Word Meanings - MUMPS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner. 2. Etym: (more info) 1. pl.

Related words: (words related to MUMPS)

• SILENTIARY
  One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secre
• SULKS
  The condition of being sulky; a sulky mood or humor; as, to be in the sulks.
• SILENT
  Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable." 5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. Sir W. Raleigh. Silent partner. See Dormant partner, under Dormant. Syn. -- Mute;
• DISPLEASURE
  1. The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor;
• SILENTIOUS
  Habitually silent; taciturn; reticent.
• SILENTNESS
  State of being silent; silence.
• SKINNER
  1. One who skins. 2. One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
• SILENTLY
  In a silent manner.