Words That Start With: M

• a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)

• wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting

• indistinct or hazy in outline

• confused and vague; used especially of thinking

• the open circular discharging end of a gun

• forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

• a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting

• restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

• fit with a muzzle

• prevent from speaking out

• tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

• a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)

• very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

• rain lightly

• the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day