English Explanatory Dictionary

MO

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Abbreviation of Missouri: a state of the United States.
  2. Abbreviation of Philip Morris Companies, now Altria Group.
  3. Initialism of Modern Orthodox.
noun
  1. Initialism of modus operandi.
  2. Initialism of money order.
  3. Initialism of medical officer.
  4. Initialism of molecular orbital.
adj
  1. Initialism of mesio-occlusal.
  2. Initialism of magnetooptical.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Mohammed, Moses, Maurice, Morris, Moritz, or Mortimer.
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Marjorie, Maureen, Moira, or Monica.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.
name
  1. Clipping of Moët.
adv
  1. To a greater degree.
  2. Further, longer.
adj
  1. Greater in amount, quantity, or number (of discrete objects, as opposed to more, which was applied to substances)
symbol
  1. month
noun
  1. Clipping of moment.
noun
  1. A homosexual.
adj
  1. Alternative form of mo' (“more”).
noun
  1. A moustache.
noun
  1. A molester.
noun
  1. A moron.
num
  1. The cardinal number occurring after el gro el do el (↋↋↋) and before mo one (1001) in a duodecimal system. Written 1000, decimal value 1728.

Pronunciation

/ˈməʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mo.wav /məʊ/ mō /moʊ/ en-au-mo.ogg

Word forms

MO MOs

Etymology

Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò).

Synonyms

bit sec tick bat of an eye blink of an eye crack eyeblink flash glimpse half a mo instant jiff jiffy jot minute mo moment New York minute New York second no time second span split-second spurt stound trice twink twinkle twinkling while

Related words

m.o. mo. mon mul:m chomo do gro ang mo big mo eeny-meeny-miney-mo fast-mo half a mo ke-mo sah-bee mo-cap mo-di mo-mo mo-ped mo qua mo shu po-mo slo-mo

Derived words

Movember
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