English words: motel to motor hotel

300 English words, part 131 of 159 of the words starting with M, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.

English words motel to motor hotel

motel noun, verb /moʊˈtɛl/: A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately...
moteless adjective: Free from motes.
motelier noun /məʊˈtɛl.i.ə/: The person who runs a motel.
motelike adjective: Resembling a mote (speck of dust).
moteling noun, verb: A little mote or speck.
Moten proper noun: A surname.
motesanib noun: A drug being investigated as a treatment for cancer.
motet noun /moʊˈtɛt/: A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
motette noun: Alternative form of motet.
motettist noun: The composer of a motet.
motexafin noun: an inhibitor of thioredoxin reductase and ribonucleotide reductase
motey adjective: Full of motes.
moth noun, verb /mɒθ/: Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from...
moth ball noun: Alternative form of mothball.
moth bean noun: Any legume of species Vigna aconitifolia.
moth butterfly noun: A butterfly of species Liphyra brassolis (family Lycaenidae), of Australia and Asia.
moth-eaten adjective: Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae.
moth-er noun /ˈmɒðə/: A person (especially an entomologist) or animal that catches moths.
moth flour noun /ˈmoʊt ˈflaʊɚ/: A kind of flour or meal derived from ground roasted moth beans, used especially in Indian cuisine.
moth fly noun: A fly of the subfamily Psychodinae of the nematoceran family Psychodidae.
moth-hunter noun: A bird, the goatsucker.
moth lacewing noun: Any insect of the family Ithonidae.
moth mullein noun: Verbascum blattaria, an herbaceous plant native from Europe to Central Asia and invasive in other temperate and subtropical regions.
moth orchid noun: Any of the genus Phalaenopsis of orchids.
mothball noun, verb /ˈmɒθbɔːl/: A small ball of chemical pesticide (originally camphor and now typically naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and...
mothballable adjective: Able to be mothballed.
mothballed adjective, verb /mɒθbɔːld/: Kept in good condition for possible future use. (of something out of use)
mothballer noun: One who mothballs something.
mothballing noun, verb: The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.
mothbally adjective: Resembling or suggesting mothballs, especially their distinctive odour.
motheaten adjective: Alternative form of moth-eaten.
mother noun, verb /ˈmʌð.ə/: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
mother abscess noun /ˈmʌ.ðɚ ˈæbˌsɛs/: A primary abscess responsible for secondary abscesses.
mother and baby unit noun: An inpatient unit for women who have mental health issues around the time of pregnancy or childbirth.
mother-bird noun: A female parent of a chick or chicks.
mother bomb noun: A munition that scatters bomblets across a wide area.
Mother Carey's chicken noun: The storm petrel.
Mother Carey's goose noun: The giant fulmar of the Pacific.
mother cell noun: stem cell
mother church noun: The Church regarded as nourishing and protecting its members.
mother city noun: Synonym of metropolis.
mother country noun: The country in which a person (or group of people) was born; motherland; homeland.
mother dough noun: A live dough used as the source of starter dough, containing live (traditionally, environmentally derived) yeast and ground grains, for making sourdough,...
mother figure noun /ˈmʌðə ˌfɪɡə/: One (especially an older woman) who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother for another person or group of people.
mother goddess noun: A goddess, often portrayed as the Earth Mother, who serves as a general fertility deity, the bountiful embodiment of the earth.
mother hen noun, verb: A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.
mother heroine noun: In the Soviet Union, a woman who gave birth to and raised a large family; awarded as an honorary title.
mother hive noun: the principal or source hive of a colony of bees
Mother Hubbard adjective, noun: A long, wide, loose gown with long sleeves and a high neck originally introduced by Christian missionaries as an adaptation of 19th-century European fashion...
