NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 40 pps

memento and momento [m@
"mEn to
] n. a souvenir; something
that reminds one of someone else
or of a place that one has been to.
memo ["mEm o] n. a note or
announcement, especially in an
office. (A shortened form of the
word memorandum. Plural ends
in -s.)
memorable ["mEm @ r@ b@l] adj.
worth remembering; easy to
remember. (Adv: memorably.)
memorial [m@ "mor i @l] 1. adj. [of
something] used to remind some-
one of a person, thing, place, or
event. (Prenominal only.)
2. n.
something that is a reminder of an
event in the past or of a person no
longer living.
memory ["mEm @ ri] 1. n. the brain
or mind, thought of as a place
where ideas, words, images, and
past events reside. (No plural.)
2. n. the functioning or quality of
Q; the ability of Q to function.
3. n. an instance of remembering
a past event, experience, person,
or sensation; someone or some-
thing that is remembered.

4. n. the
part of a computer where infor-
mation is kept until it is needed.
(No plural.)
→
in memory of
someone
→ in recent memory
→ jog
someone’s
memory
→ know
something
from memory
men ["mEn] plural of man.
→
separate the men from the boys
menace ["mEn Is] 1. n. a threat;
someone or something that threat-
ens harm, violence, or danger.
2. tv. to threaten someone or
something with harm, violence, or
danger.
mend ["mEnd] 1. tv. to fix some-
thing; to repair something.
2. iv. to
become healthy; to become well.
→
on the mend
mend (

one’s
) fences to restore
good relations (with someone).
mend
one’s
ways to improve one’s
behavior.
menstrual ["mEn str(u )@l] adj.
associated with menstruation.
(Adv: menstrually.)
menstrual period ["mEn str(u )@l
"pIr I @d
] n. the time during which
a woman menstruates. (Can be
shortened to
period.)
menstruate ["mEn stru et] iv. to
experience menstruation; to have
a menstrual period.
menstruation [mEn stru "e S@n] n.
the monthly process in sexually
mature women who are not preg-
nant in which the lining of the
uterus is shed. (No plural.)
mental ["mEn t@l] 1. adj. of or
about the mind; done by the mind.
(Adv: mentally.)
2. adj. of or about
illness of the mind.
mention ["mEn S@n] 1. tv. to say or

write something; to tell about
something briefly. (The object can
be a clause with
that U.) 2. tv. to
refer to someone or something.
3. n. an instance of saying or writ-
ing something as in W; a brief
statement; a reference.
→
not worth mentioning
mention
something
in passing to
mention something casually; to
mention something while talking
about something else.
memento
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menu ["mEn ju] 1. n. a list of food
and drink available at a restaurant.
2. n. a list of options or functions
available in a computer program.
(Figurative on Q.)
meow [mi "aU] 1. n. the sound a cat
makes.
2. iv. [for a cat] to make its
characteristic sound.
merchandise ["m# tS@n daIs] n.

products for sale or trade; things
that are for sale. (No plural.
Treated as singular.)
merchant ["m# tS@nt] n. someone
who buys and sells products in
order to make money; a retailer.
mercury ["m# kj@ ri] 1. n. a silver-
gray element that is liquid at room
temperature. (No plural.)
2. n. the
closest planet to the sun in our
solar system. (Capitalized.)
mercy ["m# si] n. kindness; pity;
compassion. (No plural except
when referring to God’s mercies.)
→
throw
oneself
at the mercy of the
court
→ throw
oneself
on the mercy of
the court
mere ["mIr] adj. only; nothing more
than. (Prenominal only. Adv:
merely. Comp: none; sup: merest.)
merely ["mIr li] adv. this only; only
this and nothing else; just.
merge ["m#dZ] 1. iv. to join with

something else.
2. iv. to enter the
flow of traffic.
3. tv. to cause two
or more things to come together
and become one.
merger ["m#dZ #] n. an act or pro-
cess of joining two organizations
into one.
merit ["mEr It] 1. n. worth; value.
(No plural.)
2. n. a good point; a
virtue. (Usually plural.)
3. tv. to
deserve something; to be worthy
of something.
merry ["mEr i] adj. happy; cheerful;
joyful. (Adv: merrily. Comp: mer-
rier; sup: merriest.)
→
lead
someone
on a merry chase
→ make merry
mesh ["mES] n. material that is
woven in such a way that there are
holes between the threads or
wires. (Plural only for types and
instances.)
mesh together to fit together.

