Clues for the word "MUSE"

We've had 110 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 299 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on February 11, 2026.

Definition of muse

n. - A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
n. - One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural.
n. - A particular power and practice of poetry.
n. - A poet; a bard.
n. - To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
n. - To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study.
n. - To wonder.
v. t. - To think on; to meditate on.
v. t. - To wonder at.
n. - Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study.
n. - Wonder, or admiration.