--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 40 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/40/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 40 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/39/) **40** [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/41/) … [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/54/) **moil** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) To moil is to work very hard, often in dirt or with tiring tasks.[↗](../../moil/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He had toiled and moiled all his life.[↗](../../moil/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer moiled in the fields from dawn.[↗](../../moil/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not moil so hard; rest a while.[↗](../../moil/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After a day of moil, she was tired.[↗](../../moil/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **moist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Moist means slightly wet or damp, but not soaking wet.[↗](../../moist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Moist food, like cake, is soft and not dry.[↗](../../moist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Keep the soil moist so the seeds will grow.[↗](../../moist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Woodlice live in moist, dark places.[↗](../../moist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This chocolate cake is lovely and moist.[↗](../../moist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wipe the table with a moist cloth.[↗](../../moist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Frogs need moist skin to breathe.[↗](../../moist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The air in the rainforest is warm and moist.[↗](../../moist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The grass was still moist from the morning dew.[↗](../../moist/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Her eyes were moist with tears.[↗](../../moist/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Presently twelve spoonbills came flying thither, struck the moist earth, turned into fair maidens, and began to bathe.[↗](../../moist/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The word חמפולמות is translated by Rashi, moist.[↗](../../moist/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../moist/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning; (Writings JOB.37.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../moist/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **moisten** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make something slightly wet: «moisten the cloth».[↗](../../moisten/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To become slightly wet: «her eyes moistened».[↗](../../moisten/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Moisten the edges of the pastry so they stick.[↗](../../moisten/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Moisten the sponge before wiping the board.[↗](../../moisten/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Seeds sprout in moistened cotton wool.[↗](../../moisten/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa's eyes moistened as he read the letter.[↗](../../moisten/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Moisten the stamp to stick it on – or use a self-stick stamp.[↗](../../moisten/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a damp cloth to moisten the clay.[↗](../../moisten/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Moisten the soil, but don't flood it.[↗](../../moisten/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The frog moistens its skin in the pond.[↗](../../moisten/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Moisten my tongue--bring me a refreshing draught."[↗](../../moisten/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.[↗](../../moisten/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../moisten/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **moisture** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Moisture is small amounts of water or other liquid in the air, in the ground or on a surface.[↗](../../moisture/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The plants take moisture from the soil.[↗](../../moisture/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Moisture on the window is called condensation.[↗](../../moisture/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the bread in a bag so it doesn't lose moisture.[↗](../../moisture/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Salt soaks up moisture from the air.[↗](../../moisture/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dry the wood so there is no moisture left.[↗](../../moisture/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much moisture in a room can make mould grow.[↗](../../moisture/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Every thing was dripping with moisture, and the poor prince had not a dry thread about him.[↗](../../moisture/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **moisturise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To put cream or lotion on your skin so that it stays soft and does not get dry.[↗](../../moisturise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To make something less dry by adding a little water or oil to it.[↗](../../moisturise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum told me to moisturise my hands after washing up.[↗](../../moisturise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In winter my skin gets so dry that I have to moisturise every night.[↗](../../moisturise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse said to moisturise the eczema patches twice a day.[↗](../../moisturise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad never moisturises, and his lips get cracked.[↗](../../moisturise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This shampoo claims to moisturise your hair.[↗](../../moisturise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After swimming in chlorine, Grandma always moisturises her face.[↗](../../moisturise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Moisturising cream feels cold when you first put it on.[↗](../../moisturise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mojave** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a place) The Mojave Desert is a hot, dry desert in the south-western USA, mostly in California and Nevada; Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, is in it.[↗](../../mojave/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a people) The Mojave are a Native American people who live along the Colorado River.[↗](../../mojave/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Mojave Desert is in the south-west of the USA.[↗](../../mojave/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Joshua trees grow in the Mojave Desert.[↗](../../mojave/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Death Valley is in the Mojave and is very hot.[↗](../../mojave/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The desert tortoise lives in the Mojave.[↗](../../mojave/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mojave people live along the Colorado River.[↗](../../mojave/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It hardly ever rains in the Mojave.[↗](../../mojave/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mojave gets very cold at night.[↗](../../mojave/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a film about wildflowers blooming in the Mojave after rain.[↗](../../mojave/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **molar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A molar is one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your mouth, used for grinding and chewing food.[↗](../../molar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Molars are the big teeth at the back of your mouth.[↗](../../molar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We chew and grind food with our molars.[↗](../../molar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My new adult molar is coming through.[↗](../../molar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist sealed my molars to stop cavities.[↗](../../molar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows have big flat molars for grinding grass.[↗](../../molar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wisdom teeth are the last molars to grow.[↗](../../molar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Brush your back molars carefully.[↗](../../molar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions have sharp teeth, but few grinding molars.[↗](../../molar/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **molasses** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A thick, dark, sticky syrup made when sugar is taken from sugar cane or sugar beet.