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moon·struck adjective 1 : mentally unbalanced

2 : romantically sentimental

3 : lost in fantasy

1moor noun 1 chiefly British : an expanse of open rolling infertile land

2 : a boggy area; especially : one that is peaty and dominated by grasses and sedges

2moor verb : to make fast with or as if with cables, lines, or anchors

Synonyms

anchor, catch, clamp, fasten, fix, hitch, secure, set

Moor noun : one of the Arab and Berber conquerors of Spain

— Moor·ish adjective

moor·ing noun 1 : a place where or an object to which a craft can be made fast

2 : an established practice or stabilizing influence — usu. used in pl.

moor·land noun : land consisting of moors

moose noun, plural moose : a large heavy-antlered ruminant mammal related to the deer that has humped shoulders and long legs and inhabits northern forested areas

1moot verb 1 : to bring up for discussion

2 : to argue about : DEBATE

Synonyms

[1] bring up, broach, introduce, raise—more at INTRODUCE

[2] argue, chew over, debate, discuss, dispute, hash, talk over—more at DISCUSS

2moot adjective 1 : open to question; also : DISPUTED

2 : having no practical significance

Synonyms

arguable, debatable, disputable, doubtful, questionable—more at DEBATABLE

1mop noun : an implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used esp. for cleaning floors

2mop verb mopped; mop·ping : to use a mop on : clean with a mop

mope verb moped; mop·ing 1 : to become dull, dejected, or listless

2 : to move slowly or aimlessly

Synonyms

gad, gallivant, knock, maunder, meander, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander—more at WANDER

mo·ped noun : a light low-powered motorbike that can be pedaled

mop·pet noun [ORIGIN: obs. E mop fool, child]

: CHILD

mo·raine noun : an accumulation of earth and stones left by a glacier

1moral adjective 1 : of or relating to principles of right and wrong

2 : conforming to a standard of right behavior; also : capable of right and wrong action

3 : probable but not proved

4 : perceptual or psychological rather than tangible or practical in nature or effect

Synonyms

decent, ethical, good, honest, honorable, just, right, righteous, straight, upright, virtuous—more at GOOD

2moral noun 1 : the practical meaning (as of a story)

2 plural : moral practices or teachings

Synonyms morals plural

ethics, morality, principles, standards—more at ETHICS

mo·rale noun 1 : MORALITY

2 : the mental and emotional attitudes of an individual toward the tasks at hand; also : ESPRIT DE CORPS

mor·al·ise British variant of MORALIZE

mor·al·ist noun 1 : one who leads a moral life

2 : a thinker or writer concerned with morals

3 : one concerned with regulating the morals of others

— mor·al·is·tic adjective

— mor·al·is·ti·cal·ly adverb

mo·ral·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : a doctrine or system of moral conduct

2 : moral conduct : VIRTUE

Synonyms

[1] ethics, morals, principles, standards—more at ETHICS

[2] character, decency, goodness, honesty, integrity, probity, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtue; also high-mindedness, honor, incorruptibility, appropriateness, correctness, decorum, etiquette, fitness, propriety, ethics, morals

Antonyms

badness, evil, immorality, wickedness

mor·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to make moral reflections

— mor·al·i·za·tion noun

— mor·al·iz·er noun

mor·al·ly adverb : in accordance with morals : in a moral manner

mo·rass noun [ORIGIN: D moeras, fr. OF maresc, of Gmc origin; akin to OE mersc marsh]

: a tract of soft wet land : SWAMP; also : something that entangles, impedes, or confuses

Synonyms

bog, fen, marsh, mire, slough, swamp—more at SWAMP

mor·a·to·ri·um noun, plural -ri·ums or -ria [ORIGIN: ultim. fr. L mora delay]

: a suspension of activity

mo·ray eel noun : any of numerous often brightly colored biting eels of warm seas

mor·bid adjective 1 : of, relating to, or typical of disease; also : DISEASED, SICKLY

2 : characterized