(slang, British Army) A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation.
A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts.
muckerer
muckerer
noun
(obsolete) A miser; a niggard.
muckerish
muckerish
adj
(dated) Characteristic of a mucker; low and vulgar.
muckerism
muckerism
noun
(dated) rowdy, ungentlemanly behaviour in sporting contests
muckers
muckers
noun
plural of mucker
mucket
mucket
noun
A heavy cup with lid and bail which can be used over an open fire. Sizes can range from 0.5 to 1.0 liter.
Any of various species of mussels, especially those in the genus Lampsilis.
muckhill
muckhill
Noun
dunghill; dung heap
muckhole
muckibus
muckier
muckier
adj
comparative form of mucky: more mucky
muckiest
muckiest
adj
superlative form of mucky: most mucky
muckily
muckily
adv
In a mucky way.
muckiness
muckiness
noun
The quality of being mucky; dirtiness.
muck; dirt
mucking
mucking
verb
present participle of muck
muckite
muckite
noun
(mineralogy) A resin found in cretaceous lignite in Moravia.
muckle
muckle
adj
(archaic outside Northumbria and Scotland) Large, massive.
(archaic outside Northumbria and Scotland) Much.
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A great amount.
verb
(US, dialectal) To latch onto something with the mouth.
(rare) To talk big; to exaggerate.
muckles
muckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of muckle
muckluck
muckluck
noun
Dated form of mukluk.
mucklucks
mucklucks
noun
plural of muckluck
muckman
muckment
muckmidden
muckmidden
noun
(dialect, Scotland) A dunghill.
muckna
muckna
noun
(India) A male elephant whose tusks are absent or rudimentary.
muckrake
muckrake
noun
A rake for scraping up dung.
verb
(intransitive) To search for and expose corruption or scandal, especially as a form of investigative journalism.
muckraked
muckraked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of muckrake
muckraker
muckraker
noun
(Britain, derogatory) A sensationalist, scandalmongering journalist, one who is not driven by any social principles.
(US) One who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that often violate widely held values; e.g. one who exposes political corruption or the poor conditions in prisons.
(US, historical) One of a group of American investigative reporters, novelists and critics of the Progressive Era (the 1890s to the 1920s).
muckrakers
muckrakers
noun
plural of muckraker
muckrakes
muckrakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of muckrake
muckraking
muckraking
verb
present participle of muckrake
mucks
mucks
noun
plural of muck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of muck
mucksweat
mucksy
mucksy
adj
Alternative form of muxy
muckthrift
muckweed
muckworm
muckworm
noun
A larva living in mud or manure.
Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser.
muckworms
muckworms
noun
plural of muckworm
mucky
mucky
adj
(colloquial) Covered in muck.
(colloquial) Obscene, pornographic.
mudpack
mudpack
noun
A paste of earth or clay, applied to the face for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.
mudpacks
mudpacks
noun
plural of mudpack
mudrock
mudrock
noun
(geology) Any of various fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.
mudrocks
mudrocks
noun
plural of mudrock
mudsucker
mudsucker
noun
A kind of goby.
mudtrack
muehlenbeckia
muehlenbeckia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Muehlenbeckia of maidenhairs.
muircock
muleback
muleback
noun
The back of a mule.
mullock
mullock
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, mining) Overburden: waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft.
(Australia, New Zealand, mining) Tailings: waste rock from which the wanted gold, minerals, opal, etc., has been extracted.
(UK, Yorkshire, dialect) A mess; the result of a blunder.
(now UK dialect) Rubbish, waste matter.
Nonsense, rubbish.
verb
(transitive, mining) To clear waste material out of a mine.
mullocker
mullocker
noun
(New Zealand, mining) A worker who clears waste material from a mine.
mullocks
mullocks
noun
plural of mullock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mullock
mullocky
mullocky
adj
Of rock: crushed or broken; resembling mining waste.
mulock
multiblock
multiblock
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one block (in various senses).
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
multitrack
multitrack
adj
(music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
(railways) Of a railway line: having multiple, parallel tracks.
Having or involving more than one track.
verb
To record on multiple tracks simultaneously (typically with each performer or instrument having its own track)
mummick
munchkin
munchkin
noun
(informal) A child.
(informal) A person of very short stature.
(informal, slang) Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”) (genericization of the Dunkin trademark "Munchkin")
(role-playing games) A player who mainly concentrates on increasing their character's power and capabilities.
Alternative form of Munchkin (a domestic cat breed).
murdock
murlack
murlock
muschelkalk
musclelike
musclelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a muscle.
musculoskeletal
musculoskeletal
adj
of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
musicker
musicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A musician.
musiclike
musiclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of music.
mussack
musselcracker
mussick
mussick
noun
Alternative form of mussuck
mussuck
mussuck
noun
(historical, Pakistan, India) an inflated skin-bag for water, variously given as from goats, from cows or from dogs, often by bheesties
mutchkin
mutchkin
noun
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
mutchkins
mutchkins
noun
plural of mutchkin
nachtmusik
neckmould
neckmould
noun
(architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
nickum
nickum
noun
(Scotland) A mischievous person; a scallywag.
nipmuck
nipmucks
picturemaker
picturemaking
pluckemin
plumrock
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
pseudoleukemic
puckermouth
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
pumpkinification
pumpkinification
noun
The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification.
quackism
quackism
noun
Behaviour of a quack; quackery.
quackisms
quackisms
noun
plural of quackism
quickbeam
quickbeam
noun
The European rowan tree.
quickenbeam
quicklime
quicklime
noun
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
verb
(transitive) To treat with quicklime.
quickman
racknumber
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
rothermuck
ruckman
ruckman
noun
(Australian rules football) A ruck; a player who contests rucks.
saucemaker
saucemaking
saucemaking
noun
(cooking) The making of sauces.
schmuck
schmuck
noun
(colloquial, derogatory) A deplorable, pitiful person; often in the form poor schmuck.
(colloquial, derogatory, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
schmucks
schmucks
noun
plural of schmuck
schomburgkia
scumlike
scumlike
adj
Resembling scum; scummy.
shmuck
shmuck
noun
Alternative spelling of schmuck
shmucks
shmucks
noun
plural of shmuck
skeletomuscular
skeletomuscular
adj
Relating to the skeleton and muscles.
skeuomorphic
skeuomorphic
adj
(originally archaeology) Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.
slummock
slummock
noun
A slovenly person
verb
To behave awkwardly or clumsily
To behave lazily or indolently
slummocky
smackful
smicksburg
smucker
stickum
stickum
noun
(Canada, US, informal) Any adhesive, adhesive residue; any sticky or gummy substance.
stickums
stickums
noun
plural of stickum
stumpknocker
stumpsucker
subakhmimic
submakroskelic
subtacksman
subtacksmen
sumerduck
superacknowledgment
swashbucklerdom
thumbtack
thumbtack
noun
(Canada, US) A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
verb
(transitive) To fix or attach something with a thumbtack.