Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 63
Molar (a.) Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth. -- Bacon.
Molar (n.) (Anat.) Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See Tooth.
Molar (a.) (Chem.) Being at a concentration having the designated number of moles (of solute) per liter of solvent; as, an 0.2 molar solution of sodium chloride in water is close to isotonic.
Molar (a.) Of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth; "molar teeth."
Molar (a.) Designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution.
Molar (a.) Containing one mole of a substance; "molar weight."
Molar (a.) Pertaining to large units of behavior; "such molar problems of personality as the ego functions" -- R.R. Hunt [ant: molecular(a)].
Molar (n.) Grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars [syn: molar, grinder].
Molary (a.) Same as 2d Molar.
Molasse (n.) (Geol.) A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology.
Molasses (n.) 【美】糖蜜；糖漿 [M] [J] 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.
Molasses (n.) Thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining.
Mold (n.) A spot; a blemish; a mole. [Obs.] -- Spenser. Mold
Mold (n.) Alt. of Mould.
Mold (n.) Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.
Mold (n.) Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.
The etherial mold, Incapable of stain. -- Milton.
Nature formed me of her softest mold. -- Addison. Mold
Mold, Mould (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Molded or Moulded; p. pr. & vb. n. Molding or Moulding.] To cover with mold or soil. [R.] Mold
Mould (n.) (Bot.) A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.
Note: The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on tubers or roots stored up for use, when commencing to decay, are familiar examples. -- M. J. Berkley. Mold
Mold (v. t.) Alt. of Mould.
Mould (v. t.) To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.
He forgeth and moldeth metals. -- Sir M. Hale.
Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mold me man? -- Milton.
Mould (v. t.) To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.
Mould (v. t.) To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.
Mould (v. t.) (Founding) To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made. Moldable
Mold, Mould , (v. t.) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon. Mold
Mold, Mould (v. i.) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold. Mold
Mold (n.) Alt. of Mould.
Mould (n.) The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold. -- Milton.
Mould (n.) That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.
The glass of fashion and the mold of form. -- Shak.
Mould (n.) Cast; form; shape; character.
Crowned with an architrave of antique mold. -- Pope.
Mould (n.) (Arch.) A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.
Mould (n.) (Anat.) A fontanel.
Mould (n.) (Paper Making) A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand. Mold
Mold (n.) The distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: cast, mold, mould, stamp].
Mold (n.) Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: mold, mould, cast].
Mold (n.) Loose soil rich in organic matter [syn: mold, mould].
Mold (n.) The process of becoming mildewed [syn: mildew, mold, mould].
Mold (n.) A fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter [syn: mold, mould].
Mold (n.) A dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold" [syn: mold, mould].
Mold (n.) A distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors" [syn: mold, mould].
Mold (n.) Sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture].
Mold (v.) Form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: model, mold, mould].
Mold (v.) Become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" [syn: mold, mildew].
Mold (v.) Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: cast, mold, mould].
Mold (v.) Make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge].
Mold (v.) Fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure."
Mold (v.) Shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate].
Moldable (a.) Alt. of Mouldable.
Mouldable (a.) Capable of being molded or formed. Moldboard
Moldable (a.) Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" [syn: fictile, moldable, plastic].
Moldboard (n.) Alt. of Mouldboard.
Mouldboard (n.) A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.
Mouldboard (n.) (Founding) A follow board. Molder
Moldboard (n.) Wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow [syn: moldboard, mouldboard].
Molder (n.) Alt. of Moulder.
Moulder (n.) One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings. Molder
Moldered (imp. & p. p.) of Moulder.
Mouldered () of Moulder.
Moldering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Moulder.
Mouldering () of Moulder.
Molder (v. i.) Alt. of Moulder.
Moulder (v. i.) To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.
The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. -- Bacon.
When statues molder, and when arches fall. -- Prior.
If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. -- Clarendon. Molder
Molder (v. t.) Alt. of Moulder.
Moulder (v. t.) To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
[Time's] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. -- Mason. Moldery
Molder (v.) Break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: decompose, rot, molder, moulder].
Moldery (a.) Alt. of Mouldery.
Mouldery (a.) Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.
Moldiness (n.) Alt. of Mouldiness.
Mouldiness (n.) The state of being moldy. Molding
Moldiness (n.) The quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy [syn: mustiness, must, moldiness].
Molding (n.) Alt. of Moulding.
Moulding (n.) The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
Moulding (n.) Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or sculptures.
Syn: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
Moulding (n.) (Arch.) 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.
Moulding (n.) Especially: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.
