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police

2 : an elected member of a parliament

2MP abbreviation 1 melting point

2 metropolitan police

mpg abbreviation miles per gallon

mph abbreviation miles per hour

Mr. noun, plural Messrs. — used as a conventional title of courtesy before a man's surname or his title of office

MRI noun : MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Mr. Right noun : a man who would make the perfect husband

Mrs. noun, plural Mes·dames — used as a conventional title of courtesy before a married woman's surname

Ms. noun, plural Mss. or Mses. — used instead of Miss or Mrs.

MS abbreviation 1 manuscript

2 master of science

3 military science

4 Mississippi

5 motor ship

6 multiple sclerosis

msec abbreviation millisecond

msg abbreviation message

MSG abbreviation 1 master sergeant

2 monosodium glutamate

msgr abbreviation 1 monseigneur

2 monsignor

MSgt abbreviation master sergeant

MSS abbreviation manuscripts

MST abbreviation mountain standard time

mt abbreviation mount; mountain

Mt abbreviation Matthew

MT abbreviation 1 metric ton

2 Montana

3 mountain time

mtg abbreviation 1 meeting

2 mortgage

mtge abbreviation mortgage

mu noun : the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet — Μ or μ

1much adjective more ; most : great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree <~ money>

2much adverb more; most 1 : to a great degree or extent <~ happier>

2 : almost but not quite : NEARLY

Synonyms

[1] broadly, considerably, greatly, hugely, largely, massively, monstrously, sizably, stupendously, tremendously, utterly, vastly—more at GREATLY

[2] about, almost, most, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh—more at ALMOST

3much noun 1 : a great quantity, amount, extent, or degree

2 : something considerable or impressive

Synonyms

abundance, barrel, bushel, deal, gobs, heap, loads, lot, mass, mountain, pile, plenty, profusion, quantity, reams, scads, stack, wad, wealth—more at LOT

mu·ci·lage noun : a watery sticky solution (as of a gum) used esp. as an adhesive

— mu·ci·lag·i·nous adjective

muck noun 1 : soft moist barnyard manure

2 : slimy dirt or filth

3 a : a dark richly organic soil

b : heavy often deep mud or slush : MUD, MIRE

Synonyms

dirt, filth, grime, smut, soil—more at FILTH

muck·rake verb : to expose publicly real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business

— muck·rak·er noun

mucky adjective 1 : not clean

2 : consisting of, marked by, or full of muck

Synonyms

[1] dirty, filthy, grubby, grungy, muddy, unclean

[2] miry, muddy, oozy, slimy, slushy—more at MUDDY

mu·cus noun : a slimy slippery protective secretion of membranes (mucous membranes) lining some body cavities

— mu·cous adjective

mud noun : soft wet earth : MIRE

Synonyms

mire, muck, ooze, slime, slop, sludge, slush; also gumbo, silt; clay, dirt, gravel, humus, loam, sand, soil

1muddle verb mud·dled; mud·dling 1 : to make muddy

2 : to confuse esp. with liquor

3 : to mix up or make a mess of

4 : to think or act in a confused way

Synonyms

[2] addle, baffle, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disorient, muddy, mystify, perplex, puzzle—more at CONFUSE

[3] disarray, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disrupt, disturb, mess, mix

2muddle noun 1 : a state of esp. mental confusion

2 : a confused mess

Synonyms

[1] daze, fog, haze, spin—more at HAZE

[1] bafflement, bewilderment, confusion, distraction, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, whirl—more at CONFUSION

[2] chaos, confusion, disarray, disorder, jumble, mess, shambles—more at CHAOS

[2] clutter, hodgepodge, jumble, litter, miscellany, motley, welter—more at MISCELLANY

muddled adjective : characterized by a confused state

Synonyms

chaotic, confused, disordered, messy

mud·dle·head·ed adjective 1 : mentally confused

2 : INEPT

1muddy adjective mud·di·er; -est 1 : full of or covered with mud

2 : turbid with sediment

— mud·di·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] miry, mucky,

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