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Synonyms

altogether, basically, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally—more at CHIEFLY

mot noun, plural mots [ORIGIN: F, word, saying, fr. LL muttum grunt]

: a witty saying

mote noun : a small particle

Synonyms

bit, fleck, flyspeck, molecule, particle, speck

mo·tel noun [ORIGIN: blend of motor and hotel]

: a hotel in which the rooms are accessible from the parking area

mo·tet noun : a choral work on a sacred text for several voices usu. without instrumental accompaniment

moth noun, plural moths : any of various insects belonging to the same order as the butterflies but usu. night-flying and with a stouter body and smaller wings

moth·ball noun 1 : a ball (as of naphthalene) used to keep moths out of clothing

2 plural : protective storage

1mother noun 1 : a female parent

2 : the superior of a religious community of women

3 : SOURCE, ORIGIN

— moth·er·hood noun

— moth·er·less adjective

— moth·er·li·ness noun

— moth·er·ly adjective

Synonyms

ma, mom, mommy; also matriarch, matron

2mother verb 1 : to give birth to; also : PRODUCE

2 : to care for or protect like a mother

Synonyms

aid, care, minister, nurse—more at NURSE

moth·er·board noun : the main circuit board esp. of a microcomputer

moth·er–in–law noun, plural mothers–in–law : the mother of one's spouse

moth·er·land noun 1 : the land of origin of something

2 : the native land of one's ancestors

Synonyms

country, fatherland, home, homeland, sod—more at COUNTRY

moth·er–of–pearl noun : the hard pearly matter forming the inner layer of a mollusk shell

mother ship noun : a ship serving smaller craft

mo·tif noun [ORIGIN: F, motive, motif]

1 : a dominant idea or central theme (as in a work of art)

2 : a single or repeated design or color

Synonyms

[1] content, matter, motive, question, subject, theme, topic—more at MATTER

[2] design, figure, motive, pattern—more at PATTERN

mo·tile adjective : capable of spontaneous movement

— mo·til·i·ty noun

1motion noun 1 : an act, process, or instance of moving

2 : a proposal for action (as by a deliberative body)

3 plural : ACTIVITIES, MOVEMENTS

— mo·tion·less adjective

— mo·tion·less·ly adverb

— mo·tion·less·ness noun

Synonyms

move, movement, moving, shift, stir, stirring—more at MOVEMENT

2motion verb : to direct or signal by a movement

Synonyms

flag, gesture, signal, wave; also gesticulate, pantomime, sign; signalize; acquaint, advise, inform, relate, tell; flourish, shrug

motion picture noun 1 : a series of pictures projected on a screen so rapidly that they produce a continuous picture in which persons and objects seem to move

2 : a representation (as of a story) by means of motion pictures

Synonyms

film, movie, picture—more at MOVIE

motion sickness noun : sickness induced by motion and characterized by nausea

mo·ti·vate verb -vat·ed; -vat·ing : to provide with a motive : IMPEL

— mo·ti·va·tor noun

mo·ti·va·tion noun 1 a : the act or process of motivating

b : the condition of being motivated

2 : a motivating force, stimulus, or influence

— mo·ti·va·tion·al adjective

Synonyms

boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitement, instigation, momentum, provocation, spur, stimulus, yeast—more at IMPULSE

1motive noun 1 : something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act

2 : a recurrent theme in a musical composition

3 : a dominant idea or central theme (as in a work of art) : MOTIF

4 : a single or repeated design or color : MOTIF

— mo·tive·less adjective

Synonyms

grounds, reason, wherefore, why—more at REASON

2motive adjective 1 : moving to action

2 : of or relating to motion

1motley adjective 1 : variegated in color

2 : made up of diverse often incongruous elements

Synonyms

[1] multicolored, variegated

[2] assorted, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, varied—more at MISCELLANEOUS

2motley noun : a mixture of incongruous elements