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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>MORAINE</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="moraine"> moraine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a mass or ridge of rocks, dirt, and other natural debris, deposited at the side or end of a glacier, or beneath the ice as the glacier melts. The material is scraped up by the glacier as it moves along. <DD> 2. a raised border or ridge formed chiefly of stones on which plants are grown. Ex. The one essential of the moraine is drainage of the most perfect description (L. B. Meredith). </DL> <A NAME="morainic"> morainic, adjective. =morainal.</DL> <A NAME="moral"> moral, adjective, noun, verb, -aled, -aling or (especially British) -alled, -alling.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. good in character or conduct; virtuous according to civilized standards of right and wrong; right; just. Ex. a moral act, a moral man. <DD> 2. capable of understanding right and wrong. Ex. A little baby is not a moral being. <DD> 3. having to do with character or with the difference between right and wrong. Ex. Whether finding should be keeping is a moral question. The Abolitionists felt a moral responsibility to free the slaves. <DD> 4. based on the principles of right conduct rather than on law or custom. <DD> 5. teaching a good lesson; having a good influence. Ex. a moral book. <DD> 6. proper in sexual relations; not lewd; virtuous. <DD> 7. based upon considerations of what generally occurs; resting upon grounds of probability. Ex. a moral certainty. <DD>noun 1. the lesson, inner meaning, or teaching of a fable, a story, or an event. Ex. The moral of the story was "Look before you leap." <DD> 2. the type of something; embodiment. Ex. She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice (Hawthorne). <DD> 3. the image or counterpart of a person or thing. Ex. They said I was the very moral of Lady Richmanstone, but not so pale (Tobias Smollett). <DD>v.i. (Archaic.) to moralize. Ex. When I did hear the motley fool thus moral on the time (Shakespeare). expr. morals, <DD> a. principles of conduct; ethics; moral philosophy. Ex. In morals the action is judged by the intention (Algernon Charles Swinburne). <DD> b. principles, habits, character, or behavior in matters of right and wrong. Ex. George Washington's morals were excellent. </DL> <A NAME="morale"> morale, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. moral or mental condition in regard to courage, confidence, or enthusiasm. Ex. the morale of troops. The morale of the team was low after its defeat. <DD> 2. morality; morals. Ex. Here the ... traveller may see more of the habits and morale of the Turkish women than he can hope to do elsewhere (Julia S. H. Pardoe). </DL> <A NAME="moralhazard"> moral hazard,<DL COMPACT><DD> the risk taken by an insurer that the insured may not be trustworthy. </DL> <A NAME="moralise"> moralise, intransitive verb, transitive verb, -ised, -ising.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) moralize. </DL> <A NAME="moralism"> moralism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the action of moralizing; moral counsel or advice. <DD> 2. a moral maxim. <DD> 3. good morals as distinct from religion. </DL> <A NAME="moralist"> moralist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who thinks much about moral duties, sees the moral side of things, and leads a moral life. <DD> 2. a person who teaches, studies, or writes about morals. Ex. Writers of satires are usually moralists, who wish to improve human conditions. <DD> 3. a person who believes in regulating the morals of others. </DL> <A NAME="moralistic"> moralistic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. teaching the difference between right and wrong; moralizing. <DD> 2. of or having to do with a moralist or moral teaching. <DD> 3. narrow-minded or self-righteous in moral judgment or beliefs. Ex. the moralistic bossiness of provincial politicians (Santha Rama Rau). adv. moralistically. </DL> <A NAME="morality"> morality, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the right or wrong of an action. Ex. They argued about the morality of dancing on Sunday. <DD> 2. doing right; virtue. Ex. He ranks very high in both intelligence and morality. <DD> 3. a system of morals; set of rules or principles of conduct. Ex. Doctor Johnson's morality was as English an article as beefsteak (Hawthorne). <DD> 4. a moral lesson or precept; moral instruction. Ex. A genial optimist, who daily drew from what he saw his quaint moralities (William Cullen Bryant). <DD> 5. =morality play. </DL> <A NAME="moralityplay"> morality play,<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of drama popular during the 1400's and 1500's, in which the characters were personifications of abstract qualities, such as vice, virtue, wealth, poverty, knowledge, or ignorance. </DL> <A NAME="moralize"> moralize, verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to think, talk, or write