<B>morpholine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a viscous liquid of basic properties, used as a solvent for dyes, waxes, and resins, as a reagent, and as an emulsifying agent. </DL>
<B>morphological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with morphology; relating to form; structural. adv. <B>morphologically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="morphologist">
<B>morphologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in morphology. </DL>
<A NAME="morphology">
<B>morphology, </B>noun, pl. <B>-gies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants without regard to function. <DD><B> 2. </B>the form and structure of an organism or of one of its parts. <DD><B> 3a. </B>the branch of grammar or linguistics that deals with forms of words and their formation, as by inflection or derivation. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the first two steps in morphology are to identify morphs and classify them (George P. Faust).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the patterns of words in a language, especially as they apply to composition, inflection, and derivation. <BR> <I>Ex. So likewise, the syntax must be stated in terms of the morpheme sequences described in the morphology (H. A. Gleason, Jr.).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>the study of forms in any science, as in physical geography or geology. </DL>
<A NAME="morphometric">
<B>morphometric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with morphometry. </DL>
<A NAME="morphometry">
<B>morphometry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the measurement of the external form of any object. <BR> <I>Ex. ... has worked out in detail the morphometry of the Lake of Geneva (Nature).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="morphophoneme">
<B>morphophoneme, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a set of phonemes that is a variant of a morpheme. (Example:) The phonemes <I>-s, -z,</I> and <I>-iz</I> are morphophonemes of the plural morpheme <I>-s</I> in such words as <I>books, dogs,</I> and <I>houses.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="morphophonemic">
<B>morphophonemic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with morphophonemes or the phonemic variations of morphemes. <BR> <I>Ex. The plurals of substantives and the third person present singular forms of verbs show interesting morphophonemic features in English (Simeon Potter).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with morphophonemics. adv. <B>morphophonemically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="morphophonemics">
<B>morphophonemics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of the variations in the phonemic structure of morphemes. </DL>
<A NAME="morphophonological">
<B>morphophonological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with or characteristic of morphophonology. </DL>
<A NAME="morphophonology">
<B>morphophonology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of the phonological variations occurring in morphemes. </DL>
<A NAME="morphosis">
<B>morphosis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) the manner of formation or development of an organism or part. </DL>
<A NAME="morral">
<B>morral, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Southwestern U.S.) a feedbag. </DL>
<A NAME="morris">
<B>morris, </B>noun. =morris dance.</DL>
<A NAME="morris">
<B>morris</B> or <B>Morris chair,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an armchair with removable cushions and an adjustable back. </DL>
<A NAME="morrisdance">
<B>morris dance,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an old English folk dance performed chiefly on May Day by people in fancy, traditional costume. The dancers frequently represented Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, and other characters of the Robin Hood legend. </DL>
<A NAME="morrispike">
<B>morris-pike, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of pike (military weapon), no longer in use. </DL>
<A NAME="morrisplanbank">
<B>Morris Plan Bank,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a private industrial bank that lends small amounts of money upon a note signed by the borrower and two acceptable endorsers, without other security than prospective wages. Only a few Morris Plan Banks still operate. </DL>
<A NAME="morro">
<B>morro, </B>noun, pl. <B>morros.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a round hill, hillock, or promontory. </DL>
<A NAME="morrow">
<B>morrow, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the following day. <BR> <I>Ex. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow (James 4:14).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) the time immediately following a particular event. <BR> <I>Ex. On the morrow of a long and costly war ... (John Fiske).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Archaic.) morning. </DL>
<A NAME="mors">
<B>Mors, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> death personified as a god by the ancient Romans, identified with the Greek Thanatos. </DL>
<A NAME="morse">
<B>morse</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a clasp or fastening, as of a cope, often made of gold or silver and set with jewels. </DL>
<A NAME="morse">
<B>morse</B> (2), noun. =walrus.</DL>
<A NAME="morse">
<B>Morse, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>designating or having to do with the Morse code or a telegraph system using it. <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with a telegraphic code similar to Morse code. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B><B>=Morse code.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>any similar code. </DL>
