English to English Dictionary

Mitigate

To make less severe, serious, or painful; to alleviate or ease.

Mitigative

Tending to lessen the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

Mizzenmast

The third mast from the bow, or the mast aft of the mainmast in a vessel with two or more masts.

Mobster

A member of an organized crime syndicate or gang.

Modality

A particular mode, method, or form of something, or of doing something.

Modulation

The act or process of changing from one key to another in music, or the variation of the pitch, tone, or volume of the voice.

Money-pit

A place or enterprise that consumes vastly more money than it is worth or than was anticipated.

Money-spinner

A project, business, product, or investment that brings in a great deal of money.

Monogram

A motif or logo made by overlapping or combining two or more letters to form a single symbol.

Monosyllable

A word consisting of only one syllable.

Monotone

A succession of sounds or words uttered in a single unvarying pitch.

Mood-altering

Having the capacity to affect or change a person's emotional state, feelings, or psychological disposition.