8 letter word starting with mo

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
mobility	noun	The quality or state of being mobile; as, the mobility of a liquid, of an army, of the populace, of features, of a muscle., The mob; the lower classes.
mobilize	verb t.	To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps.
mobocrat	noun	One who favors a form of government in which the unintelligent populace rules without restraint.
moccasin	noun	A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians., A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
mockable	adjective	Such as can be mocked.
mockbird	noun	The European sedge warbler (Acrocephalus phragmitis).
modalist	noun	One who regards Father, Son, and Spirit as modes of being, and not as persons, thus denying personal distinction in the Trinity.
modality	noun	The quality or state of being modal., A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind. According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic.
modelled		of Model
modeling	present participle & vb. noun	of Model, The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form.
modelize	verb t.	To model.
modenese	adjective	Of or pertaining to Modena or its inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Modena; the people of Modena.
moderate	adjective	Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained, Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table., Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow; as, moderate language; moderate endeavors., Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like; as, a moderate Calvinist., Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter., Limited as to degree of progress; as, to travel at moderate speed., Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears; as, an infusion of moderate strength; a man of moderate abilities., Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a moderate kind., One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine., To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind., To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting; as, to moderate a synod., To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated., To preside as a moderator.
moderato	adjective & adverb	With a moderate degree of quickness; moderately.
modernly	adverb	In modern times.
modestly	adverb	In a modest manner.
modicity	noun	Moderateness; smallness; meanness.
modifier	noun	One who, or that which, modifies.
modified	imp. & past participle	of Modify
modiolar	adjective	Shaped like a bushel measure.
modiolus	noun	The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
modulate	verb t.	To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion., To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical manner; as, the organs of speech modulate the voice in reading or speaking., To pass from one key into another.
moelline	noun	An unguent for the hair.
mohicans	noun pl.	A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and Eastern New York.
mohurrum	noun	Alt. of Muharram
moieties	plural	of Moiety
moistful	adjective	Full of moisture.
moisture	noun	A moderate degree of wetness., That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
mokadour	noun	A handkerchief.
molasses	noun	The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle.
moulding		of Mould, The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder., Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal., A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t., Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.
moldable	adjective	Alt. of Mouldable
moldered	imp. & past participle	of Moulder
mouldery	adjective	Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.
moldwarp	noun	Alt. of Mouldwarp
molecast	noun	A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.
molecule	noun	One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist., The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state., A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. Atom.
molehill	noun	A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty.
moleskin	noun	Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian.
molested	imp. & past participle	of Molest
molester	noun	One who molests.
molestie	noun	Alt. of Molesty
molewarp	noun	See Moldwarp.
molinism	noun	The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat resembling the tenets of the Arminians.
molinist	noun	A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.
mollient	adjective	Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.
mollinet	noun	A little mill.
mollusca	noun pl.	One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, PteropodaScaphopoda, and Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera. These animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them develop a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary cavity. They are generally more or less covered and protected by a calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or multivalve.
molosses	noun	Molasses.
molossus	noun	A foot of three long syllables.
moulting		of Moult
moltable	adjective	Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible.
molybdic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with molybdous compounds; as, molybdic oxide.
momental	adjective	Lasting but a moment; brief., Important; momentous., Of or pertaining to moment or momentum.
momently	adverb	For a moment., In a moment; every moment; momentarily.
momentum	noun	The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus., Essential element, or constituent element.
monachal	adjective	Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.
monamide	noun	An amido compound with only one amido group.
monamine	noun	A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a monamine.
monander	noun	One of the Monandria.
monandry	noun	The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; — contrasted with polyandry.
monarcho	noun	The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor.
monarchy	noun	A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch., A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch., The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
monastic	noun	A monk., Alt. of Monastical
monaxial	adjective	Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; as, monaxial development.
monazite	noun	A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, — a phosphate of the cerium metals.
monecian	adjective	Alt. of Monecious
monerons	plural	of Moneron
monerula	noun	A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one-celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner.
monetary	adjective	Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary.
monetize	verb t.	To convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to monetize silver.
moneyage	noun	A tax paid to the first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from debashing the coin., Mintage; coinage.
mongcorn	noun	See Mangcorn.
mongolic	adjective	See Mongolian.
