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MUSH
mush
(noun) a journey by dogsled
treacle, mush, slop, glop
(noun) writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
mush, cornmeal mush
(noun) cornmeal boiled in water
pulp, mush
(noun) any soft or soggy mass; “he pounded it to a pulp”
dogsled, mush
(verb) travel with a dogsled
mush
(verb) drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
mush (countable and uncountable, plural mushes)
A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.
(radio) A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations.
(surfing) The foam of a breaker.
A magmatic body containing a significant proportion of crystals suspended in the liquid phase or melt.
Verb
mush (third-person singular simple present mushes, present participle mushing, simple past and past participle mushed)
To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else.
Etymology 2
Noun
mush (uncountable)
A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.
(rural US) Cornmeal cooked in water and served as a porridge or as a thick sidedish like grits or mashed potatoes.
Etymology 3
Interjection
mush
A directive given (usually to dogs or a horse) to start moving, or to move faster.
Noun
mush (plural mushes)
A walk, especially across the snow with dogs.
Verb
mush (third-person singular simple present mushes, present participle mushing, simple past and past participle mushed)
(intransitive) To walk, especially across the snow with dogs.
(transitive) To drive dogs, usually pulling a sled, across the snow.
Etymology 4
Noun
mush (plural mushes)
(Quebec, slang) A magic mushroom.
Synonyms
• shroom (slang)
Etymology 5
Noun
mush (plural mushes)
(British, slang, primarily, Southern England) A form of address to a man.
Synonyms: mate (UK), pal (especially US)
(British, slang, primarily, Northern England, Australian) The face.
Synonym: mug
Etymology 6
Verb
mush (third-person singular simple present mushes, present participle mushing, simple past and past participle mushed)
(transitive) To notch, cut, or indent (cloth, etc.) with a stamp.
Anagrams
• Shum, hums
Etymology
Noun
MUSH (plural MUSHes)
A form of multi-user dungeon, often used for online social intercourse and role-playing games.
Anagrams
• Shum, hums
Etymology
Proper noun
Mush
A historically Armenian city in the Turuberan province of Greater Armenia, now in eastern Turkey.
A province of Turkey.
Anagrams
• Shum, hums
Source: Wiktionary
Mush, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. mus, muss, pap, porridge, any thick preparation of fruit, OHG. muos; akin to AS. & OS. mos food, and prob, to E. meat. See Meat.]
Definition: Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding; supawn. [U.S.]
Mush, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. moucheter to cut with small cuts.]
Definition: To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a stamp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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