mum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mum	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for mum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mum adj failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" Synonym(s): mum, silent n of China [syn: florist's chrysanthemum, {florists' chrysanthemum}, mum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum morifolium] informal terms for a mother Synonym(s): ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy secrecy; "mum's the word"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mum \Mum\, interj. Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mum \Mum\, n. Silence. [R.] --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mum \Mum\, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.] A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. --Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mum \Mum\, a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Mumble}.] Silent; not speaking. --Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. --Shak.