Muse - Definition

n 1: in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and
Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
2: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"
v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of
the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the
question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist
must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: chew
over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over,
ruminate, speculate]