This page gathers the 5,691 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Figuratively” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 33 of 57: from “mud bath” to “NPC”.
- mud bath noun A very muddy or dirty area or thing.
- mud fight noun A dirty duel, involving verbal mudslinging.
- mud wrestling noun A dirty and disreputable dispute.
- muddify verb To make unclear or confused.
- muddy verb To confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- mudsill noun A particularly low or dirty place/state; the nadir of something (see rock bottom)
- muffin top noun The roll of fat that extends horizontally over the edges of the waistline of tightly fitting trousers.
- multitask verb To handle multiple tasks at once.
- multitasking noun The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.
- multitudinous adj Very fruitful or productive; prolific.
- mummery noun A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance.
- murdelize verb To defeat soundly; to trounce.
- murder verb To defeat decisively.
- murderous adj Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
- murrain adj Disgusting or offensive, as if having an infectious disease; contemptible, despicable, loathsome, plaguey.
- muscle noun Strength, force.
- muscle up verb To make stronger or more powerful.
- musclebound adj Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.
- muscly adj Strong, powerful
- muscular adj Robust, strong.
- mushroom verb To grow quickly to a large size or rapidly increase in scope or scale.
- music noun Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
- music of the spheres noun Sublime, mysterious music.
- musical chairs noun Any activity which results in repeated, pointless shuffling of people or objects.
- mustard seed noun A small amount.
- musty adj Of attitudes, ideas, writing, or other abstract things: no longer fresh or interesting; outdated, stale.
- mutilate verb To render imperfect or defective.
- muttonchop noun A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the earlobes without a beard.
- Muzak noun Something (such as speech) regarded as droning on and often boring, or soothing but undemanding.
- muzzle verb To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
- myopia noun A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
- myopic adj Shortsighted; improvident.
- myriorama noun A shifting collection of ideas, locations, descriptions, or experiences.
- nabobship noun A position of extremely great wealth.
- nadir noun The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
- nail biter noun A situation which causes anxiety, suspense, nervousness or discomfort.
- naked adj Unadorned, without decoration or circumlocution; put bluntly.
- namazi noun A devout Muslim.
- nanosecond noun An extremely short period of time; an instant.
- nap verb To be off one's guard.
- napalm noun Anything very incendiary; dynamite.
- narcoleptic adj Lacking activity; drowsy, lethargic.
- narrow adj Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
- nativity noun Origin; founding.
- naughty step noun A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
- nauseate verb To be disgusted by (something).
- navigate verb To find a way through a difficult situation or process.
- neck noun A person's life.
- neckdeep adj Very deeply involved (in something) or preoccupied (with something).
- necklace noun Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
- necropolis noun A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
- need more time in the oven verb Of a project or an idea, to be insufficiently polished or thought out; requiring more time to attain acceptable quality.
- needlestack noun A stack of needles. Represents the task of finding one thing among a large number of very similar things.
- neighbour verb To be similar to, to be almost the same as.
- nereid noun A youthful and pretty bather.
- nerve center noun A physical location in a business, organization, or agency where information procured from different sources is brought together to be…
- nest egg noun A saving; a reserve of money.
- net verb To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- nettle verb To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
- neuralgia noun Acute emotional distress.
- never-never noun The Australian outback.
- new lease of life noun An opportunity for an improved quality of life, due to some change in circumstances.
- new-car smell noun A perception of freshness or novelty.
- Niagara noun A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
- nibble noun A slight show of interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal.
- nick verb To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
- nickel and dime verb To wear down in small increments; to quibble or obsess endlessly with (someone) over trifles.
- nicotine noun Tobacco or cigarettes.
- nigger noun A person of any kind (particularly as a term of abuse).
- night bird noun A human denizen of night.
- night fear noun A fear or terror that one typically has at night.
- nightcap noun Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
- nightmare noun Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.
- ninja noun One who very skillful, considered similar to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
- nitpick verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- nitpicking noun A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to…
- nitty adj Full of nits.
- no holds barred adj Having absolutely no limits or restrictions as far as the levels and nature of one's hostilities and offense; taking to an especially…
- no man's land noun A place where no one can or should be present.
- no-good ass noun The buttocks of a contemptible or undesirable person, especially a contemptible or undesirable boyfriend. (used metaphorically to refer to…
- nod noun Approval.
- noise noun Unwanted fuss or bustle; useless activity.
- nolle prosequi noun A refusal, a denial, a rejection.
- nomad noun Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
- nomadic adj Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.
- noodle verb To clear extraneous material from (an opal).
- noon noun The highest point; culmination.
- noonday noun The time of greatest prosperity.
- noontide noun Climax; high point.
- noontime noun The time at which something peaks in some way (e.g., in vitality, in influence, in reknown) (by analogy with the waxing of the sun each…
- nose out verb To find by searching.
- nose test noun An informal check of whether an idea or proposal is credible, ethical, etc., using one's common sense or sense of propriety.
- nosebleed noun Mental overload (usually attained as a result of having to comprehend new and/or complex concepts or languages that one is not particularly…
- nosegay noun An aroma, a scent.
- not see straight verb To be unable to think clearly.
- nothing but net noun An especially good showing or achievement.
- nothing sandwich noun Synonym of nothingburger (something of less importance than its treatment suggests)
- nothing to see here phrase A phrase used to dismiss or downplay an event, frequently implying that there is, in fact, something significant being hidden or covered up.
- nowt noun A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.
- NPC noun A person with no ability to think for themselves; a sheeple (originally referring to opponents of US President Donald Trump).