Mother Hubbard clause noun: A provision in an oil and gas lease or other instrument that extends the lease to include lands not specifically described in the lease.
mother-in-law noun /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɔː/: The mother of one's spouse.
mother-in-law apartment noun: A small apartment attached to or carved out of a nominally single-family house, ostensibly intended for occupancy by a mother-in-law or other relative, but...
mother-in-law door noun: An exterior door on the front of a house without steps or a path, especially one that is elevated.
mother-in-law's cushion noun: Kroenleinia grusonii, a cactus of southern South America.
mother-in-law's tongue noun: A plant with narrow, leathery, pointed leaves, of species Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata), often grown as a houseplant for its...
mother-in-law sandwich noun: A Chicago snack consisting of a corn-roll tamale in a hot dog bun with chili.
mother-in-law seat noun: A rumble seat in an automobile.
mother-in-law style noun: The style of speech and manners which are to be observed between an Australian aboriginal man and his mother-in-law (i.e. wife's mother). Depending on the...
mother language noun: Synonym of mother tongue.
mother liquor noun: The solution remaining after a component has been removed by processes such as filtration, crystallization, etc.
mother lode noun: A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.
mother may I noun: A children's game in which players have to gradually approach one of the players, the "mother", by asking "mother may I...", upon which the "mother" either...
mother naked adjective: Completely naked.
mother of all phrase: Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of (its kind); the most epic example of (its kind).
Mother of all Bombs noun: A type of large-yield conventional bomb, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast.
mother of chapel noun: The female chair (chairman, chairperson) or the female senior shop steward of a trade union chapel (branch) in UK printing and journalism.
mother of coal noun: Synonym of fusain (“fossilized charcoal”).
Mother of God interjection: Said in supplication to Mary.
mother of millions noun: Synonym of chandelier plant.
mother of pearl adjective, noun /ˌmʌðəɹ əv ˈpɜː(ɹ)l/: The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
mother-of-pearl cloud noun: A rare kind of high-altitude cloud having a nacreous appearance.
mother of Satan noun: Acetone peroxide.
mother of the nation noun: A woman considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation.
mother of thousands noun: Any member of species Kalanchoe delagoensis (syn. Bryophyllum delagoense) of succulent plants native to Madagascar.
mother-of-thyme noun: Thymus praecox, a variety of thyme.
mother of vinegar noun: The mother (stringy, mucilaginous substance) that develops in, and helps develop, vinegar. When transferred between batches, it can be a starter.
mother-out-law noun: The mother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
mother plant noun: A plant from which cuttings or other clones are made
Mother's Day noun: A day in honor of one's mother on the second Sunday in May in the United States and Canada.
mother's line noun: matriline
mother's little helper noun: A tranquilizer taken to reduce anxiety; meprobamate, diazepam.
mother's mark noun: Synonym of birthmark.
mother's milk noun: Breast milk; milk produced by a human or animal mother for her offspring to nurse.
mother's ruin noun: Gin (the drink).
mother sauce noun: A basic sauce from which many further sauces can be derived by making minor changes or additions to the ingredients; singular of mother sauces.
mother sauces noun: The set of 5 sauces that are the basis of traditional French cuisine.
mother ship noun /ˈmʌðər ˌʃɪp/: A vessel, aircraft or spacecraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it.
mother-spot noun: Synonym of birthmark.
mother superior noun: A nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.
Mother Teresa noun: A person who is completely unselfish to the point of being saintly.
mother-to-be noun: A pregnant woman, especially one expecting her first child.
mother tongue noun /ˈmʌð.ə ˌtʌŋ/: The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.
mother up verb: To unite and remain with one's mother.
mother wit noun: Inborn intelligence; innate good sense.
mother world noun: Alternative form of motherworld.
mother wound noun: A relationship difficulty between a mother and her child, when the child perceives the mother or a mother figure as having caused emotional harm to the...
motherable adjective: Able or fit to be mothered.
motherboard noun /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/: The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots...
mothercraft noun: The knowledge and skills associated with motherhood
motherdom noun: The world, sphere, or unity of mothers; mothers collectively.
mothered adjective, verb /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)d/: Receiving the care and attention of a mother.
mothereffer noun: Synonym of motherfucker.
mothereffing adjective: Synonym of motherfucking.
motherese noun: Baby talk.
