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- molestation/ˌməʊlɛˈsteɪʃən/The act of molesting, especially in a sexual context, involving abuse or harassment.nounC1
- molester/məˈlestə(r)/A person who sexually abuses someone, typically a child.nounLow
- moliere/ˈmɒl.i.eə/The stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622–1673), a renowned French playwright, actor, and poet, considered one of the masters of comedic satire in Western literature.nounC1
- molilalia/ˌməʊlɪˈleɪlɪə/A speech disorder characterized by abnormally slow or deliberate speech.nounVery low
- molina/məˈliːnə/A surname of Spanish and Italian origin, often derived from the word for 'mill' or 'miller'.nounVery Low
- molinism/ˈməʊlɪnɪzəm/A theological system developed by the Spanish Jesuit Luis de Molina (1535–1600) concerning divine grace, human free will, and divine foreknowledge.nounVery Low (Specialist Term)
- molinos/məˈliːnəʊs/A plural noun referring to windmills, typically of the traditional Spanish or Mediterranean type with white sails.nounLow
- moliones/məʊlˈaɪ.əniːz/ (hypothetical, based on spelling)An informal term with no established standard meaning. Often appears in user-generated content or gaming contexts, likely as a playful, invented word or a misspelling/mishearing.nounExtremely Low / Obscure
- molise/mɒˈliːzeɪ/The name of a region in southern Italy, one of its twenty administrative regions.nounLow
- moll/mɒl/A female companion of a criminal or gangster.nounRare
- moll flanders/ˌmɒl ˈflɑːndəz/The title character and protagonist of Daniel Defoe's 1722 novel 'The Fortunes and Mis fortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders'. She is an Englishwoman who lives a turbulent life involving poverty, crime, prostitution, and eventual redemption.nounRare
- mollah/ˈmɒlə/A Muslim scholar or religious teacher, especially one trained in Islamic law and doctrine.nounC2 (Rare / Specialized)
- mollendo/mɒˈjɛndəʊ/A port city in southern Peru, capital of the Islay Province.nounLow (Specialist/Geographical)
- mollet/ˈmɒleɪ/The tender, soft-cooked state of a hard-boiled egg, where the white is set and the yolk is thick but runny.nounC1/C2
- mollie/ˈmɒli/A small, brightly colored freshwater fish from the Poecilia genus, often kept in aquariums.nounC2
- mollier diagram/ˈmɒl.i.eɪ ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡræm/A thermodynamic chart used primarily in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) to visualise the relationship between temperature, pressure, enthalpy, and moisture content in air or refrigerant.nounRare (highly domain-specific)
- mollified/ˈmɒl.ɪ.faɪd/Soothed, pacified, or appeased someone's anger, anxiety, or resentment.adjectiveverbLow (C2)
- mollify/ˈmɒl.ɪ.faɪ/To soothe or calm someone's anger, anxiety, or agitation.verbverb-transitiveC2
- mollisol/ˈmɒlɪsɒl/A fertile, dark surface soil of grassland regions in temperate zones, known for its high organic content.nounVery Low (Specialist)
- molloy deep/ˈmɒlɔɪ diːp/A deep, linear trench in the Arctic Ocean, part of the Greenland Sea, and one of the deepest points in the Arctic.nounVery Low
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