--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 49 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/49/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 49 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (old, rare) Greatness in amount or size.[↗](../../muchness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (phrase, UK) «Much of a muchness» means nearly the same, with little difference: «The two shops are much of a muchness.».[↗](../../muchness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two films were much of a muchness.[↗](../../muchness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?» asked the Dormouse.[↗](../../muchness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Both pizzas are much of a muchness, so pick either.[↗](../../muchness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · These tents are much of a muchness — buy the cheaper one.[↗](../../muchness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Dormouse listed things beginning with M, like muchness.[↗](../../muchness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teams were much of a muchness, so the match was close.[↗](../../muchness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **muck** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Muck is dirt, mud or something wet and dirty.[↗](../../muck/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Muck is animal dung (poo), often spread on fields as manure.[↗](../../muck/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) Muck about/around means to behave in a silly way and waste time.[↗](../../muck/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK, informal) Muck up means to spoil or do something badly; muck in means to help with the work; muck out means to clean an animal's stable.[↗](../../muck/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your trainers are covered in muck\![↗](../../muck/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer spread muck on the field.[↗](../../muck/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We took turns to muck out the stables.[↗](../../muck/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop mucking about and finish your work.[↗](../../muck/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I mucked up my spelling test.[↗](../../muck/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone mucked in to tidy the hall after the party.[↗](../../muck/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wipe the muck off the window.[↗](../../muck/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There you will find a sorry colt rolling in the muck.[↗](../../muck/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **muckle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use, Scots) Muckle means much or great in amount or size.[↗](../../muckle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) Muckle as an adverb means very or greatly.[↗](../../muckle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* With muckle doubt and pain, they waited.[↗](../../muckle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was muckle joy in the village that day.[↗](../../muckle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He had muckle wealth.[↗](../../muckle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **mucky** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, UK, Ireland, Australia) Dirty, muddy or messy: mucky hands.[↗](../../mucky/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Rude in a slightly naughty way: a mucky joke.[↗](../../mucky/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) About weather: wet, grey and unpleasant.[↗](../../mucky/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Take off your mucky boots before you come in\![↗](../../mucky/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Your face is all mucky from the chocolate.[↗](../../mucky/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You mucky pup, look at your clothes\![↗](../../mucky/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's a mucky old day; let's stay inside.[↗](../../mucky/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog came back from the field really mucky.[↗](../../mucky/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He told a mucky joke and Mum frowned.[↗](../../mucky/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My hands are muckier than yours.[↗](../../mucky/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mucus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mucus is the thick, slimy liquid made inside the nose, throat and other parts of the body to protect them and trap dirt and germs.[↗](../../mucus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mucus is the slime made by animals such as slugs and snails.[↗](../../mucus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mucus in your nose traps dust and germs.[↗](../../mucus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When you have a cold, your body makes more mucus.[↗](../../mucus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The snail left a shiny trail of mucus.[↗](../../mucus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Blow your nose into a tissue and wash your hands.[↗](../../mucus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Coughing helps clear mucus from your lungs.[↗](../../mucus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Frogs' skin is covered in mucus to keep it moist.[↗](../../mucus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mud** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mud is wet, soft, sticky earth.[↗](../../mud/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mud can mean things said to make someone look bad, as in "throw mud" (informal).[↗](../../mud/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The football pitch was full of mud.[↗](../../mud/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The car got stuck in the mud.[↗](../../mud/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pigs roll in mud to cool down.[↗](../../mud/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Take off your muddy boots\![↗](../../mud/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made mud pies in the garden.[↗](../../mud/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Your explanation is as clear as mud.[↗](../../mud/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Why, there is mud all over his face and paws!’[↗](../../mud/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Wind is the first of them.[↗](../../mud/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") \[1:11\] Three—He carved Water from Wind and with them He hewed tohu and bohu, \[note 21: \[Genesis 1:2\]\] mud and clay.[↗](../../mud/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../mud/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · „Witli 'three' God graved and hewed out mud and clay.[↗](../../mud/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../mud/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · § 20 Three — He graved and hewed out of them mud and chiy.[↗](../../mud/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../mud/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **muddied** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Made dirty or covered with mud.[↗](../../muddied/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (figurative) Made something less clear or more confusing, as in "muddied the waters".[↗](../../muddied/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The players came off the pitch with muddied knees.[↗](../../muddied/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My new trainers got muddied on the walk.