Associations to the word «Musk»

MUSK, noun. A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

MUSK, noun. A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.

MUSK, noun. A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.

MUSK, noun. The odour of musk.

MUSK, noun. The musk deer.

MUSK, noun. The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).

MUSK, noun. A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill.

MUSK, noun. A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.

MUSK, noun. (slang) (colloquial) (vulgar) The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed, especially that of a man.

MUSK, verb. (transitive) To perfume with musk.

MUSK CAT, noun. (chiefly historical) An animal which secretes musk, such as a civet, or musk deer.

MUSK CAT, noun. (obsolete) A prostitute.

MUSK CATS, noun. Plural of musk cat

MUSK DEER, noun. A small deer inhabiting uplands of central Asia whose both sexes are without antlers, with musk-secreting males, of species Moschus moschiferus

MUSK DUCK, noun. The Musk Duck (Biziura lobata), a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia.

MUSK DUCKS, noun. Plural of musk duck

MUSK MALLOW, noun. Malva moschata, native to temperate Europe.

MUSK MALLOW, noun. Abelmoschus moschatus, abelmosk, native to India

MUSK MALLOW, noun. Malva alcea, vervain mallow, native to southern and eastern Europe and southwestern Asia

MUSK MELON, noun. Alternative spelling of muskmelon

MUSK OX, noun. An arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae, having a thick coat and long curved horns.

MUSK OXEN, noun. Plural of musk ox

MUSK ROSE, noun. Rosa moschata, a species of rose.

MUSK ROSES, noun. Plural of musk rose

MUSK SEED, noun. The seed of Abelmoschus moschatus, a malvaceous plant, formerly used in perfumery.

MUSK SHREW, noun. (rare) A muskrat.

MUSK, noun. An odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative.

MUSK, noun. The scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer.