mob

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Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Proper noun

1. {{senseid|en|Mafia}} The {{l|en|Mafia}}: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the Sicilian–Italian–Italian-American one (especially in American English) but occasionally others (e.g., the Russian one, the Japanese one).
2. {{senseid|en|masses}} The [[masses#Noun|masses]], especially the 'great unwashed masses': the {{l|en|general population}}, or {{l|en|mob|id=rabble|rabble}}, viewed as one {{l|en|mob|id=mass of people}} of unruly, disorganized people {{l|en|predisposed}} to {{l|en|violence}} and {{l|en|malevolence}}.

Interjection

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} {{initialism of|en|man overboard}}, used e.g. on the emergency button of a satellite [[navigator]]. By pushing the button the operator stores the coordinates of a [[man overboard]] incident for easy access.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|dentistry}} {{initialism of|en|[[mesio]] [[occlusal]] [[buccal]]}}.
2. {{init of|en|[[missing]] on [[blog]]}}, the act of abandoning ones blog (or weblog) for an extended period of time.

Noun

1. {{init of|en|[[mother]] of the [[bride]]}}.

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