→ fork money out for something → have money to burn → hush money → in the money → lay an amount of moneyout for someone or something → lay an amount of moneyout on someone or something →
Trang 1monetary ["man @ tEr i] adj of or
about money (Adv: monetarily
[man @ "tEr @ li].)
money ["m^n i] 1 n currency;
coins and bills issued by a
govern-ment (No plural.) 2 n wealth;
riches (No plural.)
→ fork money out (for something)
→ have money to burn
→ hush money
→ in the money
→ lay an amount of moneyout for
someone or something
→ lay an amount of moneyout on
someone or something
→ make good money
→ pour money down the drain
→ Put your money where your
mouth is!
→ throw good money after bad
Money burns a hole in someone’s
pocket a phrase meaning that
someone spends as much money
as possible, and that having money
makes a person want to spend it
Money is no object It does not
matter how much something
costs
Money talks Money gives one
power and influence to help get
things done or to get one’s own
way
monitor ["man @ t#] 1 n a device
that looks somewhat like a
televi-sion set and is used to display
computer information 2 n a
measuring device that keeps a
record of something 3 tv to
watch, listen to, or keep a record
of something
monk ["m^Nk] n a man who
devotes his life to religion as part
of an all-male religious
organiza-tion
monkey ["m^N ki] n a small, hairy
primate with a long tail
monkey around to fool around; to
behave badly
monkey business peculiar or
out-of-the-ordinary activities, espe-cially mischievous or illegal ones
monopoly [m@ "nap @ li] 1 n the
condition existing when someone
or something has complete control over something 2 n a business that is the only provider of a
serv-ice or product 3 n the right to be
the only provider of a service or product, as authorized by a gov-ernment
monster ["man st#] n a large
crea-ture that scares people
monstrosity [man "stras @ ti] n.
someone or something that is huge and very ugly
month ["m^nT] 1 n one of the 12
divisions of a year (The months of the year, in order, are January, Feb-ruary, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.) 2 n a
period of about 30 or 31 days; a period of four weeks
→ all month long
monthly ["m^nT li] 1 adj
happen-ing every month; happenhappen-ing once
a month 2 adv every month;
once a month
months running Go to days run-ning.
monument ["man j@ m@nt] 1 n a
structure that is built in memory
of a person or event 2 n
some-thing that preserves the memory
of a person, culture, or event (Figurative on Q.) monetary
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the way one is feeling 2 n a
fea-ture of a verb that shows whether
it is a statement, a command, or a
wish; mode W
→ in no mood to do something
→ in the mood for something
→ in the mood to do something
moon ["mun] 1 n a large natural
satellite that orbits around a
planet 2 n the natural satellite
that orbits around the earth
→ ask for the moon
→ once in a blue moon
→ promise someonethe moon
→ promise the moon (to someone)
moonlight ["mun laIt] 1 n the
light from a moon (No plural.)
2 adj done at night, while the
moon is shining; happening while
the moon is shining (Prenominal
only.) 3 iv to have a second job in
the evening or at night in addition
to the job one has during the day
(Past tense and past participle:
moonlighted.)
moose ["mus] n., irreg a northern
animal—similar to a large deer—
the males of which have wide, flat
horns on their heads (Plural:
moose See also elk W.)
mop ["map] n a group of thick,
heavy strings or a sponge, attached
to a pole, used wet or dry for
cleaning floors
mop something down to clean a
surface with a mop
mop something off to wipe the
liq-uid off something
mop something up to clean
some-thing with a mop, a towel, a
sponge, etc
mop up to clean up [liquid or dirt]
with a mop, a towel, a sponge, etc
moral ["mor @l] 1 adj of or about
good and bad, according to soci-ety’s standards of right and wrong
(Adv: morally.) 2 adj showing or
representing good behavior and
values (Adv: morally.) 3 n the
lesson that can be learned from a story
moral support ["mor @l s@ "port] n.
help that is mental or psychologi-cal rather than physipsychologi-cal or mone-tary
morale [m@ "rAl] n confidence; the
amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people (No plural.)
morality [m@ "rAl @ ti] n the
good-ness or rightgood-ness of someone’s behavior; good behavior measured
by society’s standards of right and wrong (No plural.)
morals n a person’s moral Q prin-ciples of behavior, especially con-cerning sex (Treated as plural, but not countable.)
more ["mor] 1 adj the comparative
form ofmuchor many; a greater amount or number (Prenominal
only.) 2 pron the comparative
form ofmuchor many; a greater
amount or number 3 n an
addi-tional amount or number (No
plural.) 4 adv a word used to
form the comparative form of some adjectives and adverbs; to a greater extent 5 adv of a greater amount
→ bite off more than onecan chew
→ wear more than one hat
more and more an increasing
amount; additional amounts
more and more
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more than one can take; more
than one can stand more of
something, such as trouble or
something bad, than a person can
endure
more than one can stand Go to
more than onecan bear.
more than one can take Go to
more than onecan bear.
morning ["mor nIN] 1 n the period
of the day from midnight to noon
2 n dawn; sunrise 3 adj
hap-pening during Q (Prenominal
only.)
