MISFO’RTUNE, s. calamity; ill-luck
MI’SSILE, s. something thrown by the hand
MI’SSIONARY, s. one sent to propagate religion
MI’XTURE, s. the act of mixing; that which is added and mixed
MO’ATED, a. surrounded with canals by way of defence
MO’DERATE, a. temperate; not excessive
MODERA’TION, s. state of keeping a due mean between extremities
MO’DESTY, s. decency; purity of manners
MODULA’TION, s. the act of forming anything
to certain proportion;
harmony
MO’LTEN, part. pass. the state of being melted
MO’MENT, s. an individual particle of time; force; importance
MOME’NTUM, s. the quantity of motion in a moving body
MO’NARCH, s. a sovereign; a ruler; a king or queen
MO’NASTERY, s. a residence of monks
MO’NEY, s. metal coined for the purposes of commerce
MO’NKEY, s. an animal bearing some resemblance
to man; a word of
contempt, or slight kindness
MO’NUMENT, s. anything by which the memory
of persons or things is
preserved; a memorial; a tomb
MO’RALIST, s. one who teaches the duties of life
MORA’LITY, s. the doctrine of the duties of life
MO’RNING, s. the first part of the day
MO’RTAR, s. a cement for fixing bricks
together; otherwise, a kind of
cannon for firing bomb-shells;
a kind of vessel in which anything is
broken by a pestle
MO’RTIFY, v.a. destroy vital properties,
or active powers; vex;
humble; depict; corrupt; die
away
MO’SLEM, s. a Mussulman; relating to the Mahometan form of religion
MOSQUE, s. a Mahometan temple
MO’TION, s. the act of changing place;
action; agitation; proposal
made
MO’ULDED, v.n. be turned to dust; perish in dust
MO’UNTAINOUS, a. hilly; full of mountains; huge
MO’VEABLE, a. capable of being moved; portable
MULETE’ER, s. mule-driver; horse-boy
MULTIPLI’CITY, s. more than one of the same kind; state of being many
MU’LTITUDE, s. a large crowd of people; a vast assembly
MU’RMUR, v.n. grumble; utter secret and sullen discontent
MU’SSULMAN, s. a Mahometan believer
MU’TILATE, v.a. deprive of some essential part
MU’TUALLY, ad. reciprocally; in return
MY’RIAD, s. the number of ten thousand; proverbially any great number
NA’RROW, a. not broad or wide; small; close; covetous; near
NA’TION, s. a people distinguished from another people