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in numbers; -- with the plural. The people of the children of Israel are more and mighter than we. Ex. i. 9.

ing with or edged with moss; as, mossy trees; mossy streams. Old trees are more mossy far than young. Bacon.

Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. "Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness." Prov. xx. 6. The cities wherein most of his mighty works were done. Matt. xi. 20.

rmal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn. Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion. Shak.

to, directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, andante con moto, a little more rapidly than andante, etc.

c. 36) as limited to motor cars (self-propelled vehicles) designed to travel on not more than three wheels, and weighing unladen (that is, without water, fuel, or accumulators necessary for propulsion) not more than three hundred weight (336 lbs.).

or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.

; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. "Much suffering heroes." Pope. Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince. Prov. xvii. 7. Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong Life much. Milton. All left the world much as they found it. Sir W. Templ…

A prefix signifying much or many; several; more than one; as, multiaxial, multocular.

Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to Ant: monoaxial.

Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one cell.

An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils. [R.] See Foil.

Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.

Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. Law of multiple proportion (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions o…

Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold. Multiplicate flower (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.

Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.

Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two pieces.

Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons.

Having many eyes, or more than two.

A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.