Words about words

Mis forMoor (Tie)

Nautical, Verbs

You moor a boat when you tie it to something on the shore so it doesn't float away.
See also moor, the swampy area.

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Mis forMopped

Past tense

Mopped is the past tense of mop, as in "she mopped the floor".

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Moulting, also spelt molting, is when a bird or animal loses some of its feathers or fur so that it can grow new ones. Birds and animals usually moult on the change of season, so that they can grow a thick coat for the winter, or shed their winter coat when the weather warms up.

When reptiles molt they can completely shed their old skin to reveal new skin underneath.

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Mis forMount

Verbs

You mount something when you get up onto it. Things that you usually mount include horses and stairs.
The opposite of mount is dismount.

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Mis forMourn

Verbs, Death

Mourning is when you feel very sad for losing someone or something that you loved.
Another word for mourn is grieve.

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Mis forMove

Verbs

You move when you go from one place to another. You can also move a part of yourself like your arm, or pick something else up and move it.

The people in the picture are moving on bicycles.

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Mis forMow

Gardening, Verbs

You mow grass by cutting it down close to the ground. Most people mow their lawns with a lawnmower, but other grass crops such as wheat are also mown at harvest time.

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Mis forMown

Past tense

Mown is the past tense of mow. For example, "He walked past a field that was freshly mown".

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Mis forMuslim

Adjectives, Religious terms

Muslim describes anything related to the religion of Islam.

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Mis forMussed

Adjectives

Something is mussed if it is in a messy state.
The person in the picture has their hair mussed.

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Nis forNapped

Past tense

Napped is the past tense of nap.

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Nis forNarrow

Adjectives, Sizes

A gap between two things is narrow if the two things are quite close together and there is not a lot of room between them. The street in the picture is very narrow. The opposite of narrow is wide.

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Nis forNeat

Adjectives, Positivity

Something is neat if it is clean, ordered, and nice to look at.
The opposite of neat is messy.
The woman in the picture has very neat hair.

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Nis forNip

Verbs

A nip is a short, sharp bite or pinch. Working dogs often nip at the legs of animals that they are herding. The dog in the picture is nipping at the man's legs.

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Nis forNipped

Past tense

Nipped is the past tense of nip, for example "her behaviour was nipped in the bud".

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Nis forNo

Adverbs

No is a word with a negative meaning. It might mean you do not want something, or that there is none of something. For example "No, I don't want to wear that dress" or "there are no ducks at the pond today".
The opposite of no is yes.

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Nis forNoisy

Adjectives

Something is noisy if it makes a lot of loud noise. Things that are noisy include small children and parties.

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Nis forNormal

Adjectives

Normal means something is average and not unusual. Normal or expected weather in the summer is hot and sunny. A normal machine works without any errors.

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