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Meaning of 'muse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Muse [ n.]
- A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
- One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural.
- A particular power and practice of poetry.
- A poet; a bard.
- To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
- To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study.
- To wonder.
- Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study.
- Wonder, or admiration.
2 . Muse [ v. t.]
- To think on; to meditate on.
- To wonder at.

Meaning of 'muse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . muse [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the source of an artist's inspiration
Example in sentence:
  • Euterpe was his muse
2 . muse [ v]
Meaning (2):
- reflect deeply on a subject
Example in sentence:
  • I mulled over the events of the afternoon;
  • philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years;
  • The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

Nearby Words:

mus musa musaceous musae musal musang musar musard musca muscadel

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