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   Muse

   /myo͞oz/

   

   verb

   • 1. be absorbed in thought: "he was musing on the problems he faced"
   • ▪ say to oneself in a thoughtful manner: "“I think I've seen him somewhere before,” mused Rachel"
   • ▪ gaze thoughtfully at: "he sat on the edge of the bank, legs dangling, eyes musing on the water"

   noun

   • 1. an instance or period of reflection.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French muser ‘meditate, waste time’, perhaps from medieval Latin musum ‘muzzle’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • U

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