FUSCOUS | • fuscous adj. Dark in color, dark-hued; dusky, swarthy. • FUSCOUS adj. dusky brown, also FUSC. |
MOLLUSC | • mollusc n. A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces. • mollusc n. (Figuratively) A weak-willed person. • MOLLUSC n. (Latin) an animal belonging to a large phylum of invertebrates that includes snails, shellfish etc., also MOLLUSK. |
MUSCATS | • muscats n. Plural of muscat. • MUSCAT n. (French) a sweet white grape used for raisins and muscatel wine. |
MUSCIDS | • muscids n. Plural of muscid. • MUSCID n. a member of the housefly family. |
MUSCLED | • muscled adj. Bearing muscles or muscle tissue. • muscled adj. Having large muscles. • muscled v. Simple past tense and past participle of muscle. |
MUSCLES | • muscles n. Plural of muscle. • muscles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of muscle. • MUSCLE v. to force one's way. |
MUSCLEY | • muscley adj. Alternative form of muscly. • MUSCLEY adj. of a muscular build, also MUSCLY. |
MUSCOID | • muscoid n. (Zoology) Any fly in the superfamily Muscoidea. • muscoid n. (Loosely) Any fly in the section Schizophora. • muscoid n. (Botany, obsolete) Any moss-like flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but… |
MUSCONE | • muscone n. (Organic chemistry) A macrocyclic ketone, (R)-3-methylcyclopentadecanone, that is the main constituent… • MUSCONE n. a macrocyclic ketone that gives musk its distinctive smell and is used in perfumes, also MUSKONE. |
MUSCOSE | • MUSCOSE adj. mosslike, also MUSCOID. |
MUSCOVY | • muscovy n. Muscovy duck. • Muscovy prop.n. The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a… • Muscovy prop.n. (By extension) Russia. |
OPUSCLE | • opuscle n. Obsolete form of opuscule. • OPUSCLE n. a short work, also OPUSCULE, OPUSCULUM. |
SUBFUSC | • subfusc adj. Having subdued colors. • subfusc n. Dark clothing. • subfusc n. Clothing acceptable, by regulation at certain universities, for an examination or official event. |
TUSCHES | • tusches n. Plural of tusche. • TUSCHE n. (German) a black substance used for drawing in lithography and as a resist in etching and silkscreen work. |