Index of English words, starting with "mo"

(1) - Mother (v. i.) To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.
(2) - Mother (n.) A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.
(3) - Mother (v. t.) To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.
(4) - Mother (a.) Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating.
(5) - Mother (n.) Hysterical passion; hysteria.
(6) - Mother (n.) The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.
(7) - Mother (n.) An old woman or matron.
(8) - Mother (n.) That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.
(9) - Mother (n.) A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.

(1) - Mother-in-law (n.) The mother of one's husband or wife.

(1) - Mother-of-pearl (n.) The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.