A little boy comes home with his mother from a trip down town. Above his head he has a big bunch of balloons.
- Why do you need so many? - Asks his father. - Did not your mother and I teach you that you should save your money?
- I did not spend any! Its just that every time Mummy bought something the salesperson gave me a free balloon.
n. (foll. By of) small quantity. [latin: related to *mode]
MODISTE
n. Milliner; dressmaker. [french: related to *mode]
MODULUS
n. (pl. Moduli) math. Constant factor or ratio. [latin, = measure: related to *mode]
MOGADON
n. Propr. Hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia.
MOHICAN
—adj. (of a hairstyle) with the head shaved except for a strip of hair from the middle of the forehead to the back of the neck, often worn in long spikes. —n. Such a hairstyle. [mohicans, n. American indian people]
MOISTEN
v. Make or become moist.
MOLDING
n. (brit. Moulding) 1 ornamentally shaped outline of plaster etc. As an architectural feature, esp. In a cornice.
- similar feature in woodwork etc.
MOLLIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) appease. mollification n. [latin mollis soft]
MOLLUSC
n. (us mollusk) invertebrate with a soft body and usu. A hard shell, e.g. Snails and oysters. [latin molluscus soft]
MOLLUSK
n. (brit. Mollusc) invertebrate with a soft body and usu. A hard shell, e.g. Snails and oysters. [latin molluscus soft]
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