mush vs veil

mush

noun
  • A magic mushroom. 

  • Cornmeal cooked in water and served as a porridge or as a thick sidedish like grits or mashed potatoes. 

  • The face. 

  • A magmatic body containing a significant proportion of crystals suspended in the liquid phase or melt. 

  • A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance. 

  • A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge. 

  • A walk, especially across the snow with dogs. 

  • (US, slang, chiefly Nonantum) A form of address, normally to a man. 

  • The foam of a breaker. 

  • A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations. 

intj
  • A directive given (usually to dogs or a horse) to start moving, or to move faster. 

verb
  • To notch, cut, or indent (cloth, etc.) with a stamp. 

  • To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else. 

  • To walk, especially across the snow with dogs. 

  • To drive dogs, usually pulling a sled, across the snow. 

veil

noun
  • A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom. 

  • A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. 

  • A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum. 

  • Anything that partially obscures a clear view. 

  • A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head) 

  • The calyptra of mosses. 

  • That which separates the living and the spirit world. 

  • An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation. 

  • velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa). 

  • Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. 

verb
  • To dress in, or decorate with, a veil. 

  • To conceal as with a veil. 

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