mog|gy /mɒ gi/ (moggies ) also moggie N‑COUNT A moggy is a cat. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
mo|gul /moʊ g ə l/ (moguls )
1 N‑COUNT A Mogul was a Muslim ruler in India in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
2 N‑COUNT A mogul is an important, rich, and powerful businessman, especially one in the news, film, or television industry. □ …an international media mogul.
mo|hair /moʊ heə r / N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Mohair is a type of very soft wool. □ …a brown mohair dress.
moist /mɔ I st/ (moister , moistest ) ADJ Something that is moist is slightly wet. □ Wipe off any excess make-up with a clean, moist cotton flannel.
mois|ten /mɔ I s ə n/ (moistens , moistening , moistened ) VERB To moisten something means to make it slightly wet. □ [V n] She took a sip of water to moisten her dry throat.
mois|ture /mɔ I stʃə r / N‑UNCOUNT Moisture is tiny drops of water in the air, on a surface, or in the ground. □ When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.
mois|tur|ize /mɔ I stʃəra I z/ (moisturizes , moisturizing , moisturized ) in BRIT, also use moisturise VERB If you moisturize your skin, you rub cream into it to make it softer. If a cream moisturizes your skin, it makes it softer. □ [V n] …products to moisturise, protect and firm your skin. □ [V ] The lotion moisturizes while it cleanses.
moist|ur|iz|er /mɔ I stʃəra I zə r / (moisturizers ) in BRIT, also use moisturiser N‑VAR A moisturizer is a cream that you put on your skin to make it feel softer and smoother.
mo|ji|to /məhiː təʊ/ (mojitos ) N‑COUNT A mojito is a drink consisting of rum, sugar, lime, mint, and soda water. □ Marina remained faithful to the local taste by ordering a mojito.
mo|jo /məʊ dʒəʊ/ (mojos or mojoes ) N‑COUNT Your mojo is your personal power or influence over other people, often your sexual power or attraction. [AM , INFORMAL ] □ She worked her musical mojo, while tossing roses to the crowd.
mo|lar /moʊ lə r / (molars ) N‑COUNT Your molars are the large, flat teeth towards the back of your mouth that you use for chewing food.
mo|las|ses /məlæ s I z/ N‑UNCOUNT Molasses is a thick, dark brown syrup which is produced when sugar is processed. It is used in cooking.
mold /moʊ ld/ → see mould
mold|ing /moʊ ld I ŋ/ → see moulding
moldy /moʊ ldi/ → see mouldy
mole /moʊ l/ (moles )
1 N‑COUNT A mole is a natural dark spot or small dark lump on someone's skin.
2 N‑COUNT A mole is a small animal with black fur that lives underground.
3 N‑COUNT A mole is a member of a government or other organization who gives secret information to the press or to a rival organization. □ MI5 has tried to recruit him as a mole.
mo|lecu|lar /məle kjʊlə r / ADJ [ADJ n] Molecular means relating to or involving molecules. □ …the molecular structure of fuel.
mo|le cu|lar bi|o l|ogy N‑UNCOUNT Molecular biology is the study of the structure and function of the complex chemicals that are found in living things. ● mo|lecu|lar bi|olo|gist (molecular biologists ) N‑COUNT □ This substance has now been cloned by molecular biologists.
mol|ecule /mɒ l I kjuːl/ (molecules ) N‑COUNT A molecule is the smallest amount of a chemical substance which can exist by itself. □ …the hydrogen bonds between water molecules.
mole|hill /moʊ lh I l/ (molehills )
1 N‑COUNT A molehill is a small pile of earth made by a mole digging a tunnel.
2 PHRASE If you say that someone is making a mountain out of a molehill , you are critical of them for making an unimportant fact or difficulty seem like a serious one. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ The British press, making a mountain out of a molehill, precipitated an unnecessary economic crisis.
mo|lest /məle st/ (molests , molesting , molested ) VERB A person who molests someone, especially a woman or a child, interferes with them in a sexual way against their will. □ [V n] He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. ● mo|les|ta|tion /mɒ leste I ʃ ə n, [AM ] moʊ l-/ N‑UNCOUNT □ Any case of sexual molestation of a child should be reported to the police. ● mo|lest|er (molesters ) N‑COUNT □ He'd been publicly labelled a child molester.
mol|li|fy /mɒ l I fa I / (mollifies , mollifying , mollified ) VERB If you mollify someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
mol|lusc /mɒ ləsk/ (molluscs ) in AM, use mollusk N‑COUNT A mollusc is an animal such as a snail, clam, or octopus which has a soft body. Many types of mollusc have hard shells to protect them.
molly|coddle /mɒ likɒd ə l/ (mollycoddles , mollycoddling , mollycoddled ) VERB If you accuse someone of mollycoddling someone else, you are critical of them for doing too many things for the other person and protecting them too much from unpleasant experiences. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] Christopher accused me of mollycoddling Andrew.
Molotov cock|tail /mɒ lətɒv kɒ kte I l/ (Molotov cocktails ) N‑COUNT A Molotov cocktail is a simple bomb made by putting petrol and cloth into a bottle. It is exploded by setting fire to the cloth.
molt /moʊ lt/ → see moult