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Extinct order of birds
Moa (order Dinornithiformes) are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand. During the Late Pleistocene-Holocene, there were
Moa
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up moa or MOA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Moa are extinct giant flightless birds native to New Zealand. Moa or MOA may also refer to: Metal
Moa_(disambiguation)
Extinct genus of flightless birds
The bush moa, little bush moa, or lesser moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis) is an extinct species of moa from the family Emeidae (lesser moa) endemic to New
Bush_moa
Japanese singer and dancer (born 1999)
Moa Kikuchi (菊地 最愛, Kikuchi Moa; born July 4, 1999), better known by her stage name Moametal, is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is best known as a
Moa_Kikuchi
Extinct genus of birds
meaning "bird"), also known as the giant moa, is an extinct genus of birds belonging to the moa family. As with other moa, it is a member of the order Dinornithiformes
Dinornis
Extinct species of bird
The South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus) is an extinct species of moa in the genus Dinornis, known in Māori by the name moa nunui. It was one of the
South_Island_giant_moa
Extinct species of flightless bird
The upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) or moa pukepuke (Māori) is an extinct species of moa that was endemic to New Zealand. The species was named by Richard
Upland_moa
Municipality in Holguín, Cuba
Moa is a municipality and an industrial city in the Holguín Province of Cuba. Its name is believed to mean "water here". Moa, one of the youngest cities
Moa,_Cuba
Name list
Moa is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Anika Moa (born 1980), New Zealand singer-songwriter David Moa (born 1996)
Moa_(name)
Units for measuring angles
that click in fractions of MOA. This makes zeroing and adjustments much easier: To adjust a 1⁄2 MOA scope 3 MOA down and 1.5 MOA right, the scope needs to
Minute_and_second_of_arc
Extinct species of bird
Mantell's moa (Pachyornis geranoides) also known as Mappin's moa or moa ruarangi, is an extinct species of moa from the North Island of New Zealand. It
Mantell's_moa
Extinct tribe of birds
The moa-nalo are a group of extinct aberrant, goose-like ducks that lived on the larger Hawaiian Islands, except Hawaiʻi itself, in the Pacific. They
Moa-nalo
New Zealand recording artist and television presenter
Anika Rose Moa (born 21 May 1980) is a New Zealand recording artist and television presenter. Her debut studio album Thinking Room, was released in September
Anika_Moa
Extinct bird species
The broad-billed moa, stout-legged moa, or coastal moa (Euryapteryx curtus) is an extinct species of moa that was endemic to New Zealand. It is the only
Broad-billed_moa
Shopping mall in Pasay, Philippines
SM Mall of Asia, also abbreviated as SM MoA, or simply Mall of Asia or MoA, [ˈmoː.ɐ], is a shopping mall in Bay City, Pasay, Philippines. It is located
SM_Mall_of_Asia
Megamall with attractions in Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S.
Mall of America (MOA) is a super-regional shopping mall and entertainment complex in Bloomington, Minnesota. Located within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Mall_of_America
Family of extinct birds
lesser moa (family Emeidae) were a family in the moa order Dinornithiformes. About two-thirds of all moa species are in the lesser moa family. The moa were
Lesser_moa
Extinct species of bird
flightless moa—the largest of which could weigh 200 kg (440 lb). Haast's eagle became extinct around 1445, following the arrival of the Māori, who hunted moa to
Haast's_eagle
New Zealand brewery
Moa Brewing is a New Zealand brewery owned by Mallbeca Holdings Limited. It was founded in 2003 in Blenheim by Josh Scott and had an initial public offering
Moa_Brewing
Extinct species of bird
The crested moa (Pachyornis australis) is an extinct species of moa. It is one of the 9 known species of moa to have existed. Moa are grouped together
Crested_moa
List of ships with the same or similar names
The name HMNZS Moa may apply to: HMNZS Moa (T233), a minesweeper commissioned in 1941 HMNZS Moa (P3553), a patrol boat commissioned in 1983 This article
HMNZS_Moa
Swedish cartoonist (born 1992)
Moa Romanova Strinnholm, formerly Moa Johanna Strinnholm, born April 9, 1992, in Bollstabruk, Kramfors Municipality, Sweden, is a Swedish cartoonist,
Moa_Romanova
Extinct species of bird
heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus), or Moa waewae taumaha (Māori), is an extinct species of moa from the lesser moa family. The heavy-footed moa was widespread
Heavy-footed_moa
2021 action comedy film by Rawson Marshall Thurber
"MoA globe stolen". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021. "Pasay City police say SM MOA globe
Red_Notice_(film)
(Salvador, October 29, 1954 — Salvador, October 8, 2018), known as Mestre Môa do Katendê, was a Brazilian composer, musician, craftsman, teacher, and capoeira
Moa_do_Katendê
Extinct species of bird
