mud
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1.0
- noun
- /mʌd/
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- The children enjoyed playing in the backyard, where they found mud to splash around in.
- stuck in the mud
- wash off mud
- buried in mud
And we'd be just making mud cakes, mud pies.
- And we'd be just making mud cakes, mud pies.
- Also watching AT Rex step into the mud, Dude, I love that.
- I'd teach my kid to play in the mud, the Spanish mud.
- But they can often have a destructive impact from mud and from ash.
- You which you scrape a pattern in the mud and use cow dung to.
- The school that they had were basically mud huts, right?
- One was in charge of mud when a wheel went through the mud.
- You who are its caretakers, you take its mud and dig out its stones.
Examples
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And pigs, they like to lay in the mud and roll around.
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The school that they had were basically mud huts, right?
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And then this is Joe eating mud out of the garden.
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And pretty soon they were covered with mud and laughing with each other.
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What's the mud for, Bill?
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We helped establish tree nurseries, build mud stoves, construct rock lines, and plant gardens.
Academic text (2008) -
Your black bare feet and even your calves were covered with mud from tending the water buffalo.
Fiction book (1990) -
The dozer moved easily over the mud, as Old Abe maneuvered it to the truck.
Fiction book (1990) -
After the heavy rain, the path was covered in mud, making it difficult to walk.
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During the storm, the mud slid down the hill and blocked the road.
Synonyms
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4.7
Deep soft mud that makes walking difficult
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8.5
Soft wet ground that gives way under your feet
Soft wet mud on the ground after rain that sticks to shoes
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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6.3
Unable to move forward because of a physical problem or other difficulty
- Informal
Someone people blame or dislike after they do something others do not like
Compounds
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4.1
A flat area of mud near the coast that is underwater at high tide and dry at low tide
- Specialized
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6.0
A thick liquid used in drilling to cool the drill, remove rock pieces and support the hole
- Specialized
1
9.9
A wooden beam lying across the base of a wall that rests on the ground or foundation
- US
A water plant that grows in shallow water with grass-like leaves and small yellow star-shaped flowers
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mud comes from an old English word mudde that meant 'soft wet earth' or 'mire'. So mud still means the wet, sticky soil you find after rain.