mongoose	noun	Alt. of Mongoos
monifier	noun	A fossil fish.
moniment	noun	Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence, a mark; an image; a superscription; a record.
monisher	noun	One who monishes; an admonisher.
monistic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or involving, monism.
monition	noun	Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution., Information; indication; notice; advice., A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer., An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law.
monitive	adjective	Conveying admonition; admonitory.
monitory	adjective	Giving admonition; instructing by way of caution; warning., Admonition; warning; especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical court, but not addressed to any one person.
monitrix	noun	A female monitor.
monkfish	noun	The angel fish (Squatina)., The angler (Lophius).
monkhood	noun	The character or condition of a monk., Monks, regarded collectively.
monocarp	noun	A monocarpic plant.
monocrat	noun	One who governs alone.
monocule	noun	A small crustacean with one median eye.
monodist	noun	A writer of a monody.
monodies	plural	of Monody
monoecia	noun pl.	A Linnaean class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant.
monogamy	noun	Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; — opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; — opposed to deuterogamy., State of being paired with a single mate.
monogeny	noun	Monogenesis., The doctrine that the members of the human race have all a common origin.
monogram	noun	A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works., A picture in lines; a sketch., An arbitrary sign for a word.
monogyny	noun	Marriage with the one woman only., The state or condition of being monogynous.
monolith	noun	A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.
monology	noun	The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation.
monomane	noun	A monomaniac.
monomial	noun	A single algebraic expression; that is, an expression unconnected with any other by the sign of addition, substraction, equality, or inequality., Consisting of but a single term or expression.
monopode	noun	One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot., A monopodium.
monopody	noun	A measure of but a single foot.
monopoly	noun	The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product., Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land., The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
monotone	noun	A single unvaried tone or sound., The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.
monotony	noun	A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing., Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.
monotype	adjective	Alt. of Monotypic
monoxide	noun	An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.
monsieur	noun	The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir., The oldest brother of the king of France., A Frenchman.
montanic	noun	Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.
monteith	noun	See Monteth., A vessel in which glasses are washed; — so called from the name of the inventor.
monticle	noun	A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence.
montross	noun	See Matross.
monument	noun	Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial., A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions., A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary., A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.
monureid	noun	Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as derived from one molecule of urea; as, alloxan is a monureid.
moonbeam	noun	A ray of light from the moon.
mooncalf	noun	A monster; a false conception; a mass of fleshy matter, generated in the uterus., A dolt; a stupid fellow.
moon-eye	noun	A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse., Any species of American fresh-water fishes of the genus Hyodon, esp. H. tergisus of the Great Lakes and adjacent waters., The cisco.
moonfish	noun	An American marine fish (Vomer setipennis); — called also bluntnosed shiner, horsefish, and sunfish., A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (Selene vomer); — called also lookdown, and silver moonfish., The mola. See Sunfish, 1.
moonless	adjective	Being without a moon or moonlight.
moonling	noun	A simpleton; a lunatic.
moonrise	noun	The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising.
moonsail	noun	A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail.
moonseed	noun	A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; — so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.
moonshee	noun	A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language.
moonwort	noun	The herb lunary or honesty. See Honesty., Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. B. Lunaria; — so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond.
moorball	noun	A fresh-water alga (Cladophora Aegagropila) which forms a globular mass.
moorband	noun	See Moorpan.
moorland	noun	Land consisting of a moor or moors.
mootable	adjective	Capable of being mooted.
mopboard	noun	A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See Baseboard.
mopsical	adjective	Shortsighted; mope-eyed.
mopstick	noun	The long handle of a mop.
moquette	noun	A kind of carpet having a short velvety pile.
morainic	adjective	Of or pertaining to a moranie.
moralism	noun	A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth.
moralist	noun	One who moralizes; one who teaches or animadverts upon the duties of life; a writer of essays intended to correct vice and inculcate moral duties., One who practices moral duties; a person who lives in conformity with moral rules; one of correct deportment and dealings with his fellow-creatures; — sometimes used in contradistinction to one whose life is controlled by religious motives.
morality	noun	The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right., The quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right., The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics., The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often admire the politeness of men whose morality we question., A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of Henry VIII., Intent; meaning; moral.
moralize	verb t.	To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from., To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to., To render moral; to correct the morals of., To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse., To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
moration	noun	A delaying tarrying; delay.
