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# mucus

«mucus» in Mova's school dictionary: **the thick, slimy liquid made inside the nose, throat and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (mucus — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

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. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/#m1)

2) Mucus is the slime made by animals such as slugs and snails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health: mucus in the nose traps dust and germs; we cough up mucus when we have a cold. Snails leave a mucus trail. Everyday words: snot (informal, a bit rude), phlegm, bogey (UK). Phrases: mucus trail, cough up mucus.

### examples

- Mucus in your nose traps dust and germs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/#x1)
- When you have a cold, your body makes more mucus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/#x2)
- The snail left a shiny trail of mucus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/#x3)
- Blow your nose into a tissue and wash your hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/#x4)
- Coughing helps clear mucus from your lungs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/#x5)
- Frogs' skin is covered in mucus to keep it moist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: no plural. Adjective: mucous (as in "mucous membrane"). Trap: the noun is mucus, the adjective is mucous — they sound the same.

### In the corpora

- [The nose warms and moistens air, and its hairs and sticky mucus catch dust and germs before they reach the lungs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/66-lungs-and-breathing/12/)
- [Hairs and sticky mucus in the nose and airways trap dust and germs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/93-lungs-air-keeping-fit/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mucus» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.