Syn: moolding.
Moulding (n.) A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied.
Syn: modeling, moulding. Molding
Molding (p. a.) Alt. of Moulding
Moulding (p. a.) Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.
Molding board or Moulding board. (a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t.
Molding board or Moulding board. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.
Molding machine or Moulding machine. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings.
Molding machine or Moulding machine. (b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
Molding mill or Moulding mill, A mill for shaping timber.
Molding sand or Moulding sand (Founding), A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds. Moldwarp
Moulding (n.) A sculpture produced by molding.
Syn: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
Moulding (n.) A decorative recessed or relieved surface.
Syn: molding, border.
Moulding (n.) A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.
Syn: molding.
Moulding (n.) A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied.
Syn: modeling, molding.
Moulding (n.) A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing [syn: molding, moulding].
Moulding (n.) A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn: molding, moulding, border]
Moulding (n.) Sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture].
Moulding (n.) A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: modeling, modelling, molding, moulding].
Moldwarp (n.) Alt. of Mouldwarp.
Mouldwarp (n.) (Zool.) See Mole the animal. -- Spenser.
Moldy (a.) Alt. of Mouldy.
Mouldy (a.) Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.
Mould, Moulder, Mouldy, etc.
See Mold, Molder, Moldy, etc.
Mouldy (a.) Covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: moldy, mouldy, musty].
Mouldy, () Of the Gibeonites it is said that "all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy" (Josh. 9:5, 12). The Hebrew word here rendered "mouldy" (nikuddim) is rendered "cracknels" in 1 Kings 14:3, and denotes a kind of crisp cake. The meaning is that the bread of the Gibeonites had become dry and hard, hard as biscuits, and thus was an evidence of the length of the journey they had travelled.
Mole (n.) A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures. [Obs.] -- Piers Plowman.
Mole (n.) A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs.
Mole (n.) A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.
Mole (n.) A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. -- Brande & C.
Mole (n.) (Zool.) Any insectivore of the family Talpidae. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.
Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp ({Talpa Europaea), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common American mole, or shrew mole ({Scalops aquaticus), and star-nosed mole ({Condylura cristata}) have similar habits.
Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat.
Mole (n.) A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains. [U.S.]
Mole (n.) (fig.)A spy who lives for years an apparently normal life (to establish a cover) before beginning his spying activities.
Duck mole. See under Duck.
Golden mole. See Chrysochlore.
Mole cricket (Zool.), An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllotalpa, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species ({Gryllotalpa vulgaris), and the American ({Gryllotalpa borealis), are the best known.
Mole rat (Zool.), Any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera Spalax, Georychus, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary.
Mole shrew (Zool.), Any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus Blarina, esp. Blarina brevicauda.
Water mole, The duck mole.
Mole (n.) A quantity of a substance equal to the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the System International d'Unites; as, he added two moles of sodium chloride to the medium.
Syn: gram molecule, mol.
Moled (imp. & p. p.) of Mole.
Moling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mole.
Mole (v. t.) To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.
Mole (v. t.) To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.] -- Pegge.
Mole (n.) The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: gram molecule, mole, mol].
Mole (n.) A spy who works against enemy espionage [syn: counterspy, mole].
Mole (n.) Spicy sauce often containing chocolate.
Mole (n.) A small congenital pigmented spot on the skin.
Mole (n.) A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty].
Mole (n.) Small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet.
Mole, () Heb. tinshameth (Lev. 11:30), probably signifies some species of lizard (rendered in R.V., "chameleon"). In Lev. 11:18, Deut. 14:16, it is rendered, in Authorized Version, "swan" (R.V., "horned owl").
The Heb. holed (Lev. 11:29), rendered "weasel," was probably the mole-rat. The true mole (Talpa Europoea) is not found in Palestine. The mole-rat (Spalax typhlus) "is twice the size of our mole, with no external eyes, and with only faint traces within of the rudimentary organ; no apparent ears, but, like the mole, with great internal organs of hearing; a strong, bare snout, and with large gnawing teeth; its colour a pale slate; its feet short, and provided with strong nails; its tail only rudimentary."
In Isa. 2:20, this word is the rendering of two words _haphar peroth_, which are rendered by Gesenius "into the digging of rats", i.e., rats' holes. But these two Hebrew words ought probably to be combined into one (lahporperoth) and translated "to the moles", i.e., the rat-moles. This animal "lives in underground communities, making large subterranean chambers for its young and for storehouses, with many runs connected with them, and is decidedly partial to the loose debris among ruins and stone-heaps, where it can form its chambers with least trouble."