mesh with
something
to fit with
something.
mess ["mEs] 1. n. something or
someplace that is dirty or untidy.
2. n. a group of things that are not
in order; a situation that is not
organized; confusion.
3. n. [in the
military services] a meal, eaten by
a group.
mess
someone or something
up
1. to put someone or something
into disarray; to make someone or
something dirty or untidy.
2. to
interfere with someone or some-
thing; to misuse or abuse someone
or something.
message ["mEs IdZ] 1. n. a com-
munication between two or more
people; a piece of written or spo-
ken information for someone.
2. n. the moral of a story; a lesson
that is to be learned from a story.
→
get the message

messenger ["mEs @n dZ#] n. some-
one who delivers messages, docu-
ments, parcels, or flowers.
messy ["mEs i] adj. dirty or not
organized; not clean and tidy.
messy
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(Adv: messily. Comp: messier; sup:
messiest.)
met ["mEt] past tense and past par-
ticiple of
meet.
metal ["mEt @l] 1. n. a solid mineral
substance that can be cast or
beaten into different shapes.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. adj. made from Q.
metallic [m@ "tAl Ik] adj. associated
with metal; made of metal.
meter ["mit #] 1. n. the basic unit
of the measurement of length in
the metric system, equal to 39.37
inches.
2. n. a device that meas-
ures and displays the amount of
something that is used.
3. n. the

rhythms caused by accents in
poetry and music. (Plural only for
types and instances.)
4. tv. to
measure the flow of something
with W.
method ["mET @d] n. a way of doing
something; a system; a procedure.
metric ["mE trIk] adj. of or about
the system of measurement based
on the meter. (Adv: metrically
[
Ik li].)
mice ["maIs] a plural of mouse.
microphone ["maI kr@ fon] n. a
device that changes sound waves
into electrical waves so that the
sound can be broadcast, recorded,
or made louder. (Can be shortened
to
mike.)
microscope ["maI kr@ skop] n. a
device that makes very small
objects appear much larger.
midair ["mId "Er] adj. in the air; not
touching the ground.
→
in midair
→ keep
someone or something

hanging
in midair
→ leave
someone or something
hanging
in midair
midday
1.
["mId "de] n. noon; the
middle of the day. (No plural.)
2. ["mId de] adj. happening in the
middle of the day; happening at
noon. (Prenominal only.)
middle ["mId l] 1. n. a place or time
halfway between two ends or
sides; the center.
2. n. the area of
the waist; halfway along the body
of a human or other creature.
3. adj. central; at the same dis-
tance from either end; halfway
between the beginning and the
end. (Prenominal only.)
→
play both ends (against the
middle)
→ smack-dab in the middle
middle-of-the-road halfway
between two extremes, especially
political extremes.

midnight ["mId naIt] 1. n. 12:00 at
night; twelve o’clock at night.
2. adj. happening at Q; beginning
at Q. (Prenominal only.)
→
burn the midnight oil
Midwest ["mId "wEst] 1. n. the
middle part of the United States.
(No plural.)
2. the adj. use of Q.
might ["maIt] 1. n. power; strength.
(No plural.)
2. aux. a form that
expresses possibility. (See also
may
and could.) 3. aux. a form
expressing permission. (See also
may and could.)
mighty ["maIt i] adj. powerful;
strong; very great. (Adv: mightily.
Comp: mightier; sup: mightiest.)
→
act high-and-mighty
met
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mike ["maIk] n. a device for con-
verting sounds to electronic audio
signals. (Short for

microphone.)
mild ["maIld] 1. adj. gentle or calm;
not extreme, powerful, or severe.
(Adv: mildly. Comp: milder; sup:
mildest.)
2. adj. [of food] plain
and not spicy. (Adv: mildly. Comp:
milder; sup: mildest.)
3. adj. light;
not severe or harsh. (Adv: mildly.
Comp: milder; sup: mildest.)
mile ["maIl] n. a unit of measure-
ment of length, equal to 5,280 feet
or about 1.6 kilometers.
→
be a million miles away
→ go the extra mile
→ miss (
something
) by a mile
→ nautical mile
→ stand out a mile
→ stick out a mile
mileage ["maIl IdZ] 1. n. a distance
expressed in miles. (Plural only for
types and instances.)
2. n. the
total number of miles that can be
traveled using one gallon of gaso-
line. (No plural.)