The North Island giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) is an extinct moa in the genus Dinornis, known in Māori as kuranui. It was a large, herbivorous bird
North_Island_giant_moa
Island in Maluku, Indonesia
Moa is an Indonesian island, at the center of the Leti Islands, and one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. Moa is located in southwest
Moa_(island)
Birds that cannot fly
Island giant moa, Dinornis novaezealandiae † South Island giant moa, Dinornis robustus † Bush moa, Anomalopteryx didiformis † Eastern moa, Emeus crassus
Flightless_bird
Swedish writer (1890–1964)
Moa Martinson (born Helga Maria Swarts; 2 November 1890 – 5 August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition
Moa_Martinson
Tonga international rugby union player (1985–2021)
Taniela Moa (11 March 1985 – 16 December 2021) was a Tongan rugby union player. He last played for Section Paloise. He also played for the Blues and Chiefs
Taniela_Moa
Terrestrial ice planet orbiting MOA-2007-BLG-192L
MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb, occasionally shortened to MOA-192 b, is an extrasolar planet approximately 7,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius
MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb
Extinct species of bird
The eastern moa (Emeus crassus) is an extinct species of moa that was endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species in the genus Emeus. When the first
Eastern_moa
Indoor arena in Pasay, Philippines
also known as the SM Arena Mall of Asia, the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City
SM_Mall_of_Asia_Arena
Confectionery of West Bengal, India
Jaynagarer Moa (Bengali: জয়নগরের মোয়া) is a seasonal Bengali sweetmeat delicacy prepared from date palm jaggery and Kanakchur khoi. This variety of Moa originated
Jaynagarer_Moa
Swedish cross-country skier (born 1997)
Moa Maria Ilar (née Olsson; born 6 July 1997) is a Swedish cross-country skier. A member of the Swedish National Cross-Country Team since 2022, she made
Moa_Ilar
Spanish journalist
Luis Pío Moa Rodríguez (Vigo, Galicia, 1948) better known as simply Pío Moa, is a Spanish writer and journalist. He has authored historical essays about
Pío_Moa
Japanese actress and model
Moa Arimoto (有本 もあ Arimoto Moa), (born May 19, 1986), is a Japanese actress and model. She appeared in the movie Kekko Kamen played Wakana Nakai in 2004
Moa_Arimoto
Indonesian politician (1940–2023)
Paulus Moa (10 September 1940 – 6 May 2023) was an Indonesian bureaucrat and politician. He was the acting regent of Manufahi in the now-dissolved province
Paulus_Moa
Ancient oceanic plate south of the Pacific–Phoenix Ridge
The Moa plate was an ancient oceanic plate that formed in the Early Cretaceous south of the Pacific–Phoenix Ridge. The Moa plate was obliquely subducted
Moa_plate
Swedish actress
Moa Tuva Amanda Gammel (born 6 October 1980) is a Swedish actress. She made her acting debut in the 1996 Mikael Håfström film Skuggornas hus and then
Moa_Gammel
Suburb in Wellington, New Zealand
Moa Point is a small suburb in Wellington, New Zealand, situated on the south coast between Lyall Bay to the west and Tarakena Bay to the east. As of
Moa_Point
1941 Bird-class minesweeper
HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) that served during World War II. The first of three Bird-class minesweepers
HMNZS_Moa_(T233)
Swedish association football player
Signe Karin Moa Öhman (born 25 June 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Damallsvenskan club Malmö FF. A product of
Moa_Öhman
Tonga & NZ international rugby league footballer
Samuela Moa (born 14 August 1986) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop, most recently for the FC Lézignan XIII in the
Sam_Moa
Ward of Mkinga District, Tanga Region
Moa (Kata ya Moa, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The north-eastern ward is formed by the
Moa,_Mkinga
Extinct species of bird
large-billed moa-nalo (Thambetochen chauliodous), also known as the Maui Nui moa-nalo, is one of two species of moa-nalo in the genus Thambetochen. Moa-nalo are
Maui Nui large-billed moa-nalo
Maui_Nui_large-billed_moa-nalo
River in Brazil
The Môa River (Portuguese: Rio Môa) is a river of Acre state in western Brazil. It is a left-bank tributary of the Juruá River. The Môa River flows through
Môa_River
Type of rifle used for long-range engagements against enemy personnel
rifle is typically capable of 1–3 MOA (0.3–0.9 mrad) accuracy, with a police sniper rifle capable of 0.25–1.5 MOA (0.1–0.4 mrad) accuracy. For comparison
Sniper_rifle
Island in the Torres Strait, Queensland
(all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Moa Island, also called Banks Island, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands
Moa_Island_(Queensland)
Small settlement in rural New Zealand
Moa Flat is a rural locality in West Otago on New Zealand's South Island. It lies on hills between the Clutha River and Pomahaka River and is primarily
Moa_Flat
Topics referred to by the same term
Moa Island may refer to: Moa (island), Indonesia Moa Island (Queensland) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Moa Island.
