| moviemaker |
a person who makes movies, esp. a producer or director; filmmaker. |
| moviemaking |
the process, activity, or profession of making movies. |
| movie star |
a movie actor who has attained celebrity and usu. plays lead roles in movies. |
| movie theater |
a building where movies are shown to the public on a large screen. |
| moving |
changing place or position. [3 definitions] |
| moving picture |
see "motion picture." |
| mow1 |
to cut down (grain, grass, or the like) with a machine or scythe. [4 definitions] |
| mow2 |
a place in a barn for storing heaps of hay or cut grain. [2 definitions] |
| mower |
one that mows, esp. a machine for mowing grass, hay, or the like. |
| mown |
a past participle of mow1. |
| moxa |
in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine, a preparation made from a type of wormwood plant that is applied to the skin either as a cauterizing agent or a counterirritant. |
| moxie |
(informal) courage, nerve, perseverance, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| Mozambique |
a Southeast African coastal country between South Africa and Tanzania. |
| mozzarella |
a mild white cheese used for melting in many Italian-style foods. |
| MP |
abbreviation of "Military Police," military personnel who perform police duties, esp. in respect to other military personnel. [2 definitions] |
| M.P. |
abbreviation of "Member of Parliament," one who has been elected to the parliament of a nation. |
| MP3 |
abbreviation of "Moving Pictures Expert Group, Audio Layer 3," an audio file format that compresses sound data, esp. music, for easy transfer over the internet, while providing high-quality playback sound. [3 definitions] |
| mpg |
abbreviation of "miles per gallon." |
| mph |
abbreviation of "miles per hour." |
| Mr. |
abbreviation of "Mister," a conventional title of courtesy, usu. abbreviated and placed before a man's last name or title of office. [2 definitions] |
| MRI |
abbreviation of "magnetic resonance imaging," a non-invasive medical imaging technology using radio waves and powerful magnetic fields to make the interior of the human body visible in three dimensions and in real time. |