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Traditional English :: moan
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moanful.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a long murmur expressing physical or mental suffering.
2 a low plaintive sound of wind etc.
3 a complaint; a grievance. --v. 1 intr. make a moan or moans.
2 intr. colloq. complain or grumble.
3 tr. a utter with moans. b lament. moaner n. moanful adj. moaningly adv. [ME f. OE man (unrecorded) f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: moa
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moanful.html - n.
(pl. moas) any extinct flightless New Zealand bird of the family Dinornithidae, resembling the ostrich. [Maori] |
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Traditional English :: moan
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moanful.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a long murmur expressing physical or mental suffering.
2 a low plaintive sound of wind etc.
3 a complaint; a grievance. --v. 1 intr. make a moan or moans.
2 intr. colloq. complain or grumble.
3 tr. a utter with moans. b lament. moaner n. moanful adj. moaningly adv. [ME f. OE man (unrecorded) f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: moat
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moanful.html - n. & v. --n. a deep defensive ditch round a castle, town, etc., usu. filled with water. --v.tr. surround with or as with a moat. [ME mot(e) f. OF mote, motte mound] |
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English Idioms :: molehill
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moanful.html - See: MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL. |
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English Idioms :: moment
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moanful.html - See: ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT. |
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