mummichog
— Noun
– English
~ silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States
mummification
— Noun
– English
~ (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
mummification
— Noun
– English
~ embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
mummification
— Noun
– English
~ a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"
mummify
— Verb
– English
~ remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"
mummify
— Verb
– English
~ preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
mummify
— Verb
– English
~ dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
mummy
— Noun
– English
~ informal terms for a mother
mummy
— Noun
– English
~ a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
mummy-brown
— Adjective
– English
~ snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
mumps
— Noun
– English
~ an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
mumpsimus
— Noun
– English
~ a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen"