trees and shrubs
<noun.plant>

myrtaceous tree

widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
<noun.plant>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

Vinca minor

myrtle

any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus
<noun.plant>

myrtle

large evergreen tree of Tasmania
<noun.plant>

Nothofagus cuninghamii

myrtle beech

similar to Audubon's warbler
<noun.animal>

Dendroica coronata

myrtle bird

myrtle warbler

trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
<noun.plant>

Myrtaceae

family Myrtaceae

myrtle family

perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
<noun.plant>

Acorus calamus

calamus

flagroot

myrtle flag

sweet calamus

sweet flag

small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas
<noun.plant>

Quercus myrtifolia

myrtle oak

seaside scrub oak

poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
<noun.plant>

Euphorbia lathyris

caper spurge

mole plant

myrtle spurge

similar to Audubon's warbler
<noun.animal>

Dendroica coronata

myrtle bird

myrtle warbler

hatred for men or boys
<noun.feeling>

mysoandry

abnormal attraction to filth
<noun.feeling>

mysophilia

a morbid fear of dirt or contamination
<noun.state>

mysophobia

suffering from mysophobia; abnormally afraid of dirt or contamination
<adj.all>

mysophobic

of an obscure nature
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

cryptic

cryptical

deep

inscrutable

mysterious

mystifying

sample sentences

"the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
"a deep dark secret"
"the inscrutable workings of Providence"
"in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson
"rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

mysterious

mystic

mystical

occult

orphic

secret

sample sentences

"mysterious symbols"
"the mystical style of Blake"
"occult lore"
"the secret learning of the ancients"

in a cryptic manner
<adv.all>

cryptically

enigmatically

mysteriously

sample sentences

"`we will meet again', he said cryptically"

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 1

closed book

enigma

mystery

secret

sample sentences

"how it got out is a mystery"
"it remains one of nature's secrets"

a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1

mystery

mystery story

whodunit

novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
<noun.communication>

detective novel

mystery novel

a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ
<noun.communication>

mystery play

a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1

mystery

mystery story

whodunit

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

mysterious

mystic

mystical

occult

orphic

secret

sample sentences

"mysterious symbols"
"the mystical style of Blake"
"occult lore"
"the secret learning of the ancients"

relating to or characteristic of mysticism
<adj.pert>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

mystic

mystical

sample sentences

"mystical religion"

relating to or resembling mysticism
<adj.pert>

mystic

mystical

sample sentences

"mystical intuition"
"mystical theories about the securities market"

someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
<noun.person>

mystic

religious mystic

relating to or characteristic of mysticism
<adj.pert>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

mystic

mystical

sample sentences

"mystical religion"

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

mysterious

mystic

mystical

occult

orphic

secret

sample sentences

"mysterious symbols"
"the mystical style of Blake"
"occult lore"
"the secret learning of the ancients"

relating to or resembling mysticism
<adj.pert>

mystic

mystical

sample sentences

"mystical intuition"
"mystical theories about the securities market"

in a mystical manner
<adv.all>

mystically

sample sentences

"chant mystically"

obscure or irrational thought
<noun.cognition>

mysticism

a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
<noun.cognition>

mysticism

religious mysticism

the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
<noun.act>

mystification

obfuscation

something designed to mystify or bewilder
<noun.artifact>

mystification

confusion resulting from failure to understand
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bafflement

befuddlement

bemusement

bewilderment

mystification

obfuscation

puzzlement

totally perplexed and mixed up
<adj.all>

metagrabolised

metagrabolized

metagrobolised

metagrobolized

mystified

sample sentences

"all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized"- Wall Street Journal

a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
<noun.communication>

mystifier

puzzle

puzzler

teaser

sample sentences

"he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"
"that's a real puzzler"

be a mystery or bewildering to
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

amaze

baffle

beat

bewilder

dumbfound

flummox

get

gravel

mystify

nonplus

perplex

pose

puzzle

stick

stupefy

vex

sample sentences

"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don't know the answer!"
"a vexing problem"
"This question really stuck me"

make mysterious
<verb.change>

mystify

sample sentences

"mystify the story"

of an obscure nature
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

cryptic

cryptical

deep

inscrutable

mysterious

mystifying

sample sentences

"the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
"a deep dark secret"
"the inscrutable workings of Providence"
"in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson
"rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

mystique