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Mo
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Mo has 3 senses
- mo(n = noun.time) bit, minute, moment, second - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" is a kind of time
- mo(n = noun.substance) atomic number 42, molybdenum - a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel; Array is a kind of metal, metallic element
- mo(n = noun.location) missouri, show me state - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union; Array is a part of middle west, midwest, midwestern united states, america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
has particulars: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
is a kind of american state
is a member of confederacy, confederate states, confederate states of america, dixie, dixieland, south
has parts: cape girardeau, columbia, hannibal, independence, capital of missouri, jefferson city, kansas city, poplar bluff, saint joseph, st. joseph, gateway to the west, saint louis, st. louis, sedalia, springfield, osage, osage river, saint francis, saint francis river, st. francis, st. francis river, white, white river
CIDE DICTIONARY
Mo, a., adv., & n. [AS. mā. See More.].
More; -- usually, more in number. [1913 Webster]
"An hundred thousand mo."
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"Likely to find mo to commend than to imitate it."
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Mo,
chemical symbol for the element molybdenum. [PJC]
Mo,
abbreviation for modus operandi, manner of operating; -- often used to refer to the method an habitual criminal uses to perpetrate his crime. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Mo, abbr.
1 Medical Officer.
2 money order.
3 US Missouri (in official postal use).
1 Medical Officer.
2 money order.
3 US Missouri (in official postal use).
Mo, symb. Chem. the element molybdenum.
Mo, n. (pl. mos) colloq. a moment (wait a mo).
Etymology
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ROGET THESAURUS
Mo
Method
N method, way, manner, wise, gait, form, mode, fashion, tone, guise, modus operandi, MO, procedure, path, road, route, course, line of way, line of road, trajectory, orbit, track, beat, tack, steps, stair, staircase, flight of stairs, ladder, stile, perron, bridge, footbridge, viaduct, pontoon, steppingstone, plank, gangway, drawbridge, pass, ford, ferry, tunnel, pipe, door, gateway, channel, passage, avenue, means of access, approach, adit, artery, lane, loan, alley, aisle, lobby, corridor, back-door, back-stairs, secret passage, covert way, vennel, roadway, pathway, stairway, express, thoroughfare, highway, turnpike, freeway, royal road, coach road, broad highway, King's highway, Queen's highway, beaten track, beaten path, horse road, bridle road, bridle track, bridle path, walk, trottoir, footpath, pavement, flags, sidewalk, crossroad, byroad, bypath, byway, cut, short cut carrefour, private road, occupation road, highways and byways, railroad, railway, tram road, tramway, towpath, causeway, canal, street, speedway, adv, how, in what way, in what manner, by what mode, so, in this way, after this fashion, one way or another, anyhow, somehow or other, by way of, via, in transitu, on the high road to, hae tibi erunt artes.Conduct
N conduct, behavior, deportment, comportment, carriage, maintien, demeanor, guise, bearing, manner, observance, dealing, transaction, business, tactics, game, game plan, policy, polity, generalship, statesmanship, seamanship, strategy, strategics, plan, management, husbandry, housekeeping, housewifery, stewardship, menage, regime, economy, economics, political economy, government, execution, manipulation, treatment, campaign, career, life, course, walk, race, record, course of conduct, line of conduct, line of action, line of proceeding, role, process, ways, practice, procedure, modus operandi, MO, method of operating, method, path, conducting, strategical, businesslike, practical, executive.
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