[↗](../../molasses/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma uses molasses in her gingerbread.[↗](../../molasses/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Molasses is thick and dark brown.[↗](../../molasses/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You're as slow as molasses this morning\![↗](../../molasses/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the UK, people often say black treacle instead of molasses.[↗](../../molasses/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Molasses was shipped from the Caribbean to make rum.[↗](../../molasses/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In 1919 a molasses flood swept through Boston.[↗](../../molasses/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "What has it got in it?" broke in some one; "molasses, kerosene, or train-oil?"[↗](../../molasses/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mole** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mole is a small, furry animal with tiny eyes and big front paws that digs tunnels underground and eats worms.[↗](../../mole/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mole is a small dark spot on someone's skin.[↗](../../mole/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A mole is a spy who works secretly inside an organisation and passes on its secrets.[↗](../../mole/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (science) In chemistry, a mole is a unit for counting a huge number of tiny particles, used by older students.[↗](../../mole/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A mole is also a stone wall built out into the sea to protect a harbour.[↗](../../mole/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A mole dug a tunnel under our lawn and left little hills of soil.[↗](../../mole/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Moles eat earthworms and can store them for later.[↗](../../mole/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad has a mole on his cheek.[↗](../../mole/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If a mole on your skin changes, show it to a doctor.[↗](../../mole/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the spy film, there was a mole inside the secret service.[↗](../../mole/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't make a mountain out of a molehill — it's only a scratch.[↗](../../mole/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A mole's big paws are like shovels.[↗](../../mole/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The fishing boats sheltered behind the mole in the harbour.[↗](../../mole/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The little Mole peered at it.[↗](../../mole/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats; (Prophets ISA.2.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mole/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **molecular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) To do with molecules: the tiny groups of atoms joined together that make up substances.[↗](../../molecular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Happening at the level of molecules: «molecular biology», «a molecular model».[↗](../../molecular/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We built a molecular model of water with balls and sticks.[↗](../../molecular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Molecular biology studies DNA.[↗](../../molecular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The molecular structure of diamond makes it very hard.[↗](../../molecular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists use molecular tests to find viruses.[↗](../../molecular/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The chef makes «caviar» from juice with molecular cooking tricks.[↗](../../molecular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice and water have the same molecules but a different molecular arrangement.[↗](../../molecular/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Molecular scientists study very, very tiny things.[↗](../../molecular/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The molecular formula of carbon dioxide is CO₂.[↗](../../molecular/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **molecule** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A molecule is the smallest unit of a substance that still has its properties, made of two or more atoms joined together.[↗](../../molecule/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A water molecule, for example, is two hydrogen atoms joined to one oxygen atom (H2O).[↗](../../molecule/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A water molecule has three atoms.[↗](../../molecule/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When ice melts, its molecules start to move more freely.[↗](../../molecule/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Oxygen gas is made of molecules with two oxygen atoms.[↗](../../molecule/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Smells reach your nose as tiny molecules floating in the air.[↗](../../molecule/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Heating makes molecules move faster.[↗](../../molecule/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Carbon dioxide molecules are breathed out by animals.[↗](../../molecule/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A single drop of water has more molecules than there are stars we can see.[↗](../../molecule/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **molehill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small pile of earth pushed up by a mole digging its tunnels underground.[↗](../../molehill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the saying «make a mountain out of a molehill»: to treat a small problem as if it were a huge one.[↗](../../molehill/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The football pitch was covered in molehills.[↗](../../molehill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A mole digs tunnels and pushes the soil up into molehills.[↗](../../molehill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You've only lost a pencil — don't make a mountain out of a molehill\![↗](../../molehill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad grumbled about the molehills on his lawn.[↗](../../molehill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We never saw the mole, only fresh molehills each morning.[↗](../../molehill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum said the argument was a molehill, not a mountain.[↗](../../molehill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Gardeners sometimes use the fine soil from molehills for seed pots.[↗](../../molehill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **molest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To molest is to bother, annoy or attack someone, usually to harm them.[↗](../../molest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog did not molest the hens.[↗](../../molest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thieves came at night to molest the farm.[↗](../../molest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wolf would not molest the flock.[↗](../../molest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not molest the birds in their nest.[↗](../../molest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **mollie** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mollie, or molly, is a small, lively freshwater fish often kept in home aquariums; the females give birth to live babies instead of laying eggs.[↗](../../mollie/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mollie is a girls' name (a name), a pet form of Mary.[↗](../../mollie/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We have three black mollies in our fish tank.[↗](../../mollie/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mollies give birth to live baby fish.[↗](../../mollie/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mollie hid behind the plant.[↗](../../mollie/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mollie is my best friend's name.[↗](../../mollie/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In «Animal Farm», Mollie is a horse who loves ribbons and sugar.[↗](../../mollie/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailfin mollies have a tall fin on their backs.[↗](../../mollie/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mollusc** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mollusc is an animal with a soft body and no backbone, which often has a hard shell; snails, slugs, clams, mussels, oysters, octopuses and squid are molluscs.[↗](../../mollusc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A snail is a mollusc with a coiled shell.[↗](../../mollusc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Slugs are molluscs that have no shell.