how to pronounce musk

/ˈmʌsk/

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musk is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of musk

noun:

Abbreviation of muscle-specific kinaze.
The odour of musk.
A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed.
A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill.
The musk deer (genus Moschus).
The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.

verb:

To perfume with musk.

name:

A surname.

musk frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word musk occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics musk can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that musk can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) life, nature, and living environment;