| mortar1 |
a heavy bowl-like receptacle in which substances are ground or pounded into powder. [4 definitions] |
| mortar2 |
a bonding substance made from cement or lime, sand, and water and used to hold in place bricks, stones, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| mortarboard |
a usu. square board with a handle underneath, for carrying and working with mortar. [2 definitions] |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a lender holds a claim to property until a debt is repaid. [3 definitions] |
| mortgagee |
the person to whom a property is mortgaged. |
| mortgagor |
the person who mortgages a property. |
| mortician |
a person licensed to make appropriate disposition of dead human bodies; undertaker; funeral director. |
| mortification |
a feeling of embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. [3 definitions] |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. [3 definitions] |
| mortise |
a slot or other shape cut into a piece of wood or metal and intended to connect with a matching piece cut to fit it exactly when inserted into it. (Cf. tenon.) [3 definitions] |
| mortmain |
in law, perpetual ownership of real estate by institutions, such as churches, that do not have the right to sell. |
| mortuary |
a place, usu. a funeral home, where dead human bodies are kept before burial or cremation. [2 definitions] |
| mos. |
abbreviation of "months," a plural form of "month." |
| Mosaic |
of, pertaining to, or derived from Moses or the writings that are attributed to him. |
| mosaic |
a pattern or picture made with many small glass tiles, stones, or the like cemented onto a surface. [6 definitions] |
| Moscow |
the capital of Russia. |
| Moses |
according to the Old Testament, the Hebrew patriarch who received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai, and who led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt. |
| mosey |
(informal) to walk slowly or aimlessly; stroll. [2 definitions] |
| Moslem |
variant of Muslim. |
| mosque |
a Muslim place of worship. |
| mosquito |
any of numerous winged insects, the females of which usu. suck the blood of animals and humans by using a slender, hollow proboscis. |