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