moldy, adj. 1. mildewed, blighted, decayed, carious; decomposed, decomposing, decaying, rotting, rotten, putrefactive, putrescent, putrid; bad, spoiled, tainted, gamy; rancid, rank, malodorous, foul, foulsmelling, fetid; stinking, stinky, smelling, smelly.
2. musty, stale, unfresh, smoky, stuffy, fusty.
mole1, n. spot, blemish, speck, freckle, mark, macula; blotch, patch, discoloration, birthmark, Med. nevus, wart; pustule, pimple, whitehead, Pathol, milium, blackhead, Med. comedo, Sl. zit, Sl. woogit; pock, pockmark, pit, cicatrix, scar; imperfection, disfigurement, defect, flaw, mar.
mole2, n. breakwater, sea wall, jetty, jutty, groin, barrier, embankment, dike; pier, wharf, dock, landing, Fr. quai; harbor, haven, port,
molecular, adj. atomic, subatomic; microscopic, infinitesimal, minute; imperceptible, indiscernible, invisible, unseeable; impalpable, imponderable, intangible,
molecule, n. 1. Physics, Chem. ion, Physics, atom, quark; Physics, Chem. electron or magneton, Physics, Chem. proton, Physics, magneton, Physics, neutrino, Physics, meson or mesotron, Chem. monad.
2. particle, iota, speck, fleck, dot, jot, mote, Inf. mite, fraction, Inf. smidgen.
molest, v. 1. torment, afflict, plague, beleaguer, beset, besiege; harrow, worry, trouble, bait, Scot. fash; harass, harry, hector, badger, hound, heckle, pester, bother, disturb, Brit, chevy, Scot. sturt; exasperate, aggravate, annoy, vex, irk; irritate, gall, rub, chafe, roil, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf drive up the wall; provoke, needle, nettle, bullyrag, tease, Brit, rag; perturb, upset, derange, agitate, convulse, toss, rattle, shake up, stir up; discompose, unnerve, ruffle, fluster, disconcert, discomfit, disquiet, Inf faze, Inf drive crazy.
2. accost, solicit, approach, make a pass at, make an advance toward, be familiar with; mistreat, maltreat, mishandle, ill-use, ill-treat, aggrieve, wrong, Inf. paw; manhandle, maul, batter, beat up, Sl. knock around or about, Archaic, belabor; harm, damage, injure, bruise, wound, hurt, pain; assault, attack, persecute, torture, agonize, Archaic, insult; violate, outrage, ravish, rape, deflower, Obs. devirginate, Obs. constu-prate, Obs. stuprate.
mollification, n. 1. softening, softness, mellowing, relaxing, relaxation, loosening, loosening up, easing up; meekening, subdual, taming; pacification, appeasement, dulcification, tranquilization, composing.
2. mitigation, abatement, weakening, alleviation, palliation; assuagement, tempering, moderating, moderation.
mollify, v. 1. soften, mellow, gentle, meeken; relax, loosen, ease up, let up on; subdue, tame, smooth down, tone down; pacify, calm, compose, tranquilize, lull, soothe, still, quiet, hush; appease, Archaic, attemper, placate, dulcify; solace, console, comfort.
2. mitigate, abate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken; alleviate, palliate, allay, assuage, Rare, lenify; ease, relieve, cushion, lighten, temper, moderate,
mollifying, adj. soothing, calming, Med. calmative, assuasive, demulcent; softening, soft, gentle, bland, mild, cool, cooling; healing, remedial, lenitive, allevia-tive, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, Med. abirritant; relaxing, numbing, dulling, quieting, lulling,
mollycoddle, n. 1. milquetoast, milksop, sop, mama's boy, namby-pamby, Inf jellyfish; weakling, chicken, baby, crybaby, sissy, mouse, Sl. fraidy-cat, Sl. scaredy-cat; effeminate, Inf. pantywaist, Sl. pansy, Sl. wimp, weakling, softy; weak sister, goody-goody, mother's darling or mother's little darling, nancy, Lord Fauntleroy or Little Lord Fauntleroy.
