mushroom

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Synonyms: washroom, mushrooms, mushroomy, messroom, mudroom, shroom, mud room, muskroot

Antonyms: washroom, mushrooms, mushroomy, messroom, mudroom, shroom, mud room, muskroot

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q83093}} Any of the fleshy [[fruiting body|fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus|fungi]] typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
2. {{senseid|en|fungus that produces Q83093}} A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
3. [[champignon|Champignon]] or {{taxfmt|Agaricus bisporus|species}}, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
4. Any of the mushroom-shaped [[peg]]s in [[bar billiards]].
5. {{lb|en|architecture}} A [[concrete]] [[column]] with a thickened portion at the top, used to support a [[slab]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|figurative}} One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an [[upstart]].
7. {{lb|en|figurative}} Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
8. {{ellipsis of|en|mushroom cloud}}.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|attributive}} Having characteristics like those of a [[#Noun|mushroom]], for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To grow [[quickly]] to a large size or rapidly increase in scope or scale.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[gather]] [[#Noun|mushroom]]s.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To form the shape of a [[#Noun|mushroom]].

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