| 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. |
| mosquitofish |
any of various small freshwater fishes used to control mosquito larvae. |
| mosquito net |
a net with a very fine mesh, usu. suspended over sleeping areas to keep out mosquitoes. |
| moss |
any of numerous small, leafy-stemmed, flowerless green plants that grow in mats on rocks, trees, and moist ground. [3 definitions] |
| moss agate |
a type of agate or chalcedony with black, brown, or green mosslike markings caused by impurities. |
| mossback |
an old aquatic creature, such as a turtle, with a mosslike growth of algae on the back. [2 definitions] |
| moss-grown |
covered with moss. [2 definitions] |
| mosso |
in a rapid and animated manner; fast (used as a musical direction). |