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Mon·tre·al /,mɒntriˈɒl; ˌmɒn-/ a city and port on Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence river in southern Quebec, in East Canada. Most people living in Montreal speak French as their main language.
Mon·treux Gold Rose, the /mɒnˌtrɜː ˌɡəʊld ˈrəʊz; ˌmɒnˌtrəʊ-/ a prize given to the winner of a competition for television programmes held every year in Montreux, West Switzerland
Mont·ser·rat /,mɒntsəˈræt; ˌmːnt-/ an island in the Caribbean Sea, one of the Leeward Islands, which belongs to the UK. Capital: Plymouth. In 1997 a VOLCANO on the island erupted (ERUPT), sending out LAVA (=hot liquid rock) and ASH (=powder that remains after something has been burnt) over a wide area, and this forced many people to leave the island.
—Montserration /-ˈreɪʃən; ˌn, adj
Mon·ty Py·thon /,mɒnti ˈpaɪθən; ˌmɑːnti ˈpaɪθɑːn, -θɒn/ also ,Monty Python's Flying 'Circus (1969-74) a humorous British television programme in which John CLEESE, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, and Graham Chapman appeared. It is known for its SURREAL humour and its SKETCHES (=short scenes) in which people behaved in strange or crazy ways. These sketches were often introduced with the phrase 'And now for something completely different'. The programme's style of humour influenced many later COMEDIANS, and the group later made several films, including The Life of Brian. → see also DEAD PARROT SKETCH, PYTHONESQUE
mon·u·ment /ˈmɒnjʊmənt; ˈmɑ-/ n 1 [(to)] a building, PILLAR etc, built to preserve the memory of a person or event: This statue is a monument to one of our greatest statesmen. | (fig.) Those empty office buildings are a monument to bad planning. → compare MEMORIAL 2 a very old building or place, considered worth preserving for its historic interest or beauty: The ruins of the castle are an ancient monument; there is a preservation order on them.
Monument, the n a column built in E central London in memory of the Great Fire of London (1666) which began near where the Monument stands
mon·u·men·tal /,mɒnjʊˈmentl; ˌmɑː-/ adj 1 [A] built as a monument: a monumental pillar to commemorate a naval victory 2 very large and causing great admiration: The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered the whole ceiling of the church. 3 infml (of something bad) very great in degree: monumental stupidity | a monumental blunder
mon·u·men·tal·ly /,mɒnjʊˈmentəli; ˌmɑ-/ adv extremely: a monumentally stupid action
Monument 'Valley an area in northeastern Arizona and southeastern Utah that is popular with tourists because of the interesting rock FORMATIONS that are found in the desert there
moo¹ /muː/ v [I] to make the sound that a cow makes
moo² n pl. -s 1 the sound that a cow makes 2 BrE slang, becoming old-fash a stupid or worthless woman: You silly moo!
'mooch /muːtʃ/ v [T] AmE slang to get by asking for it: He tried to mooch a drink off me.
mooch about/around phr v [I] infml to wander about with no purpose, and rather unhappily —er n usually derog
mood¹ /muːd/ n 1 a state of the feelings at a particular time: His moods change very quickly; one moment he's cheerful, and the next he's complaining about everything. | The beautiful sunny morning put him in a good mood. | The boss is in a bad mood today. (=in a bad temper) | The government had misjudged the mood of the public and was not prepared for the storm of anger which greeted its new measures. | [+to-v] I'm very tired, and not in the mood to argue. | The management is in no mood for (=not prepared for) compromise over this issue. 2 a state of feeling in which one is bad-tempered, silently angry or displeased etc: Don't ask him to lend you money when he's in one of his moods. (=in a bad temper, as he often is) | She's in a mood this morning.
mood² n tech (in grammar) any of the various sets of verb forms that express, for example a) a fact or action (INDICATIVE) b) a command (IMPERATIVE), or c) a doubt, wish etc (SUBJUNCTIVE). These are the only three moods in English, though others exist in other languages.
'mood ,music n [U] AmE music that is supposed to put the listener in a good mood
mood·y /ˈmuːdi/ adj usually derog 1 having moods that change often and quickly: a moody child 2 bad-tempered, angry, displeased, or unhappy, especially without good reason —ily adv —iness n [U]
Moody's In'vestors ,Service also Moody's trademark a US company that provides information about the performance of INVESTMENTS and companies, giving them a RATING based on combinations of letters from A to C: The bonds have a Moody's AAA rating.
Moog, Rob·ert /muːɡ, ˈrɒbɜːtˈluːbɜːt/ (1934-2005) an American electrical engineer from New York who invented the Moog SYNTHESIZER and started his own company to make electronic musical instruments
moo·la, moolah /ˈmuːlə/ n [U] AmE slang money
moon¹ /muːn/ n 1 [the (often cap.)] the body which moves round the Earth once every 28 days, and can be seen shining in the sky at night 2 [S] this body as it appears at a particular time: There's no moon tonight. (=it cannot be seen) | a crescent moon 3 [C] a body that moves round a PLANET other than the Earth: the moons of Saturn 4 [C usually pl.] especially poet a month: many moons ago 5 over the moon BrE infml very happy: She's over the moon about her new job. → see also LUNAR, BLUE MOON, FULL MOON, HALF MOON, NEW MOON, bay at the moon (BAY⁴), cry for the moon (CRY¹), promise someone the moon (PROMISE²), shoot the moon (SHOOT¹)
moon² also AmE — v to bend over and show one's bare BUTTOCKS as a joke or a sign of disrespect. Mooning is usually done by men: The students mooned the governor's motorcade.
moon about/around phr v [I] BrE infml to move about or pass time lazily or in a dreamlike state, with no purpose, interest etc: Stop mooning about and do something useful for a change!
moon over sbdy./sthg. phr v [T] infml to be in a dreamlike state of unsatisfied desire for (especially a person): She spent hours mooning over her favourite actor.
moon·beam /ˈmuːnbim/ n a beam of moonlight: moonbeams shafting through the trees
'moon boot BrE n a thick padded (PAD) boot worn in cold weather → compare MUCKLUCKS
Moon·ie /ˈmuːni/ n a member of a religious group, the official name of which is the Unification Church which was started in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon a Korean industrialist. Many Moonies are young people who have left their families and friends to live in groups with other Moonies: to join the Moonies | After he became a Moonie we never saw him again.
moon·less /ˈmuːnləs/ adj (of a night, or the night sky) dark, because the moon is not able to be seen: a dark, moonless night
moon·light¹ /ˈmuːnlat/ n [U] the light of the moon: The hills were bathed in pale/soft moonlight. | a moonlight walk (=at night)
moonlight² v -ed [I] infml 1 to have an additional job, especially unofficially or without the knowledge of the government tax department 2 BrE || double-dip AmE — to work although one is claiming money from the government for being unemployed: He's been moonlighting for the past year as a plumber. —er n —ing n [U]
,moonlight 'flit n BrE infml an act of secretly escaping, especially from someone to whom one owes something: They did a moonlight flit and left the flat without paying the rent.
moon·lit /ˈmuːnˌlɪt/ adj [A] given light by the moon: a moonlit valley
moon·scape /ˈmuːnskep/ n a bare empty area which looks like the surface of the moon
moon·shine /ˈmuːnʃaɪn/ n [U] infml 1 foolish or impractical talk; nonsense 2 especially AmE strong alcoholic drink produced illegally
'moon ,shot n a journey to the moon by a spacecraft
moon·stone /ˈmuːnstəʊn/ n a milky-white stone used in making jewellery
moon·struck /ˈmuːnstrʌk/ adj infml slightly mad