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.) (Mech.) Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms.
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.
Moulding (n.) 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.
Molding (p. a.) Alt. of Moulding
Moulding (p. a.) Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.
Moldwarp (n.) Alt. of Mouldwarp.
Mouldwarp (n.) See Mole the animal.
Moldy (a.) Alt. of Mouldy
Mouldy (a.) Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.
Mouldy (a.) Covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: moldy, mouldy, musty].
Mole (n.) A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.
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.
Mole (n.) Any insectivore of the family Talpidae. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.
Mole (n.) A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains.
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.
Molebut (n.) The sunfish (Orthagoriscus, or Mola).
Molecast (n.) A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.
Molech (n.) The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch.
Molecular (a.) Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc.
Molecularity (n.) The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.
Molecularly (adv.) With molecules; in the manner of molecules.
Molecule (n.) One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.
Molecule (n.) 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.) 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.
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.
Molendinaceous (a.) Alt. of Molendinarious.
Molendinarious (a.) 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.
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.
Molester (n.) One who molests.
Molestful (a.) Troublesome; vexatious.
Molestie (n.) Alt. of Molesty.
Molesty (n.) Molestation.
Molewarp (n.) See Moldwarp.
Moliminous (a.) Of great bulk or consequence; very important.
Moline (n.) The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
Molinism (n.) The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat resembling the tenets of the Arminians.
Molinist (n.) A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.