moth-eaten, a. moth-fretted.

mother, n. materfamilias, [matron], matriarch; generatrix; [dam]. Associated words: cognate, cognation, matricide, maternalism, uterine, matriarchy, matriarchal.

motherhood, n. maternity.

motherly, a. maternal.

mother-of-pearl, n. nacre.

motion, n. [movement], [activity]; [gesture], [signal], gesticulation; [port], gait; [impulse]. Antonyms: inertia, [rest], stagnation, immobility, quiescence, [repose].

motionless, a. stationary, inert, [stagnant], quiescent.

motive, n. [incentive], [inducement], [incitement].

mottled, a. [piebald], [party-colored], [spotted].

mould, n. matrix, matrice; [pattern], [model]; mouldiness, [mildew], [blight], [smut], [fungus].