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munificently

adverb · in a generous manner

Example: he gave liberally to several charities

murderously

adverb · in a murderous frenzy

Example: rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones

murkily

adverb · with a dim light

Example: a dimly lit room

murky

adjective · dark or gloomy

Example: a murky dungeon

music

noun · musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)

Example: his music was his central interest

music hall

noun · a theater in which vaudeville is staged

musically

adverb · in a musical manner

Example: She sang very musically

musingly

adverb · in a reflective manner

Example: `It's funny about that bar,' he said musingly

mussitation

noun · a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

muster up

verb · gather or bring together

Example: muster the courage to do something

mutable

adjective · capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature

Example: a mutable substance

mutate

verb · undergo mutation

Example: cells mutate

mutely

adverb · without speaking

Example: he sat mutely next to her

mutilate

verb · destroy or injure severely

Example: mutilated bodies

mutilated

adjective · having a part of the body crippled or disabled

mutually

adverb · in a mutual or shared manner

Example: the agreement was mutually satisfactory

mycosis

noun · an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

myosotis

noun · forget-me-nots; scorpion grass

mysore

noun · state in southern India; formerly Mysore

mystically

adverb · in a mystical manner

Example: chant mystically

mystified

adjective · totally perplexed and mixed up- Wall Street Journal

Example: all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized

mystify

verb · make mysterious

Example: mystify the story

mystifying

adjective · of an obscure nature- Rachel Carson

Example: the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms

mythicise

verb · make into a myth

Example: The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66

mythicize

verb · make into a myth

Example: The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66

mytilus

noun · type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels

myxedema

noun · hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration

nabokov

noun · United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977)

nabu

noun · Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools

nageia

noun · small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia including India and Philippines and New Guinea

nagging

adjective · continually complaining or faultfinding

Example: a shrewish wife

nail down

verb · make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

Example: let's finalize the proposal

nail enamel

noun · a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny

naive realism

noun · (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

naively

adverb · in a naive manner

Example: he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money

nakedly

adverb · without clothing

Example: Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised

nakedwood

noun · tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood

name

noun · by the sanction or authority of

Example: halt in the name of the law

namibia

noun · a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa

namoi river

noun · a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River

napier's bones

noun · a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier

napping

adjective · not prepared or vigilant

Example: the blow caught him napping

napu

noun · chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya

narc

noun · a lawman concerned with narcotics violations

narcotic

adjective · inducing mental lethargy

Example: a narcotic speech

narrate

verb · narrate or give a detailed account of

Example: Tell what happened

narrow down

verb · become more focus on an area of activity or field of study

Example: She specializes in Near Eastern history

narrow-mindedly

adverb · in a narrow-minded manner

Example: narrow-mindedly, the authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to hang out

narrowly

adverb · in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions

Example: he interprets the law narrowly

nasale

verb · speak in a nasal voice

Example: `Come here,' he nasaled

nasalise

verb · pronounce with a lowered velum

Example: She nasalizes all her vowels

nasalize

verb · pronounce with a lowered velum

Example: She nasalizes all her vowels

nasally

adverb · in a nasal manner

Example: inhaled nasally

nascency

noun · the event of being born

Example: they celebrated the birth of their first child