modicum | (noun) a small or moderate or token amount | - |
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modification | (noun) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | Synonyms: adjustment, alteration |
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(noun) slightly modified copy; not an exact copy | - |
(noun) an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | Synonyms: alteration, change |
(noun) the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase | Synonyms: limiting, qualifying |
modifier | (noun) a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene | Synonyms: modifier gene |
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(noun) a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb | Synonyms: qualifier |
(noun) a person who changes something | Synonyms: changer |
(noun) a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising | - |
modillion | (noun) (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice | - |
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modiolus | (noun) the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea | - |
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modishness | (noun) elegance by virtue of being fashionable | Synonyms: chic, chichi, chicness, last word, smartness, stylishness, swank |
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modiste | (noun) a woman who makes or mends dresses | Synonyms: needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress |
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(noun) someone who makes and sells hats | Synonyms: hatmaker, hatter, milliner |