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- motherboard/ˈmʌðəbɔːd/The main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer that holds and connects the central processing unit (CPU), memory, and expansion slots.nounC1
- motherese/ˌmʌðəˈriːz/The simplified, melodic, repetitive, and exaggerated style of speech used by adults, especially mothers, when speaking to infants and young children.nounC1
- motherfucker/ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə/A highly offensive and obscene term for a contemptible, despicable, or unpleasant person.nounMedium-High (within its specific register).
- motherhood/ˈmʌðəhʊd/The state, condition, or experience of being a mother.adjectivenounC1
- mothering/ˈmʌðərɪŋ/The act of treating someone with the kind, caring, and protective attention traditionally associated with a mother.nounC1
- mothering sunday/ˈmʌðərɪŋ ˈsʌndeɪ/A traditional Christian holiday, particularly in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries, occurring on the fourth Sunday of Lent, when people return to their 'mother' church and historically visited their mothers, often bringing gifts or simnel cake. It is the historical and religious predecessor to the secular modern Mother's Day.nounC1/C2 (Low-frequency cultural/historical term)
- motherland/ˈmʌðəlænd/One's native country, especially when regarded with deep patriotic feeling.nounC1-C2
- motherwell/ˈmʌðəwel/A proper noun referring primarily to a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and commonly used as a surname.nounLow (as a proper noun/surname, highly context-specific)
- motherwell and wishaw/ˈmʌðəwel ənd ˈwɪʃɔː/A UK Parliamentary constituency in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.nounLow
- motherwort/ˈmʌðəwɜːt/A herbaceous, perennial plant (Leonurus cardiaca) of the mint family, traditionally used in herbal medicine for calming and heart-related purposes.nounC2/Technical/Rare
- mothman/ˈmɒθmən/A legendary humanoid creature, often described as a winged, red-eyed being, associated with sightings in West Virginia, USA, particularly around Point Pleasant in the 1960s.nounVery Low
- mothproof/ˈmɒθpruːf/Treated or designed to resist damage from moths, especially the larvae that eat fabric.adjectiveverbverb-transitiveLow Frequency
- moti/ˈməʊti/A Hindi/Urdu term for a pearl, used in South Asian English contexts. It is also a surname and a given name in various cultures.nounLow
- motif/məʊˈtiːf/A dominant or recurring idea, theme, pattern, or design element.nounC1
- motile/ˈməʊ.taɪl/Capable of motion; able to move spontaneously and actively.adjectivenounC1
- motility/məʊˈtɪlɪti/The ability of an organism, cell, or fluid to move or be moved.nounC2
- motion/ˈməʊʃ(ə)n/The process or act of changing position or location; movement.nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- motion capture/ˈməʊʃn ˌkæptʃə/A technology for recording and analyzing the movement of objects or people, primarily used to animate digital characters in films, video games, and other media.nounC1
- motion picture/ˈməʊʃn ˌpɪktʃə/A story or event recorded by a camera as a sequence of moving images, shown in a cinema or on television.nounC1
- motion sickness/ˈməʊʃn̩ ˌsɪknəs/A condition characterized by nausea, dizziness, and often vomiting, caused by unfamiliar movement, especially during travel.nounB1
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