- 2. Grain ground, grist.
- 3. Mill-fee, mill-toll.
Mum, a. Silent, mute, speechless, dumb.
Mumble, v. n. Mutter, speak inarticulately, muffle.
Mumbler, n. Mutterer.
Mummer, n. Masker, buffoon.
Mummery, n.
- 1. Masking, masquerade, sport, diversion, buffoonery, harlequinade, foolery, tomfoolery.
- 2. Empty show, solemn mockery, vain ceremony.
Mumpish, a. Sullen, morose, moody, spleeny, spleenish, dull, heavy, sour, sulky.
Mumps, n. (Med.) Parotitis, inflammation of the parotid gland.
Munch, v. a. Chew audibly, masticate with sound, chew eagerly, mump, nibble.
Mundane, a. Earthly, terrene, terrestrial, terraqueous, worldly, sublunary, under the sun, secular, temporal.
Municipal, a. Civic, civil.
Munificence, n. Liberality, generosity, bountifulness, bounty, beneficence, bounteousness.
Munificent, a. Liberal, bountiful, generous, bounteous, beneficent, princely, free, free-hearted.
Muniment, n.
- 1. Fortification, stronghold, citadel, fortress, fort.
- 2. Support, defence.
- 3. (Law.) Record, title-deed.
Munition, n. Ammunition, military stores, provision.
Munnion, n. [Written also Munion.] (Arch.) Mullion, monyall.
Murder, n. Homicide (with malice), assassination, manslaughter.
Murder, v. a.
- 1. Kill (with malice), assassinate, massacre, put to death.