<B>moisturize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to supply with moisture by means of some agent. <BR> <I>Ex. An invisible protective film that moisturizes skin, leaving it smoother, younger-looking (New Yorker).</I> noun <B>moisturizer.</B> </DL>
<B>mojarra, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ras</B> or (collectively) <B>-ra.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of warm-water fishes found in shallow waters on both coasts of the Americas, of small size and silvery coloration. </DL>
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<B>Mojave, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ve</B> or <B>-ves.</B> <B>=Mohave.</B></DL>
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<B>moke, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a donkey. <BR> <I>Ex. You too could ride around on this patient moke (Sunday Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a stupid fellow; dolt. </DL>
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<B>mol</B> (1), <B>=mole</B> (5).</DL>
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<B>mol</B> (2) (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> mole (5). </DL>
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<B>MOL</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Manned Orbiting Laboratory. </DL>
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<B>mola, </B>noun, pl. <B>-las</B> or (collectively) <B>-la.</B> <B>=ocean sunfish.</B></DL>
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<B>molal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with a mole or gram molecule. <DD><B> 2. </B>(of a solution) having one mole of solute in 1,000 grams of solvent. </DL>
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<B>molality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the molal concentration of a solution. It is expressed as the number of moles of solute in 1,000 grams of solvent. </DL>
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<B>molar</B> (1), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a tooth with a broad surface for grinding, having somewhat flattened points; grinder. The twelve permanent back teeth in man are molars. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>adapted for grinding. <DD><B> 2. </B>of the molars. </DL>
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<B>molar</B> (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Physics.) of mass or a body as a whole; acting on or by means of large masses of matter. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Chemistry.) having one mole of solute in a liter of solution. </DL>
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<B>molarity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Chemistry.) the molar concentration of a solution. It is expressed as the number of moles of solute in a liter of solution. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Physics.) mass. </DL>
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<B>molasses, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sweet, brown syrup obtained in the process of making sugar from sugar cane, or from raw sugar or sorghum; treacle. </DL>
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<B>mold</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a hollow shape in which anything is formed or cast. <BR> <I>Ex. Melted metal is poured into a mold to harden into shape. The gelatin was left in a mold to stiffen.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the shape or form which is given by a mold. <BR> <I>Ex. iron of an ancient mold. The molds of ice cream were turkeys and pumpkins.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) the model according to which anything is shaped. <BR> <I>Ex. He is cast in his father's mold.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>something shaped in a mold. <BR> <I>Ex. a mold of pudding.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) nature; character. <BR> <I>Ex. a man of base mold.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>the shape or frame on or about which something is made. <BR> <I>Ex. a basket mold.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>an impression or cavity made in earth by the convex side of a fossil shell. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to form; shape. <BR> <I>Ex. Children mold figures out of clay. I would mold a world of fire and dew (William Butler Yeats).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to make or form into shape. <BR> <I>Ex. to mold dough into loaves. We mold wax into candles. Her character was molded by the trials she went through.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to produce a mold of or from, so as to obtain a casting. <DD><B> 4. </B>to form into, or decorate with, moldings. <DD><B> 5. </B>to ornament by shaping or carving. Also, (especially British,) <B>mould.</B> </DL>
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<B>mold</B> (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a woolly or furry growth, often greenish or whitish in color, that appears on food and other animal or vegetable substances when they are left too long in a warm, moist place or when they are decaying. Mold is a fungus. <DD><B> 2. </B>any fungus that forms mycelium covering the surface of its structure; mold fungus. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become covered with mold. <BR> <I>Ex. The cheese molded in the damp cellar.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to cover with mold. Also, (especially British,) <B>mould.</B> </DL>
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<B>mold</B> (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>loose earth; fine, soft, rich soil. Mold is rich in decayed leaves, manure, or other organic matter and is suitable for the cultivation of plants. <BR> <I>Ex. Many wild flowers grow in the forest mold.</I> (SYN) topsoil, humus. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) earth as the material of the human body. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Archaic.) <DD><B> a. </B>ground; earth, especially as used for a grave. <DD><B> b. </B>a grave. Also, (especially British,) <B>mould.</B> </DL>
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<B>moldability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the ability to be easily molded. </DL>
