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(2023-05-06 09:09:45)
-mossgrownadj.2.Old-fashioned;antiquated:mossgrownideasaboutfamilylife.-mossyadj.3.Old-fashioned;antiquated.-mostacciolin.Pastainshorttubeswithslantedends.-motn.Awittyorincisiveremark.-mote1n.Averysmallparticle;aspeck:"Dustmoteshunginaslantofsunlight"(AnneTyler).-mothballn.1.Amarble-sizedball,originallyofcamphorbutnowofnaphthalene,storedwithclothestorepelmoths.2.mothballsa.Aconditionoflo...[阅读全文]
(2023-04-30 09:24:52)
AhugecelebrationcameuponusatthegymwhenninepeoplewerepromotedonApr1attheseminar:twowhitebelts,threeblue,twopurple,onebrown,andoneblack,allmytrainingpartners.IwishIweretheretocongratulatethemandespeciallyJon,whoearnedhisblackbeltafter11yearsofdedication!Hehasalwaysbeenfriendly,respectful,andencouragingtome.Onthemat,hechokedmemanytimeswithtrianglesorfromtheback.Outside,heisafiremanandoneoftheguyswith...[阅读全文]
(2023-04-29 22:30:42)
-monologuen.1a.Adramaticsoliloquy.b.Aliterarycompositionintheformofasoliloquy.2.Acontinuousseriesofjokesorcomicstoriesdeliveredbyonecomedian.3.Alongspeechmadebyoneperson,oftenmonopolizingaconversation.v.-intr.-tr.-monomanian.1.Pathologicalobsessionwithoneideaorsubject.2.Intentconcentrationonorexaggeratedenthusiasmforasinglesubjectoridea.-monophagousadj.Eatingonlyonekindoffood.--monophagyn.-monopho...[阅读全文]
(2023-04-22 08:33:56)
-mod1adj.2.Fashionablyup-to-date,especiallyinstyle,design,ordress.-moden.6.StatisticsThevalueoritemoccurringmostfrequentlyinaseriesofobservationsorstatisticaldata.-moderneadj.Strivingtobemoderninappearanceorstylebutlackingtasteorrefinement;pretentious.-modishadj.Beinginorconformingtotheprevailingorcurrentfashion;stylish.-modusoperandin.AbbrMO1.Amethodofoperatingorfunctioning.-modusvivendin.2.Atemp...[阅读全文]
(2023-04-15 21:35:09)
-mirthn.Gladnessandgaiety,especiallywhenexpressedbylaughter.
-mirthful,mirthlessadj.
-miryadj.1.Fulloforresemblingmire;swampy.2.Smearedwithmire;muddy.
-misalliancen.1.Anunsuitablealliance,especiallyinmarriage.2.A
mesalliance.
-misandryn.Hatredofmen.
-misanthropealsomisanthropistn.Onewhohatesormistrustshumankind.
-mischancen.Anunfortunateoccurrence;amish...[阅读全文]
(2023-04-08 11:01:37)
-millern.1.Onewhoworksin,operates,orownsamill,especiallyagrain
mill.2.Amillingmachine.3.Anyofvariousmothswhosewingsandbodies
haveapowderyappearance.
-miller'sthumbn.anyofseveralsmallfreshwatersculpinsofthegenus
Cottus,especiallyC.globio,foundinEuropeandNorthAmericaandhavinga
largespinyheadandspinyfins.
-millinern.Onethatmakes,trims,designs,orsellshats.
-millrun...[阅读全文]
(2023-04-02 11:19:38)
Everybluebelthashis/hersignatureattacksandthepaper-cutterchoke,the
Dan-Camarilloarmbar,andthescarf-hold,allfromcross-side,aremine.March
3,forthefirsttime,ItappedJames,atwo-stripebluebelt,withthechoke.
Hedidn'tsay"greatjob"asIwouldwhensubmittedbymypartner.Looking
ratherdisappointed,heretreatedtoacornerafterwards,andsatthereand
watchedothersgrapple.
Weallhavetodea...[阅读全文]
(2023-04-01 10:01:53)
-middle-of-the-roadadj.1.Pursuingacourseofactionmidwaybetween
extremes,especiallyfollowingacourseinpoliticsthatisneitherliberal
norconservative.2.Abbr.MOROf,relatingto,orbeingatypeof
entertainment,especiallypopularmusic,thatappealstoawideaudience.
-middlingadj.1.ofmediumsize,position,orquality.2.Mediocre.n.1.
ChieflySouthernUSa.Porkorbaconcutfrombetweenthehamandshoulderof
api...[阅读全文]
(2023-03-25 08:54:55)
-metamorphosisn.1.Atransformation,asbymagicorsorcery.2.Amarked
changeinappearance,character,condition,orfunction.3.BiologyAchange
intheformandoftenhabitsofananimalduringnormaldevelopmentafterthe
embryonicstage.Metamorphosisincludes,ininsects,thetransformationofa
maggotintoanadultflyandacaterpillarintoabutterflyand,in
amphibians,thechangingofatadpoleintoafrog.4.PathologyAusually
d...[阅读全文]
(2023-03-20 19:12:30)
IgatheredtheingredientsovertheSt.Paddy'sweekendandMondaymorning,I toldTimwhohadthedayoffthatwewouldcookashepherd'spieforsupper.At around4:30pm,wesettowork.Istartedsauteingtheonionandhetookoverthe potatoes.Theteenagertoldmethathedidn'tcaremuchaboutholidays.But sincehecamedowntohelpinthekitchen,hesurewouldn'tmindthepie. IhadnevercookedanyIrishdishathome(exceptf...[阅读全文]
