mush vs say

mush

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

  • 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 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. 

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. 

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

say

noun
  • A strainer for milk. 

  • Tried quality; temper; proof. 

  • A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. 

  • Essay; trial; attempt. 

  • Trial by sample; assay; specimen. 

adv
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. 

  • For example; let us assume. 

verb
  • Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. 

  • To tell, either verbally or in writing. 

  • To indicate in a written form. 

  • To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. 

  • To recite. 

  • To pronounce. 

  • To try; to assay. 

  • To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. 

  • To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. 

intj
  • Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion 

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