Moa_Island
Topics referred to by the same term
MOAS may refer to: Migrant Offshore Aid Station, a humanitarian search and rescue operation assisting vessels in distress in the central Mediterranean
MOAS
Art museum
The MOA Museum of Art (エムオーエー美術館, MOA Bijūtsukan) is a private museum in the city of Atami, Japan. The museum is the second museum established to house
MOA_Museum_of_Art
River in Liberia, Sierra Leone
The Moa River (Makona River) is a river in West Africa. It arises in the highlands of Guinea and flows southwest, forming parts of the Guinea–Liberia
Moa_River
Swedish literature critic and author
Moa Matthis (born 21 March 1966) is a Swedish literature critic and author. She writes for Dagens Nyheter, and she writes articles and books mostly for
Moa_Matthis
Museum in Vancouver, Canada
destination, MOA is a research and teaching museum, where UBC courses in art, anthropology, archaeology, conservation, and museum studies are given. MOA houses
Museum_of_Anthropology_at_UBC
Swedish singer (born 1994)
Moa Lignell (born 6 June 1994 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, who came in third place in Idol 2011. Lignell released her first music single
Moa_Lignell
Swedish cross-country skier (born 1998)
Moa Lundgren (born 14 April 1998) is a Swedish cross-country skier who represents the club IFK Umeå. The 2022–2023 season saw her winning the Scandinavian
Moa_Lundgren
Kiribati political party
(Gilbertese: Kiribati Moa Party; KMP) was a political party in Kiribati until it merged with Pillars of Truth to create the Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party in 2020
Kiribati_First_Party
American motorcycle club
of America (BMW MOA) is a motorcycle club for owners and admirers of BMW motorcycles. As of 2008[update], it had 39,700 members. BMW MOA was founded in
BMW Motorcycle Owners of America
BMW_Motorcycle_Owners_of_America
Extinct species of bird
The Oʻahu moa-nalo (Thambetochen xanion) is one of two species of moa-nalo in the genus Thambetochen. Moa-nalo are a group of extinct, flightless, large
Oʻahu_moa-nalo
2011 video game
the protagonist are sapient birds. It was developed by manga artist Hato Moa's dōjin circle PigeoNation Inc., and is the successor of a Flash game of the
Hatoful_Boyfriend
American football player (born 1996)
David Moa (born June 14, 1996) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football at Boise State and was signed as an undrafted
David_Moa
Swedish actress (born 1979)
Moa Karolina Novotny (née Hedström; born 21 December 1979), also known as Tuva Novotny-Hedström, is a Swedish actress and director. Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina
Tuva_Novotny
2006 studio album by Getatchew Mekuria, The Ex and guests
Moa Anbessa is an album by Ethiopian saxophonist Getatchew Mekuria with Dutch post-punk band The Ex and guests, released in 2006 on The Ex's subsidiary
Moa_Anbessa
Subfamily of birds
rather than by diving. The other members of the Anatinae are the extinct moa-nalo, a young but highly apomorphic lineage derived from the dabbling ducks
Anatinae
German service rifle from 1898 to 1935
minute of arc (MOA) circle at 100 m (109 yd) has a diameter of 2.9 cm (1.1 in), therefore 6 cm (2.4 in) at 100 m (109 yd) equals 2.06 MOA, and 12 cm (4
Gewehr_98
Swedish Sámi author (born 1998)
Moa Backe Åstot (born 1998) is a Swedish Sámi author. She has written three young adult novels and several short stories, often addressing Sámi culture
Moa_Backe_Åstot
Planet not gravitationally bound to a star
observed 50 million stars in the Milky Way by using the 1.8-metre (5 ft 11 in) MOA-II telescope at New Zealand's Mount John Observatory and the 1.3-metre (4 ft
Rogue_planet
Swedish fashion model and beauty queen
Moa Madicken Öberg (born 10 January 1995) is a Swedish fashion model and beauty queen. She was a finalist and winner of Sweden Models and KA of Sweden
Moa_Madicken_Öberg
Star in the constellation Sagittarius
MOA-2010-BLG-477L is a star which was discovered when it caused a microlensing event in August 2010. The microlensing event also revealed the existence
MOA-2010-BLG-477L
Recording list
Moa, a New Zealand pop singer-songwriter, consists of four studio albums, twelve solo singles, three charity singles, and fifteen music videos. Moa was
Anika_Moa_discography
Species of tree
kuligam, madurgam, mavagam, nattiluppai, tittinam, mahwa, mahura, mowa, moa, mowrah, mahuda (Gujarati-મહુડા) Marathi: "Mahu" and "muvda" in Pawari local
Madhuca_longifolia
Chain of indoor amusement parks
January 9, 2006, Mall of America management announced that talks between MOA and Cedar Fair (which owns the national rights to amusement-park branding
Nickelodeon_Universe
Microlensing event in the constellation Sagittarius
