| mummification |
the process of transforming (a dead body) into a mummy by embalming and drying. |
| mummify |
to transform (a dead body) into a mummy by embalming and drying. [3 definitions] |
| mummy |
a corpse preserved by embalming, esp. one embalmed and wrapped by or in the manner of the ancient Egyptians. |
| mumps |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) an infectious disease, usu. affecting children, that causes inflammation of the salivary glands and sometimes of the reproductive organs. |
| mum's the word |
keep this a secret. |
| munch |
to chew vigorously and often noisily, with a crunching sound. |
| munchies |
(informal) food for snacking; snacks. [2 definitions] |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. [2 definitions] |
| Munich Pact |
an agreement made in 1938 by Great Britain, France, and Italy to allow Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia. |
| municipal |
of or relating to a local government or governmental unit. |
| municipality |
an incorporated political unit or its government. |
| municipalize |
to bring under the ownership or control of a municipality. [2 definitions] |
| munificence |
great generosity or bounty; lavishness. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| munition |
(usu. pl.) provisions for military undertakings, such as weapons, equipment, and ammunition. [2 definitions] |
| muon |
an unstable subatomic particle with a positive or negative charge, having 207 times the mass of an electron. |
| mural |
a picture, usu. large in scale, painted on or made a part of a wall or ceiling. [3 definitions] |
| murder |
the deliberate and illegal killing of a person. [5 definitions] |
| murderer |
a person who kills another person intentionally and with selfish motives. |
| murderous |
guilty or capable of murder; likely or intending to commit murder. [3 definitions] |
| murex |
any of various spiny-shelled marine snails of tropical waters, formerly an important source of royal purple dye. |