mol|ten /moʊ lt ə n/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Molten rock, metal, or glass has been heated to a very high temperature and has become a hot, thick liquid. □ The molten metal is poured into the mould.
mom /mɒ m/ (moms ) N‑COUNT Your mom is your mother. You can call your mom 'Mom'. [AM , INFORMAL ] □ We waited for Mom and Dad to get home. in BRIT, use mum
mo|ment ◆◆◆ /moʊ mənt/ (moments )
1 N‑COUNT You can refer to a very short period of time, for example a few seconds, as a moment or moments . □ In a moment he was gone. □ She stared at him a moment, then turned away. □ Stop for one moment and think about it! □ In moments, I was asleep once more.
2 N‑COUNT A particular moment is the point in time at which something happens. □ At this moment a car stopped at the house. □ I'll never forget the moment when I first saw it.
3 PHRASE If you say that something will or may happen at any moment or any moment now , you are emphasizing that it is likely to happen very soon. [EMPHASIS ] □ They ran the risk of being shot at any moment. □ He'll be here to see you any moment now.
4 PHRASE You use expressions such as at the moment , at this moment , and at the present moment to indicate that a particular situation exists at the time when you are speaking. □ At the moment, no one is talking to me. □ This is being planned at the present moment.
5 PHRASE If you say that you do not believe for a moment or for one moment that something is true, you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it could possibly be true. [EMPHASIS ] □ I don't for a moment think there'll be a divorce.
6 PHRASE You use for the moment to indicate that something is true now, even if it will not be true in the future. □ For the moment, however, the government is happy to live with it.
7 PHRASE If you say that someone or something has their moments , you are indicating that there are times when they are successful or interesting, but that this does not happen very often. □ The film has its moments.
8 PHRASE If something or someone is having a moment , they are successful or popular at the present time. [INFORMAL ] □ Long skirts are having a moment.
9 PHRASE If someone does something at the last moment , they do it at the latest time possible. □ They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.
10 PHRASE You use the expression the next moment , or expressions such as ' one moment he was there, the next he was gone', to emphasize that something happens suddenly, especially when it is very different from what was happening before. [EMPHASIS ] □ The next moment there was an almighty crash. □ He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.
11 PHRASE You use of the moment to describe someone or something that is or was especially popular at a particular time, especially when you want to suggest that their popularity is unlikely to last long or did not last long. □ He's the man of the moment, isn't he?
12 PHRASE If you say that something happens the moment something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing. [EMPHASIS ] □ The moment I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.
13 spur of the moment → see spur COLLOCATIONS moment NOUN 2
adjective + moment : crucial, key; defining, memorable, pivotal, proud; anxious, rare
verb + moment : capture, seize
mo|men|tari|ly /moʊ mənteə r I li/
1 ADV [usu ADV with v] Momentarily means for a short time. [mainly BRIT , WRITTEN ] □ She paused momentarily when she saw them.
2 ADV [usu ADV after v] Momentarily means very soon. [AM ] □ The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote momentarily on his nomination to the Supreme Court.
mo|men|tary /moʊ məntəri, [AM ] -teri/ ADJ Something that is momentary lasts for a very short period of time, for example for a few seconds or less. □ …a momentary lapse of concentration.
mo |ment of tru th (moments of truth ) N‑COUNT If you refer to a time or event as the moment of truth , you mean that it is an important time when you must make a decision quickly, and whatever you decide will have important consequences in the future. □ The moment of truth had arrived.
mo|men|tous /moʊme ntəs/ ADJ If you refer to a decision, event, or change as momentous , you mean that it is very important, often because of the effects that it will have in the future. □ …the momentous decision to send in the troops.
mo|men|tum /moʊme ntəm/
1 N‑UNCOUNT If a process or movement gains momentum , it keeps developing or happening more quickly and keeps becoming less likely to stop. □ This campaign is really gaining momentum.
2 N‑UNCOUNT In physics, momentum is the mass of a moving object multiplied by its speed in a particular direction. [TECHNICAL ]
mom|ma /mɒ mə/ (mommas ) N‑COUNT Momma means the same as mommy . [AM , INFORMAL ]
mom|my /mɒ mi/ (mommies ) N‑COUNT Some people, especially young children, call their mother mommy . [AM , INFORMAL ] □ Mommy and I went in an aeroplane. in BRIT, use mummy
Mon. Mon. is a written abbreviation for Monday . □ …Mon. Oct 19.
mon|arch /mɒ nə r k/ (monarchs ) N‑COUNT The monarch of a country is the king, queen, emperor, or empress.
mo|nar|chi|cal /mɒnɑː r k I k ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Monarchical means relating to a monarch or monarchs. □ …a monarchical system of government.