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- [maws, mos]
- /mɔs, mɒs/
- /mɒs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [maws, mos]
- /mɔs, mɒs/
Definitions of moss word
- noun moss Howard, 1922–1987, U.S. poet, editor, and playwright. 1
- verb with object moss to cover with a growth of moss: to moss a crumbling wall. 1
- noun moss Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the division Bryophyta (formerly Musci). 1
- noun moss plant, bryophyte 1
- noun moss similar plants 1
- abbreviation MOSS marsh 1
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Origin of moss
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English mos(se), Old English mos moss, bog; akin to German Moos, Old Norse mȳrr mire
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Parts of speech for Moss
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
moss popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
moss usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for moss
noun moss
- swamp — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- morass — a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
- lichen — any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
adjective moss
- willow — any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. Compare willow family.
- pea — the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- beryl — a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- sapper — a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- bice — a medium blue colour; azurite
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