| mo
|
an indefinitely short time |
moment,
second,
bit,
minute |
| moa
|
extinct flightless bird of New Zealand |
- |
| moan
|
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval |
groan |
| moaner
|
a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining |
squawker,
grumbler,
whiner,
sniveller,
complainer,
crybaby,
bellyacher |
| moat
|
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water |
fosse |
| mob
|
a disorderly crowd of people |
rabble,
rout |
| mob
|
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities |
syndicate,
crime syndicate,
family |
| mob
|
an association of criminals |
ring,
pack,
gang |
| mobcap
|
large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women |
- |
| mobile
|
sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents |
- |
| mobilisation
|
act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action |
mobilization |
| mobilisation
|
act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: |
militarisation,
militarization,
mobilization |
| mobility
|
the quality of moving freely |
- |
| mobilization
|
act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: |
militarisation,
militarization,
mobilisation |
| mobilization
|
act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action |
mobilisation |
| mobocracy
|
a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses |
ochlocracy |
| mobster
|
a criminal who is a member of gang |
gangster |
| mocassin
|
soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans |
moccasin |
| moccasin
|
soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans |
mocassin |
| mocha
|
soft suede glove leather from goatskin |
- |
| mocha
|
a flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate |
- |
| mocha
|
a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia |
mocha coffee |
| mocha
|
a dark brown color |
- |
| mock
|
the act of mocking or ridiculing |
- |
| mocker
|
someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision |
jeerer,
scoffer,
flouter |
| mocker
|
long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds |
Mimus polyglotktos,
mockingbird |
| mockernut
|
smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut |
mockernut hickory,
white-heart hickory,
Carya tomentosa,
big-bud hickory,
black hickory |
| mockery
|
showing your contempt by derision |
jeer,
jeering,
scoff,
scoffing |
| mockery
|
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
parody,
put-on,
takeoff,
pasquinade,
send-up,
sendup,
spoof,
burlesque,
travesty,
lampoon |
| mockery
|
humorous or satirical mimicry |
parody,
takeoff |
| mockingbird
|
long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds |
Mimus polyglotktos,
mocker |
| mod
|
a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers |
- |
| modal
|
an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality |
modal auxiliary,
modal auxiliary verb,
modal verb |
| modality
|
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility |
mode |
| modality
|
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker |
mode,
mood |
| modality
|
a particular sense |
sense modality,
sensory system |
| modality
|
a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment |
- |
| mode
|
how something is done or how it happens |
way,
fashion,
manner,
style |
| mode
|
a particular functioning condition or arrangement |
- |
| mode
|
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility |
modality |
| mode
|
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker |
modality,
mood |
| mode
|
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave |
musical mode |
| mode
|
the most frequent value of a random variable |
modal value |
| model
|
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process |
framework,
theoretical account |
| model
|
a type of product |
- |
| model
|
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor |
poser |
| model
|
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) |
simulation |
| model
|
something to be imitated |
example,
good example,
exemplar |
| model
|
someone worthy of imitation |
role model |
| model
|
a representative form or pattern |
example |
| model
|
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions |
manakin,
manikin,
mannequin,
mannikin,
fashion model |
| model
|
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) |
modeling,
modelling |
| modeler
|
a person who creates models |
modeller |
| modeling
|
sculpture produced by molding |
molding,
moulding,
mold,
mould,
clay sculpture |
| modeling
|
a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied |
modelling,
molding,
moulding |
| modeling
|
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) |
model,
modelling |
| modeller
|
a person who creates models |
modeler |
| modelling
|
a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied |
modeling,
molding,
moulding |
| modelling
|
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) |
model,
modeling |
| modem
|
(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line |
- |
| moderate
|
a person who takes a position in the political center |
middle of the roader,
moderationist,
centrist |
| moderateness
|
the property of being moderate in price or expenditures |
reasonableness,
modestness |
| moderateness
|
quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes |
moderation |
| moderation
|
quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes |
moderateness |
| moderation
|
a change for the better |
relief,
easing |
| moderation
|
the trait of avoiding excesses |
temperance |
| moderation
|
the action of lessening in severity or intensity |
mitigation |
| moderationism
|
the policy of being moderate or acting with moderation |
- |
| moderationist
|
a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer) |
- |
| moderationist
|
a person who takes a position in the political center |
middle of the roader,
moderate,
centrist |
| moderatism
|
a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action |
centrism |
| moderator
|
any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors |
- |
| moderator
|
in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly |
- |
| moderator
|
someone who presides over a forum or debate |
- |
| moderator
|
someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence |
- |
| moderatorship
|
the position of moderator |
- |
| modern
|
a contemporary person |
- |
| modern
|
a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes |
Bodoni,
modern font,
Bodoni font |
| modernisation
|
making modern in appearance or behavior |
modernization |
| modernism
|
genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres |
- |
| modernism
|
the quality of being current or of the present |
modernity,
modernness,
contemporaneity,
contemporaneousness |
| modernism
|
practices typical of contemporary life or thought |
- |
| modernist
|
an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles |
- |
| modernity
|
the quality of being current or of the present |
modernism,
modernness,
contemporaneity,
contemporaneousness |
| modernization
|
making modern in appearance or behavior |
modernisation |
| modernization
|
a modernized version (as of a play) |
- |
| modernness
|
the quality of being current or of the present |
modernism,
modernity,
contemporaneity,
contemporaneousness |
| modestness
|
the property of being moderate in price or expenditures |
