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- moderate adjective (moderate, more moderate, most moderate); verb (moderate, moderates, moderated, moderating); noun (a moderate, moderates)
adjective: Not too much and not too little; medium in size, amount or strength. - moderately adverb (moderately)
To a medium amount or degree; fairly but not very: «moderately hot», «moderately difficult». - moderation noun (no plural)
1) Moderation means doing or having something in a sensible amount, not too much. - moderator noun (a moderator, moderators)
A moderator is a person who runs a discussion or debate and makes sure people follow the rules and take turns. - modern adjective (modern, more modern, most modern)
1) Of the present time or recent times, not old. 2) Using the newest ideas, styles or machines. 3) (history) Of the period of history… - modernised adjective (modernised); verb form (past of «modernise»: modernise, modernises, modernised, modernising – UK; modernize, modernized – US)
Made modern; changed with new equipment, methods or ideas so it is up to date: «a modernised kitchen». - modestly adverb
Without boasting about your own skills or successes: she smiled modestly. - modesty noun (modesty — uncountable)
Not boasting about yourself or your skills, even when you are good. - modified adjective (modified); verb past form of modify (modify, modifies, modified, modifying)
Changed a little, usually to make it better or to suit a new purpose. - modify verb (modify, modifies, modified, modifying); noun modification
To modify something means to change it a little, usually to improve it or make it fit a purpose. - module noun (a module, modules)
One separate part or unit that fits together with others to make a bigger whole, like a part of a machine or building. - mohawk noun (Mohawk — a people and language; a mohawk — a hairstyle, mohawks); also mohican (UK, hairstyle)
1) The Mohawk are a First Nations and Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, living in what is now New York… - moil verb (moils, moiled, moiling); noun (no plural)
1) (old use) To moil is to work very hard, often in dirt or with tiring tasks. - moist adjective (moist, moister, moistest)
1) Moist means slightly wet or damp, but not soaking wet. 2) Moist food, like cake, is soft and not dry. - moisten verb (moisten, moistens, moistened, moistening)
1) To make something slightly wet: «moisten the cloth». 2) To become slightly wet: «her eyes moistened». - moisture noun (moisture, uncountable)
1) Moisture is small amounts of water or other liquid in the air, in the ground or on a surface. - moisturise verb (moisturise, moisturises, moisturised, moisturising); US spelling moisturize
To put cream or lotion on your skin so that it stays soft and does not get dry. - mojave noun (Mojave – a name of a desert and a people); also spelled «Mohave»
1) (a place) The Mojave Desert is a hot, dry desert in the south-western USA, mostly in California and Nevada; Death Valley, one of the… - molar noun (a molar, molars); adjective (molar — of the back teeth)
1) A molar is one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your mouth, used for grinding and chewing food. - molasses noun (molasses, uncountable)
1) A thick, dark, sticky syrup made when sugar is taken from sugar cane or sugar beet. - mole noun (a mole, moles); also unit «mole» (science, mol)
A mole is a small, furry animal with tiny eyes and big front paws that digs tunnels underground and eats worms. - molecular adjective (molecular)
To do with molecules: the tiny groups of atoms joined together that make up substances. - molecule noun (a molecule, molecules)
A molecule is the smallest unit of a substance that still has its properties, made of two or more atoms joined together. - molehill noun (a molehill, molehills)
A small pile of earth pushed up by a mole digging its tunnels underground. - molest verb (molests, molested, molesting)
1) To molest is to bother, annoy or attack someone, usually to harm them. - mollie noun (a mollie, mollies — the fish; also molly); name (Mollie — a name)
1) A mollie, or molly, is a small, lively freshwater fish often kept in home aquariums; the females give birth to live babies instead of… - mollusc noun (a mollusc, molluscs; US: mollusk)
1) A mollusc is an animal with a soft body and no backbone, which often has a hard shell; snails, slugs, clams, mussels, oysters… - molly noun (a molly, mollies); proper noun (Molly)
1) Molly: a girl's name, often short for Mary. 2) A small fish often kept in home aquariums, related to guppies. 3) (slang) A street name… - molten adjective
Melted by great heat, about metal, rock or glass: molten lava. - mom noun (a mom, moms) — American and Canadian English; informal
1) (informal, USA and Canada) Mom is a child's word for mother. 2) Mom is also used as a name when talking to your mother: "Mom, can I go… - moment noun (moment, moments)
1) A moment is a very short time. «Wait a moment» means wait a little. 2) A moment is also one exact point in time: «at that moment». 3)… - momentarily adverb
1) For a very short time, only a moment. 2) (mainly US) Very soon, in a moment. - momentary adjective (momentary, more momentary)
1) Momentary means lasting only a very short time, just a moment long. - momentous adjective (momentous, more momentous, most momentous)
