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31mum — {{11}}mum (interj.) be silent, 1560s, from M.E. mum, mom (late 14c.), inarticulate closed mouth sound, indicative of unwillingness or inability to speak. As an adjective meaning secret from 1520s. Phrase mum s the word is first recorded 1704.… …
32mum — 1 /mVm/ noun (C) 1 BrE mother; mom AmE 2 mum s the word used to tell someone that they must not tell other people about a secret: Remember, mum s the word! I don t want anyone else finding out about this! 2 adjective keep mum informal to not tell …
33word — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, AS GOOD AS ONE S WORD, BY WORD OF MOUTH, EAT ONE S WORDS, FROM THE WORD GO , GET A WORD IN, GET THE MESSAGE or GET THE WORD, HANG ON THE WORDS OF, IN BRIEF or IN A WORD, IN SO MANY WORDS, LAST WORD, MAN OF… …
34word — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, AS GOOD AS ONE S WORD, BY WORD OF MOUTH, EAT ONE S WORDS, FROM THE WORD GO , GET A WORD IN, GET THE MESSAGE or GET THE WORD, HANG ON THE WORDS OF, IN BRIEF or IN A WORD, IN SO MANY WORDS, LAST WORD, MAN OF… …
35word — See: actions speak louder than words, as good as one s word, by word of mouth, eat one s words, from the word go , get a word in, get the message or get the word, hang on the words of, in brief or in a word, in so many words, last word, man of… …
36mum — mum1 W2S1 [mʌm] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: MUMMY 1.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1700 1800; Origin: MUM2] 1.) BrE mother American Equivalent: mom …
37mum — 1. n. Brit. colloq. mother. Etymology: abbr. of MUMMY(1) 2. adj. colloq. silent (keep mum). Phrases and idioms: mum s the word say nothing. Etymology: ME: imit. of closed lips 3. v.intr. (mummed, mumming) act in a traditional masked mime …
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39mum — mum1 noun Brit. informal one s mother. mum2 adjective (in phr. keep mum) informal remain silent so as not to reveal a secret. Phrases mum s the word do not reveal a secret. Origin ME: imitative of a sound made with closed lips. mum3 v …
40mum — adj 1. silent, speechless, mute, dumb, noiseless, soundless, aphonic; voiceless, nonvocal, wordless, pantomimic; reticent, taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative, reserved; tight lipped, closed mouthed, tonguetied, buttoned up; evasive, secretive,… …
