musk

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. A [[greasy]] [[secretion]] with a [[powerful]] [[odour]], produced in a [[glandular]] [[sac]] of the [[male]] [[musk deer]] and used in the [[manufacture]] of [[perfume]]s.
2. A similar secretion produced by the [[otter]] and the [[civet]].
3. A [[synthetic]] [[organic]] [[compound]] used as a [[substitute]] for the above.
4. The [[odour]] of musk.
5. {{lb|en|slang|vulgar|paraphilia}} [[body odor|Body odor]], especially when [[aroused]] or [[unwashed]].
6. A [[musk deer]] (genus {{taxfmt|Moschus|genus}}).
7. A [[muskflower]] ({{taxlink|Erythranthe moschata|species}}).
8. A plant of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Erodium|genus}} ({{taxlink|Erodium moschatum|species}}); the {{vern|musky heronsbill}}.
9. A plant of the genus {{taxfmt|Muscari|genus}}; [[grape hyacinth]].
10. {{lb|en|AU}} A small [[tree]] or tall [[shrub]], {{taxlink|Olearia argophylla|species}}, of south-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania, with leaves that produce a musky [[aroma]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[perfume]] with [[musk]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|locality|shire:Pref/Hepburn|central western|s/Victoria|c/Australia}}.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.