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