--- title: M — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 8 description: The 990 words of the school 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/school/M/page/8/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / M # M — The school dictionary · page 8 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/7/) **8** [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/10/) - [moderate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderate/) — adjective. — 21 sentences - [moderately](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderately/) — To a medium amount or degree; fairly but not very: «moderately hot», «moderately difficult». — 11 sentences - [moderation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderation/) — Moderation means doing or having something in a sensible amount, not too much. — 5 sentences - [moderator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/) — A moderator is a person who runs a discussion or debate and makes sure people follow the rules and take turns. — 9 sentences - [modern](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modern/) — Of the present time or recent times, not old. — 10 sentences - [modernised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/) — Made modern; changed with new equipment, methods or ideas so it is up to date: «a modernised kitchen». — 11 sentences - [modestly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/) — Without boasting about your own skills or successes: she smiled modestly. — 11 sentences - [modesty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modesty/) — Not boasting about yourself or your skills, even when you are good. — 11 sentences - [modified](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modified/) — Changed a little, usually to make it better or to suit a new purpose. — 9 sentences - [modify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modify/) — To modify something means to change it a little, usually to improve it or make it fit a purpose. — 12 sentences - [module](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/module/) — One separate part or unit that fits together with others to make a bigger whole, like a part of a machine or building. — 12 sentences - [mohawk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mohawk/) — The Mohawk are a First Nations and Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, living in what is now New York Stat… — 9 sentences - [moil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moil/) — To moil is to work very hard, often in dirt or with tiring tasks. — 5 sentences - [moist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moist/) — Moist means slightly wet or damp, but not soaking wet. — 11 sentences - [moisten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moisten/) — To make something slightly wet: «moisten the cloth». — 11 sentences - [moisture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moisture/) — Moisture is small amounts of water or other liquid in the air, in the ground or on a surface. — 8 sentences - [moisturise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moisturise/) — To put cream or lotion on your skin so that it stays soft and does not get dry. — 9 sentences - [mojave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mojave/) — 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… — 10 sentences - [molar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/) — A molar is one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your mouth, used for grinding and chewing food. — 9 sentences - [molasses](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molasses/) — A thick, dark, sticky syrup made when sugar is taken from sugar cane or sugar beet. — 8 sentences - [mole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/) — A mole is a small, furry animal with tiny eyes and big front paws that digs tunnels underground and eats worms. — 14 sentences - [molecular](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molecular/) — To do with molecules: the tiny groups of atoms joined together that make up substances. — 10 sentences - [molecule](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molecule/) — A molecule is the smallest unit of a substance that still has its properties, made of two or more atoms joined together. — 9 sentences - [molehill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molehill/) — A small pile of earth pushed up by a mole digging its tunnels underground. — 9 sentences - [molest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molest/) — To molest is to bother, annoy or attack someone, usually to harm them. — 5 sentences - [mollie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mollie/) — A mollie, or molly, is a small, lively freshwater fish often kept in home aquariums; the females give birth to live babies instead of layi… — 8 sentences - [mollusc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mollusc/) — A mollusc is an animal with a soft body and no backbone, which often has a hard shell; snails, slugs, clams, mussels, oysters, octopuses a… — 7 sentences - [molly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molly/) — Molly: a girl's name, often short for Mary. — 11 sentences - [molten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molten/) — Melted by great heat, about metal, rock or glass: molten lava. — 10 sentences - [mom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/) — Mom is a child's word for mother. — 9 sentences - [moment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moment/) — A moment is a very short time. «Wait a moment» means wait a little. — 13 sentences - [momentarily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momentarily/) — For a very short time, only a moment. — 9 sentences - [momentary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momentary/) — Momentary means lasting only a very short time, just a moment long. — 4 sentences - [momentous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momentous/) — Very important, with big effects on the future. — 8 sentences - [momma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momma/) — Mom; a child's word for their mother. — 10 sentences - [mommy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mommy/) — Mother; a small child's word for their mom. — 9 sentences - [mon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mon/) — Mon is the short form of Monday, used in timetables and calendars. — 11 sentences - [monarch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monarch/) — A monarch is a king or queen (or emperor or empress) who rules a country, usually because they were born into the royal family. — 9 sentences - [monarchy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monarchy/) — A monarchy is a country ruled by a king, queen or emperor, whose position is usually passed on in the family. — 9 sentences - [monastery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monastery/) — A building or group of buildings where monks live, pray and work together under religious rules. — 10 sentences - [monastic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monastic/) — To do with monks or nuns and the places they live, monasteries and convents. — 9 sentences - [monday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monday/) — Monday is the day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday; for many children it is the first school day of the week. — 12 sentences - [monetary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/) — Monetary means to do with money, especially the money of a country. — 8 sentences - [money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/money/) — Money is coins and bills (notes) that people use to buy things. — 22 sentences - [mongol](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mongol/) — The Mongols are the people of Mongolia and nearby lands in Central and East Asia, traditionally herders who moved with their animals and l… — 9 sentences - [mongolian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mongolian/) — Mongolian means from or to do with Mongolia, a country between Russia and China. — 9 sentences - [mongoose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mongoose/) — A mongoose is a small, fast, furry animal with a long body and tail, from Africa and Asia, famous for fighting and killing snakes, includi… — 9 sentences - [monitor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/) — A computer screen. — 12 sentences - [monk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monk/) — A monk is a man who has given his life to God and lives in a religious community called a monastery, following rules of prayer, work and s… — 10 sentences - [monkey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monkey/) — A clever animal with long arms and legs, hands that grip, and usually a long tail, that lives mostly in trees in hot countries. — 12 sentences - [mono](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mono/) — Mono is short for monophonic: sound recorded or played through one channel, so it comes from one speaker and not left and right like stereo. — 11 sentences - [monochrome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monochrome/) — Using only one colour or shades of one colour, especially black, white and grey. — 10 sentences - [monopoly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/) — Complete control of a product or service by one company or person, so that nobody else sells it. — 9 sentences - [monotonous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monotonous/) — Monotonous means dull and boring because it never changes, the same sound or the same thing over and over. — 4 sentences - [monotonously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monotonously/) — Monotonously means in a dull, unchanging way, the same over and over. — 4 sentences - [monotreme](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monotreme/) — A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young; the platypus and the echidnas are the only living monotremes. — 7 sentences - [monoxide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monoxide/) — A monoxide is a chemical made of one atom of oxygen joined to another element. — 8 sentences - [monsieur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsieur/) — Monsieur is the French word for "Mr" or "sir", used before a man's name or to speak to a man politely: «Bonjour, monsieur!». — 10 sentences - [monsoon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monsoon/) — A wind in South Asia and nearby places that changes direction with the seasons. — 11 sentences - [monster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monster/) — A monster is a big, scary, made-up creature in stories, films and games. — 13 sentences - [monstrous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/) — Very large and frightening, like a monster: «a monstrous wave». — 10 sentences - [montage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montage/) — In films and TV, a quick series of short clips put together to show time passing or many things happening. — 10 sentences - [montezuma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/) — Montezuma (also Moctezuma) was a famous ruler, or emperor, of the Aztecs in Mexico long ago, when Spanish soldiers arrived. — 8 sentences - [month](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/month/) — A month is one of the twelve parts of a year, like March or July. A year has 12 months. — 13 sentences - [monthly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monthly/) — Happening, done or paid once every month. — 10 sentences - [monument](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monument/) — A statue, building or stone made to remember a famous person or event. — 12 sentences - [moo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/) — A moo is the long, low sound a cow makes. — 10 sentences - [mood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/) — How someone feels at a particular time, such as happy, grumpy or calm. — 11 sentences - [moodily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moodily/) — Moodily means in a sulky, gloomy way, as someone does when they are in a bad mood. — 4 sentences - [moody](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/) — Often changing mood suddenly, especially becoming sad, cross or grumpy for no clear reason. — 9 sentences - [moon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moon/) — The big round object that goes around the Earth and shines at night by reflecting sunlight (often the Moon). — 13 sentences - [moonbeam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moonbeam/) — A moonbeam is a ray of light from the moon. — 4 sentences - [moonlight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moonlight/) — Moonlight is the light that comes from the Moon at night. — 9 sentences - [moonlit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moonlit/) — Moonlit means lit by the light of the Moon. — 7 sentences - [moonshine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moonshine/) — Moonshine is the pale light of the moon. — 5 sentences - [moonwalk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moonwalk/) — A walk on the surface of the Moon by an astronaut. — 10 sentences - [moor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moor/) — A wide, open area of high land with rough grass, heather and few trees. — 11 sentences - [moorhen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorhen/) — A moorhen is a black water bird with a red and yellow beak and a white stripe on its side, often seen on ponds, rivers and canals. — 7 sentences - [mooring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mooring/) — A place where a boat is tied up, often with a rope to a post or buoy. — 10 sentences - [moorish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/) — To do with the Moors, the Muslim people from North Africa who ruled much of Spain and Portugal for hundreds of years in the Middle Ages. — 11 sentences - [moorland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorland/) — Moorland is wide open high land covered with heather and rough grass, often wet and bare. — 4 sentences - [moose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moose/) — A moose is a very large deer with long legs, a big nose, a flap of skin under its chin, and wide flat antlers on the male. — 7 sentences - [moot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moot/) — A moot point is a question that people still argue about and have not settled. — 5 sentences - [mop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/) — A mop is a cleaning tool with a long handle and thick strings or a sponge at the end, used to wash floors. — 13 sentences - [mope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mope/) — To mope is to be low, sad and dull, sitting about and not wanting to join in. — 4 sentences - [mopping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mopping/) — Mopping is cleaning a floor with a mop and water. — 10 sentences - [moral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/) — The lesson about right and wrong that a story teaches (the moral of the story). — 13 sentences - [moralise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moralise/) — To moralise is to talk or write about right and wrong, often in a preachy way, drawing a lesson from a story. — 4 sentences - [morality](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morality/) — Morality is knowing what is right and wrong, and a set of rules about how people should behave. — 4 sentences - [morally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/) — In a way that is about right and wrong behaviour: morally right, morally wrong. — 10 sentences - [morass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morass/) — A morass is soft, wet ground that sinks under your feet, a bog. — 5 sentences - [moray](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moray/) — A moray, or moray eel, is a long, snake-like fish with sharp teeth that lives in holes in coral reefs and rocks in warm seas. — 10 sentences - [more](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/) — More means a bigger number or amount: more apples, more water. — 22 sentences - [moreover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moreover/) — Moreover means also, and besides. It adds one more point to what has just been said. — 5 sentences - [morn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morn/) — Morning. — 9 sentences - [morning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morning/) — The morning is the early part of the day, from when the sun rises until midday (noon). — 14 sentences - [moro](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moro/) — Moro: a family name (surname) in Italian, Spanish and other languages. — 11 sentences - [moroccan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moroccan/) — From or to do with Morocco, a country in north-west Africa. — 9 sentences - [morocco](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morocco/) — Morocco is a country in north-west Africa, across the sea from Spain (a name). — 9 sentences - [morrow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morrow/) — The next day; tomorrow. — 10 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/7/) **8** [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/10/)