→ first thing (in the morning)
the morning after (the night
before) the morning after a night
spent drinking, when one has a
hangover
mornings adv every morningQ
morsel ["mor s@l] n a small piece of
something, especially food
mortal ["mor t@l] 1 n a human
being; someone or something that
must die; someone or something
that will not live forever 2 adj
unable to live forever; having to
die at some time (Adv: mortally.)
mortar ["mor t#] 1 n a kind of
cement that binds bricks or stones
to each other, especially when a
wall is being built (Plural only for
types and instances.) 2 n a short,
wide cannon that shoots shells in a
high arc 3 n a hard bowl used to
hold substances being ground into
powder
mortgage ["mor gIdZ] 1 n an
agreement by which a borrower
grants a lender the ownership of
an asset in exchange for a loan of
money, thus protecting the loan with the asset (When the loan is repaid, the ownership of the prop-erty is returned to the borrower If the borrower is unable to pay the loan, the asset then belongs to the lender.) 2 tv to use an asset to secure a loan
mosquito [m@ "skit o] n a small
insect, the female of which sucks blood from warm-blooded
crea-tures (Plural ends in -s or -es.)
moss ["mOs] n a small, soft green
plant without flowers that grows
in masses on rocks and other sur-faces (Plural only for types and instances.)
most ["most] 1 adj the superlative
form ofmuchor many; the greatest amount or number (Prenominal
only.) 2 adj over half; almost all.
(Prenominal only Adv: mostly.)
3 n over half or almost all of a
certain group of things or people; over half or almost all of some-thing (No plural Treated as sin-gular or plural, but not countable.)
4 adv a word used to form the
superlative form of some adjec-tives and adverbs; to the greatest
extent (Usually with the.) 5 adv.
very (Used for emphasis.)
mostly ["most li] 1 adv more than half; for the most part 2 adv.
most of the time; usually
motel [mo "tEl] n a hotel for people
traveling by car; a hotel alongside a highway
moth ["mOT] n., irreg a small insect
with large, broad wings and antennae, similar to a butterfly, but usually not as colorful (Plural: ["mODz].)
more than one can bear
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made of a substance that keeps
moths away from clothes
mother ["m^D #] 1 n a female
who has given birth to a child or
offspring 2 n a term of address
used with one’s own Q
(Capital-ized when written as a proper
noun.) 3 adj [of one’s language
or country] native (Prenominal
only.) 4 tv to take care of
some-one in the manner of Q
→ tied to one’smother’s apron
strings
motherhood ["m^D # hUd] n the
state of being a mother (No
plu-ral.)
motion ["mo S@n] 1 n movement;
moving (Plural only for types and
instances.) 2 n a formal proposal
that something be done, made
during a meeting 3 tv to direct
someone by moving a part of one’s
body, usually the hands 4 iv to
point or indicate by moving a part
of one’s body, usually the hands
→ go through the motions
→ slow motion
→ table a motion
motion picture ["mo S@n "pIk tS#]
n a movie; a film; a story on film.
motion someone aside to give a
hand signal to someone to move
aside
motion someone away from
someone or something to give a
hand signal to someone to move
away from someone or something
motive ["mot Iv] n a reason for
doing something; something—
such as an idea, a need, or a way of
thinking—that causes a person to
do something
motor ["mot #] n an engine; a
machine that changes some kind
of fuel into power that can lift, turn, or move things
motorboat ["mot # bot] n a boat
that is powered by a motor or engine
motorcycle ["mot # saI k@l] n a
vehicle that has two wheels and a frame larger and heavier than a bicycle, and that is powered by a motor
motorist ["mot @ rIst] n someone
who drives a car
motto ["mat o] n a short statement
that expresses a belief or a rule of
behavior (Plural ends in -s or -es.)
mound ["maUnd] n a small hill or
pile
mount ["maUnt] 1 n a support; an
object that something is attached
to or hung from 2 n a
(particu-lar) mountain (Abbreviated Mt.)
