lips before he spoke.

[also V]

moisture /'moist Ja(r)/ noun [U] very small drops of water that are present in the air, on a surface or in a substance A; zfc H; 7jc jf: the skin’s natural mois­ture A£ (HJ X M Tie 0 a material that is designed to absorb/retain moisture ffj

mois turize (BrE also -ise) /'moistjaraiz/ verb to put a special cream on your skin to make it less dry $7    ( ^ Ah # ) MM: [VN] a moisturizing creamAotion

P A£ ff /  0 [V] a product that soothes and moisturizes

mois tur izer (BrE also -iser) /'moistjaraiza(r)/ noun [C, U] a cream that is used to make the skin less dry A£

6                          m^m

mojo /'maud3au; NAmE 'moud30U/ noun {pi. mojos) (espe­cially NAmE) 1 [U] magic power Mi1 2 [C] a small object, or a collection of small objects in a bag, that is believed to have magic powers # 5E (  ) ; d If 3 [U] the

power of sb’s attractive personality ( A#J ) Mil molar /'maula(r); NAmE 'mou-/ noun any of the twelve large teeth at the back of the mouth used for crushing and chewing food — compare canine /?.(1),

INCISOR

mo-las-ses /ma'laesiz/ noun [U] (NAmE) = treacle(I) mold, mol-der, mold ing, moldy {NAmE} = mould,

MOULDER, MOULDING, MOULDY

mole /maul; NAmE moul/ noun 1 a small animal with dark grey fur, that is almost blind and digs tunnels under the ground to live in 0SH ( #/Js MA IftH, ® —see also molehill 2 a small dark brown mark on the skin, sometimes slightly higher than the skin around it % |g — compare freckle 3 a person who works within an organization and secretly passes important information to another organization or country |h]    ; |A] Hf 4 {chemistry it) a

unit for measuring the amount of substance ( if

mol ecule /'mDlikjuil; NAmE 'mail-/ noun {chemistry \t) the smallest unit, consisting of a group of atoms, into which a substance can be divided without a change in its chemical nature ftff: A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen,

7                          ft W 'f M M 7 ffl — IK 7      $ o ► molecular

/m0'lekjal9(r)/ adj. [only before noun]: molecular struc- ture/biology 77£nd /

mole-hill /'maulhil; NAmE 'moul-/ noun a small pile of earth that a mole leaves on the surface of the ground when it digs underground iHir. ( dl H HtT P #Wh W ± If A) imm see mountain

mole-skin /'maulskin; NAmE ’moul-/ noun [U] a type of strong cotton cloth with a soft surface, used for making clothes m

mo lest /ma'lest/ verb [VN] 1 to attack sb, especially a child, sexually ( JLIe )      ECED abuse

2 {old-fashioned) to attack sb physically Ifc ftj ; ft A ► mo lest ation /.mDle'steiJn; NAmE ,mou-/ noun [U] mo­lester /m0'lesta(r)/ noun: a child molester ;*tJL

moll /mol; NAmE mail/ noun {old-fashioned, slang) the female friend of a criminal Idftfr'jA A mol lify /‘mnlifai; NAmE ’mail-/ verb (mol-li-fies, mol-li-fy- ing, mol-li-fied, mol-li-fied) [VN] (formal) to make sb feel less angry or upset (£7#; J£tt EEd placate mol-lusc (BrE) (US mol-lusk) /‘mDlosk; NAmE ‘mail-/ noun (technical A in) any creature with a soft body that is not divided into different sections, and usually a hard outer shell. Snails and slugs are molluscs.       — com­

pare BIVALVE, SHELLFISH

molly-cod-dle /'mDlikDdl; NAmE 'mail-/ verb [VN] (disap­proving, becoming old-fashioned) to protect sb too much and make their life too comfortable and safe M; 'M — compare coddle(I)

