English Word Dictionary | Page 93

adjective · the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree

Example: made the most money he could

most especially

adverb · above and beyond all other consideration

Example: above all, you must be independent

most importantly

adverb · above and beyond all other consideration

Example: above all, you must be independent

mostly

adverb · in large part; mainly or chiefly

Example: These accounts are largely inactive

moth miller

noun · any of various moths that have powdery wings

motionlessly

adverb · without moving; in a motionless manner

Example: he saw the black-haired man waiting motionlessly behind the opposite side of the platform

motivate

verb · give an incentive for action

Example: This moved me to sacrifice my career

motorcycle

noun · a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame

motorize

verb · equip with armed and armored motor vehicles

Example: mechanize armies

mottled

adjective · having spots or patches of color

moulder

verb · break down

Example: The bodies decomposed in the heat

mound over

verb · form mounds over

Example: The huts can be mounded over to form shelters

mount parnassus

noun · (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry

Example: Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus

mourn

verb · feel sadness

Example: She is mourning her dead child

mournfully

adverb · in a mournful manner

Example: the young man stared into his glass mournfully

mouse-colored

adjective · of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse

Example: a mousy brownish-grey color

mousy

adjective · quiet and timid and ineffectual

mouthless

adjective · having no mouth or mouthlike opening

move

noun · the act of deciding to do something

Example: he didn't make a move to help

move back

verb · pull back or move away or backward

Example: The enemy withdrew

move involuntarily

verb · move in an uncontrolled manner

move on

verb · move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

Example: Time marches on

move up

verb · move upward

Example: The fog lifted

movingly

adverb · in a moving manner

Example: she sang movingly

much as

adverb · in a similar way

mucky

adjective · dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck

Example: muddy boots

mucoid

adjective · relating to or resembling mucus

Example: a mucoid substance

mud-wrestle

verb · wrestle in mud

Example: some people enjoy watching people who mudwrestle

mudwrestle

verb · wrestle in mud

Example: some people enjoy watching people who mudwrestle

muhammadan calendar

noun · the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years

mukalla

noun · a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden

mule's ears

noun · balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States

mulishly

adverb · in a stubborn unregenerate manner

Example: she remained stubbornly in the same position

mull over

verb · reflect deeply on a subject

Example: I mulled over the events of the afternoon

multicolored

adjective · having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Example: a jester dressed in motley

multicoloured

adjective · having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Example: a jester dressed in motley

multiethnic

adjective · involving several ethnic groups

multifaceted

adjective · having many aspects

Example: a many-sided subject

multifariously

adverb · in diverse ways

Example: the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants

multifocal iol

noun · a type of lens implant that contains several rings with a common center and adjusts for near or far vision; the eye is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously