moil

[ moil ]

/ mɔɪl /

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verb (used without object)

to work hard; drudge.

to whirl or churn ceaselessly; twist; eddy.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to wet or smear.

noun

hard work or drudgery.

confusion, turmoil, or trouble.

Glassmaking. a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation.

Mining. a short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock.

Origin of moil

1350–1400; Middle English moillen to make or get wet and muddy <Middle French moillier<Vulgar Latin *molliāre, derivative of Latin mollis soft

OTHER WORDS FROM moil

moiler, nounmoil·ing·ly, adverbun·moiled, adjective

Words nearby moil

mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil, Moira, Moirai, moire, moiré effect, Moiseivich

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Example sentences from the Web for moil

It became, as it were, tacitly understood between them that the wife should toil and moil to keep her husband.
The Fortune of the Rougons|Emile Zola
And why should men toil and moil when they had been the masters of the world?
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
He had forgotten the calm and tranquil region that stretched beyond the moil and anguish of the strife for gain.
Gordon Keith|Thomas Nelson Page
In the background of his consciousness still whirled the moil of his wonder and bewilderment.
The Claim Jumpers|Stewart Edward White

Others toil and moil all their lives long—and the very dogs are not pitiful in our days, as they were in the days of Lazarus.
North and South|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for moil

moil

/ (mɔɪl) archaic, or dialect /

verb

to moisten or soil or become moist, soiled, etc

(intr) to toil or drudge (esp in the phrase toil and moil)

noun

toil; drudgery

confusion; turmoil

Derived forms of moil

moiler, noun

Word Origin for moil

C14 (to moisten; later: to work hard in unpleasantly wet conditions) from Old French moillier, ultimately from Latin mollis soft

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

单词	moil
释义	moil [ moil ] / mɔɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR moil ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to work hard; drudge. to whirl or churn ceaselessly; twist; eddy. verb (used with object) Archaic. to wet or smear. noun hard work or drudgery. confusion, turmoil, or trouble. Glassmaking. a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation. Mining. a short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock. Origin of moil 1350–1400; Middle English moillen to make or get wet and muddy <Middle French moillier<Vulgar Latin *molliāre, derivative of Latin mollis soft OTHER WORDS FROM moil moiler, nounmoil·ing·ly, adverbun·moiled, adjective Words nearby moil mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil, Moira, Moirai, moire, moiré effect, Moiseivich Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moil It became, as it were, tacitly understood between them that the wife should toil and moil to keep her husband. The Fortune of the Rougons\|Emile Zola And why should men toil and moil when they had been the masters of the world? The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete\|Emile Zola He had forgotten the calm and tranquil region that stretched beyond the moil and anguish of the strife for gain. Gordon Keith\|Thomas Nelson Page In the background of his consciousness still whirled the moil of his wonder and bewilderment. The Claim Jumpers\|Stewart Edward White Others toil and moil all their lives long—and the very dogs are not pitiful in our days, as they were in the days of Lazarus. North and South\|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell British Dictionary definitions for moil moil / (mɔɪl) archaic, or dialect / verb to moisten or soil or become moist, soiled, etc (intr) to toil or drudge (esp in the phrase toil and moil) noun toil; drudgery confusion; turmoil Derived forms of moil moiler, noun Word Origin for moil C14 (to moisten; later: to work hard in unpleasantly wet conditions) from Old French moillier, ultimately from Latin mollis soft 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 Words related to moil strive, travail, strain, work, drive, grind, plod, sweat, struggle, back, drudge, toil, slave, endeavor, tend, cultivate, tug, fag, bear down, exert oneself
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moil

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of moil

OTHER WORDS FROM moil

Words nearby moil

Example sentences from the Web for moil

British Dictionary definitions for moil

verb

noun

Derived forms of moil

Word Origin for moil

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