Molebut (n.) (Zool.) The sunfish ({Orthagoriscus, or Mola). [Written also molebat.]
Molecast (n.) A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill. -- Mortimer.
Molech (n.) (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch. -- Lev. xviii. 21.
Molech (n.) God of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children [syn: Moloch, Molech].
Molech, Moloch, king.
Molecular (a.) (Phys. & Chem.) Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc.
Molecular attraction (Phys.), Attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances.
Molecular weight (Chem.), The weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom having weight of 1 as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular weight of water ({H2O) is 18. For more precise measurements, the weight of the carbon isotope carbon-12 is used as the standard, that isotope having the value of 12.000. In this systen, now used almost universally, the hydrogen atom has a weight of 1.0079.
Molecular (a.) Relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules; "molecular structure"; "molecular oxygen"; "molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecule."
Molecular (a.) Relating to simple or elementary organization; "proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception" -- G.A. Miller [ant: molar(a)]
Molecularity (n.) (Phys. & Chem.) The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.
Molecularly (adv.) (Phys. & Chem.) With molecules; in the manner of molecules. -- W. R. Grove.
Molecule (n.) One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.
Molecule (n.) (Physics) 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.
Molecule (n.) (Chem.) 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.
Molecule (n.) (Physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound.
Molecule (n.) (Nontechnical usage) A tiny piece of anything [syn: atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck].
Molecule (n.) The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter. It is distinguished from the corpuscle, also the ultimate, indivisible unit of matter, by a closer resemblance to the atom, also the ultimate, indivisible unit of matter. Three great scientific theories of the structure of the universe are the molecular, the corpuscular and the atomic. A fourth affirms, with Haeckel, the condensation of precipitation of matter from ether -- whose existence is proved by the condensation of precipitation. The present trend of scientific thought is toward the theory of ions. The ion differs from the molecule, the corpuscle and the atom in that it is an ion. A fifth theory is held by idiots, but it is doubtful if they know any more about the matter than the others.
Mole-eyed (a.) Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.
Molehill (n.) A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty ; as, to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Having leapt over such mountains, lie down before a molehill. -- South. mMolendinaceous
Molehill (n.) A mound of earth made by moles while burrowing.
Compare: Molendinaceous
Molendinaceous, molendinarious (a.) (Bot.) Resembling the sails of a windmill.
Molendinaceous (a.) Alt. of Molendinarious.
Molendinarious (a.) (Bot.) Resembling the sails of a windmill.
Moleskin (n.) Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian.
Moleskin (n.) A soft fabric having an adhesive backing, applied to the skin at points susceptible to abrasion, as on the feet, to prevent irritation or blistering during exercise, such as hiking.
Molested (imp. & p. p.) of Molest.
Molesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Molest.
Molest (v. t.) 妨礙；干擾；騷擾；調戲（女性）；猥褻（小孩） To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.
They have molested the church with needless opposition. -- Hooker.
Syn: To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy; vex; tease.
Molest (n.) Molestation. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Molest (v.) Harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to.
Molest (v.) Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}].
Molestation (n.) The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance.
Molestation (n.) The act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children).
Molestation (n.) The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism [syn: harassment, molestation].
Molestation, () Scotch law, The name of an action competent to the proprietor of a landed estate, against those who disturb his possession, It is chiefly used in questions of commonty, or, of controverted marches. Ersk. Prin. B. 4, t. 1, n. 48.
Molester (n.) One who molests.
Molester (n.) Someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities.
Molestful (a.) Troublesome; vexatious. [R.] Molestie
Molestie (n.) Alt. of Molesty.
Molesty (n.) Molestation. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Molewarp (n.) (Zool.) See Moldwarp.
Moliminous (a.) Of great bulk or consequence; very important. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Moline (n.) The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
Cross moline (Her.), A cross each arm of which is divided at the end into two rounded branches or divisions.
Moline (n.) A town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River.
Moline, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000): 43768
Housing Units (2000): 19487
Land area (2000): 15.599444 sq. miles (40.402373 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.221527 sq. miles (0.573752 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 15.820971 sq. miles (40.976125 sq. km)
FIPS code: 49867
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.490966 N, 90.502006 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61265
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Moline
Moline, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 457
Housing Units (2000): 255
Land area (2000): 0.346576 sq. miles (0.897627 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.346576 sq. miles (0.897627 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47600
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.363769 N, 96.302086 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67353
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Molinism (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat resembling the tenets of the Arminians.
Molinist (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.