Mum

a.	1.	Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. - Shak. mum's the word keep this a secret; don't tell anybody.
interj.	1.	Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. - Shak.
n.	1.	Silence.
	1.	A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. - Pope.

Noun	1.	mum - of China Synonyms: Chrysanthemum morifolium, Dendranthema grandifloruom, florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum
	2.	mum - informal terms for a mother Synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, mater, mom, momma, mommy, mummy, mammy
	3.	mum - secrecy; "mum's the word"
Adj.	1.	mum - failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" Synonyms: silent

anaudic, aphasic, aphonic, breathless, brief, brusque, close, close-tongued, closemouthed, concise, curt, dumb, dumbfounded, dumbstricken, dumbstruck, economical of words, inarticulate, indisposed to talk, laconic, ma, mam, mama, mammy, mater, mom, mommy, mummy, old woman, short, snug, sparing of words, speechless, stricken dumb, taciturn, terse, tight-lipped, tongue-tied, tongueless, unloquacious, untalkative, voiceless, word-bound, wordless

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