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<B>moldable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be molded or formed. <BR> <I>Ex. The moldable character of a child is usually shaped by the adults he sees.</I> </DL>
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<B>Moldavian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Moldavia, a region of Romania and of the former Soviet republic in the southwestern Soviet Union, or the inhabitants of either area. The Soviet republic of Moldavia is now an independent republic called Moldova. </DL>
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<B>moldavite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dull-green glass similar to obsidian. </DL>
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<B>moldboard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a curved metal plate in a plow, that turns over the earth from the furrow. <DD><B> 2. </B>one of the boards forming the sides of a concrete mold. </DL>
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<B>molder</B> (1), intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to break up gradually into dust by natural decay; crumble; waste away. <BR> <I>Ex. John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave (Charles Sprague Hall).</I> </DL>
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<B>molder</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who shapes something. <DD><B> 2. </B>a maker of molds. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Printing.) an electrotype plate from which duplicate electrotypes are made. </DL>
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<B>mold fungus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any fungus producing a woolly or furry growth that is often greenish in color and appears especially on decaying matter; mold. </DL>
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<B>moldiness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being moldy. </DL>
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<B>molding, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of shaping. <BR> <I>Ex. the molding of dishes from clay.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>something molded. <DD><B> 3a. </B>a strip, usually of wood, around the upper walls of a room, used to support pictures, to cover electric wires, or for decoration. <DD><B> b. </B>a decorative variety of contour or outline given to cornices, jambs, strips of woodwork, and the like. </DL>
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<B>molding board,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a board used for kneading bread pastry dough. </DL>
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<B>mold loft,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large room (originally a loft) in which templates are drawn to full size to construct the different parts of an airplane or ship. </DL>
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<B>Moldovian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Moldova, an independent republic of southeastern Europe, formerly Moldavia. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Moldova. </DL>
<B>moldy, </B>adjective, <B>moldier,</B> <B>moldiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>covered with mold. <BR> <I>Ex. a moldy crust of bread, moldy cheese.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>musty, as from decay or age. <BR> <I>Ex. a moldy smell.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) stale. <BR> <I>Ex. a moldy joke.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>of or like mold. </DL>
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<B>moldy fig,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) an old-fashioned or outmoded person or thing. </DL>
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<B>mole</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a spot on the skin, usually brown. <BR> <I>Ex. Upon one cheek he had a mole not unbecoming (Robert Louis Stevenson).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=nevus.</B> </DL>
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<B>mole</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small animal that lives underground most of the time eating the insects, worms, and larvae, that it finds there. Moles have dark, velvety fur, very small eyes that cannot see well, and forelimbs adapted for digging. The moles comprise a family of mammals. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a person who works in obscurity, especially one who works patiently and painstakingly. <DD><B> 3. </B>a machine for boring through the earth, especially to make tunnels. <BR> <I>Ex. A giant mole [was] used to drill a tunnel for a Navajo Indian irrigation project in New Mexico (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>an intelligence agent who becomes deeply entrenched in legitimate activities over a period of years and does not spy until later assigned a mission. <BR> <I>Ex. Counter-intelligence suspects a "mole"--the word used to designate a traitor in one's secret midst, a burrower from within who is working under the mandate of a foreign espionage organization (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>mole</B> (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a barrier built of stone to break the force of the waves and sometimes serving as a pier; breakwater. <DD><B> 2. </B>the harbor formed by it. </DL>
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<B>mole</B> (4), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a fleshy or bloody mass occurring in the uterus. </DL>
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<B>mole</B> (5), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; gram molecule. Also, <B>mol.</B> </DL>
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<B>mole</B> (6), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Mexican sauce made of chocolate, chili, sesame seed, and spices, often served with meat and fowl. </DL>
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<B>molecast, </B>noun. <B>=molehill.</B></DL>
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<B>Molech, </B>noun. <B>=Moloch.</B></DL>
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<B>molechism</B> or <B>molecism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any virus, viewed as an infective agent possessing the characteristics of both a living microorganism and a nonliving molecule; organule. </DL>