reasonableness,
moderateness |
| modestness
|
freedom from vanity or conceit |
modesty |
| modesty
|
freedom from vanity or conceit |
modestness |
| modesty
|
formality and propriety of manner |
reserve |
| modicum
|
a small or moderate or token amount |
- |
| modification
|
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
adjustment,
alteration |
| modification
|
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy |
- |
| modification
|
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase |
qualifying,
limiting |
| modification
|
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
change,
alteration |
| modifier
|
a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb |
qualifier |
| modifier
|
a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising |
- |
| modifier
|
a person who changes something |
changer |
| modifier
|
a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene |
modifier gene |
| modillion
|
(architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice |
- |
| modiolus
|
the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea |
- |
| modishness
|
elegance by virtue of being fashionable |
smartness,
chichi,
last word,
stylishness,
swank,
chic,
chicness |
| modiste
|
someone who makes and sells hats |
hatmaker,
hatter,
milliner |
| modiste
|
someone who makes or mends dresses |
needlewoman,
dressmaker,
seamstress,
sempstress |
| mods
|
a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters |
- |
| modulation
|
a musical passage moving from one key to another |
transition |
| modulation
|
(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase |
- |
| modulation
|
rise and fall of the voice pitch |
intonation,
pitch contour |
| modulation
|
a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified |
inflection |
| modulation
|
the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) |
- |
| module
|
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind |
mental faculty,
faculty |
| module
|
detachable compartment of a spacecraft |
- |
| module
|
computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware) |
- |
| module
|
a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components |
- |
| modulus
|
an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers |
- |
| modulus
|
the absolute value of a complex number |
- |
| modulus
|
(physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance |
- |
| mogul
|
a bump on a ski slope |
- |
| mogul
|
a very wealthy or powerful businessman |
power,
king,
magnate,
baron,
big businessman,
business leader,
top executive,
tycoon |
| mohair
|
fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat |
- |
| mohawk
|
haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp |
mohawk haircut |
| moiety
|
one of two (approximately) equal parts |
mediety |
| moiety
|
one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe |
- |
| moire
|
silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern |
watered-silk |
| moistener
|
a device that dampens or moistens something |
dampener |
| moistening
|
the act of making something slightly wet |
dampening |
| moistness
|
a slight wetness |
damp,
dampness |
| moisture
|
wetness caused by water |
wet |
| mojarra
|
small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters |
- |
| mojo
|
a magic power or magic spell |
- |
| moke
|
British informal for donkey |
- |
| moksa
|
(Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth |
- |
| mol
|
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
mole,
gram molecule |
| mola
|
among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters |
sunfish,
headfish,
ocean sunfish |
| molality
|
concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent |
molal concentration |
| molar
|
grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars |
grinder |
| molarity
|
concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution |
M,
molar concentration |
| molasses
|
thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining |
- |
| mold
|
the distinctive form in which a thing is made |
cast,
mould,
stamp |
| mold
|
container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens |
cast,
mould |
| mold
|
loose soil rich in organic matter |
mould |
| mold
|
the process of becoming mildewed |
mould,
mildew |
| mold
|
a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter |
mould |
| mold
|
a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold |
mould |
| mold
|
a distinctive nature, character, or type |
mould |
| mold
|
sculpture produced by molding |
modeling,
molding,
moulding,
mould,
clay sculpture |
| moldboard
|
wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow |
mouldboard |
| moldiness
|
the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy |
must,
mustiness |
| molding
|
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold |
casting |
| molding
|
a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing |
moulding |
| molding
|
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge |
border,
moulding |
| molding
|
sculpture produced by molding |
modeling,
moulding,
mold,
mould,
clay sculpture |
| molding
|
a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied |
modeling,
modelling,
moulding |
| mole
|
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
mol,
gram molecule |
| mole
|
a spy who works against enemy espionage |
counterspy |
| mole
|
a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin |
- |
| mole
|
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away |
jetty,
groin,
groyne,
seawall,
breakwater,
bulwark |
| mole
|
small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet |
- |
| mole
|
spicy sauce often containing chocolate |
- |
| molecule
|
(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound |
- |
| molecule
|
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
mote,
particle,
speck,
corpuscle,
atom |
| molehill
|
a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing |
- |
| moleskin
|
a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap |
- |
| molestation
|
the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) |
- |
| molestation
|
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
harassment |
| molester
|
someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities |
- |
| molindone
|
antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia |
Moban |
| moll
|
the girlfriend of a gangster |
gangster's moll,
gun moll |
| molle
|
small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits |
Peruvian mastic tree,
pepper tree,
Schinus molle |
| mollie
|
popular aquarium fish |
molly |
| mollification
|
a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered |
- |
| mollification
|
the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined |
pacification |
| mollusc
|
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell |
shellfish,
mollusk |
| molluscum
|
any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules |
- |
| mollusk
|
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell |
shellfish,
mollusc |
| molly
|
popular aquarium fish |
mollie |
| mollycoddle
|
a pampered darling; an effeminate man |
- |
| mollycoddler
|
someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence |
spoiler,
pamperer,
coddler |
| mollymawk
|
large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight |
albatross |