murk
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murk
(mûrk)n.
1. Partial or total darkness; gloom.
2. Dense fog.
adj. Archaic
Partially or totally dark; gloomy.
[Middle English mirke, from Old Norse myrkr or Old English mirce.]
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murk
(mɜːk) ormirk
n
gloomy darkness
adj
an archaic variant of murky
[C13: probably from Old Norse myrkr darkness; compare Old English mirce dark]
murk
(mɜːk)vb (tr)
1. to murder (a person)
2. to defeat (a team) convincingly
[C20: of unknown origin]
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murk
(mɜrk)n.
1. darkness; gloom.
adj. 2. Archaic. dark; murky.
[before 900; Middle English mirke, myrke < Old Norse myrkr dark, darkness]
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Noun | 1. | murk - an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance atmospheric state, atmosphere - the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" fug - (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere |
Verb | 1. | murk - make dark, dim, or gloomy darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room" |
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murk
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