Thesaurus: mum

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1. a. Silent; not speaking.
2. interj. Be silent! Hush!
3. n. Silence.
4. n. A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
5. adj. failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to
6. n. of China
7. n. informal terms for a mother
8. word/silent">Silent; not word/speaking">speaking. Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak. Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. Shak. Silence. [R.] Hudibras. A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.
9. word/silent">Silent; not word/speaking">speaking. Thackeray.The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.
10. n:100 n. secrecy s. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to