motherf**ker noun: Censored spelling of motherfucker.
motherf**king adjective: Censored spelling of motherfucking.
motherf****r noun: Censored spelling of motherfucker.
motherferyer noun /ˈmʌðəfəjə/: Motherfucker.
motherflipper noun: Motherfucker.
motherflipping adjective: motherfucking
motherfluffer noun /ˈmʌðəˌflʌfə/: motherfucker
motherfouler noun: motherfucker.
motherfreaking adjective, adverb /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)ˌfɹiːkɪŋ/: An intensifier, used in the same contexts as freaking, but more intense.
motherful adjective: Befitting a mother; motherly.
motherfunking adjective, adverb: Bowdlerization of motherfucking.
motherhood noun /ˈmʌðəhʊd/: The state of being a mother.
motherhood and apple pie noun: Alternative form of mom and apple pie.
motherhood statement noun /ˈmʌðəhʊd ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/: A vague, feel-good platitude, especially one made by a politician, that most people would agree with.
motherhouse noun: The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
motherin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of mothering.
motheriness noun: The quality of being mothery.
mothering noun, verb: The nurturing of a child by its mother.
mothering-cake noun: A simnel cake; one of various dessert cakes eaten on Mothering Sunday.
motheringly adverb: In a mothering manner; maternally; so as to coddle.
motherish adjective: Having maternal qualities; motherly.
motherism noun: A proposed form of African feminism focusing on motherhood, nature, and nurture.
motherist noun: A proponent of motherism.
motherkin noun: Fond term of address for one's mother.
motherkins noun: Fond term of address for one's mother.
motherland noun /ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/: The country of one's ancestors.
motherless adjective, adverb: Without a (living) mother.
motherlessness noun: The state or condition of being motherless (not having a (living) mother).
motherlike adjective: Having the quality or suggestive of a mother; maternal, motherly.
motherlily adverb: In a motherly manner.
motherline noun /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)laɪn/: Synonym of matriline.
motherliness noun: The property of being motherly.
motherling noun: A mother, especially a precious one.
motherload noun: A very large amount of something, especially something valuable.
motherlode noun: Alternative form of mother lode.
motherlove noun: Maternal love.
motherloving adjective: Motherfucking.
motherly adjective, adverb /ˈmʌðəli/: Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
motherment noun: mothering; maternal care
motherness noun: The state or quality of being a mother.
motherplant noun: Alternative spelling of mother plant.
Mothers Day noun: Synonym of Mothering Sunday.
Mothersbaugh proper noun: A surname.
mothership noun: Alternative spelling of mother ship.
mothersome adjective: Characterised or marked by mothering; motherly, maternal.
mothertrucker noun: motherfucker
mothertruckin' adjective: Alternative form of mothertrucking.
mothertrucking adjective: motherfucking
motherumbah noun: Alternative form of motherumbung.
motherumbung noun: The eastern Australian tree Acacia cheelii.
motherward adverb: Toward one's mother.
Motherwell proper noun /ˈmʌðəɹwɛl/: A town in and the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7557)
Motherwell rules noun: An agreed absence of rules in a fight (typically in a public house).
motherwise adverb /ˈmʌð.əˌwaɪz/: In the manner of a mother; maternally.
motherworld noun: Synonym of homeworld (“the world on which a person originated”).
motherwort noun /ˈmʌðəwəːt/: Any of several perennial plants of the genus Leonurus, especially Leonurus cardiaca, used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine...
mothery adjective: Consisting of, containing, or resembling mother (in vinegar).
mothicide noun: A substance that kills moths.
mothless adjective: Free from moths.
mothlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a moth.
Mothman proper noun: A legendary creature, regarded as a cryptid or alien, reportedly seen in West Virginia in the mid-1960s.
mothproof adjective, verb: Resistant to being eaten by moths.
mothproofer noun: Any substance used to make things mothproof.
mothproofing noun, verb: A substance designed to repel moths.
mothwing noun: The wing of a moth.
mothy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a moth.
motia noun: Jasmine (the flower).