[↗](../../mollusc/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Octopuses are very clever molluscs.[↗](../../mollusc/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We found mollusc shells on the beach.[↗](../../mollusc/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mussels and oysters are molluscs that live in the sea.[↗](../../mollusc/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A mollusc has no backbone.[↗](../../mollusc/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **molly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Molly: a girl's name, often short for Mary.[↗](../../molly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A small fish often kept in home aquariums, related to guppies.[↗](../../molly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang) A street name for an illegal drug (MDMA); it is dangerous and against the law.[↗](../../molly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Molly has eight marbles and wins five more.[↗](../../molly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We have two black mollies in our fish tank.[↗](../../molly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Molly's dog is called Biscuit.[↗](../../molly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mollies give birth to live baby fish.[↗](../../molly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The safety talk warned that «molly» is a dangerous drug.[↗](../../molly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop mollycoddling him; he can tie his own laces\![↗](../../molly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Molly is my cousin from Dublin.[↗](../../molly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "They are Molly and me," said the boy.[↗](../../molly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **molten** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Melted by great heat, about metal, rock or glass: molten lava.[↗](../../molten/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (cooking, informal) Soft and runny in the middle: a molten chocolate cake.[↗](../../molten/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Made by pouring melted metal into a mould, so it is a solid thing shaped by heat; here it means a metal idol or gold that is melted and cast.[↗](../../molten/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Molten rock pours out of a volcano.[↗](../../molten/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Earth's outer core is made of molten iron.[↗](../../molten/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Molten metal is poured into a mould.[↗](../../molten/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The glassblower shaped the molten glass.[↗](../../molten/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful — molten wax is very hot\![↗](../../molten/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pudding had a molten chocolate centre.[↗](../../molten/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Molten lava glowed red in the dark.[↗](../../molten/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Under the roof were loopholes to shoot through, and to pour down boiling water or even molten lead on the enemy, should he approach.[↗](../../molten/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.[↗](../../molten/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.34.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../molten/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn ye not unto the idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.[↗](../../molten/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.19.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../molten/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret.[↗](../../molten/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.27.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../molten/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped a molten image.[↗](../../molten/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.106.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../molten/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?[↗](../../molten/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.44.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../molten/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.[↗](../../molten/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.28.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../molten/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.[↗](../../molten/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.34.17, JPS 1917) · “Why tears, beloved one?” cried the gnome anxiously; “every tear of yours falls upon my heart like a drop of molten gold.[↗](../../molten/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (The Brown Fairy Book) · Turn ye not unto the idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.[↗](../../molten/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.19.4, JPS 1917) **mom** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, USA and Canada) Mom is a child's word for mother.[↗](../../mom/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mom is also used as a name when talking to your mother.[↗](../../mom/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Mom, can I go out?"[↗](../../mom/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mom made pancakes for breakfast.[↗](../../mom/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Mom, where are my shoes?"[↗](../../mom/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My mom is a nurse.[↗](../../mom/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mom is 36 and I am 9, so she is 27 years older than me.[↗](../../mom/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mom and Dad came to the school play.[↗](../../mom/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I made a card for my mom.[↗](../../mom/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **moment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A moment is a very short time.[↗](../../moment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") «Wait a moment» means wait a little.[↗](../../moment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A moment is also one exact point in time: «at that moment».[↗](../../moment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An important time can be called a moment: a big moment, a proud moment.[↗](../../moment/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* At that moment, Ben had 6 apples.[↗](../../moment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wait a moment while I count.[↗](../../moment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the moment, there are 20 birds on the tree.[↗](../../moment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I'll be there in a moment.[↗](../../moment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Winning the race was her proudest moment.[↗](../../moment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The moment the bell rang, everyone ran outside.[↗](../../moment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Just a moment, I'm on the phone.[↗](../../moment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · For a moment, nobody spoke.[↗](../../moment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · At that moment my dishes disappeared!"[↗](../../moment/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.'[↗](../../moment/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.16.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../moment/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.'[↗](../../moment/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") And they fell upon their faces.[↗](../../moment/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.16.45, JPS 1917)[↗](../../moment/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · How are they become a desolation in a moment\![↗](../../moment/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.73.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../moment/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And that Thou shouldest remember him every morning, and try him every moment?[↗](../../moment/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.7.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../moment/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great compassion will I gather thee.[↗](../../moment/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.54.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../moment/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/39/) **40** [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/41/) … [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/54/) - ← previous: [page 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/39/) - next →: [page 41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/41/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)