[↗](../../muddied/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The stream was muddied after the heavy rain.[↗](../../muddied/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave your muddied wellies by the back door.[↗](../../muddied/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His long explanation only muddied the waters.[↗](../../muddied/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cows had muddied the gate with their hooves.[↗](../../muddied/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The extra rules muddied things instead of making them clear.[↗](../../muddied/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **muddle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A muddle is an untidy mess, or a state of confusion: «My drawer is in a muddle».[↗](../../muddle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To muddle things means to mix them up or put them in the wrong order.[↗](../../muddle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To be muddled or get in a muddle means to feel confused or make mistakes because you cannot think clearly.[↗](../../muddle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK) To muddle through means to manage somehow, without a good plan.[↗](../../muddle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My socks are in a muddle.[↗](../../muddle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I always muddle up «their» and «there».[↗](../../muddle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa gets muddled when he's tired.[↗](../../muddle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't muddle the numbers in your answer.[↗](../../muddle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had no map but muddled through.[↗](../../muddle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The twins are easy to muddle.[↗](../../muddle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The instructions were a total muddle.[↗](../../muddle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Slow down so you don't get in a muddle with the sums.[↗](../../muddle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **muddled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Muddled means confused and not thinking clearly.[↗](../../muddled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Muddled means mixed up and untidy, in the wrong order.[↗](../../muddled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* It is the past form of the verb «muddle»: to mix things up or confuse them.[↗](../../muddled/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I got muddled and added instead of taking away.[↗](../../muddled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The papers were all muddled up on the floor.[↗](../../muddled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa gets a bit muddled about names.[↗](../../muddled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her story was muddled and hard to follow.[↗](../../muddled/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He muddled the twins up again.[↗](../../muddled/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the long trip I felt tired and muddled.[↗](../../muddled/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We muddled through the quiz without our best player.[↗](../../muddled/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Cat sat down to the loom, and worked away; muddled everything about, if it didn't do much weaving.[↗](../../muddled/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **muddy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Covered in mud, or full of mud.[↗](../../muddy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of water or colours) Not clear; cloudy or dull, as if mixed with mud.[↗](../../muddy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To make something muddy or unclear.[↗](../../muddy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Take off your muddy boots at the door\![↗](../../muddy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog jumped in a muddy puddle.[↗](../../muddy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the rain, the football pitch was muddy.[↗](../../muddy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We filtered the muddy water through sand and paper.[↗](../../muddy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The muddy path was slippery, so we walked slowly.[↗](../../muddy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mixing all the paints made a muddy colour.[↗](../../muddy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My jeans are muddy from the knees down.[↗](../../muddy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The river was muddy after the storm.[↗](../../muddy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The roads are so muddy, after the winter’s rains.[↗](../../muddy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mudskipper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small fish that lives on muddy shores and in mangrove swamps and can come out of the water, skipping and crawling on the mud with its strong front fins.[↗](../../mudskipper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mudskipper hopped across the mud at low tide.[↗](../../mudskipper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A mudskipper can stay out of water for a long time.[↗](../../mudskipper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mudskippers have eyes on top of their heads, like little periscopes.[↗](../../mudskipper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a nature show about mudskippers in the mangroves.[↗](../../mudskipper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The male mudskipper jumps high to impress a female.[↗](../../mudskipper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is a mudskipper a fish or a frog?[↗](../../mudskipper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") It is a fish\![↗](../../mudskipper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mudslide** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large amount of wet mud sliding quickly down a hill or mountain, often after heavy rain.[↗](../../mudslide/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A mudslide is also the name of a fun slippery slide in mud.[↗](../../mudslide/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After days of heavy rain, a mudslide blocked the mountain road.[↗](../../mudslide/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mudslides are more likely where trees have been cut down.[↗](../../mudslide/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The village was evacuated because of the danger of mudslides.[↗](../../mudslide/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In geography we learned how a mudslide happens.[↗](../../mudslide/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A small mudslide covered the footpath in brown sludge.[↗](../../mudslide/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rescue teams searched for people after the mudslide.[↗](../../mudslide/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tree roots help hold the soil and prevent mudslides.[↗](../../mudslide/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **muff** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A muff is a soft tube of fur or warm cloth that you put both hands into from each end to keep them warm, worn in old times.[↗](../../muff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ear muffs are two soft pads joined by a band that keep your ears warm or block out loud noise.[↗](../../muff/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, informal) To muff something means to do it badly or miss it, especially to drop a catch or spoil a chance.