-motide suffix /mə.taɪd/: Used to form names of immunological agents for active immunization.
motif noun /moʊˈtiːf/: A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
motifeme noun: A basic unit of story, such as a character or a situation, used in the comparative analysis of folktales.
motifemic adjective: Relating to motifemes.
motific adjective /məʊˈtɪ.fɪk/: Producing motion.
motifless adjective: Lacking a motif
motify verb: To form a motif
Motihari proper noun: A city in East Champaran district, Bihar, India.
motile adjective, noun /ˈməʊtaɪl/: In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously.
motilely adverb: In a motile way; relating to motility.
motiligram noun: Synonym of kymogram.
motilin noun: A polypeptide that has a role in fat metabolism
motility noun: The state of being motile (moving).
Motilon noun: An indigenous people of the Catatumbo River basin in Norte de Santander Department in Colombia.
motion noun, verb /ˈməʊ.ʃən/: A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.
motion and time study noun: Alternative form of time and motion study.
motion blindness noun: akinetopsia
motion blur noun, verb: The apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a still image or a sequence of images such as a movie or animation. It results when the image being...
motion capture noun, verb: The use of sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement.
motion controller noun: A game controller that uses accelerometers or other sensors to track the player's motion and interpret it as input.
motion dazzle noun: A type of visual illusion created by high-contrast, repetitive patterns (like stripes or zigzags) that make it difficult for an observer to accurately judge...
motion design noun: The design of movement in animations / video.
motion designer noun: A graphic artist who creates animated sequences.
motion detector noun: A device used in security systems that can alert the user of the presence of a moving object.
motion discomfort noun: Synonym of motion sickness.
motion lotion noun: motor fuel
motion of confidence noun: Synonym of vote of confidence.
motion of no confidence noun: A vote of no confidence.
motion of someone's ocean noun: The way someone moves during sex.
motion parallax noun: The illusion of higher speed travel of a foreground object moving, when it is closer to the observer/camera, than when it is further away.
motion pic noun: Clipping of motion picture
motion picture noun /ˈməʊʃən ˈpɪktʃə(ɹ)/: A sequence of images depicting people or objects in motion, preserved on a recording medium and capable of being projected for viewing.
motion sickness noun: A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically...
motion sickness bag noun: Synonym of sickness bag
motionable adjective: Able to be moved or set in motion.
motional adjective /ˈməʊʃənəl/: Of or pertaining to motion.
motionally adverb: In terms of motion.
motioner noun: One who makes a motion; a mover.
motioning noun, verb: movement
motionist noun: One who proposes a motion.
motionless adjective /ˈməʊʃənlɛs/: At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.
motionlessly adverb: In a motionless manner; without moving.
motionlessness noun: The property of being motionless.
motionwork noun: The moving parts of a mechanical device.
motivatable adjective: Able to be motivated.
motivate verb /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/: To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
motivated adjective, verb: Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.
motivated reasoning noun: The phenomenon of seeking out rational arguments in favor of a conclusion already reached for non-rational (chiefly emotional) reasons.
motivating adjective, verb: Effectively providing an incentive.
motivation noun /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/: Willingness of action especially in behavior.
motivational adjective /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃə.nəl/: Tending or intended to motivate.
motivationally adverb: In a motivational manner.
motivationless adjective: Having no motivation
motivationlessness noun: Absence of motivation.
motivative adjective, noun: motivating; serving to motivate
motivator noun /ˈməʊ.təˌveɪ.tə/: One who inspires or motivates someone; one who drives someone to act.
motivatory adjective: Of or relating to motivation.
motive adjective, noun, verb /ˈməʊtɪv/: An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
motive power noun: The power that enables something to move.
motive power depot noun: A place where locomotives are housed, maintained and repaired.
motiveless adjective: Without a motive.
motivelessly adverb: Without a motive.
motivelessness noun: Absence of a motive.
motiveness noun: Ability to move; mobility.
motivic adjective: Used as, or relating to, a motif.
motivically adverb: In accordance with, or by means of, a motif.
motivity noun: The power to cause movement, especially as an inherent mental faculty.
