Definition of MO

mo

Plural: mos

Noun

  • A moment; a very brief period of time.
  • an indefinitely short time
    • "wait just a moment"
    • "in a mo"
  • a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
  • a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
  • Clipping of moment.
  • A homosexual.
  • A moustache.
  • A molester.
  • A moron.

Adv

  • To a greater degree.
  • Further, longer.

Adj

  • Greater in amount, quantity, or number (of discrete objects, as opposed to more, which was applied to substances)
  • Alternative form of mo' (“more”).

Symbol

  • month

Num

  • The cardinal number occurring after el gro el do el (↋↋↋) and before mo one (1001) in a duodecimal system. Written 1000, decimal value 1728.

Examples

  • 12 yr 4 mo 17 d
  • Hang on a mo!
  • Just a MO, he thought, as he scanned the board for the perfect word to play.
  • Yo, you got mo chips?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mo, from Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-. Cognate with Swedish mer, Danish mer; and with Irish mó, Albanian më. See also more, most.

Synonyms

atomic number 42, bit, minute, Missouri, molybdenum, moment, second, Show Me State, New York minute, New York second, bat of an eye, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, instant, jiff, jiffy, jot, mo, no time, sec, span, split-second, spurt, stound, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, while

Scrabble Score: 4

mo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

mo: valid Words With Friends Word