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mull
(m/@/l
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noun (n)
- a term used in Scottish names of promontories(noun.object)Example:
The Mull of Kintyre.
source: wordnet30 - an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- A thin, soft kind of muslin.(noun)source: webster1913
- A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre.(noun)source: webster1913
- Dirt; rubbish.(noun)source: webster1913
- An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- reflect deeply on a subject(verb.cognition)Example:
I mulled over the events of the afternoon.
Synonym:
chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think oversource: wordnet30 - heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink(verb.perception)Example:
Mulled cider.
source: wordnet30 - To powder; to pulverize.(verb)source: webster1913
- To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem.(verb)source: webster1913
- To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine.(verb)source: webster1913