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Meaning of Moss | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
mɒs

Definitions

  1. Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
  2. A surname.
  3. Acronym of MIME Object Security Services.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, plural, plural-only
  4. Acronym of Map Overlay and Statistical System.
  5. A kind or species of such plants.
  6. A village and civil parish (served by Moss and District Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5914).
  7. Acronym of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
  8. Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
  9. A coastal town and municipality in Viken county, Norway.
  10. Acronym of Market Oriented Sector Selective talks.
  11. A bog; a fen.
  12. A number of places in the United States:
  13. Former name of Moss Landing, California.
  14. A spectacular catch made over 1 or multiple defenders, typically a jump ball.
  15. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.
  16. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Tennessee.
  17. A former community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca mamır
Български мъх
বাংলা শৈবাল
Bosanski mach mah mahovina moš маховина
Català molsa
Čeština mech
Cymraeg mwsogl
Dansk mos
Ελληνικά βρύα βρύο μούσκλι μούσκλο
Esperanto musko
Español musgo
Eesti samblik sammal
فارسی خزه
Vosa Vakaviti lumi
Français Moss mousse
Gaeilge caonach
Gàidhlig còinneach
ગુજરાતી સેવાળ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi limu
עברית טחב
हिन्दी काई
Hrvatski mach mah mahovina moš маховина
Magyar moha
Հայերեն մամուռ
Bahasa Indonesia lumut
Íslenska mosi
Italiano muschio musco
日本語 ごけ 蘚苔
ქართული ხავსი
Қазақша мүк
ខ្មែរ ស្លែ
한국어 갈매 이끼
Kurdî mox şûna şûna
Latina muscus
Lëtzebuergesch Moos
Lietuvių samanos
Latviešu suņa sūnas
Te Reo Māori rimu
Македонски мов
Монгол хөвд
Bahasa Melayu lumut
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရေညှိ
Nederlands mos
Polski brio- mech mechowy meszny
Português musgo
Română mușchi
Русский мох
Slovenčina Mach
Slovenščina mah
Shqip myshk
Српски mach mah mahovina moš маховина
Svenska mossa
Tagalog lumot
Türkçe yosun
Українська мох
Oʻzbekcha mox yoʻsin
Tiếng Việt rêu

Examples

“Spanish moss”
“Irish moss”
“club moss”
“the mosses of the Scottish border”
“Loynton Moss”
“Bro, that moss was insane!”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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