mud
English
/mʌd/
noun
Definitions
- A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
- A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall.
- (construction industry slang) Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured.
- (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
- (slang) Money, dough, especially when proceeding from dirty business.
- (gay sex) Stool that is exposed as a result of anal sex.
- (geology) A particle less than 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- (slang) A black person.
- drilling Drilling fluid.
- (slang) Coffee.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mud derived from Middle Dutch mod derived from Middle Low German mudde derived from Proto-Germanic *mud- derived from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (midge, fly, lips, muzzle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mū-
Gloss
midge, fly, lips, muzzle
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ball English
- bank English
- bemud English
- boat English
- brick English
- bucket English
- bug English
- cat English
- cloth English
- crack English
- fish English
- flap English
- flat English
- flow English
- guard English
- gut English
- heap English
- hen English
- hole English
- house English
- kicker English
- lark English
- lined English
- logger English
- logging English
- metamudstone English
- minnow English
- mud wrestler English
- mud-kicker English
- mudball English
- mudbank English
- mudboat English
- mudbrick English
- mudbucket English
- mudbug English
- mudcat English
- mudcloth English
- mudcrack English
- mudded English
- mudden English
- muddening English
- mudder English
- muddily English
- muddiness English
- muddy English
- muddyish English
- mudfish English
- mudflap English
- mudflat English
- mudflow English
- mudguard English
- mudguarded English
- mudgut English
- mudheap English
- mudhen English
- mudhole English
- mudhouse English
- mudlark English
- mudlarker English
- mudless English
- mudlessness English
- mudlike English
- mudlined English
- mudlogger English
- mudlogging English
- mudminnow English
- mudnester English
- mudpack English
- mudprawn English
- mudproof English
- mudpuddle English
- mudpuppy English
- mudrock English
- mudroom English
- mudscape English
- mudscow English
- mudskipper English
- mudsled English
- mudslide English
- mudslime English
- mudslinger English
- mudslinging English
- mudslum English
- mudsnake English
- mudspate English
- mudstain English
- mudstained English
- mudstone English
- mudsucker English
- mudwall English
- mudwalled English
- mudwort English
- mudwrestler English
- nest English
- nonmud English
- pack English
- prawn English
- puddle English
- puppy English
- rock English
- room English
- scow English
- skipper English
- sled English
- slide English
- slime English
- slinger English
- slinging English
- slum English
- snake English
- spate English
- stain English
- stained English
- stone English
- sucker English
- unmuddy English
- wall English
- walled English
- wort English
- wrestler English
- Moder German
- modrig German
- mota Italian
- motiglio Italian
- motoso Italian
- modder Dutch, Flemish
- modderbank Dutch, Flemish
- modderfiguur Dutch, Flemish
- moddergevecht Dutch, Flemish
- modderlawine Dutch, Flemish
- modderstroom Dutch, Flemish
- moddervet Dutch, Flemish
- desmotar Spanish, Castilian
- mota Spanish, Castilian
- *mū- Proto-Indo-European
- *mud- Proto-Germanic
- *mugjō Proto-Germanic
- *mū- Proto-Germanic
- *mūlą Proto-Germanic
- mud Middle English
- mudwall Middle English
- mod Middle Dutch
- modder Middle Dutch
- muoza Old High German
- muta Tagalog
- moder Middle High German
- mut Albanian
- përmutem Albanian
- mudde Middle Low German
- *muteq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- madigadi Swahili
- *mukta Proto-Albanian
- hen
- gut
- cat
- bug
- nest
- flat
- wall
- slum
- scow
- flap
- boat
- pack
- fish
- wort
- lark
- flow
- room
- rock
- ball
- heap
- bank
- hole
- sled
- brick
- cloth
- snake
- stone
- slime
- spate
- bemud
- puppy
- stain
- guard
- slide
- muddy
- lined
- prawn
- crack
- house
- mudgut
- walled
- logger
- mudded
- mudden
- bucket
- sucker
- minnow
- mudcat
- mudbug
- mudhen
- kicker
- nonmud
- puddle
- mudder
- mudbank
- mudflap
- logging
- stained
- mudslum
- mudflow
- skipper
- mudrock
- mudhole
- unmuddy
- mudsled
- mudwort
- mudless
- mudball
- mudflat
- mudheap
- mudpack
- slinger
- mudboat
- mudwall
- mudscow
- mudfish
- mudlark
- mudroom
- mudlike
- muddily
- slinging
- mudcloth
- mudhouse
- mudslime
- mudproof
- mudprawn
- mudstone
- mudbrick
- mudcrack
- mudpuppy
- mudlined
- mudsnake
- mudguard
- mudslide
- mudspate
- muddyish
- mudscape
- mudstain
- wrestler
- muddening
- mudminnow
- mudlarker
- mudbucket
- mudpuddle
- mudsucker
- mudlogger
- mudnester
- muddiness
- mudwalled
- mudguarded
- mudskipper
- mudlogging
- mud-kicker
- mudstained
- mudslinger
- mudwrestler
- mudlessness
- mudslinging
- mud wrestler
- metamudstone