about questions of right and wrong. Ex. ... no one can moralize better after a misfortune has taken place (Washington Irving). <DD>v.t. 1. to point out the lesson or inner meaning of. Ex. But what said Jaques? Did he not moralize this spectacle? (Shakespeare). <DD> 2. to improve the morals of. Ex. ... a social life passed in peaceful occupation is positively moralizing (Herbert Spencer). noun moralization. noun moralizer. adv. moralizingly. </DL> <A NAME="morally"> morally, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. in a moral manner; virtuously. Ex. He tried to behave morally. <DD> 2. in morals; as to morals. Ex. The king was a good man morally, but too stupid for a position of importance. <DD> 3. from a moral point of view; ethically. Ex. things morally considered, morally speaking. What he did was morally wrong. <DD> 4. practically; virtually. Ex. I am morally sure that I locked the door. </DL> <A NAME="moralmajority"> Moral Majority,<DL COMPACT><DD> an American movement of evangelical Christians, seeking to effect moral changes in politics and society. Ex. Moral Majority ... aimed its political efforts at those officeholders or candidates who failed to adhere to its positions, especially its opposition to pornography, abortion, homosexual behavior, and the proposed equal rights amendment (James M. Wall). </DL> <A NAME="moralphilosophy"> moral philosophy, =ethics.</DL> <A NAME="moralrearmament"> Moral Re-Armament,<DL COMPACT><DD> a religious movement of the 1900's advocating a personal form of Christianity based on ethical and moral precepts; Buchmanism. </DL> <A NAME="moralrearmer"> Moral Re-Armer,<DL COMPACT><DD> a supporter of Moral Re-Armament; Buchmanite. </DL> <A NAME="morals"> morals, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under moral. </DL> <A NAME="moralsupport"> moral support,<DL COMPACT><DD> approval but not active help. Ex. We gave moral support to the team by cheering them enthusiastically. </DL> <A NAME="moralturpitude"> moral turpitude,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) low or depraved conduct; conduct that offends the moral sense. </DL> <A NAME="moralvictory"> moral victory,<DL COMPACT><DD> a defeat that has the effect on the mind that a victory would have. Ex. Labor party increased its share of the vote and therefore claimed a moral victory (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="morass"> morass, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a piece of soft, low, wet ground; swamp; marsh. Ex. The towing path was a morass of sticky brown mud (Arnold Bennett). (SYN) bog. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) a difficult, confused, or entangled state of affairs; puzzling mess. Ex. The odd programme ... generally floundered in a morass of ineptitude (Canadian Saturday Night). </DL> <A NAME="morassy"> morassy, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a morass; marshy; swamp. </DL> <A NAME="morat"> morat, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an old-time drink made of honey flavored with mulberries. </DL> <A NAME="moratorium"> moratorium, noun, pl. -toriums, -toria.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a legal authorization to delay payments of money due, as during an emergency. <DD> 2. the period during which such authorization is in effect. <DD> 3. a voluntary or negotiated temporary cessation of action. Ex. ... it is suggested that a moratorium on mechanical invention be declared until the lags of society have caught up (Ogburn and Nimkoff). </DL> <A NAME="moratory"> moratory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> authorizing delay in payment. Ex. a moratory bill or law in regard to mortgages. </DL> <A NAME="moravian"> Moravian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. of or having to do with Moravia, its Slavic inhabitants, or their language. <DD> 2. of or having to do with the Protestant church organized in Moravia and Bohemia and based on the teachings of John Huss. <DD>noun 1. a native or inhabitant of Moravia. <DD> 2. the Slavic language of Moravia, a dialect of Czech. <DD> 3. a member of the Moravian Church. </DL> <A NAME="moray"> moray, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various fierce, often brilliantly colored eels of the tropical seas; muraena. One kind, found in the Mediterranean, is used as food. </DL> <A NAME="morbid"> morbid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. unhealthy; not wholesome; sickly. Ex. morbid fancies, a morbid look. A liking for horros is morbid. (SYN) unsound, unwholesome. <DD> 2. caused by disease; characteristic of disease; diseased. Ex. Cancer is a morbid growth. <DD> 3. having to do with diseased parts. Ex. morbid anatomy. <DD> 4. horrible; gruesome; grisly. Ex. the morbid details of a murder. adv. morbidly. noun morbidness. </DL> <A NAME="morbidezza"> morbidezza, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) the soft delicacy of living flesh as represented in painting or other forms of art. </DL> <A HREF="morbidit.dic">NEXT</A>