| moan
|
(verb) indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure |
Synonyms:
groan |
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| mob
|
(verb) press tightly together or cram |
Synonyms:
jam,
pack,
pile,
throng |
|---|
| mobilise
|
(verb) call to arms; of military personnel |
Synonyms:
call up,
rally,
mobilize |
|---|
| (verb) get ready for war |
Synonyms:
mobilize |
| (verb) make ready for action or use |
Synonyms:
marshal,
mobilize,
summon |
| (verb) cause to move around |
Synonyms:
mobilize |
| mobilize
|
(verb) make ready for action or use |
Synonyms:
marshal,
mobilise,
summon |
|---|
| (verb) call to arms; of military personnel |
Synonyms:
call up,
rally,
mobilise |
| (verb) get ready for war |
Synonyms:
mobilise |
| (verb) cause to move around |
Synonyms:
mobilise |
| mock
|
(verb) treat with contempt |
Synonyms:
bemock |
|---|
| (verb) imitate with mockery and derision |
- |
| model
|
(verb) plan or create according to a model or models |
Synonyms:
pattern |
|---|
| (verb) form in clay, wax, etc |
Synonyms:
mold,
mould |
| (verb) assume a posture as for artistic purposes |
Synonyms:
pose,
sit,
posture |
| (verb) display (clothes) as a mannequin |
- |
| (verb) create a representation or simulation of |
Synonyms:
simulate |
| (verb) construct a model in the likeness of |
Synonyms:
mock up |
| moderate
|
(verb) preside over |
Synonyms:
lead,
chair |
|---|
| (verb) make less fast or intense |
- |
| (verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits |
Synonyms:
hold,
check,
control,
contain,
hold in,
curb |
| (verb) make less severe or harsh |
Synonyms:
mince,
soften |
| (verb) make less strong or intense; soften |
Synonyms:
tame,
tone down |
| (verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else |
Synonyms:
mollify,
season,
temper |
| modernise
|
(verb) become technologically advanced |
Synonyms:
develop,
modernize |
|---|
| (verb) make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to |
Synonyms:
overhaul,
modernize |
| modernize
|
(verb) make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to |
Synonyms:
overhaul,
modernise |
|---|
| (verb) become technologically advanced |
Synonyms:
develop,
modernise |
| modify
|
(verb) make less severe or harsh or extreme |
- |
|---|
| (verb) add a modifier to a constituent |
Synonyms:
qualify |
| (verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
Synonyms:
change,
alter |
| modulate
|
(verb) change the key of, in music |
- |
|---|
| (verb) vary the pitch of one's speech |
Synonyms:
tone,
inflect |
| (verb) fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of |
Synonyms:
regulate |
| (verb) adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of |
- |
| (verb) vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) |
- |
| moil
|
(verb) work hard |
Synonyms:
dig,
grind,
drudge,
fag,
toil,
travail,
labor,
labour |
|---|
| (verb) be agitated |
Synonyms:
roil,
churn,
boil |
| (verb) moisten or soil |
- |
| moisten
|
(verb) make moist |
Synonyms:
wash,
dampen |
|---|
| (verb) moisten with fine drops |
Synonyms:
drizzle |
| moisturise
|
(verb) make (more) humid |
Synonyms:
humidify,
moisturize |
|---|
| moisturize
|
(verb) make (more) humid |
Synonyms:
humidify,
moisturise |
|---|
| mold
|
(verb) form in clay, wax, etc |
Synonyms:
model,
mould |
|---|
| (verb) become moldy; spoil due to humidity |
Synonyms:
mildew |
| (verb) form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold |
Synonyms:
cast,
mould |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function |
Synonyms:
work,
shape,
forge,
form,
mould |
| (verb) fit tightly, follow the contours of |
- |
| (verb) shape or influence; give direction to |
Synonyms:
regulate,
influence,
determine,
shape |
| molder
|
(verb) break down |
Synonyms:
rot,
moulder,
decompose |
|---|
| molest
|
(verb) harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to |
- |
|---|
| (verb) annoy continually or chronically |
Synonyms:
harass,
beset,
harry,
hassle,
plague,
provoke,
chevvy,
chevy,
chivvy,
chivy |
| mollify
|
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of |
Synonyms:
gentle,
conciliate,
appease,
assuage,
pacify,
placate,
gruntle,
lenify |
|---|
| (verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else |
Synonyms:
moderate,
season,
temper |
| (verb) make less rigid or softer |
- |
| mollycoddle
|
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence |
Synonyms:
indulge,
pamper,
spoil,
cocker,
coddle,
cosset,
baby,
featherbed |
|---|
| molt
|
(verb) cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers |
