Associations to the word «Muse»

Wiktionary

MUSE, noun. A source of inspiration.
MUSE, noun. (archaic) A poet; a bard.
MUSE, verb. (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
MUSE, verb. (transitive) To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
MUSE, verb. (transitive) To think on; to meditate on.
MUSE, verb. (transitive) To wonder at.
MUSE, noun. An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.
MUSE, noun. A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
MUSE, noun. One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.

Dictionary definition

MUSE, noun. In ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science.
MUSE, noun. The source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse".
MUSE, verb. Reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King