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1. : a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water. especially : soft wet earth. 2. : abusive and malicious remarks or charges. political campaigners slinging mud at each other. 3. : anathema sense 1a usually used in the phrase one's name is mud. 4.
Sep 16, 2022 · The Subanon are indigenous cultural communities scattered all throughout the Zamboanga peninsula, which was originally named Sibuguey and is located in West Mindanao. The term “Subanon” comes from the root word suba, which means “river.”. The suffix nun, non, or nen indicates a locality or place of origin.
mud in British English. (mʌd ) noun. 1. a fine-grained soft wet deposit that occurs on the ground after rain, at the bottom of ponds, lakes, etc. 2. informal. slander or defamation. 3. See clear as mud.
Aug 21, 2020 · Share: Glop. Mire. Ooze. Cohesive sediment. Call it what you want, mud—a mixture of fine sediment and water—is one of the most common and consequential substances on Earth. Not quite a solid, not quite a liquid, mud coats the bottoms of our lakes, rivers, and seas.
Mud is very wet dirt. On rainy days, you might enjoy putting on your tall rubber boots and squishing around in the mud. When you mix soil with water, you get mud — a soft, almost sticky material. Mud results from a damp environment or a recent rain.
The origin of mud. For most of Earth’s history, hardly any of the mucky stuff existed on land. It finally started piling up around 458 million years ago, changing life on the planet forever. By Laura Poppick 08.17.2020. Support sound science and smart stories.
Mud, cob, adobe, clay, and many other names are historically used synonymously to mean a mixture of subsoil and water possibly with the addition of stones, gravel, straw, lime, and/or bitumen. This material was used a variety of ways to build walls, floors and even roofs.
4 days ago · The bottom of those salt marshes is lined with pluff mud. Because it sits on the bottom of the marsh, it can smell a bit different than mud in other areas. The reason for that smell is that when the marsh grass dies, along with any fish or animals, it settles on the bottom and decomposes there. Due to all the decomposing matter and the bacteria ...
1 day ago · Eye-catching architecture. Sana’a also stands out from its fellow capital cities because of its architecture. Inside the city walls, the buildings are made entirely of mud and decorated with eye ...
