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He thought for a moment before he answered. Can you wait a moment?

[ singular ] a particular point in time At that moment, the phone rang.

at the moment

now

She's on vacation at the moment, but she'll be back next week.

in a moment

very soon

He'll be here in a moment. the moment

as soon as

Tell Jim to call me the moment he arrives.

mo • men • tum / mou ' mentam / noun

[noncount]

the force that makes something move faster and faster The ball gained momentum as it rolled downhill.

mom • my / ' mami / noun [ count ] ( plural mom • mies ) ( informal )

a word for "mother" that children use

Mon.

abbreviation of Monday

mon • arch / ' manark ; ' manark / noun [count]

( POLITICS ) a king or queen mon • ar • chy / ' manarki / noun [ count ] ( plural mon ar • chies ) ( POLITICS ) a country that has a king or queen

—Look at republic .

mon • as • ter • y / 'mana^eri / noun [ count ] ( plural mon . as • ter • ies )

( RELIGION ) a place where religious men (called monks ) live together

—Look at convent .

МОП .day © / Wndei; Wndi/ noun [ count, noncount ] ( abbreviation Mon. )

the day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday, the first day of the working week

mon .ey © / 'тлш/ noun

[noncount]

Pronunciation

The word money sounds like funny . what you use when you buy or sell something How much money did you spend? This jacket cost a lot of money . The book made a lot of money . Word building

Money consists of coins(=small, round, metal things) and bills (= pieces of paper ) . This is called cash : I don't have much cash - can I pay by check? The coins that you have in your bag or pocket are called change : Do you have any change for the bus? The money someone gives you in a store if you pay too much is also called change : Here's your change.

bill

nickel

penny

AWL

money

dime quarter

mon • i • tor 1

/ ' manatar / noun [ count ] ( COMPUTERS ) a machine that shows pictures or information on a screen like a television a PC with a 17-inch monitor

Look at the picture at computer .

mon • i • tor 2 AWL / ' manatar / verb ( mon • i • tors , mon • i tor • ing , mon i • tored )

to check or watch something to see if it changes Scientists are monitoring pollution levels in the lake.

monk / mAgk / noun [ count ]

( RELIGION ) a religious man who lives with other religious men in a special building (called a monastery )

Look at nun .

mon • key / ' mvgki /

noun [ count ] ( plural mon . keys )

an animal that has a long tail and can climb trees

mon • o • logue ( also mon . o . log )

/ ' manslog ; ' manslag / noun [ count ] ( english language arts ) a long speech by one person, for example in a play

mo • nop • o • ly / ms 'napsli / noun [ count ] ( plural mo . nop . o . lies )

( business ) the control of an industry or service by only one company

The government passed a law to prohibit monopolies in the telephone industry.

mo • not • o • nous / ms ' natn^ss / adjective

always the same and therefore very boring It's a very monotonous job.

mon • soon / ,man'sun / noun [ count ]

the season when very heavy rain falls in Southern Asia

mon • ster / ' manstsr / noun [ count ]

an animal in stories that is big, ugly, and scary

month Ф / шлп6 / noun [ count ]

one of the twelve parts of a year December is the last month of the year. We went to my brother's house last month . Word building

The months of the year are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.