| mountain sickness |
nausea, weakness, and difficulty in breathing at high altitudes, caused by lack of oxygen. |
| mountainside |
any of the sloping surfaces of a mountain. |
| Mountain Standard Time |
the standard time used in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, seven hours behind Greenwich time. |
| mountaintop |
the highest part of a mountain; summit. [2 definitions] |
| mountebank |
one who, by jokes or tricks, shamelessly deludes an audience of potential buyers of a dubious line of products. [2 definitions] |
| mounted |
seated on or riding an animal, esp. a horse. [3 definitions] |
| Mount Everest |
the world's highest mountain, on the border between Nepal and Tibet. |
| Mount Holyoke |
a women's liberal arts college located in Massachusetts and founded in 1837. |
| Mountie |
(informal) an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |
| mounting |
the act of someone or something that mounts. [2 definitions] |
| Mount Sinai |
according to the Old Testament, the desert height on which Moses received from God the Ten Commandments and, according to rabbinic tradition, the whole body of law found in the Pentateuch and the Talmud. |
| mourn |
to feel or show deep sorrow or grief, esp. for the dead; grieve. [5 definitions] |
| mourner |
one that mourns. [2 definitions] |
| mournful |
extremely sad; sorrowful. [2 definitions] |
| mourning |
the acts, utterances, or feelings of one that mourns, esp. for the death of a relative or friend. [3 definitions] |
| mourning cloak |
a common butterfly of Europe and North America that has brown wings with purple spots and yellow edges. |
| mourning dove |
a variety of grayish dove that is identified by its plaintive cooing. |
| mouse |
any of numerous small rodents or marsupials that usu. have long, furless tails, small round ears, and pointed faces. [5 definitions] |
| mouse over |
in computing, to use a mouse or other computer device to place the cursor over an item on the computer screen and hover over it without clicking or tapping, or simply to move the cursor over the screen without clicking or tapping on any particular item. |
| mouser |
an animal, esp. a cat, that catches mice. |
| mousetrap |
a small trap used to catch or kill mice. [3 definitions] |