moravian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See Moravian, n., One of a religious sect called the United Brethren (an offshoot of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate church of Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the middle of the 15th century. After being nearly extirpated by persecution, the society, under the name of The Renewed Church of the United Brethren, was reestablished in 1722-35 on the estates of Count Zinzendorf in Saxony. Called also Herrnhuter.
morbidly	adverb	In a morbid manner.
morbific	adjective	Alt. of Morbifical
mordente	noun	An embellishment resembling a trill.
moreland	noun	Moorland.
moreness	noun	Greatness.
moreover	adverb	Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise.
morepork	noun	The Australian crested goatsucker (Aegotheles Novae-Hollandiae). Also applied to other allied birds, as Podargus Cuveiri.
moresque	adjective	Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish., The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture, under Moorish.
moribund	adjective	In a dying state; dying; at the point of death., A dying person.
morindin	noun	A yellow dyestuff extracted from the root bark of an East Indian plant (Morinda citrifolia).
moringic	adjective	Designating an organic acid obtained from oil of ben. See Moringa.
mornward	adverb	Towards the morn.
moroccan	adjective	Of or pertaining to Morocco, or its inhabitants.
morology	noun	Foolish talk; nonsense; folly.
morosely	adverb	Sourly; with sullen austerity.
morosity	noun	Moroseness.
moroshop	noun	A philosophical or learned fool.
morosous	adjective	Morose.
moroxite	noun	A variety of apatite of a greenish blue color.
morphean	adjective	Of or relating to Morpheus, to dreams, or to sleep.
morpheus	noun	The god of dreams.
morphine	noun	A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; — called also morphia, and morphina.
morricer	noun	A morris dancer.
morrimal	noun & adjective	See Mormal.
mortally	adverb	In a mortal manner; so as to cause death; as, mortally wounded., In the manner of a mortal or of mortal beings., In an extreme degree; to the point of dying or causing death; desperately; as, mortally jealous.
mortgage	noun	A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance according to the stipulated terms; also, the written instrument by which the conveyance is made., State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage., To grant or convey, as property, for the security of a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to become absolute, subject, however, to the right of redemption., Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to make subject to a claim or obligation.
mortised	imp. & past participle	of Mortise
mortling	noun	An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a mortling., Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.
mortmain	noun	Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate.
mortress	noun	Alt. of Mortrew
mortuary	adjective	A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty., A burial place; a place for the dead., A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue., Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.
mosaical	adjective	Mosaic (in either sense).
mosasaur	noun	Alt. of Mosasaurian
moschine	adjective	Of or pertaining to Moschus, a genus including the musk deer.
moslings	noun pl.	Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.
mosquito	noun	Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
mossback	noun	A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.
mostwhat	adverb	For the most part.
motation	noun	The act of moving; motion.
moth-eat	verb t.	To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.
mothered	imp. & past participle	of Mother, Thick, like mother; viscid.
motherly	adjective	Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care., In a manner of a mother.
motility	noun	Capability of motion; contractility.
motioned	imp. & past participle	of Motion
motioner	noun	One who makes a motion; a mover.
motivity	noun	The power of moving or producing motion., The quality of being influenced by motives.
motorial	noun	Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; — applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion.
motorman	noun	A man who controls a motor.
mottling	present participle & vb. noun	of Mottle
mouchoir	noun	A handkerchief.
mouazzin	noun	See Muezzin.
moulinet	noun	The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like., A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up., In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the weapon.
mounding	present participle & vb. noun	of Mound
mounting	present participle & vb. noun	of Mount, The act of one that mounts., That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond.
mountain	noun	A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount., A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains., A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk., Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer., Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
mountant	adjective	Raised; high.
mountlet	noun	A small or low mountain.
mourning	present participle & vb. noun	of Mourn, The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow., Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black., Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting., Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.
mournful	adjective	Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss.
mousekin	noun	A little mouse.
mouthing	present participle & vb. noun	of Mouth
mouthful	noun	As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time., Hence, a small quantity.
movables	plural	of Movable
moveless	adjective	Motionless; fixed.
movement	noun	The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement., Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion., Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement., The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece., One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a symphony., A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch.
movingly	adverb	In a moving manner.
mozzetta	noun	A cape, with a small hood; — worn by the pope and other dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church.