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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Mohria caffrorum
noun sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds

Mohs scale
noun a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance

moiety
noun one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe

Moirai
Moirae noun the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns

moire
watered adjective (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

moistening
dampening noun the act of making something slightly wet

moisture
wet noun wetness caused by water; `drops of wet gleamed on the window`

mojarra
noun small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters

Mojave
Mojave Desert noun a desert area in southern California and western Arizona

Mojave aster
Machaeranthera tortifoloia noun wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah

Mojave rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus noun extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico

mojo
noun a magic power or magic spell

moke
noun British informal

moksa
noun (Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth

Mokulu
noun a Chadic language spoken in Chad

molal
adjective designating a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent

molality
molal concentration noun concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent

molar
adjective containing one mole of a substance; `molar weight`

molar(a)
adjective pertaining to large units of behavior; `such molar problems of personality as the ego functions`--R.R. Hunt

molarity
molar concentration noun concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution

molasses
noun thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

molasses cookie
noun very spicy cookies sweetened partially with molasses

molasses kiss
noun a candy kiss that resembles toffee

molasses taffy
noun taffy made of molasses

mold
mould noun container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

mold
clay sculpture noun sculpture produced by molding

moldboard
mouldboard noun wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow

moldboard plow
mouldboard plough noun plow that has a moldboard

molded salad
noun salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin

molding
moulding noun a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

molding
moulding noun a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

Moldova
Republic of Moldova noun a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991

Moldovan
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Moldova or its people or culture

Moldovan monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Moldova

moldy
mouldy adjective covered with or smelling of mold; `moldy bread`; `a moldy (or musty) odor`

mole
noun small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

mole cricket
noun digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots

mole salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum noun brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States

Molech
noun god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children

molecular
adjective relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules; `molecular structure`; `molecular oxygen`; `molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecule`

molecular biology
noun the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)

molecular biologist
noun a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life

molecular formula
noun a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight

molecular genetics
noun the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level

molecular weight
relative molecular mass noun (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule

molecular(a)
adjective relating to simple or elementary organization; `proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception`--G.A. Miller

molecule
noun (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

molecule
mote noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

molehill
noun a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

moleskin
noun a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap

molester
noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities

Molidae
family Molidae noun ocean sunfishes

Moliere
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin noun French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)

molindone
Moban noun antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia

Moline
noun a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River

Molise
noun a region of south central Italy

moll
gun moll noun the girl friend of a gangster

molle
Schinus 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

mollie
molly noun popular aquarium fish

Mollienesia
genus Mollienesia noun mollies

mollification
noun a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered

Molluga
genus Molluga noun carpetweeds

Mollusca
phylum Mollusca noun gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons

molluscum
noun any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules

molluscum contagiosum
noun a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)

mollusk
mollusc noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

mollusk family
noun a family of mollusks

mollusk genus
noun a genus of mollusks

Molly Miller
Scartella cristata noun inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic

mollycoddle
noun a pampered darling; an effeminate man

Molnar
Ferenc Molnar noun Hungarian playwright (1878-1952)

moloch
noun any lizard of the genus Moloch

Moloch
noun god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children

Molokai
Molokai Island noun an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)

Molossidae
family Molossidae noun mastiff bats; freetail bats

Molothrus
genus Molothrus noun cowbirds

Molotov
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov noun Soviet statesman (1890-1986)

Molotov cocktail
petrol bomb noun a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick

molt
molting noun periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

molten
adjective reduced to liquid form by heating; `a mass of molten rock`

molter
moulter noun an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)

molto
adverb much; `allegro molto`

molucca balm
bells of Ireland noun aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx

Moluccas
Spice Islands noun a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands

Molucella
genus Molucella noun small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated

Molva
genus Molva noun ling

Molva molva
noun elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried

molybdenite
noun a mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds

molybdenum
Mo noun a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel

molybdenum steel
noun steel containing 10-15% molybdenum; properties are similar to tungsten steel

Mombasa
noun a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean

mombin
noun purplish tropical fruit

moment
noun the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

moment
noun an indefinitely short time; `wait just a moment`; `it only takes a minute`; `in just a bit`

moment of a couple
noun given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them

moment of inertia
noun the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration

moment of truth
noun a crucial moment on which much depends

momentarily
in a moment adverb at any moment; `she will be with you momently`

momentous
adjective of very great significance; `deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision`; `a momentous event`

momentously
adverb in a momentous way