Synonyms:
moult,
exuviate,
shed,
slough |
|---|
| monetise
|
(verb) give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country |
Synonyms:
monetize |
|---|
| monetize
|
(verb) give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country |
Synonyms:
monetise |
|---|
| monger
|
(verb) sell or offer for sale from place to place |
Synonyms:
pitch,
hawk,
huckster,
peddle,
vend |
|---|
| mongrelise
|
(verb) cause to become a mongrel |
Synonyms:
mongrelize |
|---|
| mongrelize
|
(verb) cause to become a mongrel |
Synonyms:
mongrelise |
|---|
| monish
|
(verb) warn strongly; put on guard |
Synonyms:
caution,
admonish |
|---|
| (verb) advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior |
Synonyms:
discourage,
warn,
admonish |
| monitor
|
(verb) keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance |
Synonyms:
supervise |
|---|
| (verb) check, track, or observe by means of a receiver |
- |
| monkey
|
(verb) play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly |
Synonyms:
fiddle,
tamper |
|---|
| (verb) do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly |
Synonyms:
potter,
putter,
tinker,
mess around,
monkey around,
muck about,
muck around |
| monologuise
|
(verb) talk to oneself |
Synonyms:
monologuize,
soliloquise,
soliloquize |
|---|
| monologuize
|
(verb) talk to oneself |
Synonyms:
monologuise,
soliloquise,
soliloquize |
|---|
| monopolise
|
(verb) have and control fully and exclusively |
Synonyms:
monopolize |
|---|
| (verb) have or exploit a monopoly of |
Synonyms:
monopolize |
| monopolize
|
(verb) have and control fully and exclusively |
Synonyms:
monopolise |
|---|
| (verb) have or exploit a monopoly of |
Synonyms:
monopolise |
| monumentalise
|
(verb) record or memorialize lastingly with a monument |
Synonyms:
monumentalize |
|---|
| monumentalize
|
(verb) record or memorialize lastingly with a monument |
Synonyms:
monumentalise |
|---|
| moo
|
(verb) make a low noise, characteristic of bovines |
Synonyms:
low |
|---|
| mooch
|
(verb) ask for and get free; be a parasite |
Synonyms:
grub,
sponge,
cadge,
bum |
|---|
| moon
|
(verb) have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake |
Synonyms:
daydream |
|---|
| (verb) be idle in a listless or dreamy way |
Synonyms:
moon around,
moon on |
| (verb) expose one's buttocks to |
- |
| moonlight
|
(verb) work a second job, usually after hours |
- |
|---|
| moonshine
|
(verb) distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine |
- |
|---|
| moor
|
(verb) secure in or as if in a berth or dock |
Synonyms:
berth,
tie up |
|---|
| (verb) come into or dock at a wharf |
Synonyms:
wharf,
berth |
| (verb) secure with cables or ropes |
- |
| moot
|
(verb) think about carefully; weigh |
Synonyms:
debate,
consider,
turn over,
deliberate |
|---|
| mop
|
(verb) to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop |
Synonyms:
mop up,
wipe up |
|---|
| (verb) make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip |
Synonyms:
pout,
mow |
| mope
|
(verb) move around slowly and aimlessly |
Synonyms:
mope around |
|---|
| (verb) be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed |
Synonyms:
moon around,
moon about |
| moralise
|
(verb) interpret the moral meaning of |
Synonyms:
moralize |
|---|
| (verb) speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements |
Synonyms:
moralize,
preachify,
sermonise,
sermonize |
| (verb) improve the morals of |
Synonyms:
moralize |
| moralize
|
(verb) interpret the moral meaning of |
Synonyms:
moralise |
|---|
| (verb) speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements |
Synonyms:
moralise,
preachify,
sermonise,
sermonize |
| (verb) improve the morals of |
Synonyms:
moralise |
| morph
|
(verb) cause to change shape in a computer animation |
- |
|---|
| (verb) change shape as via computer animation |
- |
| mortar
|
(verb) plaster with mortar |
- |
|---|
| mortgage
|
(verb) put up as security or collateral |
- |
|---|
| mortice
|
(verb) cut a hole for a tenon in |
Synonyms:
mortise |
|---|
| (verb) join by a tenon and mortise |
Synonyms:
mortise |
| mortify
|
(verb) practice self-denial of one's body and appetites |
- |
|---|
| (verb) hold within limits and control |
Synonyms:
subdue,
crucify |
| (verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of |
Synonyms:
humble,
humiliate,
chagrin,
abase |
| (verb) undergo necrosis |
Synonyms:
necrose,
gangrene,
sphacelate |
| mortise
|
(verb) cut a hole for a tenon in |
Synonyms:
mortice |
|---|
| (verb) join by a tenon and mortise |
Synonyms:
mortice |
| mosey
|
(verb) walk leisurely |
