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Motherwell

American  
[muhth-er-wel, -wuhl] / ˈmʌð ərˌwɛl, -wəl /

noun

  1. Robert, 1915–91, U.S. painter.

  2. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland.


Motherwell British  
/ ˈmʌðəwəl /

noun

  1. a town in S central Scotland, the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire on the River Clyde: industrial centre. Pop: 30 311 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Fir Park club agreed a compensation package with Toulouse for the departure of Askou, who says "grateful is the best word to describe" his Motherwell tenure.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

One of Clarke's most trusted operators, Hanley, hirpled off in Hibernian's defeat to Motherwell on Saturday and head coach David Gray suggested he'd "overstretched his knee".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Motherwell might have had a penalty, then Celtic might have had one.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Dallas also rocked-and-rolled the frames, presenting this as clear proof that the ball had hit the Motherwell midfielder's hand.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The night we were there Robert Motherwell and Franz Kline were having a conversation at the bar, and Andy Warhol and John Cage dined at a nearby table—not that Bobby noticed.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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