1) Very important, with big effects on the future. - momma noun (momma, mommas)
1) (informal, mainly US) Mom; a child's word for their mother. 2) (informal, mainly US) Any mother, including an animal mother, as in "the… - mommy noun (mommy, mommies)
1) (informal, US and Canada) Mother; a small child's word for their mom. 2) (informal) Used about mothers in general, as in "mommy… - mon abbreviation and slang: Mon (Monday); mon (Caribbean and Scottish informal for "man")
Mon is the short form of Monday, used in timetables and calendars. - monarch noun (a monarch, monarchs)
A monarch is a king or queen (or emperor or empress) who rules a country, usually because they were born into the royal family. - monarchy noun (a monarchy, monarchies; the monarchy)
A monarchy is a country ruled by a king, queen or emperor, whose position is usually passed on in the family. - monastery noun (a monastery, monasteries)
A building or group of buildings where monks live, pray and work together under religious rules. - monastic adjective (monastic; more monastic)
To do with monks or nuns and the places they live, monasteries and convents. - monday noun (Monday, Mondays)
Monday is the day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday; for many children it is the first school day of the week. - monetary adjective (monetary)
1) Monetary means to do with money, especially the money of a country. 2) Monetary value is how much something is worth in money. - money noun (money — uncountable; «monies» is rare and formal)
Money is coins and bills (notes) that people use to buy things. - mongol noun (a Mongol, Mongols); adjective (Mongol, Mongolian)
1) The Mongols are the people of Mongolia and nearby lands in Central and East Asia, traditionally herders who moved with their animals… - mongolian adjective (Mongolian); noun (a Mongolian, Mongolians; Mongolian, the language)
Mongolian means from or to do with Mongolia, a country between Russia and China. - mongoose noun (a mongoose, mongooses)
1) A mongoose is a small, fast, furry animal with a long body and tail, from Africa and Asia, famous for fighting and killing snakes… - monitor noun (a monitor, monitors); verb (monitor, monitors, monitored, monitoring)
1) A computer screen. 2) A machine that watches and shows something, like a heart monitor or a baby monitor. 3) (at school) A pupil with a… - monk noun (a monk, monks)
1) (church) A monk is a man who has given his life to God and lives in a religious community called a monastery, following rules of… - monkey noun (a monkey, monkeys); verb (monkey around/about — informal)
A clever animal with long arms and legs, hands that grip, and usually a long tail, that lives mostly in trees in hot countries. - mono noun (mono — uncountable); adjective (mono); prefix (mono-)
Mono is short for monophonic: sound recorded or played through one channel, so it comes from one speaker and not left and right like stereo. - monochrome adjective (monochrome); noun (a monochrome, monochromes; also uncountable: in monochrome)
Using only one colour or shades of one colour, especially black, white and grey. - monopoly noun (a monopoly, monopolies); proper noun (Monopoly — a board game)
Complete control of a product or service by one company or person, so that nobody else sells it. - monotonous adjective (monotonous, more monotonous)
1) Monotonous means dull and boring because it never changes, the same sound or the same thing over and over. - monotonously adverb (no comparative in everyday use)
1) Monotonously means in a dull, unchanging way, the same over and over. - monotreme noun (a monotreme, monotremes)
A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young; the platypus and the echidnas are the only living monotremes. - monoxide noun (monoxide, a monoxide), mostly in "carbon monoxide"
A monoxide is a chemical made of one atom of oxygen joined to another element. - monsieur noun (French: monsieur; plural messieurs)
Monsieur is the French word for "Mr" or "sir", used before a man's name or to speak to a man politely: «Bonjour, monsieur!». - monsoon noun (a monsoon, monsoons)
A wind in South Asia and nearby places that changes direction with the seasons. - monster noun (a monster, monsters); adjective-like (monster: a monster truck = very big)
A monster is a big, scary, made-up creature in stories, films and games. - monstrous adjective (monstrous; more monstrous, most monstrous)
Very large and frightening, like a monster: «a monstrous wave». - montage noun (a montage, montages); verb (montage, montages, montaged, montaging — rare)
In films and TV, a quick series of short clips put together to show time passing or many things happening. - montezuma proper noun (Montezuma); in the phrase «Montezuma's revenge» (slang)
Montezuma (also Moctezuma) was a famous ruler, or emperor, of the Aztecs in Mexico long ago, when Spanish soldiers arrived. - month noun (month, months)
A month is one of the twelve parts of a year, like March or July. - monthly adjective (monthly); adverb (monthly); noun (a monthly, monthlies)
1) Happening, done or paid once every month. 2) Measured over one month (monthly rainfall). 3) (noun) A magazine that comes out once a… - monument noun (a monument, monuments)
A statue, building or stone made to remember a famous person or event. - moo verb (moo, moos, mooed, mooing); noun (a moo, moos); interjection (moo!)