Synonyms:
amble |
|---|
| mosh
|
(verb) dance the slam dance |
Synonyms:
slam,
slam dance,
thrash |
|---|
| mothball
|
(verb) put into long-term storage |
- |
|---|
| mother
|
(verb) care for like a mother |
Synonyms:
overprotect,
fuss |
|---|
| (verb) make (offspring) by reproduction |
Synonyms:
get,
generate,
engender,
sire,
beget,
bring forth,
father |
| mothproof
|
(verb) protect from moths |
- |
|---|
| motion
|
(verb) show, express or direct through movement |
Synonyms:
gesticulate,
gesture |
|---|
| motivate
|
(verb) give an incentive for action |
Synonyms:
move,
incite,
prompt,
propel,
actuate |
|---|
| motley
|
(verb) make something more diverse and varied |
Synonyms:
variegate,
vary |
|---|
| (verb) make motley; color with different colors |
Synonyms:
parti-color |
| motor
|
(verb) travel or be transported in a vehicle |
Synonyms:
drive |
|---|
| motorbike
|
(verb) ride a motorcycle |
Synonyms:
motorcycle,
cycle |
|---|
| motorboat
|
(verb) ride in a motorboat |
- |
|---|
| motorcycle
|
(verb) ride a motorcycle |
Synonyms:
motorbike,
cycle |
|---|
| motorise
|
(verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles |
Synonyms:
motorize,
mechanise,
mechanize |
|---|
| motorize
|
(verb) equip with a motor vehicle |
- |
|---|
| (verb) equip with a motor |
- |
| (verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles |
Synonyms:
mechanise,
mechanize,
motorise |
| mottle
|
(verb) mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |
Synonyms:
streak,
blotch |
|---|
| (verb) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades |
Synonyms:
cloud,
dapple |
| mould
|
(verb) form in clay, wax, etc |
Synonyms:
mold,
model |
|---|
| (verb) form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold |
Synonyms:
mold,
cast |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function |
Synonyms:
mold,
work,
shape,
forge,
form |
| moulder
|
(verb) break down |
Synonyms:
rot,
molder,
decompose |
|---|
| moult
|
(verb) cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers |
Synonyms:
molt,
exuviate,
shed,
slough |
|---|
| mound
|
(verb) form into a rounded elevation |
- |
|---|
| mount
|
(verb) attach to a support |
- |
|---|
| (verb) go up or advance |
Synonyms:
rise,
climb,
wax |
| (verb) fix onto a backing, setting, or support |
- |
| (verb) put up or launch |
- |
| (verb) get up on the back of |
Synonyms:
jump on,
hop on,
mount up,
get on,
climb on,
bestride |
| (verb) go upward with gradual or continuous progress |
Synonyms:
go up,
climb,
climb up |
| (verb) prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance |
Synonyms:
put on |
| (verb) copulate with |
Synonyms:
ride |
| mountaineer
|
(verb) climb mountains for pleasure as a sport |
- |
|---|
| mourn
|
(verb) feel sadness |
- |
|---|
| (verb) observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one |
- |
| mouse
|
(verb) to go stealthily or furtively |
Synonyms:
pussyfoot,
sneak,
creep |
|---|
| (verb) manipulate the mouse of a computer |
- |
| mousse
|
(verb) apply a styling gel to |
Synonyms:
gel |
|---|
| mouth
|
(verb) express in speech |
Synonyms:
utter,
verbalise,
verbalize,
speak,
talk |
|---|
| (verb) articulate silently; form words with the lips only |
- |
| (verb) touch with the mouth |
- |
| move
|
(verb) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
Synonyms:
go,
travel,
locomote |
|---|
| (verb) cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Synonyms:
displace |
| (verb) move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
- |
| (verb) change residence, affiliation, or place of employment |
- |
| (verb) follow a procedure or take a course |
Synonyms:
go,
proceed |
| (verb) be in a state of action |
Synonyms:
be active |
| (verb) go or proceed from one point to another |
- |
| (verb) perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
Synonyms:
act |
| (verb) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |
Synonyms:
impress,
strike,
affect |
| (verb) give an incentive for action |
Synonyms:
incite,
prompt,
propel,
motivate,
actuate |
| (verb) arouse sympathy or compassion in |
- |
| (verb) dispose of by selling |
- |
| (verb) progress by being changed |
Synonyms:
go,
run |
| (verb) live one's life in a specified environment |
- |
| (verb) have a turn; make one's move in a game |
Synonyms:
go |
| (verb) propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting |
Synonyms:
make a motion |
| mow
|
(verb) cut with a blade or mower |
Synonyms:
cut down |
|---|
| (verb) make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip |
Synonyms:
pout,
mop |