→
get a lot of mileage out of
something
milestone in
someone’s
life a very
important event or point in one’s
life. (From the stone at the side of
a road showing the distance to or
from a place.)
military ["mIl @ tEr i] adj. having to
do with the armed forces. (Adv:
militarily [
mIl @ "tEr @ li].)
the
military n. the armed forces;
the army. (Treated as singular.)
militia [m@ "lIS @] n. a group of citi-
zens who are not part of the pro-
fessional army but who are trained
as soldiers.
milk ["mIlk] 1. n. the white liquid
made by female mammals to feed
their young. (Usually refers to
cows’ milk used as food. No plu-
ral.)
2. n. a white liquid from cer-
tain plants. (No plural.)
3. tv. to
take Q from an animal.

→
cry over spilled milk
the milk of human kindness the
natural kindness and sympathy
shown to others.
milk
someone
for
something
to
pressure someone into giving
information or money.
mill ["mIl] 1. n. a building contain-
ing the machinery needed to turn
grain into meal.
2. n. a machine or
device that crushes grains, seeds,
or coffee beans.
→
been through the mill
milligram ["mIl @ grAm] n. a unit of
measurement of weight; one one-
thousandth (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of a gram.
millimeter ["mIl @ mit #] n. a unit
of measurement of length; one
one-thousandth (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of a meter.
million ["mIl j@n] 1. n. the number
1,000,000. (Additional numbers
are formed as with two million,
three million, four million, etc.)

2. adj. 1,000,000; consisting of
1,000,000 things; having 1,000,000
things.
→
be a million miles away
→ feel like a million (dollars)
→ look like a million dollars
→ one in a million
millionaire [mIl j@ "nEr] n. some-
one who has $1,000,000 in assets
after debt is subtracted.
a
millstone about
one’s
neck a
continual burden or handicap.
millstone about one’s neck
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mincemeat ["mIns mit] 1. n. a
mixture of fruit, spices, and some-
times chopped meat, as a filling
for pies. (No plural form.)
2. the
adj. use of Q.
→
make mincemeat of
someone
mind ["maInd] 1. n. the part of

humans that thinks and has feel-
ings.
2. n. the center of intelli-
gence and memory; the imagina-
tion; the creative part of humans.
3. tv. to care for someone or some-
thing; to tend to someone or
something.
4. tv. to be opposed to
something; to care if someone
does something.
5. iv. to be
opposed [to something]; to object.
→
bear
someone or something
in mind
→ boggle
someone’s
mind
→ enter
one’s
mind
→ get a load off
one’s
mind
→ give
someone
a piece of
one’s

mind
→ have a one-track mind
→ have the presence of mind to
do
something
→ in
one’s
mind’s eye
→ in
one’s
right mind
→ keep
someone or something
in mind
→ a meeting of minds
→ on
one’s
mind
→ out of
one’s
mind
→ put
one’s
mind to
something
→ slip
one’s
mind
mind
one’s

own business to
attend only to the things that con-
cern one.
mind
one’s
p’s and q’s 1. to mind
one’s manners; to pay attention to
small details of behavior.
2. to pay
attention to small details of behav-
ior.
mind you a phrase indicating that
something should be taken into
consideration.
mine ["maIn] 1. n. an opening into
the earth from which precious
metals, minerals, or gems are
recovered.
2. n. a source of some-
thing in large amounts; someone,
something, or someplace that sup-
plies large amounts of something.
(Figurative on Q.)
3. n. a bomb
that is placed under the surface of
the soil or water and explodes
when it is touched.
4. tv. to
remove precious metals, minerals,
or gems from the earth.

5. tv. to
place bombs under the surface of
the soil or water at a particular
location.
6. pron. the first-person
singular possessive pronoun.
(Used in place of a noun.)
→
back to the salt mines
→ Your guess is as good as mine.
a mine of information someone
or something that is full of infor-
mation.
mineral ["mIn (@) r@l] 1. n. one of
many kinds of crystallike sub-
stances dug from the earth; a sub-
stance that is gotten by mining.
2. n. an element that plants and
animals need in order to function
properly.
3. the adj. use of Q.
minimal ["mIn @ m@l] adj. smallest
possible [amount]. (Adv: mini-
mally.)
minimum ["mIn @ m@m] 1. n. the
least amount or degree possible;
the smallest amount or degree
possible.
2. adj. minimal; smallest;
lowest; least.