Molo tov cock-tail /.mnlatDf 'knkteil; NAmE ,ma:lato:f ‘ka:k-; ,mo:l-/ (BrE also 'petrol bomb) noun a simple bomb that consists of a bottle filled with petrol/gas and

a piece of cloth in the end that is made to burn just before the bomb is thrown       &AK

molt (NAmE) = moult

mol-ten /‘maultan; NAmE 'moul-/ adj. (of metal, rock, or glass it!!.  heated to a very high tempera­

ture so that it becomes liquid t&ittf);

mo lyb denum /ma'libdanam/ noun [U] (symb Mo) a chemical element. Molybdenum is a silver-grey metal that breaks easily and is used in some alloy steels, fg

ITIOm (Hr /mom; NAmE maim/ noun (NAmE, informal)

= mum n.: Where’s my mom? l? o Mom and

Dad   0 Are you listening, Mom? ftfe |Jt

— see also soccer mom

.mom-and-'pop adj. [only before noun] (NAmE) (of a shop/store or business  owned and run by a

husband and wife, or by a family AH (

mo ment (>■» /'maumant; NAmE 'mou-/ noun 1 a very short period of time ft M; ^ |a]: Could you wait a moment, please? i# ffi H -* T, HE ? 0 One moment, please (= Please wait a short time), o He thought for a moment before replying.

0 I’ll be back in a moment. f£-*£Jlffi;[H]5]to .0 We arrived not a moment too soon (= almost too late), d I'J # ~ A. ife 7 7 o o Moments later (= a very short

time later), I heard a terrible crash. j±T 

— see also senior moment 2 [sing.] an exact point in time       lEUBtiiA We’re busy

at the moment (= now).     01 agreed in

a moment of weakness.   0 At that

very moment, the phone rang. tfc&UPHt, %   # B|b] T „

8                          From that moment on, she never felt really well again.

3 [c] a

particular occasion; a time for doing sth fltfil; #li§;

RfA; I’m waiting for the right moment

to tell him the bad news.

ff H 0 o That was one of the happiest moments of my 1 , life.    o Have I caught ***

you at a bad moment?    HiTTil (at)

any 'moment ('now) very soon  Hurry up!

He’ll be back any moment now. j&,&! lfkK!N‘l$^[i]3jto at this moment in 'time (informal) now, at the present time ; lit N" lit M: At this moment in time, I don’t know what my decision will be. HtHlitM, ^c7^tlii S B i±l ft 'A A® o for the ' moment/' present for now; for a short time @ hu ; W N-: This house is big enough for the moment, but we’ll have to move if we have children.    HJiW7^7,

have its/your 'moments to have short times that are better, more interesting, etc. than others ft M W A d (&: The job isn’t exciting all the time, but it has its moments.

o the .moment of truth a time when sb/sth is tested, or when important decisions are made M; ( ) AllBt^1] the moment (that) ... as soon

as    ifc • • • : I want to see him the moment he

arrives. A II (tk — 3\ $c $C JE M fl!i 0 ,not for a/one 'moment certainly not; not at all ££7;

9                          don’t think for a moment that she’ll accept but you can

askher.  M HX Al«] d

of 'moment very important f   matters of

great moment ® K M H H of the 'moment (of a person, a job, an issue, etc. K: Ifd i^^^) famous, important and talked about a lot now — Hf?

— H ; r A ife : She’s the fashion designer of the moment. M |l k J|M £L 1$ W       it 'it o — more at just

adv., last1 det., notice n., psychological, spur n., wait v.

mo ment arily /'maumantrali; NAmE .mouman'terali/ adv. 1 for a very short time M fit- Jtii; }f M itk HTH briefly : He paused momentarily, jfk ft 0

10                      (NAmE) very soon; in a moment 37BP; S? ±: I’ll be with you momentarily.

mo mentary /'maumantri; NAmE 'moumanteri/ adj. lasting for a very short time fj£ ; jfifrftfj; ft M W)

BBd brief : a momentary lapse of concentration Aff JL 0 momentary confusion —