muse.
THE SHORT MEANINGA source of creative inspiration.
Ideas & craftMeaning & usage
Of a person: a source of inspiration.
Yoko Ono was John Lennon's wife, lover, and muse.
A poet; a bard.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French muse, from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).
To become lost in thought, to ponder.
To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
To think on; to meditate on.
To wonder at.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.
An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.
A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
Where this word comes from
From French musse. See muset.
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