minister ["mIn I st#] 1. n. a pastor;
a preacher; the leader of a Chris-
tian church.
2. n. [in many coun-
tries] someone who is the head of
a government department.
mincemeat
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mink ["mINk] 1. n., irreg. a small,
long, furry animal similar to the
weasel or ferret. (Plural: mink or
minks.)
2. n. the fur of Q. (No
plural.)
3. n. a coat made from W.
4. adj. made from W.
minnow ["mIn o] n. a kind of very
small, thin fish that lives in fresh
water.
minor ["maIn #] 1. adj. small in
size or amount; not serious; not
very important.
2. the adj. use of
Q.
3. n. a student’s secondary area
of study.
4. n. someone who is
younger than the legal age of

responsibility.
mint ["mInt] 1. n. a small plant with
leaves that have a fresh, strong fla-
vor, and the leaves themselves. (No
plural.)
2. n. a candy that is fla-
vored with Q.
3. n. a building
where the government makes
coins and paper money.
4. adj.
tasting like Q; flavored with Q.
5. adj. perfect; in excellent condi-
tion.
6. tv. to make something,
especially coins, from metal.
→
in mint condition
minus ["maIn @s] 1. prep. reduced
by some amount; decreased by
some amount; made less by some
amount; with something omitted
or subtracted. (Symbolized by
(Ϫ).)
2. adj. below zero; less than
zero; [of a number] negative.
(Precedes the amount. Symbolized
by (Ϫ).)
3. adj. [of a school letter
grade] less than the full grade.

(Follows the letter. Symbolized by
(Ϫ).)
4. n. a negative factor; a lack.
minute 1. ["mIn It] n. a unit of the
measurement of time, equal to 60
seconds or ¹⁄₆₀ hour.
2. [maI "nut]
adj. very small. (Adv: minutely.)
→
at the last minute
→ every minute counts
→ just a minute
minutes ["mIn Its] n. a written
account of what happened at a
meeting. (Treated as plural, but
not countable.)
miracle ["mIr @ k@l] 1. n. a remark-
able event that cannot be ex-
plained by the laws of nature.
2. n. an unexpected, lucky event.
(Figurative on Q.)
miraculous [mI "rAk j@ l@s] 1. adj.
not able to be explained by the
laws of science or nature. (Adv:
miraculously.)
2. adj. unexpectedly
excellent. (Figurative on Q. Adv:
miraculously.)
mirage [mI "raZ] n. an image of
something that does not really

exist, especially an image of water
in the desert; something that fools
one’s vision.
mirror ["mIr #] 1. n. a piece of pol-
ished glass, treated in a way that
makes it reflect images perfectly.
2. n. someone or something that
shows what someone or something
thinks, looks like, acts like, or is.
(Figurative on Q.)
3. tv. to show
something as though it were seen
in Q; to represent something.
mirth ["m#T] n. fun and laughter.
(No plural.)
miscarriage of justice a wrong or
mistaken decision, especially one
made in a court of law.
mischief ["mIs tSIf] 1. n. playful
trouble; slightly bad tricks or
deeds. (No plural.)
2. n. some-
mischief
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one—usually a child—who is a
source of trouble or problems.
→
make mischief

misconduct [mIs "kan d@kt] n. bad
behavior; behavior that is not
good or moral. (No plural.)
miser ["maIz #] n. someone who is
very selfish and has a lot of money.
miserable ["mIz @ r@ b@l] 1. adj.
unhappy; very sad; depressed.
(Adv: miserably.)
2. adj. unpleas-
ant; depressing. (Adv: miserably.)
3. adj. poor; squalid; wretched.
(Adv: miserably.)
→
make life miserable for
someone
misfit ["mIs fIt] n. someone who
does not seem to belong with
other people or fit a situation.
misfortune [mIs "for tS@n] n. bad
luck; bad fortune. (Plural only for
types and instances.)
mishap ["mIs hAp] n. an unlucky
event or accident; bad luck; an
unfortunate accident.
misjudge [mIs "dZ^dZ] tv. to make
the wrong judgment about some-
one or something.
mislaid [mIs "led] past tense and
past participle of
mislay.

mislay [mIs "le] tv., irreg. to put
something in a location that is
later forgotten. (Past tense and
past participle:
mislaid.)
mismanage [mIs "mAn IdZ] tv. to
manage someone or something
badly; to deal with someone or
something badly.
misplace [mIs "ples] tv. to put
something someplace and then
forget where it is.
miss ["mIs] 1. tv. to fail to hit,
catch, meet, or reach someone or
something.
2. tv. to fail to locate
or observe people or things that
are where they are meant to be.
3. tv. to notice the absence of
someone or something.
4. tv. to
feel sad about the loss, departure,
or absence of someone or some-
thing.
5. tv. to avoid or escape
something; to avoid doing some-
thing.
6. tv. to lack something; to
fail to acquire or experience some-
thing that is available.

