muses

Noun

• in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
• the source of an artist's inspiration
• type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
• plural of muse

Verb

• reflect deeply on a subject
• third-person singular simple present indicative of muse

Synonyms

chew over, contemplate, excogitate, genus Mus, meditate, mull, mull over, Mus, Muse, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over