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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • monumental/ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsEnormous in scale or importance.
  • mood/muːd/nounB13 meaningsThe way somebody feels at a particular time.
  • mood swingnounB2A sudden change from one feeling to its opposite.
  • moody/ˈmuːdi/adjectiveB22 meaningsChanging quickly from cheerful to grumpy.
  • moon/muːn/nounA22 meaningsThe bright body that orbits the earth and lights the night.
  • moonlight/ˈmuːnlaɪt/
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nounB22 meanings
The light the moon reflects at night.
  • moonlightingnounC1Working a second job, often secretly.
  • moonlit/ˈmuːnˌlɪt/adjectiveB2Lit by the light of the moon.
  • moonshine/ˈmuːnʃaɪn/nounC1Spirits distilled illegally, or foolish talk.
  • moonstone/ˈmunˌstoʊn/nounC1A pale stone with a soft inner glow.
  • moor/mʊə/verbC22 meaningsTo tie a vessel up so it cannot drift.
  • moorhen/ˈmʊəɹˌhɛn/nounC1A dark water bird with a red patch on its forehead.
  • mooringnounC1The place a boat is tied up, and the ropes that hold it.
  • moorlandnounB2+Open high ground covered in heather and grass.
  • moose/muːs/nounB1A very large North American deer with broad flat antlers.
  • moot/muːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsOpen to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.
  • mop/mɒp/nounB12 meaningsA tool with an absorbent head on a handle, for washing floors.
  • moped/ˈməʊ.pɛd/nounB1+A small low-powered motorcycle.
  • moraine/məˈɹeɪn/nounC2The heap of rubble a glacier pushes and leaves.
  • moral/ˈmɒɹəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsConcerning what is right and wrong in the way people behave.
  • morale/məˈɹɑːl/nounB2The level of confidence, enthusiasm and willingness to keep going in a group or a person.
  • morality/məˈɹælɪti/nounC1The set of ideas about what is right and wrong.
  • morass/məˈɹæs/nounC2Boggy ground, or a situation you cannot get free of.
  • moratorium/ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/nounC1An agreed halt to an activity for a time.
  • morbid/ˈmɔː.bɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnhealthily fascinated by death and dark things.
  • mordant/ˈmɔːdn̩t/adjectiveC2Sharply and bitingly critical.
  • more often than notphraseB2In the majority of cases.
  • more or less/mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs/phraseB1Approximately; almost but not exactly.
  • moreish/ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/adjectiveC1So good you cannot stop eating it.
  • moreover/mɔːˈɹəʊ.və/adverbB2+And on top of that.
  • morgue/mɔːɡ/nounB22 meaningsThe cold room where bodies are kept.
  • moribund/ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/adjectiveC2Close to dying, or having lost all vigour.
  • morn/mɔːn/nounC1The early part of the day, in poetic use.
  • morning/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/nounA1The early part of the day, before midday.
  • morocconounB1+A country in North Africa.
  • moronic/mɔːˈɹɒnɪk/adjectiveB2Extremely stupid.
  • morose/məˈɹəʊs/adjectiveC1Gloomy and unwilling to talk.
  • morris dancenounC1An English folk dance with bells and sticks.
  • morrow/ˈmɒɹəʊ/nounC2The following day, in old use.
  • morsel/ˈmɔːsəl/nounC12 meaningsA small piece of food.
  • mortal/ˈmɔː.təl/adjectiveB23 meaningsBound to die.
  • mortality/mɔɹˈtælɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe rate at which living things die.
  • mortar/ˈmɔːtə/nounB2+3 meaningsThe paste of sand, cement and water that binds bricks and stones together.
  • mortgage/ˈmɔːɡɪd͡ʒ/nounB2A long-term loan secured against a property.
  • mortgage paymentnounB2The monthly sum repaid on a loan against a house.
  • mortified/ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd/adjectiveC1Deeply and painfully embarrassed.
  • mortify/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/verbB2+To make somebody feel deeply ashamed.
  • mortifyingadjectiveC1Causing deep embarrassment.
  • mosaic/məʊˈzeɪk/nounB2+A picture built from thousands of small coloured pieces.
  • moses basketnounC1A light woven bed for a very small baby.
  • mosque/mɑsk/nounB1+A building where Muslims gather to pray.
  • mosquito/mɒˈskiː.təʊ/nounB1A small flying insect that bites and drinks blood.
  • moss/mɒs/nounB1+A soft green plant growing on damp stones and trees.
  • mostly/ˈməʊstli/adverbA23 meaningsFor the greater part; mainly.
  • mote/moʊt/nounC2A tiny speck of dust in the air.
  • moth/mɒθ/nounA2+A night-flying insect related to butterflies.
  • mothball/ˈmɒθbɔːl/nounB2+A small white ball that keeps insects out of stored wool.
  • mother/ˈmʌð.ə/nounA12 meaningsThe woman who gave birth to you.
  • mother of pearlnounB2The shimmering lining of a shell.
  • mother tongue/ˈmʌð.ə ˌtʌŋ/phraseB1The first language you grew up speaking.