[mawr, mohr] 
| 1. | in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more money. |
| 2. | additional or further: Do you need more time? More discussion seems pointless. |
| 3. | an additional quantity, amount, or number: I would give you more if I had it. He likes her all the more. When I could take no more of such nonsense, I left. |
| 4. | a greater quantity, amount, or degree: More is expected of him. The price is more than I thought. |
| 5. | something of greater importance: His report is more than a survey. |
| 6. | (used with a plural verb ) a greater number of a class specified, or the greater number of persons: More will attend this year than ever before. |
| 7. | in or to a greater extent or degree (in this sense often used before adjectives and adverbs, and regularly before those of more than two syllables, to form comparative phrases having the same force and effect as the comparative degree formed by the termination -er): more interesting; more slowly. |
| 8. | in addition; further; longer; again: Let's talk more another time. We couldn't stand it any more. |
| 9. | moreover. |
| 10. | more and more, to an increasing extent or degree; gradually more: They became involved more and more in stock speculation. |
| 11. | more or less,
|
[mawr, mohr] | 1. | Hannah, 1745–1833, English writer on religious subjects. |
| 2. | Paul Elmer, 1864–1937, U.S. essayist, critic, and editor. |
| 3. | Sir Thomas, 1478–1535, English humanist, statesman, and author: canonized in 1935. |
[men-ee] adjective, more, most, noun, pronoun | 1. | constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. |
| 2. | noting each one of a large number (usually fol. by a or an): For many a day it rained. |
| 3. | a large or considerable number of persons or things: A good many of the beggars were blind. |
| 4. | the many, the greater part of humankind. |
| 5. | many persons or things: Many of the beggars were blind. Many were unable to attend. |
[mawr-eyz, -eez, mohr-] | folkways of central importance accepted without question and embodying the fundamental moral views of a group. |
[muhch] adjective, more, most, noun, adverb, more, most.| 1. | great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake. |
| 2. | a great quantity, measure, or degree: Much of his research was unreliable. |
| 3. | a great, important, or notable thing or matter: The house is not much to look at. |
| 4. | to a great extent or degree; greatly; far: to talk too much; much heavier. |
| 5. | nearly, approximately, or about: This is much like the others. |
| 6. | make much of,
|
| 7. | much as,
|
[mos-ee] ) -si for 1. | 1. | an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso. |
| 2. | Also called Moré. the language of the Mossi people, a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family. |
| man·y (měn'ē) adj. more (môr, mōr), most (mōst)
A large number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14). [Middle English, from Old English manig; see menegh- in Indo-European roots.] |
| more (môr, mōr) adj. Comparative of many, much.
pron. (used with a pl. verb) A greater or additional number of persons or things: I opened only two bottles but more were in the refrigerator. adv. Comparative of much.
[Middle English, from Old English māra and māre; see mē-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
| More (môr, mōr) English politician, humanist scholar, and writer who refused to comply with the Act of Supremacy, by which English subjects were enjoined to recognize Henry VIII's authority over the pope, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London and beheaded for treason. His political essay Utopia (1516) speculates about life under an ideal government. More was canonized in 1935. |
| much (mŭch) adj. more (môr, mōr), most (mōst) Great in quantity, degree, or extent: not much rain; much affection. n.
[Middle English muche, short for muchel, from Old English mycel; see meg- in Indo-European roots.] |
The customs and manners of a social group or culture. Mores often serve as moral guidelines for acceptable behavior but are not necessarily religious or ethical.
more
In addition to the idioms beginning with more, also see bite off more than one can chew; irons in the fire, more than one; wear another (more than one) hat; what is more.
| MORE Minority Outreach Research and Education |