7. n. a fail-
ure to hit, reach, catch, or do
something.
8. n. a polite form of
address for girls and young
women.
9. n. a title for a girl or
unmarried woman. (Capitalized
when written as a proper noun.)
miss out (on
something
) not to do
something because one is unaware
of the opportunity; to fail to or
neglect to take part in something.
miss (
something
) by a mile to fail
to hit something by a great dis-
tance.
miss the point to fail to under-
stand the point, purpose, or intent
of something.
mission ["mI S@n] 1. n. a journey to
a place to do an important task.
2. n. a specific task or duty; a spe-
cific aim or objective.
→
one’s
mission in life

misspell [mIs "spEl] tv. to spell
something wrongly.
mist ["mIst] 1. n. a light spray of
water or other liquid; a small cloud
formed by spraying water or other
liquid.
2. tv. to spray someone or
something with water or other liq-
uid; to cover something with Q or
water vapor.
mist over Go to mist up.
misconduct
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mist up and mist over [for some-
thing] to acquire a coating of mist.
mistake [mI "stek] 1. n. an error;
something that is wrong; some-
thing that is not correct.
2. tv.,
irreg. to have the wrong idea about
something. (Past tense:
mistook;
past participle: mistaken.)
mistake
someone or something
for
someone or something
to think

that one thing or person is
another; to confuse one thing or
person with another.
mistaken [mI "stek @n] Past par-
ticiple of
mistake.
→ a
case of mistaken identity
mister ["mIs t#] n. a title for an
adult male; a form of address for
men. (The abbreviation,
Mr., is
used in writing.)
mistook [mIs "tUk] past tense of
mistake.
mistreat [mIs "trit] tv. to treat
someone or something badly; to
abuse someone or something.
mistrust [mIs "tr^st] 1. tv. not to
trust someone or something; to
doubt someone or something.
2. n. lack of trust; doubts about
someone or something; distrust.
(No plural.)
misty ["mIs ti] adj. [of a surface]
covered with mist; [of air] filled
with mist. (Adv: mistily. Comp:
mistier; sup: mistiest.)
misunderstand [mIs @n d#
"stAnd

] tv., irreg. to understand
someone or something incorrectly.
(Past tense and past participle:
mis-
understood
.)
misunderstood [mIs @n d# "stUd]
past tense and past participle of
misunderstand.
misuse
1.
[mIs "jus] n. incorrect
use; improper use; using some-
thing wrongly. (No plural.)
2. [mIs "juz] tv. to use something
the wrong way; to use something
for a purpose for which it was not
meant to be used.
mitten ["mIt n] n. a piece of cloth-
ing for one’s hand, without sepa-
rate parts for each finger but with
a separate area for the thumb.
mix ["mIks] 1. n. a mixture; a com-
bination of different people or
things.
2. n. a combination of dif-
ferent foods that is ready to be
cooked or used in cooking.
3. tv.
to combine or blend different

things so that they form one thing.
4. tv. to do two things at the same
time.
5. iv. to be friendly and com-
fortable with other people; to be
with other people.
→
have mixed feelings (about
someone or something
)
mix in (with
someone or
something
) to mix or combine
with people or substances.
mix
someone or something
in(to
something
) to combine someone
or something into something.
mix
someone
up to confuse some-
one.
mix
someone
up with
someone
to

confuse one person with another.
mix
something
up (with
something
) 1. to mix or stir some-
thing with a mixing or stirring
device.
2. to confuse something
with something else.
mix something up (with something)
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mixed ["mIkst] 1. adj. combined;
blended.
2. adj. [of the thoughts
or feelings that someone has about
someone or something] combin-
ing very different things, such as
liking and disliking.
3. adj. having
both males and females; for both
sexes.
a
mixed bag a varied collection of
people or things.
mixture ["mIks tS#] n. a combina-
tion or blend of different people or
things.

moan ["mon] 1. n. a deep, long cry
of sadness, suffering, pain, or
grief.
2. iv. to make a deep, long
cry of sadness, suffering, pain, or
grief.
mob ["mab] 1. n. a large group of
people crowded around someone
or something.
2. tv. [for a large
group of people] to crowd around
someone or something.
mobile
1.
["mob @l] adj. able to
move easily; able to be moved eas-
ily; movable.
2. ["mo bil] n. a
hanging arrangement of balanced
objects that move with air cur-
rents. (Refers to decorations,
works of art, or devices to enter-
tain infants.)
mock ["mak] 1. tv. to make fun of
someone; to laugh at or ridicule
someone, especially by copying
how that person speaks or acts.
2. tv. to copy or imitate someone
or something.
3. adj. not real.