1) A moo is the long, low sound a cow makes. 2) To moo is to make this sound. 3) (UK, informal, rude) «Silly moo» or «old moo» is a cheeky… - mood noun (a mood, moods)
How someone feels at a particular time, such as happy, grumpy or calm. - moodily adverb (moodily)
1) Moodily means in a sulky, gloomy way, as someone does when they are in a bad mood. - moody adjective (moody, moodier, moodiest)
Often changing mood suddenly, especially becoming sad, cross or grumpy for no clear reason. - moon noun (moon, moons; the Moon); verb (moon around — rare)
The big round object that goes around the Earth and shines at night by reflecting sunlight (often the Moon). - moonbeam noun (moonbeams)
1) A moonbeam is a ray of light from the moon. - moonlight noun (moonlight, uncountable); verb (moonlight, moonlights, moonlighted, moonlighting — informal)
1) Moonlight is the light that comes from the Moon at night. 2) To moonlight is to do a second job secretly or in your spare time. - moonlit adjective (moonlit)
1) Moonlit means lit by the light of the Moon. - moonshine noun (no plural); also used as a verb in old use
1) Moonshine is the pale light of the moon. 2) (informal) Moonshine means nonsense or untrue talk. - moonwalk noun (a moonwalk, moonwalks); verb (moonwalk, moonwalks, moonwalked, moonwalking)
A walk on the surface of the Moon by an astronaut. - moor noun (a moor, moors); verb (moor, moors, moored, mooring)
A wide, open area of high land with rough grass, heather and few trees. - moorhen noun (a moorhen, moorhens)
1) A moorhen is a black water bird with a red and yellow beak and a white stripe on its side, often seen on ponds, rivers and canals. - mooring noun (a mooring, moorings); verb form of «moor» (moor, moors, moored, mooring)
A place where a boat is tied up, often with a rope to a post or buoy. - moorish adjective (Moorish)
To do with the Moors, the Muslim people from North Africa who ruled much of Spain and Portugal for hundreds of years in the Middle Ages. - moorland noun (moorlands)
1) Moorland is wide open high land covered with heather and rough grass, often wet and bare. - moose noun (moose; plural moose)
1) A moose is a very large deer with long legs, a big nose, a flap of skin under its chin, and wide flat antlers on the male. - moot adjective (a moot point; no comparative); verb (moot, moots, mooted, mooting)
1) A moot point is a question that people still argue about and have not settled. 2) (formal) To moot an idea is to raise it for discussion. - mop noun (a mop, mops); verb (mop, mops, mopped, mopping)
A mop is a cleaning tool with a long handle and thick strings or a sponge at the end, used to wash floors. - mope verb (mope, mopes, moped, moping)
1) To mope is to be low, sad and dull, sitting about and not wanting to join in. - mopping verb form (-ing of mop: mop, mops, mopped, mopping); noun (mopping, uncountable)
Mopping is cleaning a floor with a mop and water. - moral adjective (moral); noun (a moral, morals)
The lesson about right and wrong that a story teaches (the moral of the story). - moralise verb (moralise, moralises, moralised, moralising; US spelling moralize)
1) To moralise is to talk or write about right and wrong, often in a preachy way, drawing a lesson from a story. - morality noun (no plural)
1) Morality is knowing what is right and wrong, and a set of rules about how people should behave. - morally adverb (morally)
In a way that is about right and wrong behaviour: morally right, morally wrong. - morass noun (morasses)
1) A morass is soft, wet ground that sinks under your feet, a bog. 2) A morass can also mean a confused mess one is stuck in. - moray noun (a moray, morays); also moray eel
A moray, or moray eel, is a long, snake-like fish with sharp teeth that lives in holes in coral reefs and rocks in warm seas. - more determiner, pronoun, adverb (more; most)
More means a bigger number or amount: more apples, more water. - moreover adverb
1) Moreover means also, and besides. It adds one more point to what has just been said. - morn noun (morn — literary)
1) (literary, poetry) Morning. 2) (dialect, Scotland) Tomorrow: the morn. - morning noun (morning, mornings)
The morning is the early part of the day, from when the sun rises until midday (noon). - moro proper noun (Moro); fragment
Moro: a family name (surname) in Italian, Spanish and other languages. - moroccan adjective (Moroccan); noun (a Moroccan, Moroccans)
1) From or to do with Morocco, a country in north-west Africa. 2) (noun) A person from Morocco. - morocco proper noun (Morocco); noun (morocco — soft leather)
Morocco is a country in north-west Africa, across the sea from Spain (a name). - morrow noun (the morrow)
1) (old-fashioned, literary) The next day; tomorrow. 2) (old-fashioned) The morning, as in the greeting "Good morrow!", meaning "Good…
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