Muse
     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 : 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}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate},
          {speculate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0