[↗](../../muff/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (rude, adult slang) a rude word grown-ups use; not for school.[↗](../../muff/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the old painting, the lady carries a fur muff.[↗](../../muff/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear ear muffs when you use the loud drill.[↗](../../muff/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma's muff kept her hands warm on the sleigh ride.[↗](../../muff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fielder muffed an easy catch.[↗](../../muff/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I muffed my lines in the school play.[↗](../../muff/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't muff your chance to score\![↗](../../muff/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And she dried Gerda’s eyes, and stuck both her hands in the beautiful warm muff.[↗](../../muff/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **muffin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (USA, Canada, Australia and now everywhere) A small sweet cake baked in a cup-shaped tin, often with fruit or chocolate chips.[↗](../../muffin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) English muffin: a flat, round bread roll eaten toasted with butter.[↗](../../muffin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A friendly or teasing name for someone.[↗](../../muffin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We baked 12 blueberry muffins for the fair.[↗](../../muffin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each muffin costs 2 dollars.[↗](../../muffin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Share 24 muffins equally among 6 children: each gets 4.[↗](../../muffin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma toasted an English muffin for breakfast.[↗](../../muffin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The muffin tin has 12 holes.[↗](../../muffin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a chocolate muffin with my milk.[↗](../../muffin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And by the time the nation had gotten dry again it was interested in the new invention for toasting muffins by electricity, and all the dragons were almost forgotten.[↗](../../muffin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **muffle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To muffle a sound is to make it quieter and less clear, for example by covering it.[↗](../../muffle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To muffle someone or something up is to wrap them in warm clothes or cloth.[↗](../../muffle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The thick snow muffled our footsteps.[↗](../../muffle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard muffled voices through the wall.[↗](../../muffle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She muffled her giggles with a pillow.[↗](../../muffle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested which material muffles sound best.[↗](../../muffle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The children were muffled up in scarves and hats.[↗](../../muffle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Car mufflers (US) make engines quieter.[↗](../../muffle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **muffled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective) Quiet and unclear because something is in the way, as in "a muffled voice".[↗](../../muffled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Made a sound quieter by covering it.[↗](../../muffled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Wrapped up warmly, as in "muffled up in scarves".[↗](../../muffled/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I heard muffled voices from the next room.[↗](../../muffled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her answer was muffled because her face was in the pillow.[↗](../../muffled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The snow muffled the sound of our footsteps.[↗](../../muffled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a muffled thump in the attic.[↗](../../muffled/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We wrapped the alarm clock in a towel and its ring was muffled.[↗](../../muffled/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The children were muffled up in coats and scarves.[↗](../../muffled/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In science we tested which materials muffled sound best.[↗](../../muffled/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A queer sound could be heard, soft as a little bell, and faint and muffled like the buzz of a far-away mosquito.[↗](../../muffled/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mug** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A big cup with straight sides and a handle, for hot drinks.[↗](../../mug/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The drink in it: «a mug of cocoa».[↗](../../mug/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To attack and rob someone in the street.[↗](../../mug/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) A face; or (British) a silly person who is easily tricked.[↗](../../mug/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had a mug of hot chocolate before bed.[↗](../../mug/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful — that mug is hot.[↗](../../mug/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mug holds about 300 millilitres.[↗](../../mug/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa's mug says «World's Best Grandad».[↗](../../mug/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A man was mugged on the way home and lost his wallet.[↗](../../mug/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If someone tries to steal your bag, let it go and get to safety.[↗](../../mug/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be a mug — that's a trick\![↗](../../mug/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We painted our own mugs in art.[↗](../../mug/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She soon understood, however, that he did not find himself quite well, and therefore brought him a mug of water.[↗](../../mug/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mugging** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mugging is an attack in a public place where someone is robbed, often with threats or violence.[↗](../../mugging/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mugging is the -ing form of «mug» (to rob).[↗](../../mugging/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Mugging (for the camera) means pulling silly faces.[↗](../../mugging/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal, UK) Mugging up means studying hard quickly, cramming.[↗](../../mugging/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was a mugging near the station last night.[↗](../../mugging/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The police are looking for the people behind the mugging.[↗](../../mugging/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If someone tries mugging you, let them take your things and get away safely.[↗](../../mugging/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was mugging for the camera.[↗](../../mugging/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm mugging up on my spellings.[↗](../../mugging/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Muggings are less common in busy, well-lit streets.[↗](../../mugging/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/48/) **49** 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