3 tv to get on an animal or
vehi-cle that one must ride with one leg
on either side of the animal or vehicle 4 tv to climb something;
to go up something 5 tv to hang
something to a fixed support; to attach something to a fixed sup-port
mount up 1 to get up on a horse.
2 [for something] to increase in
amount or extent
mountain ["maUnt n] 1 n a very
tall mass of land that pushes up from the surface of the earth; a very tall hill 2 n a very tall pile of something; a very large amount of something (Figurative on Q.)
mountain lion ["maUnt n "laI @n]
n a large, American wild animal
mountain lion
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panther or the cougar.
mountain range ["maUnt n "rendZ]
n a row or line of mountains.
mourn ["morn] 1 tv to feel sorrow
or sadness about the death or loss
of someone or something (E.g., to
mourn the death of someone.) 2 tv.
to feel sorrow or sadness about
someone who has died (E.g., to
mourn someone.) 3 iv to feel
sor-row or sadness, especially about
someone’s death (E.g., to mourn
because of a death.)
mourner ["mor n#] n someone
who mourns; someone who
attends a funeral
mouse ["maUs] 1 n., irreg a small,
furry rodent with tiny eyes and a
long tail, like a rat but smaller
(Plural: mice.) 2 n., irreg a device
that can be moved around by one
hand to control the movements of
a pointer on a computer screen
(Plural: miceor mouses.)
→ (as) poor as a church mouse
→ (as) quiet as a mouse
→ play cat and mouse (with
someone)
mousetrap ["maUs trAp] n a
sim-ple device that is used to trap mice
that are indoor pests
mousse ["mus] n a rich, creamy
dessert made from cream, eggs,
and fruit or chocolate (Plural only
for types and instances.)
mouth 1 ["maUT] n., irreg the
opening on the faces of animals
where food and air enter the body
(Plural: ["maUDz].) 2 ["maUT] n.,
irreg an opening of something;
the entrance to something
(Figu-rative on Q.) 3 ["maUT] n., irreg
the place where a river joins a lake,
sea, or ocean 4 ["maUD] tv to
move Q as if one were speaking but without producing actual speech
→ born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
→ by word of mouth
→ down in the mouth
→ foam at the mouth
→ have a big mouth
→ have foot-in-mouth disease
→ have one’sheart in one’smouth
→ laugh out of the other side of one’smouth
→ leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth
→ live from hand to mouth
→ look as if butter wouldn’t melt
in one’smouth
→ make someone’smouth water
→ melt in one’smouth
→ not open one’smouth
→ one’sheart is in one’smouth
→ put one’sfoot in one’smouth
→ put words into someone’smouth
→ Put your money where your mouth is!
→ stick one’sfoot in one’smouth
→ straight from the horse’s mouth
→ take the words (right) out of one’smouth
mouthpiece ["maUT pis] 1 n the
part of a musical instrument that
is blown into; the part of a musical instrument that is put on or between one’s lips 2 n the part of
a machine or device that is placed
on or next to someone or some-thing’s mouth
mouthwash ["maUT waS] n a
liq-uid that is used to rinse one’s mouth in order to make the breath smell better or to kill germs in the mouth
move ["muv] 1 iv to go to a
differ-ent time or space; to change posi-mountain range
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motion 3 iv to change where one
lives or works 4 tv to transport
someone or something to a
differ-ent time or space; to cause
some-one or something to change
position 5 tv to cause someone
or something to remain in motion
6 tv to affect someone’s emotions
or feelings 7 tv to formally make
a suggestion at a meeting; to
for-mally propose something (The
object is a clause with that U.)
8 n an instance of changing
posi-tion as in Q; a movement 9 n.
the act of going to a new house to
live 10 n one step in a plan; an
action that has a specific result
11 n a player’s turn in a game.
