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mud / məd/ • n. soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water. ∎ fig. information or allegations regarded as damaging, typically concerned with corruption: they are trying to sling mud at me to cover up their defeat. PHRASES: as clear as mud inf. not at all easy to understand. drag someone through the mud slander or denigrate someone publicly. here's mud in your eye! chiefly Brit., inf. used to express friendly feelings toward one's companions before drinking. one's name is mud inf. one is in disgrace or unpopular: if you forget their birthdays, your name is mud. |
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"mud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mud005.html "mud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mud005.html |
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MUD / məd/ • n. a computer-based text or virtual reality game that several players play at the same time, interacting with each other as well as with characters controlled by the computer. |
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"MUD." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "MUD." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mud.html "MUD." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mud.html |
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mud XIV. prob. — MLG. mudde, MHG. mot (G. dial. mott) bog, bog-earth, peat.
Hence muddy XVI. mudlark grubber or worker in dirty places. XVIII. joc. formation after skylark. |
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T. F. HOAD. "mud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mud.html T. F. HOAD. "mud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mud.html |
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MUD See MULTI USER DUNGEON or MULTI USER DIMENSION.
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DARREL INCE. "MUD." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "MUD." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-MUD.html DARREL INCE. "MUD." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-MUD.html |
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mud •blood, bud, crud, cud, dud, flood, Judd, mud, rudd, scud, spud, stud, sudd, thud
•redbud • lifeblood
•stick-in-the-mud
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"mud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mud.html "mud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mud.html |
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Mud (mʌd) Computing multi-user dungeon
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Mud." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Mud." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Mud.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Mud." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Mud.html |
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