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mushy adj. 1 soft, pulpy, squashy, doughy, squidgy, spongy; swampy,
boggy, miry; Colloq squishy, squushy, squashy: The peach was
overripe and mushy. The bottom of the pond is all mushy and
feels awful when you stand up. 2 mawkish, maudlin, sentimental,
romantic, saccharine, sugary, syrupy, Colloq corny, sloppy,
gooey, slushy, Brit wet, Slang schmaltzy: She cried three
handkerchiefs-full over the mushy parts of Gone With The Wind .
musical adj. tuneful, melodic, harmonious, lilting, lyrical, melodious,
mellifluous, dulcet, euphonious: Many modern compositions,
while technically competent, are not as musical as the
old-fashioned pieces.
must v. 1 ought (to), should, have to, be obliged or obligated to,
be compelled or forced to, be required to: I must get this work
done before lunch-time. Must you go? Yes, I must.
--n. 2 necessity, requisite, requirement, obligation, sine qua
non, essential: Patience is an absolute must in this job.
muster v. 1 call or come together, assemble, convoke, convene,
collect, mobilize, rally, round up, gather, marshal, summon
(up): Within a month he had mustered a force of thousands to
fight the invaders. I mustered up enough courage to ask Joan out
to dinner.
--n. 2 rally, assembly, assemblage, convocation, meet, meeting,
convention, congress, round-up, turnout, gathering,
congregation, aggregation, aggregate: We attended the annual
muster of bagpipe marching bands. 3 pass muster. come up to
scratch, make the grade, measure up, be acceptable, Colloq come
or be up to snuff: Are you sure that your new design will pass
muster with the art director?
musty adj. 1 mouldy, damp, mildewed, mildewy, sour, rancid, spoilt,
decayed, rotten, putrid, fetid or foetid, fusty, stale: Open
the windows to get rid of that musty odour. 2 stale,
old-fashioned, antiquated, antediluvian, ancient, out of date,
bygone, pass‚, old hat, obsolete, archaic, tired, hoary, worn
out, trite, clich‚d, stereotypical: I've heard all those musty
jokes of his a thousand times before.
mutation n. 1 change, changing, alteration, altering, modification,