mot | (noun) a clever remark | Synonyms: bon mot |
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mote | (noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: atom, corpuscle, molecule, particle, speck |
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motel | (noun) a motor hotel | - |
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motet | (noun) an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century | - |
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moth | (noun) typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae | - |
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mothball | (noun) a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing | Synonyms: camphor ball |
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(verb) put into long-term storage | - |
mother | (noun) a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation | - |
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(noun) a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) | Synonyms: female parent |
(noun) a term of address for a mother superior | - |
(noun) a term of address for an elderly woman | - |
(noun) a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar | - |
(verb) make (offspring) by reproduction | Synonyms: beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, sire |
(verb) care for like a mother | Synonyms: fuss, overprotect |
motherese | (noun) an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child | Synonyms: baby talk, babytalk |
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motherfucker | (noun) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | Synonyms: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, prick, shit, SOB, son of a bitch, whoreson |
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motherhood | (noun) the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother | Synonyms: maternity |
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motherland | (noun) the country where you were born | Synonyms: country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, native land |
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motherless | (adjective) having no living or known mother | - |
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motherlike | (adjective) suggestive of or acting like a mother | - |
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motherliness | (noun) the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother | Synonyms: maternal quality, maternalism, maternity |
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motherly | (adjective) befitting a mother; warm and nurturing | - |
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(adverb) in a maternal manner; as a mother | Synonyms: maternally |
motherwort | (noun) bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers | Synonyms: Leonurus cardiaca |
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mothproof | (adjective) resistant to damage by moths | Synonyms: moth-resistant |
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(verb) protect from moths | - |
mothy | (adjective) infested with moths | - |
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(adjective) worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths | Synonyms: moth-eaten |
motif | (noun) a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration | Synonyms: motive |
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(noun) a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work | Synonyms: theme |
(noun) a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | Synonyms: motive |
motile | (adjective) (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement | - |
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(noun) one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action | - |
motilin | (noun) a gastrointestinal hormone that apparently participates in controlling smooth muscle contractions in the stomach and small intestine | - |
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motility | (noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Synonyms: motion, move, movement |
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(noun) ability to move spontaneously and independently | - |
motion | (noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Synonyms: motility, move, movement |
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(noun) the act of changing location from one place to another | Synonyms: move, movement |
(noun) the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals | Synonyms: gesture |
(noun) a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote | Synonyms: question |
(noun) a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something | Synonyms: movement |
(noun) an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object | Synonyms: apparent motion, apparent movement, movement |
(noun) a state of change | - |
(verb) show, express or direct through movement | Synonyms: gesticulate, gesture |
motional | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by motion | - |
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motionless | (adjective) not in physical motion | Synonyms: inactive, static, still |
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motionlessly | (adverb) without moving; in a motionless manner | - |
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motionlessness | (noun) a state of no motion or movement | Synonyms: lifelessness, stillness |
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motivate | (verb) give an incentive for action | Synonyms: actuate, incite, move, prompt, propel |
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motivated | (adjective) provided with a motive or given incentive for action | - |
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motivating | (adjective) impelling to action | Synonyms: motivative, motive |
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(noun) the act of motivating; providing incentive | Synonyms: motivation |
motivation | (noun) the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior | Synonyms: motive, need |
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(noun) the act of motivating; providing incentive | Synonyms: motivating |
(noun) the condition of being motivated | - |
motivational | (adjective) of or relating to motivation | - |
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motivative | (adjective) impelling to action | Synonyms: motivating, motive |
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motivator | (noun) a positive motivational influence | Synonyms: incentive, inducement |
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motive | (adjective) causing or able to cause motion | Synonyms: motor |
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(adjective) impelling to action | Synonyms: motivating, motivative |
(noun) the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior | Synonyms: motivation, need |
(noun) a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration | Synonyms: motif |
(noun) a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | Synonyms: motif |
motiveless | (adjective) occurring without motivation or provocation | Synonyms: unprovoked, wanton |
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motivity | (noun) the power or ability to move | Synonyms: locomotion, motive power |
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motley | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured |
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(adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds | Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry |
(noun) a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England | - |
(noun) a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) | - |
(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety |
(verb) make motley; color with different colors | Synonyms: parti-color |
(verb) make something more diverse and varied | Synonyms: variegate, vary |
motmot | (noun) tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage | Synonyms: momot |
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motoneuron | (noun) a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord | Synonyms: efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron |
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motor | (adjective) causing or able to cause motion | Synonyms: motive |
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(adjective) conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | Synonyms: centrifugal |
(noun) machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion | - |
(noun) a nonspecific agent that imparts motion | - |
(verb) travel or be transported in a vehicle | Synonyms: drive |
motorbike | (noun) small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars | Synonyms: minibike |
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(verb) ride a motorcycle | Synonyms: cycle, motorcycle |
motorboat | (noun) a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine | Synonyms: powerboat |
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(verb) ride in a motorboat | - |
motorbus | (noun) a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport | Synonyms: autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle |
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motorcade | (noun) a procession of people traveling in motor cars | - |
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motorcar | (noun) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | Synonyms: auto, automobile, car, machine |
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motorcoach | (noun) a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport | Synonyms: autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, omnibus, passenger vehicle |
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motorcycle | (noun) a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame | Synonyms: bike |
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(verb) ride a motorcycle | Synonyms: cycle, motorbike |
motorcycling | (noun) riding a motorcycle | - |
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motorcyclist | (noun) a traveler who rides a motorcycle | - |
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motored | (adjective) equipped with a motor or motors | Synonyms: motorised, motorized |
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motorial | (adjective) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS | Synonyms: efferent |
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motoring | (noun) the act of driving an automobile | - |
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motorisation | (noun) the act of motorizing (equipping with motors or with motor vehicles) | Synonyms: motorization |
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motorise | (verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles | Synonyms: mechanise, mechanize, motorize |
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motorised | (adjective) equipped with a motor or motors | Synonyms: motored, motorized |
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motorist | (noun) someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile | Synonyms: automobilist |
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motorization | (noun) the act of motorizing (equipping with motors or with motor vehicles) | Synonyms: motorisation |
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motorize | (verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles | Synonyms: mechanise, mechanize, motorise |
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(verb) equip with a motor | - |
(verb) equip with a motor vehicle | - |
motorized | (adjective) equipped with a motor or motors | Synonyms: motored, motorised |
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(adjective) using vehicles | Synonyms: mechanised, mechanized |
motorless | (adjective) having no motor | Synonyms: unmotorised, unmotorized |
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motorman | (noun) the operator of streetcar | - |
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motormouth | (noun) someone who talks incessantly | - |
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motortruck | (noun) an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling | Synonyms: truck |
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motorway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, freeway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway |
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mottle | (noun) an irregular arrangement of patches of color | - |
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(verb) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | Synonyms: cloud, dapple |
(verb) mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained | Synonyms: blotch, streak |
mottled | (adjective) having spots or patches of color | Synonyms: dappled |
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mottling | (noun) the act of coloring with areas of different shades | - |
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motto | (noun) a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual | Synonyms: catchword, shibboleth, slogan |
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