→ on the move
→ prime mover
move away (from someone or
something) 1 to withdraw from
someone or something 2 to
move, with one’s entire household,
to another residence
move back (from someone or
something) to move back and away
from someone or something
(Often a command.)
move heaven and earth to do
something to make a major effort
to do something
move in (for something) to get
closer for some purpose, such as a
kill
move in (on someone or
thing) 1 to move closer to
some-one or something; to make
advances or aggressive movements
toward someone or something
(Both literal and figurative
senses.) 2 to attempt to take over
or dominate someone or some-thing
move in(to something) 1 [for
someone] to come to reside in
something or someplace 2 to
enter something or someplace
3 to begin a new line of activity move off (from someone or thing) to move away from
some-one or something
move on to continue moving; to
travel on; to move away and not stop
move on something to do
some-thing about somesome-thing
move on (to something) to change
to a different subject or activity
move out (of someplace) 1 to
leave a place; to begin to depart
2 to leave a place of residence
permanently
move someone up to advance or
promote someone
move up (in the world) to
advance (oneself ) and become successful
move up (to something) to
advance to something; to purchase
a better quality of something
movement ["muv m@nt] 1 n
mov-ing; changing position in time or space (Plural only for types and instances.) 2 n a division of a symphony or other classical work
of music 3 n a common social or
political goal and the people who work together to promote it
→ bowel movement
movie ["muv i] 1 n a film; a
motion picture; a story on film
2 the adj use of Q.
movie
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(Past participle: mowed or mown.)
mow someone or something down
to cut, knock, or shoot someone or
something down
mower ["mo #] n a machine used
to cut grass evenly (Short for lawn
mower.)
→ lawn mower
mown ["mon] a past participle of
mow.
Mr ["mIst #] n a title for an adult
male (The abbreviation of
mis-ter.)
Mrs ["mIs @z] n a title for a
mar-ried woman
Ms ["mIz] n a title for an adult
female
much ["m^tS] 1 adv., irreg to a
great extent; to a great degree; a
lot (Comp: more;sup: most.)
2 adj., irreg a lot; to quite an
extent or degree (Comp: more;
sup: most.) 3 n a large extent; a
large degree; a large amount (No
plural.)
→ how much
→ take too much on
mucus ["mju k@s] n the slimy
sub-stance secreted by the body to
protect and moisten certain
tis-sues (No plural.)
mud ["m^d] n a mixture of dirt
and water; very wet soil (No
plu-ral.)
→ (as) clear as mud
muddle through (something) to
manage to get through something
awkwardly
muddy ["m^d i] 1 adj covered
with mud (Adv: muddily Comp:
muddier; sup: muddiest.) 2 adj.
not clear; cloudy (Said especially
of colors or liquids Figurative on
Q Adv: muddily Comp: muddier; sup: muddiest.)
muffler ["m^f l#] 1 n part of the
exhaust system of a car that
soft-ens the noises of the engine 2 n a
scarf that can be wrapped around the neck for warmth
mug ["m^g] 1 n a drinking cup with a handle 2 n the contents of
Q 3 tv to attack and rob
some-one
mugger ["m^g #] n someone who
attacks and robs people on the street
muggy ["m^g i] adj hot and humid.
(Adv: muggily Comp: muggier; sup: muggiest.)
mulch ["m^ltS] 1 n plant matter or
other material spread on plants to protect them and to retain the moisture in the soil (Plural only for types and instances.) 2 tv to spread Q around plants in a gar-den
mule ["mjul] n the offspring of one
horse and one donkey
→ (as) stubborn as a mule
mull something over to think over
something; to ponder something
multiple ["m^l t@ p@l] 1 adj.
involving many parts; consisting
of many parts (Adv: multiply
["m^l t@ pli].) 2 n a number that
can be divided by another number without a remainder; a number that can be divided evenly by another number
multiply ["m^l t@ plaI] 1 tv to increase something 2 iv to
mow
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breed 3 iv to increase.
multiply a number by a number to
add an amount to itself the
num-ber of times shown by another
number; to perform
multiplica-tion
multiply by something to use the
arithmetic process of
multiplica-tion to expand numerically a
cer-tain number of times
munch ["m^ntS] tv to eat a crisp
food that makes a noise; to eat
something noisily
munch on something to eat
some-thing; to chew on something
municipal [mju "nIs @ p@l] adj of,
for, or serving a city, town, or
vil-lage (Adv: municipally.)
mural ["mjUr @l] n a picture or
scene that is painted on the surface
of a wall
murder ["m# d#] 1 n the killing
of a human, done on purpose and
against the law 2 tv to kill
some-one on purpose and against the
law
→ be murder on something
→ cry bloody murder
→ scream bloody murder
murderer ["m# d# #] n someone
who kills someone else; someone
who is found guilty of murder
murmur ["m# m#] 1 n a low,
quiet sound 2 n an irregular
sound made by the heart, caused
by defects in the heart 3 iv to
make low, quiet sounds; to speak
very quietly 4 tv to say
some-thing very quietly (The object can
be a clause with that U.)
