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mizzenmast

2 : MIZZENMAST

— mizzen also mizen adjective

miz·zen·mast noun : the mast aft or next aft of the mainmast

mk abbreviation 1 mark

2 markka

Mk abbreviation Mark

mks abbreviation meter-kilogram-second

mkt abbreviation market

mktg abbreviation marketing

ml abbreviation milliliter

Mlle abbreviation [ORIGIN: F]

mademoiselle

Mlles abbreviation [ORIGIN: F]

mesdemoiselles

mm abbreviation millimeter

MM abbreviation [ORIGIN: F]

messieurs

Mme abbreviation [ORIGIN: F]

madame

Mmes abbreviation [ORIGIN: F]

mesdames

Mn symbol manganese

MN abbreviation Minnesota

mne·mon·ic adjective : assisting or designed to assist memory; also : of or relating to memory

mo abbreviation month

1Mo abbreviation 1 Missouri

2 Monday

2Mo symbol molybdenum

MO abbreviation 1 mail order

2 medical officer

3 Missouri

4 modus operandi

5 money order

1moan noun : a low prolonged sound indicative of pain or grief

Synonyms

groan, howl, keen, lament, plaint, wail—more at LAMENT

2moan verb 1 : to express grief, pain, or discontent

2 : to make a moan

Synonyms

beef, bellyache, carp, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, squawk, wail, whine—more at COMPLAIN

moat noun : a deep wide usu. water-filled trench around a castle

1mob noun [ORIGIN: L mobile vulgus vacillating crowd]

1 : the lower classes of a community : MASSES

2 : a disorderly crowd

3 : a criminal gang

Synonyms

[1] commoners, herd, masses, people, plebeians, populace, rank and file

[2] army, crowd, crush, drove, flock, horde, host, legion, multitude, press, swarm, throng—more at CROWD

[3] cabal, conspiracy, gang, ring, syndicate—more at RING

2mob verb mobbed; mob·bing 1 : to crowd about and attack or annoy

2 : to crowd into or around

Synonyms

crowd, flock, swarm, throng—more at CROWD

1mobile adjective 1 : capable of moving or being moved

2 : changeable in appearance, mood, or purpose; also : ADAPTABLE

3 : having the opportunity for or undergoing a shift in social status

4 : using vehicles for transportation <~ warfare>

— mo·bil·i·ty noun

2mobile noun : a construction or sculpture (as of wire and sheet metal) with parts that can be set in motion by air currents; also : a similar structure suspended so that it is moved by a current of air

mobile home noun : a trailer used as a permanent dwelling

mo·bi·lise chiefly British variant of MOBILIZE

mo·bi·li·za·tion noun 1 : the act of mobilizing

2 : the state of being mobilized

Synonyms

muster, rally—more at RALLY

mo·bi·lize verb -lized; -liz·ing 1 : to put into movement or circulation

2 : to assemble and make ready for use or action <~ army reserves>

— mo·bi·liz·er noun

Synonyms

marshal, muster, rally; also arrange, line up, order, organize; call (up), convene, summon; activate

Antonyms

demobilize

mob·ster noun : a member of a criminal gang

Synonyms

bully, gangster, goon, hood, hoodlum, mug, punk, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough—more at HOODLUM

moc·ca·sin noun 1 : a soft leather heelless shoe

2 : WATER MOCCASIN

mo·cha noun [ORIGIN: Mocha, port in Yemen]

1 : choice coffee grown in Arabia

2 : a mixture of coffee and chocolate or cocoa

3 : a dark chocolate-brown color

1mock verb 1 : to treat with contempt or ridicule

2 : DELUDE

3 : DEFY

4 : to mimic in sport or derision

— mock noun

— mock·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] deride, gibe, jeer, laugh, ridicule, scout—more at RIDICULE

[4] burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, parody, take off, travesty—more at MIMIC

2mock adjective 1 : of, relating to, or having the character of an imitation

2 : not real or genuine

Synonyms

[1] artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, sham, substitute, synthetic—more at IMITATION

[2] affected, artificial, assumed, contrived, feigned, mechanical, phony, put-on, spurious, unnatural—more at ARTIFICIAL

mock·er noun : one that mocks

Synonyms

heckler, quiz, scoffer, taunter,

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