Moré

[ muh-rey ]

/ məˈreɪ /

noun

Mossi(def 2).

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British Dictionary definitions for morés (1 of 2)

/ (mɔː) /

noun

Hannah. 1745–1833, English writer, noted for her religious tracts, esp The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain

Sir Thomas . 1478–1535, English statesman, humanist, and Roman Catholic Saint; Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII (1529–32). His opposition to the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon and his refusal to recognize the Act of Supremacy resulted in his execution on a charge of treason. In Utopia (1516) he set forth his concept of the ideal state. Feast day: June 22 or July 6

British Dictionary definitions for morés (2 of 2)

/ (mɔː) /

determiner

the comparative of much, many more joy than you know; more pork sausages
(as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)he has more than she has; even more are dying every day

additional; furtherno more bananas
(as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)I can't take any more; more than expected

more of to a greater extent or degreewe see more of Sue these days; more of a nuisance than it should be

adverb

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbsa more believable story; more quickly

the comparative of much people listen to the radio more now

additionally; againI'll look at it once more

more or less

as an estimate; approximately
to an unspecified extent or degreethe party was ruined, more or less

more so to a greater extent or degree

neither more nor less than simply

think more of to have a higher opinion of

what is more moreover

Word Origin for more

Old English māra; compare Old Saxon, Old High German mēro, Gothic maiza. See also most

undefined more

See most

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Idioms and Phrases with morés

In addition to the idioms beginning with more

more and more
more bang for the buck
more dead than alive
more fun than a barrel of monkeys
more in sorrow than in anger
more often than not
more or less
more power to someone
more sinned against than sinning
more than meets the eye
more than one bargained for
more than one can shake a stick at
more than one way to skin a cat
more the merrier, the

also see:

bite off more than one can chew
irons in the fire, more than one
wear another (more than one) hat
what is more