the frequency of mutation. |
| mutant |
an organism that differs from its parents as a result of mutation. |
| mutate |
to display or cause to display a physical trait or characteristic that is different from one's parent or parents as a result of a change within a gene or chromosome. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. [3 definitions] |
| mutatis mutandis |
(Latin) all required changes of substance or wording having been made. |
| mute |
not speaking or uttering sound; silent. [9 definitions] |
| mutilate |
to sever or destroy a limb or other essential part of (a person or animal). [2 definitions] |
| mutineer |
one who engages in open rebellion against constituted authority, esp. against one's military superior. |
| mutinous |
concerning, inclined to, or engaged in a mutiny. [2 definitions] |
| mutiny |
open rebellion of subordinates against their established leaders, esp. of military personnel against their superior officers. [2 definitions] |
| mutism |
the physical or psychological inability or refusal to speak. |