All English words - page 2240

Meanings of Montessori:

noun

A system of education for young children that seeks to develop natural interests and activities rather than use formal teaching methods.

Usage examples:

A montessori school

Meanings of Montessorian:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the montessori educational system or approach.

noun

An advocate or practitioner of montessori teaching methods.

Meanings of Montezuma:

noun

A slight stomach illness while travelling, caused by eating or drinking things that you do not usually eat or drink or something that is not safe to eat or drink

Usage examples:

Americans joke they'll get montezuma's revenge if they drink the water in mexico., after four days …

Meanings of Montgolfiers:

proper noun

Joseph michel (1740–1810) and jacques étienne (1745–99), french inventors and pioneers in hot-air ballooning. in 1782 they built a large balloon from linen and paper and successfully lifted a number of animals; the first human ascents followed in 1783.

Meanings of Montgomery:

proper noun

The state capital of alabama; population 202,696 (est. 2008).

Meanings of Montgomeryshire:

proper noun

A former county of central wales. it became a part of powys in 1974.

noun

An area of eastern wales that was a county (= area with its own local government) until 1974

Usage examples:

He was born in montgomeryshire, powys.

Meanings of Month:

noun

Each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided.

Usage examples:

The first six months of 1992

Meanings of Monthlong:

adjective

Lasting for a month.

Usage examples:

A month-long trial

Meanings of Months:

noun

Each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided.

Usage examples:

The first six months of 1992

Meanings of Monticellite:

noun

An orthorhombic mineral of the olivine group which is a calcium magnesium silicate and usually occurs as yellowish crystals.

Meanings of Monticle:

noun

A small mountain or hill.

Usage examples:

He stood on the top of a steep monticle, used by pilots as a look-out for vessels approaching the c…

Meanings of Montmartrite:

noun

A variety of gypsum containing calcium carbonate.

Meanings of Montmorillonite:

noun

An aluminium-rich clay mineral of the smectite group, containing some sodium and magnesium.

Usage examples:

To test their theory, the researchers added small particles of montmorillonite - a clay widespread …

Meanings of Montpelier:

proper noun

The capital of vermont, in the north central part of the state, on the winooski river; population 7,760 (est. 2008).

Meanings of Montrachet:

noun

A white wine produced in the montrachet region of france.

Usage examples:

The producers of le montrachet, from burgundy's top white wine vineyard, adopt the same custom.

Meanings of Montre:

noun

An organ stop having pipes that form part of the visible case of the instrument; especially the open diapason of the great organ.

Meanings of Monumental:

adjective

Great in importance, extent, or size.

Usage examples:

It's been a monumental effort

Meanings of Monumentalise:

verb

Make a permanent record of (something) by or as if by creating a monument.

Usage examples:

The kind of ethic that monumentalizes the glory of a hero

Meanings of Monumentalised:

verb

Make a permanent record of (something) by or as if by creating a monument.

Usage examples:

The kind of ethic that monumentalizes the glory of a hero

Meanings of Monumentalising:

verb

Make a permanent record of (something) by or as if by creating a monument.

Usage examples:

The kind of ethic that monumentalizes the glory of a hero

Meanings of Monumentalism:

noun

Construction, especially of buildings, on a grand scale.

Usage examples:

This in a time when there was an obsession with structural monumentalism.

Meanings of Monumentalize:

verb

Make a permanent record of (something) by or as if by creating a monument.

Usage examples:

The kind of ethic that monumentalizes the glory of a hero

Meanings of Monumentalizing:

verb

Make a permanent record of (something) by or as if by creating a monument.

Usage examples:

The kind of ethic that monumentalizes the glory of a hero

Meanings of Monumentally:

adverb

To a very great or extreme degree.

Usage examples:

He has monumentally failed to ask intelligent questions

adjective

Extremely (usually used when describing something in a negative way)

Usage examples:

He stated that, in his opinion, this was a monumentally bad decision.

Meanings of Monzonite:

noun

A granular igneous rock with a composition intermediate between syenite and diorite, containing approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase.

Usage examples:

The northwestern parts of la hague comprise a suite of igneous units ranging in composition from di…