OGLE-2003-BLG-235L (MOA-2003-BLG-53L) is a star in the constellation of Sagittarius. The first gravitational microlensing event for which a planet orbiting
OGLE-2003-BLG-235L
Group in Mindanao, Philippines, seeking Moro autonomy
from officially signing the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD), which would conclude all dispute and begin formal talks that would lead
Moro_Islamic_Liberation_Front
Star in the constellation Sagittarius
MOA-2009-BLG-387L is a red dwarf in the Sagittarius constellation that is host to the planet MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb. The star is estimated to be nearly 20
MOA-2009-BLG-387L
Swedish professional golfer (born 1995)
Moa Folke (born 25 March 1995) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour. In 2023, she won the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am
Moa_Folke
Massive Online Analysis (MOA) is a free open-source software project specific for data stream mining with concept drift. It is written in Java and developed
Massive_Online_Analysis
Indian musician
Moa Subong is an Indian musician and instrument innovator from Nagaland, known for developing a bamboo wind instrument known as the Bamhum. In 2023, he
Moa_Subong
Polyphyletic group of birds
group; tinamous fall within them, and are the sister group of the extinct moa. This implies that flightlessness is a trait that evolved independently multiple
Ratite
Swedish pop group
Tymofii Muzychuk / Vitalii Duzhyk Jimmy Thörnfeldt / Jimmy Jansson / Loreen / Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker / Peter Boström / Thomas G:son Benjamin Alasu /
ABBA
Canadian singer (born 1968)
Tymofii Muzychuk / Vitalii Duzhyk Jimmy Thörnfeldt / Jimmy Jansson / Loreen / Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker / Peter Boström / Thomas G:son Benjamin Alasu /
Celine_Dion
Country in the Caribbean
Sherritt International of Canada operates a large nickel mining facility in Moa. Cuba is also a major producer of refined cobalt, a by-product of nickel
Cuba
Japanese voice actress (born 1994)
Moa Tsukino (月野 もあ, Tsukino Moa; born 7 March 1994, in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actress. She is affiliated with Alice Project as a member
Moa_Tsukino
Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
Matogrosso Glória Menezes Othon Bastos Paulo Gustavo Paulo Leminski Mestre Moa do Katendê Rosângela Lula da Silva Rosa Magalhães Vladimir Carvalho Walter
Pelé
Sniper rifle/anti-materiel rifle
ammunition. CheyTac Inc. states that the system is capable of delivering sub-MOA accuracy at ranges of up to 2,500 yd (2,286 m). It is based on the EDM Arms
CheyTac_Intervention
Swedish athlete
Moa Granat (born 8 August 2004) is a Swedish athlete. At the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn she won Silver at the 400 metres hurdles
Moa_Granat
American football player (born 2007)
Salesi Moa (born December 4, 2007) is an American college football wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines. Moa began his high school career at Weber
Salesi_Moa
Bulgarian singer (born 1998)
Tymofii Muzychuk / Vitalii Duzhyk Jimmy Thörnfeldt / Jimmy Jansson / Loreen / Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker / Peter Boström / Thomas G:son Benjamin Alasu /
Dara_(Bulgarian_singer)
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
General Bonbibi Gangaridai Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary Jaynagarer Moa Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary Sundarbans
Falta_Assembly_constituency
Extinct species of bird
The small-billed moa-nalo (Ptaiochen pau), also known as the stumbling moa-nalo, is a species of moa-nalo, one of a group of extinct, flightless, large
Small-billed_moa-nalo
Extrasolar planet in the constellation Sagittarius
MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb is an exoplanet in the orbit of the red dwarf MOA-2009-BLG-387L. Its discovery was announced on February 21, 2011, making it the eleventh
MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb
Indian actress (born 1982)
Ritwik Sanyal (2023) Kota Satchidananda Sastry (2023) Neihunuo Sorhie (2023) Moa Subong (2023) Raveena Tandon (2023) Coomi Nariman Wadia (2023) Ghulam Muhammad
Priyanka_Chopra
New Zealand playwright, actor, screenwriter
Suli Moa (born 31 December 1986) is a New Zealand playwright, actor, screenwriter and teacher of Tongan descent. He wrote and performed the first Tongan
Suli_Moa
Astronomical research observatory in New Zealand
telescope was used initially by the MOA Project, before handover to the University of Canterbury at the conclusion of the MOA Project in 2012. In June 2012
Mount John University Observatory
Mount_John_University_Observatory
Swedish curler (born 2005)
