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# musk

«musk» in Mova's school dictionary: **a strong-smelling substance first taken from a gland of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (musk, uncountable); a name (Musk)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Musk is a strong-smelling substance first taken from a gland of the male musk deer, used in making perfumes; today most musk in perfumes is man-made. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#m1)

2) Musk is any strong, warm, animal-like smell, such as the smell of some animals or plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#m2)

3) Musk is used in names of animals and plants with this smell: musk ox, muskrat, musk rose, musk mallow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#m3)

4) (a name) Musk is a surname, for example of a well-known businessman who runs electric car and space rocket companies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons about Arctic animals the musk ox, with its long shaggy coat, forms a circle with others to protect calves from wolves. In history, musk was an expensive trade good on routes from Asia. In news lessons, Musk is a name often in the news about rockets, electric cars and social media, and people have strong and different views about him. Phrases: musk ox, musk deer, muskrat, musky smell.

### examples

- Musk ox live in the cold Arctic tundra. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#x1)
- Some perfumes have a smell of musk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#x2)
- The musk deer has no antlers but long tusk-like teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#x3)
- The fox left a strong musky smell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#x4)
- Muskrats build homes in rivers and marshes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#x5)
- Musk roses smell sweet in summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#x6)
- Most musk in perfume today is made in a lab. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#x7)
- The news reported on Musk's latest rocket launch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musk/#x8)

### note

Uncountable: «a smell of musk», not «a musk». Adjective: «musky». As a surname it takes a capital M. The musk ox is not really an ox; it is closer to goats and sheep.

### In the corpora

- [Musk oxen form a ring facing outwards, with calves in the middle, so wolves meet only a wall of horns.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/17/)
- [When wolves come, musk oxen stand in a ring with the calves in the middle and their horns pointing out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/168-the-arctic-tundra-musk-oxen-arctic-foxes-and-the-truth-about-lemmings/4/)
- [Musk ox underwool, called qiviut, is warmer than sheep's wool, and people collect it when it falls out in spring.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/168-the-arctic-tundra-musk-oxen-arctic-foxes-and-the-truth-about-lemmings/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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