Mod

/mɒd/

Other words from mod's letters

noun

  1. An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
  2. A 1960s British person who dressed in such a style and was interested in modernism and the modern music of the time; the opposite of a rocker.
  3. A modification.
  4. An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.
  5. A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.
  6. A module (file containing a tracker music sequence).
  7. A moderately difficult route.
  8. (in the plural, Oxford University) Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year.

verb

  1. To modify (an object) from its original condition, typically for the purposes of individualizing and/or enhancing the performance of the object.
  2. To moderate; to silence or punish (a rule-breaking user) on a forum, especially when done by a moderator.

Synonyms: trick, trick out

noun

  1. One of several ancient Greek scales.
  2. One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.
  3. A particular means of accomplishing something.
  4. A particular state of being, or frame of mind.
  5. The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
  6. A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
  7. One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.
  8. A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
  9. A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
  10. (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
  11. That which exists only as a quality of substance.
  12. In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
  13. The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
  14. A woman's mantle with a hood.

Synonyms: grammatical mood, mood

noun

  1. Style or fashion; popular trend.

adjective

  1. Not excessive; acting in moderation
  2. Mediocre
  3. Average priced; standard-deal
  4. Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
  5. Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.

noun

  1. The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
  2. The absolute value of a complex number.
  3. A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
  4. An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.

Synonyms: %, mod

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