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

momentousness
noun utmost importance

momentum
impulse noun an impelling force or strength; `the car`s momentum carried it off the road`

momism
overprotection noun excessive protection

Mommsen
Theodor Mommsen noun German historian noted for his history of Rome (1817-1903)

Momordica
genus Momordica noun Old World tropical vine

Momordica balsamina
noun a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit

Momotidae
family Momotidae noun a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes

Momotus
genus Momotus noun type genus of the Momotidae

Momus
Momos noun god of blame and mockery

Mon
noun the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon

Mon-Khmer
noun a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages

Monacan
Monegasque adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people

Monaco
Principality of Monaco noun a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera

Monaco-Ville
noun the capital of Monaco

monad
noun (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan)

monadic operation
unary operation noun an operation with exactly one operand

monal
monaul noun brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia

monandrous
adjective having only one husband at a time

monandry
noun the state of having only one husband at a time

monarch
monarch butterfly noun large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

monarchal
monarchical adjective having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch; `monarchical gestures`; `monarchal pomp`

monarchism
noun a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system

monarchist
royalist noun an advocate of the principles of monarchy

monarchy
noun an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

monarda
wild bergamot noun any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda

Monarda citriodora
noun an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico

Monarda clinopodia
noun perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls

Monarda fistulosa
noun perennial herb of North America

Monarda punctata
noun tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico

Monardella
genus Monardella noun a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States

Monario
noun an artificial language

monastery
noun the residence of a religious community

monastic habit
noun a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery

monastic order
noun a group of person living under a religious rule; `the order of Saint Benedict`

monasticism
noun asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

monatomic
monoatomic adjective of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom; `helium and argon are monatomic gases`

monaural
adjective relating to or having or hearing with only one ear; `monaural deafness`

monaurally
to one ear adverb in a monaural manner; `the stimuli were presented monaurally`

monazite
noun a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium

Monday
Mon noun the second day of the week; the first working day

Mondrian
Piet Mondrian noun Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944)

Monegasque
Monacan noun a native or inhabitant of Monaco

Monel metal
Monell metal noun an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum)

Monera
kingdom Monera noun prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions

moneran
adjective of or relating to the Monera

Moneses
genus Moneses noun one species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola

monestrous
monoestrous adjective having one estrous cycle per year

Monet
Claude Monet noun French impressionist painter (1840-1926)

monetarism
noun an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money

monetarist
noun an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money

monetary
pecuniary adjective relating to or involving money; `monetary rewards`; `he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services`

monetary unit
noun a unit of money

monetary value
price noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); `the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver`; `he puts a high price on his services`; `he couldn`t calculate the cost of the collection`

money
noun the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; `we tried to collect the money he owed us`

money belt
noun belt with a concealed section for holding money

money cowrie
Cypraea moneta noun cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa

money handler
money dealer noun a person who receives or invests or pays out money

money laundering
noun concealing the source of illegally gotten money

money market
noun a market for short-term debt instruments

money order
postal order noun a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office

money supply
noun the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks

moneybag
noun a drawstring bag for holding money

moneyed
monied adjective based on or arising from the possession of money or wealth; `moneyed interests`

moneygrubber
noun someone whose main interest in life is moneymaking

moneyless
adjective not based on the possession of money; `a moneyless economy`

moneymaker
money-spinner noun a project that generates a continuous flow of money

moneymaking
noun the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)

moneywort
creeping Jenny noun a loosestrife vine

mongo
noun 100 mongo equal 1 tugrik in Mongolia

Mongol
adjective of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures; `the Mongol invaders`; `a Mongolian pony`; `Mongolian syntax strongly resembles Korean syntax`

Mongol Tatar
noun a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century

Mongolia
Mongolian People`s Republic noun a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia

Mongolian
Mongolic noun a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia

Mongolian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Mongolia

mongolism
mongolianism noun a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

mongoloid
adjective of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;

mongoose
noun agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

mongoose-like
adjective resembling a mongoose

monic polynomial
noun a polynomial in one variable

monilia
noun any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia

Moniliaceae
family Moniliaceae noun family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies

Moniliales
order Moniliales noun order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium

monish
verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone`s behavior; `I warned him not to go too far`; `I warn you against false assumptions`; `She warned him to be quiet`

monism
noun the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element

monistic
adjective of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of monism; `the monistic school would regard national law and international law as an integrated whole`- J.S.Roucek

monition
noun a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted

monitor
monitor lizard noun any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

monitor
noun display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

monitor program
monitoring program noun a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system

monitoring
noun the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it); `the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times`

monitoring device
noun display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

monk
monastic noun a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

monk`s cloth
noun a heavy cloth in basket weave

monkey
noun any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

monkey bread
noun African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp

monkey bridge
noun a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room

monkey business
noun mischievous or deceitful behavior

monkey ladder
noun a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship

monkey puzzle
chile pine noun large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts

monkey-like
adjective resembling a monkey