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mus·ca·tel noun : a sweet fortified wine

1muscle noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L musculus, fr. dim. of mus mouse]

1 : a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion; also : an organ consisting of this tissue and functioning in moving a body part

2 : effective strength : BRAWN

— mus·cled adjective

Synonyms

brawn, energy, force, main, might, potency, power, sinew, strength, vigor

2muscle verb mus·cled; mus·cling 1 : to move or force by or as if by muscular effort

2 : to make one's way by brute strength or by force

Synonyms

[1] coerce, compel, constrain, drive, force, make, obligate, oblige, press, pressure—more at FORCE

[2] bulldoze, elbow, press, push—more at PRESS

mus·cle–bound adjective : having some of the muscles abnormally enlarged and lacking in elasticity (as from excessive exercise)

mus·cle·man noun : a man with a muscular physique

mus·cu·lar adjective 1 a : of, relating to, or constituting muscle

b : of, relating to, or performed by the muscles

2 : having well-developed musculature

3 : of or relating to physical strength

— mus·cu·lar·i·ty noun

Synonyms

brawny, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout, strong—more at STRONG

muscular dystrophy noun : any of a group of diseases characterized by progressive wasting of muscles

mus·cu·la·ture noun : the muscles of the body or its parts

muscu·lo·skel·e·tal adjective : of, relating to, or involving both musculature and skeleton

1muse verb mused; mus·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF muser to gape, idle, muse, fr. OF *mus mouth of an animal, fr. ML musus]

: to become absorbed in thought

— mus·ing·ly adverb

2muse noun [ORIGIN: fr. Muse any of the nine sister goddesses of learning and the arts in Greek myth, fr. ME, fr. MF, fr. L Musa, fr. Gk Mousa]

: a source of inspiration

mu·se·um noun : an institution devoted to the procurement, care, and display of objects of lasting interest or value

1mush noun 1 : cornmeal boiled in water

2 : sentimental drivel

3 : mawkish amorousness

Synonyms

mawkishness, sentimentality—more at SENTIMENTALITY

2mush verb : to travel esp. over snow with a sled drawn by dogs

1mushroom noun : the fleshy usu. caplike spore-bearing organ of various fungi esp. when edible; also : such a fungus

2mushroom verb 1 : to collect wild mushrooms

2 : to spread out : EXPAND

3 : to grow rapidly

Synonyms

accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, snowball, swell, wax—more at INCREASE

mushy adjective mush·i·er; -est 1 : soft like mush

2 : excessively sentimental

Synonyms

[1] flabby, pulpy, soft, spongy—more at SOFT

[2] corny, maudlin, mawkish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary—more at CORNY

mu·sic noun 1 : the science or art of combining tones into a composition having structure and continuity; also : vocal or instrumental sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony

2 : an agreeable sound

1musical adjective 1 : of or relating to music or musicians

2 : having the pleasing tonal qualities of music

3 : fond of or gifted in music

— mu·si·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

euphonious, lyric, mellifluous, mellow, melodious—more at LYRIC

harmonious, symphonic, tuneful—more at HARMONIOUS

2musical noun : a film or theatrical production consisting of musical numbers and dialogue based on a unifying plot

mu·si·cale noun : a usu. private social gathering featuring music

mu·si·cian noun : a composer, conductor, or performer of music

— mu·si·cian·ly adjective

— mu·si·cian·ship noun

mu·si·col·o·gy noun : the study of music as a field of knowledge or research

— mu·si·co·log·i·cal adjective

— mu·si·col·o·gist noun

musk noun : a substance obtained esp. from a small Asian deer (musk deer) and used as a perfume fixative

— musk·i·ness noun

— musky adjective

mus·keg noun : wet spongy ground : BOG; especially : a mossy bog in northern No. America

mus·kel·lunge noun, plural muskellunge : a large