单词 | mudholes |
释义 | mud /mud/noun
To hide in the mud ORIGIN: Cf OLGer mudde, Du modder muddˈer noun (slang) A racehorse that responds well to muddy conditions muddˈily adverb muddˈiness noun muddˈy adjective (muddˈier; muddˈiest)
To make or become muddy mudˈbath noun
mudˈ-boat noun
mudˈcat noun (US) A name given to several species of catfish mudˈ-clerk noun (obsolete US) An assistant purser mudˈ-cone noun A cone formed by a mud volcano mud dauber noun A wasp of the family Sphecidae that deposits its eggs in individual cells constructed of mud muddy-headˈed adjective Confused, muddled muddy-mettˈled adjective (Shakespeare) Spiritless mud engineer noun A person overseeing the use and supply of drilling mud on a gas- or oil-well mudˈfish noun A fish that burrows in mud, esp a lungfish mudˈflap noun A flap fixed behind the wheels of a vehicle to prevent mud, etc, being thrown up behind mudˈflat noun A muddy stretch of land, esp near a river mouth, submerged at high water mudˈflow noun A flow of mud down a slope mudˈguard noun (on a bicycle, etc) a curved hood fixed over a wheel to catch mud-splashes thrown up by it mud hen noun Any of a variety of water birds, such as rails, coots or gallinules, that inhabit marshy places mudˈhole noun
mudˈhook noun (slang) An anchor mudˈhopper noun A mudskipper mudˈlark noun
intransitive verb To work or play in mud mud lava noun A stream of mud from a volcano mudloggˈer noun A person who looks for traces of oil, gas, etc in mud excavated from a borehole mudloggˈing noun mudˈ-lump noun A raised area of mud, often giving off gases, as in the Mississippi delta mud minnow noun A small fish (genus Umbra) related to the pikes mudˈpack noun A cosmetic paste for cleansing the skin, containing fuller's earth mud pie noun
mud pump noun A pump used in drilling deep holes (eg oil wells) that forces thixotropic mud to the bottom of the hole and flushes out rock chips mudˈpuppy noun (US)
mudˈscow noun A flat mud-boat mudˈskipper noun A goby found in Africa, Japan, etc, able to remain out of water and skip about on bare mud using its fins mudˈslide noun A slippage of a mass of mud down a hillside, etc mudˈslinger noun mudˈslinging noun Vilification or malicious slander intended to discredit another mudˈstone noun An argillaceous rock not distinctly fissile mud turtle noun A freshwater turtle of the genus Kinosternon, found in N and Central America mud volcano noun A vent that emits gas and mud, often forming a conical mound mudˈwort noun A small mud-growing scrophulaceous plant (Limosella aquatica) mud wrestling noun Competitive wrestling in an arena with a floor of wet mud clear as mud Not at all clear his, her, etc, name is mud He, she, etc, is very much out of favour mud in your eye Good health (used as a toast) muddy the waters To confuse a situation by introducing complications throw, fling or sling mud at To insult, to slander |
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