Mud

  • 31mud — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ thick ▪ soft, sticky, wet ▪ dried, dry ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 32mud — n. wet earth 1) to spatter mud 2) mud oozes, squishes 3) mud cakes 4) a layer of mud 5) (misc.) to spatter smb. with mud malicious charges 6) to sling, throw mud at smb. * * * [mʌd] squishes throw mud at smb. (misc.) to spatter smb. with mud [… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 33mud — noun (U) 1 wet earth that has become soft and sticky: His shoes were covered with mud. 2 your name is mud spoken if your name is mud, people are annoyed with you because you have caused trouble: His name is mud in the office after what happened.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34mud */*/ — UK [mʌd] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a) very soft wet earth Rain turned the road that led to the cabin to mud. be covered/caked in mud: His boots were still caked in mud. b) earth used as a building material mud walls 2) remarks that criticize… …

    English dictionary

  • 35mud — /mʌd / (say mud) noun 1. wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or among the discharges from a volcano; mire. 2. Colloquial → mortar2. –phrase Colloquial 3. (as) clear as mud, (of ideas,… …

  • 36MUD — Multi User Dungeon (Anglais. En franc., mot à mot = Donjon pour plusieurs utilisateurs). Initialement, MUD désigne une version électronique du jeu de rôle Dungeon & Dragons. Actuellement, les jeux en réseau connaissent une grande vogue sur… …

    Sigles et Acronymes francais

  • 37mud — [[t]mʌd[/t]] n. v. mud•ded, mud•ding 1) gel wet, soft earth or earthy matter; mire 2) cvb inf scandalous or malicious assertions or information 3) to cover or spatter with mud 4) to stir up the mud or sediment in • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MLG …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38mud — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German Date: 14th century 1. a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water; especially soft wet earth 2. abusive and malicious remarks or charges <&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 39mud — [14] The Old English word for ‘mud’ was fen, which now survives only in the sense ‘swamp’. It was replaced in the Middle English period by mud, probably a borrowing from Middle Low German mudde. This goes back ultimately to a prehistoric base&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40mud — [[t]mʌ̱d[/t]] N UNCOUNT Mud is a sticky mixture of earth and water. His uniform was crumpled, untidy, splashed with mud... Their lorry got stuck in the mud …

    English dictionary