Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mud

/mʌd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
mud
IPA
/mʌd/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acronym of multi-user dungeon, an interactive online environment in which players may jointly engage in fantasy role-playing games.

name

Democratic Unity Roundtable, a coalition of opposition political parties in Venezuela.

noun

A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Money, dough, especially when proceeding from dirty business.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Stool that is exposed as a result of anal sex.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish MUD (“Mesa de la Unidad Democrática”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mud, mod, mudde, *mud-, *mū-, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

MUDs (plural) muds (present, singular) mudding (participle, present) mudded (participle, past) mudded (past) mudden (plural)

Derived Forms

MUDder bemud mudball mudbank mudboat mudbrick mudbucket mudbug mudcaked mudcap mudcat mudcloth

Phrases

as happy as a pig in mud big ball of mud black mud clear as mud drag through the mud giant mud crab grass mud horse happy as a pig in mud

Frequently Paired Words

muddle

Synonyms

Dutch bushel bushel muid clay mire muck muck up

Homonyms

mud

Rhymes With

blood flood bud stud judd hud rudd dud thud budd spud crud

Questions

How do you pronounce mud?
The recorded pronunciation is /mʌd/.
What does mud mean?
Acronym of multi-user dungeon, an interactive online environment in which players may jointly engage in fantasy role-playing games.
Where does mud come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mud

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