mum, silent
(adjective) failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; “the witness remained silent”
mum
(noun) secrecy; “mum’s the word”
ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy
(noun) informal terms for a mother
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mum (plural mums)
(UK, Australia, New England, Canada, informal) Mother.
(dated, colloquial) ma'am; a term of respect for an older woman.
Mum is only capitalized when used as a proper noun
• I don't think Mum will like you.
• I don't think my mum will like you.
• In New England, the word may still be spelt "mom", but it will have the pronunciation of "mum."
• See also mother
mum (plural mums)
A chrysanthemum.
mum (not comparable)
(colloquial) Silent.
(colloquial) Secret.
mum!
stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!
mum (third-person singular simple present mums, present participle mumming, simple past and past participle mummed)
To act in a pantomime or dumb show.
mum (uncountable)
(obsolete) silence
mum (uncountable)
A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
• MMU, umm
Mum
One's mother
• MMU, umm
Source: Wiktionary
Mum, a. Etym: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Mumble.]
Definition: Silent; not speaking. Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.
Mum, interj.
Definition: Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. Shak.
Mum, n.
Definition: Silence. [R.] Hudibras.
Mum, n. Etym: [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.]
Definition: A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
