| mural |
a large picture painted on or made a part of a wall or ceiling. |
| murder |
the deliberate and unlawful killing of a person. [2 definitions] |
| murky |
dark or gloomy. [2 definitions] |
| murmur |
a sound that is soft, muffled, and ongoing, like the sound made by quiet conversation. [2 definitions] |
| Murray River |
a river in southeastern Australia. |
| muscle |
tissue in the body of animals and humans that moves parts of the body. Muscle is made up of bundles of fibers that move the body by tightening and relaxing. [3 definitions] |
| muscular |
having to do with muscle. [2 definitions] |
| Muse |
any of the nine Greek goddesses of the arts and sciences. [2 definitions] |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| museum |
a building where collections of objects that are important to history, art, or science are kept and shown to the public. |
| mush1 |
a thick, soft cereal that is made of corn meal boiled in water or milk. [2 definitions] |
| mushroom |
a fungus with a stalk and a cap that looks like a small umbrella. Some kinds of mushrooms can be eaten; other kinds are poisonous. Mushrooms live in damp places and are the fruiting bodies of certain kinds of fungi. [3 definitions] |
| mushy |
soft and thick, like mush. |
| music |
sound with tones and rhythm that can be listened to and enjoyed. Music can be made by voices or instruments. [4 definitions] |
| musical |
like music rather than noise; having qualities similar to melody or harmony. [5 definitions] |
| music box |
a box containing a mechanical device that plays music. The music plays by winding a knob, lifting the lid of the box, or some other action. |
| musician |
a person skilled at playing, singing, or writing music. |
| music room |
in a school, a classroom where music is taught and where instruments may be kept. |
| musk |
a substance with a strong smell made by the gland of a certain kind of male deer. Musk is used in making some perfumes. [2 definitions] |
| musket |
a heavy gun with a long barrel. Muskets were carried on the shoulder. They were used over three hundred years ago, before rifles were invented. |
| musketeer |
a soldier who carried and used a musket. |