motivo noun: A motif.
motivological adjective: Relating to motivology.
motivology noun: The psychological study of people's motives.
motixafortide noun: A drug used in the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Motl proper noun: A surname from Czech.
motley adjective, noun, verb /ˈmɒtli/: Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.
motley crew noun /ˌmɒtli ˈkɹuː/: A group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goal.
motley fool noun: A court jester; a jester.
motley iron noun: A medium-quality cast iron, consisting of a mixture of white iron and gray iron.
motleyed adjective, verb: Having a varied or multicolored appearance, often incongruously mixed.
motleyness noun: The state or quality of being motley.
motlopi noun /məʊˈtləʊpi/: The shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Boscia albitrunca), an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa which is one of the most important forage...
motmot noun: Any bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae, endemic to the neotropics.
moto noun, prefix, verb: One of a series of motocross or BMX races.
moto-cross noun: A sport involving the off-road racing of motorcycles.
moto perpetuo noun: Synonym of perpetuum mobile.
moto-x noun: Abbreviation of moto-cross.
motoball noun: A game resembling football (soccer), but with players (except the goalkeepers) riding motorcycles, and with a much larger ball.
motocross noun /ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/: A form of off-road motorbike racing.
motocrosser noun: One who takes part in the sport of motocross.
motocycle noun: A horseless carriage.
motogen noun: Any substance that stimulates cell motility.
motogenesis noun: The promotion of cellular motility.
motogenic adjective: Promoting cellular motility.
motogenically adverb: In a motogenic manner.
motograph noun: A device used in the making of a loud-speaking telephone, depending on the fact that the friction between a metallic point and a moving cylinder of...
motographic adjective: Relating to the motograph.
motography noun: The act of capturing a motion picture; filming.
Motoko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
motokwane noun: cannabis; marijuana
Motomura proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
moton noun: A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.
motoneer noun: A motor engineer or technician.
motoneurogenesis noun: The generation of motor neurons
motoneuron noun: A motor neuron.
motoneuronal adjective: Relating to a motor neuron
motoneurone noun: Alternative form of motoneuron.
motonormativity noun: An unconscious cognitive bias in which the assumption is made that motor car ownership and use is an unremarkable social norm.
motophone noun: A phonograph capable of transmitting sounds over long distances.
motopia noun: A city designed with automobile routes on top and pedestrian areas underground.
motor adjective, noun, suffix, verb /ˈməʊtə/: A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
motor accident noun: A road accident involving one or more motor vehicles.
motor-ambulance noun: An ambulance.
motor aphasia noun: impairment of the ability to speak and write, due to a lesion in the insula and surrounding operculum including Broca's motor speech area. (The patient...
motor banca noun: Synonym of motorized banca.
motor boat noun: Alternative form of motorboat.
motor bogie noun: A bogie fitted with one or more traction motors, for the purpose of propelling a diesel-electric or electric train or locomotive. Many locomotives have...
motor bus noun: Alternative form of motorbus.
motor car noun: Alternative form of motorcar (“self-propelled railway vehicle”).
motor caravan noun: A motorised caravan; camper, motor home, recreational vehicle
motor cause noun: Synonym of efficient cause
motor coach noun: A powered railway vehicle, designed for passenger transport, capable to pull (or push) other railroad cars (compared to a railcar which only consists of a...
motor cop noun: A policeman driving a motorcycle.
motor cortex noun: The part of the cerebral cortex involved in motion
motor court noun: A motel.
motor cruiser noun: A small pleasure craft that is fitted with an engine.
motor cycle noun: Dated form of motorcycle.
motor cycles noun: Dated spelling of motorcycles; plural of motor-cycle.
motor factor noun: A retail supplier of car parts and accessories.
motor glider noun: A sailplane (glider) equipped with an auxiliary motor.
motor home noun: A type of recreational vehicle, a self-propelled structure built on a truck or bus chassis containing living accommodations.
motor hotel noun /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)həʊˈtɛl/: A motel.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under M: 47,683 words, in 159 parts.