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Musculus TrapeziusnounMWEeither of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and armsverified
Musculus Triceps BrachiinounMWEthe skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contractsverified
Mushroom CloudnounMWEa large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion, especially of a nuclear bombverified
Mushroom PoisoningnounMWEtoxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms, especially Amanita speciesverified
Music BoxnounMWEproduces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plateverified
Music DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciationverified
Music of the SpheresnounMWEan inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestialverified
Musical AccompanimentnounMWEa musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical partsverified
Musical ArrangementnounMWEa piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instrumentsverified
Musical BoxnounMWEproduces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plateverified
Musical ChairsnounMWEa child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of playersverified
Musical ComedynounMWEa play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancingverified
Musical HarmonynounMWEthe structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chordsverified
Musical InstrumentnounMWEany of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or soundsverified
Musical Instrument Digital InterfacenounMWEa standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computersverified
Musical ModenounMWEany of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octaveverified
Musical ScalenounMWE(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)verified
Musical TheaternounMWEa play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancingverified
Musical Time SignaturenounMWEa musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beatverified
Musk HognounMWEnocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South Americaverified
Musk MallownounMWEbushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscusverified
Musk RosenounMWErose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowersverified
Musk ThistlenounMWEEurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower headsverified
Mussel ShrimpnounMWEtiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shellverified
Mustache CupnounMWEa drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drinkverified
Mustang MintnounMWEfragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowersverified
Mustard AgentnounMWEa toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungsverified
Mustard GasnounMWEa toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungsverified
Mustard SaucenounMWEsauce of prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and vegetable oil with sugar and seasoningsverified
Mutant GenenounMWEa gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affectedverified
Mutton ChopnounMWEfacial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)verified
Mutual AuthenticationnounMWEThe process of both entities involved in a transaction verifying each other. See bidirectional authentication .verified
Mutual ExclusivenessnounMWEthe relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same timeverified
Mutual FundnounMWEa regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its sharesverified
Mutual Fund CompanynounMWEa regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its sharesverified