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

mouse-eared
adjective having ears like a mouse`s

mouse-eared bat
noun a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse

mouse-sized
adjective having the approximate size of a mouse

mouse-tooth forceps
noun a type of forceps

mousepad
mouse mat noun a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse

mouser
noun a cat proficient at mousing

mousetrap
trap play noun (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

moussaka
noun casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs

mousse
hair mousse noun toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling

mousseline de sole
noun a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon

mousy
mousey adjective quiet and timid and ineffectual

mouth
noun the opening of a jar or bottle; `the jar had a wide mouth`

mouth
oral fissure noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; `he stuffed his mouth with candy`

mouth hole
noun a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth

mouth-watering
savory adjective pleasing to the sense of taste

mouthbreeder
noun any of various fishes that carry their eggs and their young in their mouths

mouthful
noun the quantity that can be held in the mouth

mouthlike
adjective of an opening that resembles a mouth

mouthpart
noun any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding

mouthpiece
embouchure noun the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly

mouthpiece
noun (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete`s mouth

mouton
mutton noun meat from a mature domestic sheep

movability
movableness noun the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged

movable
moveable adjective capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another

movable barrier
noun a barrier that can be moved to allow passage

movable feast
moveable feast noun a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years

move
noun the act of deciding to do something; `he didn`t make a move to help`; `his first move was to hire a lawyer`

move
noun the act of changing your residence or place of business; `they say that three moves equal one fire`

move around
verb travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge

move out
verb cause to leave; `The teacher took the children out of the classroom`

moved(p)
affected 2 stirred adjective being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion; `too moved to speak`; `very touched by the stranger`s kindness`

movement
social movement noun a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; `he was a charter member of the movement`; `politicians have to respect a mass movement`; `he led the national liberation front`

mover
public mover noun a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another

mover and shaker
noun a person who wields power and influence; `a shaker of traditional beliefs`; `movers and shakers in the business world`

movie
film 1 picture 2 moving picture noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; `they went to a movie every Saturday night`; `the film was shot on location`

movie projector
cine projector noun projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures

moviegoer
motion-picture fan noun someone who goes to see movies

moviemaking
movie making noun the production of movies

moving expense
noun the cost of moving your residence from one location to another

moving in
noun the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; `occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal`

moving ridge
noun one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

moving van
noun a van used for moving home or office furniture

moving-coil galvanometer
noun a galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic field

movingly
adverb in a moving manner; `she sang movingly`

mown
adjective (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; `the smell of newly mown hay`

Moynihan
Daniel Patrick Moynihan noun United States politician and educator (1927-2003)

Mozambican
adjective of or relating to the people of Mozambique; `Mozambican troops are at the border`

Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique noun a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975

Mozambique Channel
noun an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa

Mozambique monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Mozambique

Mozart
noun the music of Mozart; `the concert was mostly Mozart`

Mozartian
Mozartean adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

mozzarella
noun mild white Italian cheese

Mr. Moto
noun Japanese sleuth created by John Marquand

Mrs
Mrs. noun a form of address for a married woman

Mrs. Henry Wood
Ellen Price Wood noun English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)

Mrs. Humphrey Ward
Mary Augusta Arnold Ward noun English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women`s suffrage movement (1851-1920)

Ms
noun a form of address for a woman

MS-DOS
Microsoft disk operating system noun an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers

Ms.
noun a form of address for a woman

msasa
Brachystegia speciformis noun small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers

mu
noun the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet

much
adverb to a great degree or extent; `she`s much better now`

much as
very much like adverb in a similar way

much(a)
adjective (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; `not much rain`; `much affection`; `much grain is in storage`

muchness
noun greatness of quantity or measure or extent

mucic acid
noun a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar

muciferous
adjective containing or secreting mucus

mucilage
noun a gelatinous substance secreted by plants

mucin
noun a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces

mucinoid
adjective resembling mucin

mucinous
adjective relating to or containing mucin

muckraker
mudslinger noun one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)

muckraking
noun the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

mucky
muddy adjective dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; `muddy boots`; `a mucky stable`

mucocutaneous
adjective of or relating to the mucous membranes and skin

mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
New World leishmaniasis noun a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa

mucoid
mucoidal adjective relating to or resembling mucus; `a mucoid substance`

mucopolysaccharide
noun complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue

mucopolysaccharidosis
noun any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues

mucopurulent
adjective containing or composed of mucus and pus

mucor
noun any mold of the genus Mucor

Mucoraceae
family Mucoraceae noun large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products

Mucorales
order Mucorales noun an order of mostly saprophytic fungi

mucosal
adjective of or relating to mucous membranes

mucous
mucose adjective of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; `mucous tissue`; `mucous glands of the intestine`

mucous membrane
mucosa noun mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior

mucuna
noun any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres

mucus
mucous secretion noun protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium

mud
noun slanderous remarks or charges

mud bath
noun a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)

mud brick
noun a brick made from baked mud

mud dauber
noun wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae

mud flat
noun a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide

mud midget
bogmat noun having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America

mud pie
noun a mass of mud that a child has molded into the shape of pie

mud puddle
noun a puddle of mud; `the children loved a mud puddle`

mud puppy
noun aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills

mud stain
noun a stain produced by mud

mud turtle
noun bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America