mockery ["mak @ ri] n. something
that is a poor substitute for the
real thing or person.
mockingbird ["mak IN b#d] n. a
bird native to the Americas, so
called because it imitates the calls
or songs of other birds.
mode ["mod] 1. n. a way of doing
something; a method; a manner.
2. n. a feature of a verb that shows
whether it is a statement, com-
mand, or wish;
mood W.
model ["mad l] 1. n. a copy of an
object, usually made smaller than
the original.
2. n. someone or
something that is the perfect
example of something; someone
or something that is to be copied
or imitated; a standard.
3. n.
someone who is paid to wear and
show off clothing that is available
for sale.
4. n. someone who poses
for artists and photographers.
5. n.
one style of a certain product in a
series of styles.

6. adj. perfect;
worthy of imitation; regarded as
the perfect example. (Prenominal
only.)
7. adj. built to a smaller
scale than normal. (Prenominal
only.)
8. iv. to work as E or R.
9. tv. [for E] to wear and show off
clothing.
modem ["mod @m] n. a device that
connects a computer with a tele-
phone line or a television cable
system so that information can be
sent or received over that line.
moderate 1. ["mad @ rIt] adj. not
extreme; in the center; average or
medium. (Adv: moderately.)
2. ["mad @ rIt] n. someone whose
political or social views are not
extreme.
3. ["mad @ ret] tv. to
reduce something; to cause some-
thing to be less strong.
4. ["mad @
ret
] tv. to lead a discussion; to lead
a meeting.
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moderation [mad @ "re S@n] n.
being moderate; [doing things]
within reasonable limits. (No
plural.)
modern ["mad #n] adj. up-to-date;
new; of or about the present or
very recent time. (Adv: modernly.)
modest ["mad Ist] 1. adj. shy;
humble; not bragging about one-
self. (Adv: modestly.)
2. adj. not
excessive; moderate; not large.
(Adv: modestly.)
3. adj. decent; not
revealing too much of one’s body.
(Adv: modestly.)
moist ["moIst] adj. damp; a little bit
wet. (Adv: moistly. Comp: moister;
sup: moistest.)
moisten ["moI s@n] tv. to make
something moist; to make some-
thing damp.
moisture ["moIs tS#] n. wetness;
water in the air; vapor. (No
plural.)
molasses [m@ "lAs Iz] n. a sweet,
dark, sticky liquid made in the
process of making sugar. (This is

singular. No plural.)
mold ["mold] 1. n. a fuzzy or slimy
growth that forms on animal or
plant matter. (Plural only for types
and instances.)
2. n. a hollow
object that has a certain shape.
(Certain liquids—such as clay,
resin, cement, rubber, etc.—are
poured into it, and when the liquid
hardens, it will have the same
shape as the mold.)
3. n. some-
thing that was shaped by or made
in W.
4. tv. to shape something; to
form something into a certain
shape; to shape something using
W.
5. iv. to be covered with Q.
→
cast in the same mold
mole ["mol] n. a small, furry mam-
mal that lives underground, eats
worms and bugs, and cannot see
well.
molecule ["mal @ kjul] n. the small-
est part into which a chemical
compound can be divided without
changing its chemical composi-

tion.
molt ["molt] 1. tv. [for an animal]
to shed feathers, skin, or fur.
2. iv.
[for animals] to shed [something],
as with Q.
molten ["molt n] adj. melted; made
into liquid. (Adv: moltenly.)
mom ["mam] n. mother. (Informal.
Also a term of address. Capitalized
when written as a proper noun.)
moment ["mo m@nt] 1. n. an
instant in time; a brief period of
time.
2. n. a certain point in time.
→ the
big moment
→ every moment counts
→ not a moment to spare
→ on the spur of the moment
→ without a moment to spare
the moment everyone has been
waiting for Go to the big moment.
moment of truth the point at
which someone has to face the
reality of a situation.
momento [m@ "mEn to] Go to
memento.
momentum [mo "mEn t@m] n. the
force and speed of movement or

progress. (No plural.)
monarch ["man ark] n. a king or a
queen.
Monday ["m^n de] Go to day.
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