muscle ["m^s @l] 1 n a group of
long tissues in the body that can
be shortened to make parts of the body move 2 n strength; power (No plural Figurative on Q.)
muscle in (on someone or some-thing) to interfere with someone
or something; to intrude on some-one or something
muscle someone out (of some-thing) to force someone out of
something; to push someone out
of something
muscular ["m^s kj@ l#] 1 adj in or
of the muscles 2 adj having
mus-cles that are strong and well
devel-oped (Adv: muscularly.)
museum [mju "zi @m] n a building
where art or things of or about sci-ence, history, or some other sub-ject are placed on display for the public to see and learn about
mushroom ["m^S rum] 1 n a kind
of fungus that is often used as
food 2 iv to grow very quickly or
suddenly
mushroom into something to grow
suddenly into something large or important
mushy ["m^S i] adj soft and pulpy.
(Adv: mushily Comp: mushier; sup: mushiest.)
music ["mju zIk] 1 n the sounds of
the voice or of instruments mak-ing pleasant tones in a series or a series of groups (No plural in standard English Number is
expressed with piece(s) of music.)
2 n a piece of paper that shows
the notes of a particular song or melody (No plural.)
→ face the music
music
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musical ["mju zI k@l] 1 adj
caus-ing music to be made; produccaus-ing
notes or tones (Adv: musically
[ Ik li].) 2 adj of or about
music (Adv: musically [ Ik li].)
3 n a play or movie in which
the actors sing songs, usually as
a way of moving the story
forward
musician [mju "zI S@n] n someone
who plays a musical instrument;
someone who writes music;
someone who is in a band or
an orchestra
muss something (up) ["m^s ] to
make something messy, especially
one’s hair; to move someone’s hair
out of place
mussel ["m^s @l] n a kind of
shell-fish, usually having very dark
shells, that can be eaten as food
must ["m^st] 1 aux a form
show-ing a requirement to do
thing; [to] have to [do
some-thing] (Uses had to for a past
tense.) 2 aux a form indicating
probability or likelihood (Uses
the form has to have plus the past
participle or must have plus the
past participle for a past tense.)
3 n something that is necessary
or essential
must not aux a form that indicates
what one is not allowed to do
mustache ["m^s tAS] n hair that
grows on the upper lip
mustard ["m^s t#d] 1 n a plant
with a bright yellow flower (No
plural.) 2 n a seasoning or sauce
made from the powdered seeds of
Q, water or vinegar, and spices
(Plural only for types and instances.)
muster (up) one’s courage to
build up one’s courage; to call or bring forth one’s courage
mustn’t ["m^s @nt] cont must not.
(Indicates what one is not allowed
to do or what one may not do.)
musty ["m^s ti] adj smelling old
and stale; smelling like mold
(Adv: mustily Comp: mustier; sup: mustiest.)
mutual ["mju tSu @l] 1 adj shared
by two or more people; equally felt
or done by each person toward the
other (Adv: mutually.) 2 adj.
common to two or more people; known to two or more people
(Adv: mutually.)
mutual fund ["mju tSu @l "f^nd] n.
an investment in which a large number of people own shares of investments in many assets (Can
be shortened to fund.)
muzzle ["m^z @l] 1 n [in certain
animals] the part of the face that
sticks out 2 n a cover put over
the mouth of an animal so that it will not bite someone or some-thing 3 n the front end of a gun;
the barrel of a gun 4 tv to put W
on an animal
my ["maI] 1 pron the first-person
singular possessive pronoun (Describes people or things belonging to the speaker or writer Used as a modifier before a noun Compare this with mine Y.)
2 interj a word used to show
surprise
myself [maI "sElf] 1 pron the
first-person singular reflexive pronoun musical
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speaker or the writer as subject of
the sentence
→ by myself
mystery ["mIs t@ ri] 1 n the
qual-ity of not being explained, known,
or understood; the quality of
being hidden or secret (Plural
only for types and instances.) 2 n
a book that involves a crime or
murder that is solved in the story
3 the adj use of Q.
myth ["mIT] 1 n a fable; a story
that explains a mystery of nature
or tells how something came into
existence 2 n someone or
some-thing that is imaginary or invented; something that is not based in fact (Figurative on Q.)
mythical ["mIT @ k@l] adj
imagi-nary; [of a character, story, or
sit-uation] invented (Adv: mythically
[ Ik li].)
mythology [mIT "al @ dZi] 1 n the
study of myths (Plural only for
types and instances.) 2 n a
col-lection of myths about someone, something, or some culture
mythology
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