Murlins (n.) A seaweed. See Baddrelocks.
Murmur (v. i.) A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.
Murmur (v. i.) A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.
Murmured (imp. & p. p.) of Murmur
Murmuring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Murmur
Murmur (v. i.) To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
Murmur (v. i.) To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against.
Murmur (v. t.) To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales.
Murmuration (n.) The act of murmuring; a murmur.
Murmurer (n.) One who murmurs.
Murmuring (a. & n.) Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.
Murmurous (a.) Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.
Murnival (n.) In the game of gleek, four cards of the same value, as four aces or four kings; hence, four of anything.
Murphy (n.) A potato.
Murr (n.) A catarrh.
Murrain (n.) An infectious and fatal disease among cattle.
Murrain (a.) Having, or afflicted with, murrain.
Murrayin (n.) A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (Murraya exotica) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous slightly bitter substance.
Murre (n.) Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus Uria, or Catarractes; a guillemot.
Murrelet (n.) One of several species of sea birds of the genera Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the murres.
Murrey (n.) A dark red color.
Murrey (a.) Of a dark red color.
Murrhine (a.) Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine vases, cups, vessels.
Murrion (a.) Infected with or killed by murrain.
Murrion (n.) A morion. See Morion.
Murry (n.) See Muraena.
Murth (n.) Plenty; abundance.
Murther (n. & v.) Murder, n. & v.
Murtherer (n.) A murderer.
Murza (n.) One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, esp. one of the second class.
Mures (pl. ) of Mus
Mus (n.) A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat.
Musae (pl. ) of Musa
Musa (n.) A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain.
Musaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the genus Musa.
Musal (a.) Of or pertaining to the Muses, or to Poetry.
Musang (n.) A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also coffee rat.
Musar (n.) An itinerant player on the musette, an instrument formerly common in Europe.
Musard (v. i.) A dreamer; an absent-minded person.
Muscae (pl. ) of Musca
Musca (n.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species.
Musca (n.) A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole.
Muscadel (n.) See Muscatel, n.
Muscadine (n.) A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See Grapevine.
Muscadine (n.) A fragrant and delicious pear.
Muscadine (n.) See Muscardin.
Muscales (n. pl.) An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including the true mosses and also hepaticae and sphagna.
Muscallonge (n.) See Muskellunge.
Muscardin (n.) The common European dormouse; -- so named from its odor.
Muscardine (n.) A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called Botrytis bassiana). Also, the fungus itself.
Muscariform (a.) Having the form of a brush.
Muscarin (n.) A solid crystalline substance, C5H13NO2, found in the toadstool (Agaricus muscarius), and in putrid fish. It is a typical ptomaine, and a violent poison.
Muscat (n.) A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color.
Muscatel (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat grapes or similar grapes; a muscatel grapes; muscatel wine, etc.
Muscatel (n.) A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine, made in Italy, Spain, and France.
Muscatel (n.) Finest raisins, dried on the vine; "sun raisins."
Muschelkalk (n.) A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology.
Musci (n. pl.) An order or subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See Moss, and Cryptogamia.
Muscicapine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Muscicapidae, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers.
Muscid (n.) Any fly of the genus Musca, or family Muscidae.
Musciform (a.) Having the form or structure of flies of the genus Musca, or family Muscidae.
Musciform (a.) Having the appearance or form of a moss.
Muscle (n.) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.
Muscle (n.) The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up.
Muscle (n.) Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight.
Muscle (n.) See Mussel.
Muscled (a.) Furnished with muscles; having muscles; as, things well muscled.
Muscling (n.) Exhibition or representation of the muscles.
Muscogees (n. pl.) See Muskogees.
Muscoid (a.) Mosslike; resembling moss.
Muscoid (n.) A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.
Muscology (n.) Bryology.
Muscosity (n.) Mossiness.
Muscovado (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist.
Muscovado (n.) Unrefined or raw sugar.
Muscovite (n.) A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.
Muscovite (n.) Common potash mica. See Mica.
Muscovy duck () A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
Muscovy glass () Mica; muscovite. See Mica.
Muscular (a.) Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.
Muscular (a.) Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles.
Muscular (a.) Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm.
Muscularity (n.) The state or quality of being muscular.
Muscularize (v. t.) To make muscular.
Muscularly (adv.) In a muscular manner.
Musculation (n.) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
Musculature (n.) Musculation.
Muscule (n.) A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.
Musculin (n.) See Syntonin.
Musculocutaneous (a.) Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the musculocutaneous nerve.
Musculophrenic (a.) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm; as, the musculophrenic artery.
Musculosity (n.) The quality or state of being musculous; muscularity.
Musculospiral (a.) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; -- applied esp. to a large nerve of the arm.
Musculous (a.) Muscular.
Muse (n.) A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
Muse (n.) One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural.
Muse (n.) A particular power and practice of poetry.
Muse (n.) A poet; a bard.
Mused (imp. & p. p.) of Muse
Musing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Muse