Moa McGregor Dryburgh (born May 29, 2005, in Stockholm) is a Swedish curler from Sundbyberg. She currently plays lead on Team Isabella Wranå. In 2022
Moa_Dryburgh
Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop (1943–2016)
Hilarius Moa Nurak (21 February 1943 – 29 April 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1972, Moa Nurak served as bishop of the
Hilarius_Moa_Nurak
Romania international rugby union player
Moa Mua Maliepo (born 12 May 1996) is a New Zealand-born Romanian rugby union football player. He plays as a centre positions for professional SuperLiga
Moa_Mua_Maliepo
The magnetic field oscillating amplified thruster (MOA; often named as plasma engine by the media) is a versatile electrothermodynamic system, which is
Magnetic field oscillating amplified thruster
Magnetic_field_oscillating_amplified_thruster
MOA
MOA
Biblical
ruler of Moab
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Mowab, MOAB means "water," i.e. "seed," hence "of his father." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Lot.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands)
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a stretch of water or perhaps a moated house, from Middle English water ‘water’ + hous ‘house’.Richard Waterhouse, a tanner from Yorkshire, England, emigrated to Portsmouth, NH, in 1669.
Surname or Lastname
English (Surrey)
English (Surrey) : unexplained. Compare Moad.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : unexplained. Compare Moad, Mode.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from Middle English greyve ‘steward’, from Old Norse greifi or Low German grēve (see Graf).English : topographic name, a variant of Grove.French : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of gravelly soil, from Old French grave ‘gravel’ (of Celtic origin).North German : either from the northern form of Graf, but more commonly a topographic name from Middle Low German grave ‘ditch’, ‘moat’, ‘channel’, or a habitational name from any of several places in northern Germany named with this word.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Respective, Exalted, Glorified, Honored
Boy/Male
Muslim
Teacher
Girl/Female
Maori
Large body of water. Lake.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Mock.
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name MOANA means "wide expanse of water."
Boy/Male
Biblical
Ruler of Moab.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
Companion; friend; vision of beauty. In the Bible, Ruth the Moabitess was the great grandmother...
Boy/Male
Muslim
The one respected
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Moat.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norwich)
English (Norwich) : variant of Moat.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the retarder
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Companion; friend; vision of beauty. In the Bible, Ruth the Moabitess was the great grandmother...
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Pachath-mowab, PAHATH-MOAB means "governor of Moab" and "pit of Moab." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of Babylonian exiles, and the name of the father of Hashub.Â
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fragrant
MOA
MOA
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Devotee's Victory
Boy/Male
Hindu
Blooming
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Christian
Blessed
Boy/Male
Hindu
Calm and composed or cool
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Blessing
Male
English
Pet form of English Ebenezer, EBBIE means "stone of help."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Praise; Loving
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Russian
God's gift.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Grahati | கà¯à®°à®¾à®¹à®¤à¯€
Goddess Lakshmi
MOA
MOA
MOA
MOA
MOA
n.
The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
n. pl.
In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae.
n.
One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively.
v. i.
To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
imp. & p. p.
of Moan
n.
A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge.
v.
Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping.
n.
A moat with water in it; also, a small stream; a runlet.
v. i.
To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely.
n.
A sound; a groan; a moan; a sough.
n.
A moan.
v. t.
To surround with a moat.
a.
Moabite.
n.
A female Moabite.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Moan
v. i.
To void the excrement, as a bird; to mute.
n.
A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.
n. pl.
An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples.
n.
A moaning or sighing sound or noise; a sough.
a.
Full of moaning; expressing sorrow.