Definitions for Muse

Muse muse

Spelling: [myooz]
IPA: /myuz/

Muse is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in Muse (emsu).

Definitions for Muse

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae. any goddess presiding over a particular art.
  2. (sometimes lowercase) the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.
  3. (lowercase) the genius or powers characteristic of a poet.

verb (used with object)

  1. to meditate on.
  2. to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.

verb (used without object)

  1. to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
  2. Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly.

Origin of Muse

1300-50; Middle English musen to mutter, gaze meditatively on, be astonished Middle French muser, perhaps ultimately derivative of Medieval Latin mūsum muzzle

Examples for Muse

"Deil tak the hindmost" is by no means the crie de guerre of my muse.

The Englishman seemed to muse, for his brow lowered, and he made no answer.

He follows his own muse—he's a world-class weirdo—but at the same time, he's never solely concerned with pleasing himself.

There are numerous paintings and drawings of Olga, who served as Picasso's muse for many years.

He took to "vagrant courses," in which the muse forbears to follow him.

muse will be available sometime later this year for around $200.

It is only a short essay, just to try the strength of my muse's pinion in that way.

muse was looking to regain custody of her four children—Justin, Sarah, Patrick and Rachel.

A subject was offered him, in which no other poet would have found a theme for the muse.

West told the paper he was in Italy to look at textiles and designs for the fashion label for which Kardashian is his muse.

Word Value for Muse
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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