Morose, a. Crabbed, sullen, churlish, sour, sulky, perverse, wayward, spleeny, spleenish, splenetic, humorsome, dogged, gloomy, moody, cross-grained.
Moroseness, n. Crabbedness, sullenness, moodiness, churlishness, sourness, sulkiness, sulks, spleen, ill-temper, bad blood, black looks.
Morphia, n. Morphine.
Morphine, n. 1. Morphia.
2. Sulphate of morphia.
Morse, n. Walrus, sea-horse, sea-cow (Trichechus rosmarus).
Morsel, n. Bite, mouthful, bit of food.
Mortal, a. 1. Subject to death, destined to die.
2. Deadly, fatal, destructive.
3. Extreme, violent, unto death, likely to kill.
4. Human, of man.
5. [Colloquial.] Long, tedious, trying.
Mortal, n. Man, human being.
Mortality, n. 1. Subjection to death, necessity of dying.
2. Death, destruction, corruption.
3. Frequency of death, number of deaths.
4. Mankind, humanity, human nature.
Mortar, n. 1. Piece of ordnance for throwing bombs.
2. Cement.
Mortgage, n. & v. a. Pledge (for the payment of a debt).
Mortification, n. 1. (Med.) Gangrene, sphacelus, necrosis.
2. Discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure, vexation, chagrin, disappointment.
3. Humiliation, self-abasement, self-denial.
Mortify, v. a. 1. Gangrene, gangrenate.
2. Disappoint, dissatisfy, displease, vex, harass, plague, worry, disquiet, chagrin, annoy, trouble.
3. Humiliate, humble, shame, confound, abase, abash, put down.
Mortify, v. n. Gangrene, lose vitality.
Mortuary, n. Cemetery, graveyard, churchyard, burial-place, necropolis, burial ground, city of the dead.
Mortuary, a. Of the dead.
Mosaic, a. 1. Inlaid, tessellated.
2. Of Moses.
Mosaical, a. 1. Inlaid, tessellated.
2. Of Moses.
Moslem, n. Mahometan, Mohammedan, Mussulman.
Mosque, n. Mahometan temple.
Moss-agate, n. Mocha-stone.
Moss-bunker, n. Menhaden, pauhaugen, hardhead.
Moss-pink, n. Ground-pink (Phlox subulata).
Moss-trooper, n. Bandit, marauder.
Most, a. Greatest number of.
Most, ad. In the greatest degree.
Most, n. 1. Greatest part, greatest number.
2. Utmost.
Mostly, ad. Mainly, chiefly, for the most part, for the greatest part.
Most of all, Especially, principally, chiefly, above all.
Mote, n. Spot, speck, mite, particle, atom, corpuscle.
Moth, n. (Ent.) Miller.
Mother, n. Mamma, female parent, dam (applied to a beast).
Mother, a. 1. Native, natural.
2. Vernacular.
Mother Carey's chicken, Stormy petrel (Procellaria pelagica).