mush
Other forms: mushed; mushing; mushes
Mush is a soft, squishy clump of something. That bowlful of mush your grandfather gave you for breakfast might be oatmeal.
Mush is a soggy mass, and cornmeal mush is a kind of porridge that fits this description. Mush is also something so overly sentimental that it's almost disgusting: "Oh, that movie was terrible, just a bunch of romantic mush!" When you use mush as a verb or an exclamation, it's usually in the context of dogsledding, meaning "Go!" or "Move forward!" This last meaning comes from the French marche, "walk" or "go."
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any soft or soggy mass
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cornmeal boiled in water
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synonyms:
cornmeal mush
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types:
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atole
eaten as mush or as a thin gruel
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hasty pudding
cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar)
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polenta
a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water
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type of:
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hot cereal
a cereal that is served hot
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atole
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writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
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type of:
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sentimentalism
the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
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sentimentalism
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a journey by dogsled
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type of:
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journey, journeying
the act of traveling from one place to another
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journey, journeying
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travel with a dogsled
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drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)
/məʃ/
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Vocabulary lists containing mush
Stories about a sled dog race, an abundance of mushrooms, and whales with "vocal fry" all contributed words to this list of vocabulary from the week's news.
When Bijan Majidi sinks the winning basket at a varsity basketball game, he unexpectedly finds himself enjoying the perks of popularity. But his success also sparks rivalry — and makes Bijan the target of an anonymous cyberbully.
Marly's family moves to the country to help her father, a World War II veteran, find peace and joy.
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