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mummy
1[muhm-ee]
noun
plural
mummiesthe dead body of a human being or animal, treated with natural or chemical desiccants and preservatives as part of preparation for burial, as notably practiced in ancient Egyptian and South American cultures.
The Egyptian mummies on display, characteristically wrapped in multiple layers of linen, are more than 3,500 years old.
a dead body dried and preserved by nature.
a withered or shrunken living being.
When this mummy of a guy walked in, we were not expecting him to say that he’s our new fitness coach!
a dry, shriveled fruit, tuber, or other plant organ, resulting from any of several fungal diseases.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.to make into or cause to resemble a mummy; mummify.
mummy
2[muhm-ee]
noun
plural
mummiesmummy
1/ ˈʌɪ /
noun
an embalmed or preserved body, esp as prepared for burial in ancient Egypt
obsoletethe substance of such a body used medicinally
a mass of pulp
a dark brown pigment
mummy
2/ ˈʌɪ /
noun
a child's word for mother 1
Other 51Թ Forms
- unmummied adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mummy1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mummy1
Origin of mummy2
Example Sentences
The mother added: "I'll write to the governor and then the guard will say really degrading things to him like 'are you going to keep writing to your mummy?'"
"My mummy would be a pretty light sleeper... she has a summer seat outside her bedroom window so she heard that move," Ms Brady told BBC News NI.
"I think it's very cruel that mummy has this service to fall back on, every day for 16 years, and then all of a sudden it's just not there anymore."
"She asked me the other day if I would let mummy pick her up one day from nursery and I could not sleep from the sorrow."
He wanted her to wrap him up “like a mummy” in Saran Wrap.
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