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1motor noun [ORIGIN: L, fr. movēre to move]

1 : one that imparts motion

2 : a machine that produces motion or power for doing work

3 : a usu. 4-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation : AUTOMOBILE

2motor verb : to travel or transport by automobile : DRIVE

— mo·tor·ist noun

mo·tor·bike noun : a small lightweight motorcycle

mo·tor·boat noun : a boat propelled by a motor

mo·tor·cade noun : a procession of motor vehicles

Synonyms

armada, caravan, cavalcade, fleet, line, train—more at FLEET

mo·tor·car noun : a usu. 4-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation : AUTOMOBILE

mo·tor·cy·cle noun : a 2-wheeled automotive vehicle

— mo·tor·cy·clist noun

motor home noun : a large motor vehicle equipped as living quarters

Synonyms

camper, caravan, trailer—more at CAMPER

motor inn noun : MOTEL

mo·tor·ise British variant of MOTORIZE

mo·tor·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to equip with a motor

2 : to equip with automobiles

mo·tor·man noun : an operator of a motor-driven vehicle (as a streetcar or subway train)

motor scooter noun : a low 2- or 3-wheeled automotive vehicle resembling a child's scooter but having a seat

mo·tor·truck noun : an automotive truck

motor vehicle noun : an automotive vehicle (as an automobile) not operated on rails

Synonyms

automobile, car, machine—more at CAR

mot·tle verb mot·tled; mot·tling : to mark with spots of different color : BLOTCH

Synonyms

blotch, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, pepper, speck, spot, sprinkle, stipple—more at SPOT

mot·tled adjective : marked with spots of different colors

Synonyms

dappled, piebald, pied, spotted—more at PIED

dappled, spotted, spotty, variegated—more at SPOTTED

mot·to noun, plural mottoes also mottos [ORIGIN: It, fr. LL muttum grunt, fr. L muttire to mutter]

1 : a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something to indicate its character or use

2 : a short expression of a guiding rule of conduct

moue noun : a little grimace

mould chiefly British variant of MOLD

moult chiefly British variant of MOLT

1mound verb : to form into a mound

Synonyms

heap, hill, pile, stack—more at PILE

2mound noun 1 : an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones

2 : a rounded hill or natural formation

3 : a collection of things thrown one on another : HEAP, PILE; also : a great number or large quantity <~s of work>

4 : a small rounded mass

Synonyms

[1] bank, bar, drift—more at BANK

[2] elevation, eminence, height, highland, hill, prominence, rise—more at HEIGHT

[3] cock, heap, hill, mountain, pile, rick, stack—more at PILE

1mount noun : a high hill

2mount verb 1 a : to increase in amount or extent

b : to move upward : RISE, ASCEND

2 : to get up on something; especially : to seat oneself on (as a horse) for riding

3 : to put in position <~ artillery>

4 : to set on something that elevates

5 : to attach to a support

6 : to prepare esp. for examination or display

— mount·able adjective

— mount·er noun

Synonyms

[1a] accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, snowball, swell, wax—more at INCREASE

[1b] arise, ascend, climb, lift, rise, soar, up—more at ASCEND

[6] carry, give, offer, present, stage—more at PRESENT

3mount noun 1 : an arrangement of structural parts that gives form or support : SUPPORT

2 : a means of conveyance; especially : SADDLE HORSE

Synonyms

brace, bulwark, buttress, shore, stay, support, underpinning—more at SUPPORT

moun·tain noun 1 : a landmass higher than a hill

2 a : a great mass

b : a vast number or quantity

— moun·tainy adjective

Synonyms

[1] mount, peak; also mountain range, seamount; mountaintop, pinnacle, precipice, summit

[2a] cock, heap, hill, mound, pile, rick, stack—more at PILE

[2b] abundance, heap, loads, lot, mass, much, pile, profusion, quantity, stack—more at LOT

mountain ash noun : any of various trees related to the roses that have pinnate leaves