musk
A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk…A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
» It's hard to like Elon Musk.
Elon Musk ist schwer zu lieben.
Ілона Маска важко любити.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
Moschus, Bisam
му́скусmúskus
му́скусmúskus
the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer
(countable, uncountable)A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
(countable, uncountable)A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
(countable, uncountable)The odour of musk.
(countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Body odor, especially when aroused or unwashed.
I was so excited I could smell my own musk.
(countable, uncountable)A musk deer (genus Moschus).
an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
(countable, uncountable)A muskflower (Erythranthe moschata).
(countable, uncountable)A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill.
(countable, uncountable)A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
(Australia, countable, uncountable)A small tree or tall shrub, Olearia argophylla, of south-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania, with leaves that produce a musky aroma.
Examples
96 sentencesIt's hard to like Elon Musk.
Ілона Маска важко любити.
deElon Musk ist schwer zu lieben.
Elon Musk has proven capitalism to be a farce.
Ілон Маск довів, що капіталізм - це фарс.
The scent of musk is one of the best smells there is.
deDer Duft von Moschus ist einer der besten Gerüche, die es gibt.
It's been said that one should not smell deer musk when pregnant.
Musk is one of the best scents.
deMoschus ist einer der schönsten Düfte.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English muske, borrowed from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from AncFrom Middle English muske, borrowed from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /muʃk/) whence Persian مشک (mošk). Ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”), the shape of the gland of animals secreting the substance being compared to human testicles, a diminutive of मूष् (mūṣ, “mouse”), the shape of human testicles being compared to mice, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s (“mouse”). Cognate with mouse.
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plural: musksWord family
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