<A NAME="morse">
<B>Morse</B> or <B>morse code,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a system by which letters, numbers, punctuation, and other signs are expressed by dots, dashes, and spaces or by wigwags of a flag, long and short sounds, or flashes of light. Morse code is now used mainly in signaling, and in some telegraphy. </DL>
<A NAME="morsel">
<B>morsel, </B>noun, verb, <B>-seled,</B> <B>-seling</B>or (especially British) <B>-selled,</B> <B>-selling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a small bite; mouthful. <BR> <I>Ex. having not eaten a morsel for some hours (Jonathan Swift). Take a morsel of our bread and cheese (Hawthorne).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a small piece; fragment; bit; scrap. <BR> <I>Ex. a morsel of chalk, a morsel of earth.</I> (SYN) mite, particle. <DD><B> 3. </B>a dish of food; tidbit. <BR> <I>Ex. a dainty morsel.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) something to be enjoyed, disposed of, or endured. <BR> <I>Ex. to find a person a tough morsel. This decision was a bitter morsel.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to divide into small pieces; distribute (property) in small parcels. </DL>
<A NAME="morselamp">
<B>Morse lamp,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a blinking lamp for flashing signals that stands for the dots, dashes, and spaces used in the Morse code. </DL>
<A NAME="morsetelegraph">
<B>Morse telegraph,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the electric telegraph in general use. </DL>
<A NAME="mort">
<B>mort</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a note sounded on a hunting horn at the death of a deer. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) death. </DL>
<A NAME="mort">
<B>mort</B> (2), noun, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Dialect.) <DD><I>noun </I> a great quantity or number. </DL>
<A NAME="mort">
<B>mort</B> (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a salmon in its third year. </DL>
<A NAME="mortadella">
<B>mortadella, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large cooked and smoked sausage made of chopped beef, pork, and pork fat and seasoned with garlic and pepper. </DL>
<A NAME="mortal">
<B>mortal, </B>adjective, noun, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>sure to die sometime. <BR> <I>Ex. all mortal creatures. Do you think your daughter is not mortal like other people? (Charles Reade).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of man; of mortals. <BR> <I>Ex. Mortal flesh has many pains and diseases.</I> (SYN) human. <DD><B> 3. </B>of or characterized by death. <BR> <I>Ex. a mortal year.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>causing death; deadly; fatal. <BR> <I>Ex. a mortal wound, a mortal illness.</I> (SYN) lethal. <DD><B> 5. </B>to the death; implacable; relentless. <BR> <I>Ex. a mortal enemy, a mortal battle, mortalhatred.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Figurative.) very great; deadly; dire. <BR> <I>Ex. The spy lived in mortal fear of being discovered.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>causing death of the soul (in Roman Catholic use). <BR> <I>Ex. Murdering your brother would be a mortal sin.</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>(Informal.) <DD><B> a. </B>long and tedious. <BR> <I>Ex. And so on for 940 mortal pages (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>conceivable. <BR> <I>Ex. By no mortal means (Ben Jonson).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a being that is sure to die sometime. All living creatures are mortals. <DD><B> 2. </B>a human being; man; person. <BR> <I>Ex. No mortal could have survived the fire. No mortal should strive against God. What fools these mortals be (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> (Dialect.) extremely; excessively. <BR> <I>Ex. Missis was mortal angry (Thackeray).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="mortality">
<B>mortality, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the condition of being sure to die sometime; mortal nature, character, or existence. <BR> <I>Ex. Life's gayest scenes speak man's mortality (Edward Young).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>loss of life on a large scale; frequency of death. <BR> <I>Ex. The mortality from automobile accidents is very serious. Years of dearth ... are generally among the common people, years of sickness and mortality (Adam Smith).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the number of deaths in proportion to the population or to a specified part of a population; death rate. <BR> <I>Ex. The mortality from typhoid fever is decreasing.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>deadliness; power to kill. <DD><B> 5. </B>the human race; humanity. <BR> <I>Ex. Young Sir Harry is about as puny and feeble a little bit of mortality as I ever saw (Harriet Beecher Stowe).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Obsolete.) death. <BR> <I>Ex. Here on my knee I beg mortality (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="mortalitytable">
<B>mortality table,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a table stating the number of people of a given age that may be expected to die during a given period, survive to a certain age, etc.; life table. </DL>
<A NAME="mortalize">
<B>mortalize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make mortal; consider or represent as mortal. <BR> <I>Ex. In later times he [Faunus] was mortalized like all the other Italian gods (Thomas Keightley).</I> </DL>
