Phrase guide

MoS

name · noun · phrase · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: M AO1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Ma On Shan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of MOS (“manual of style”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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3

noun

Meaning 3

singular of mores (“moral norms or customs”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, rare, singular

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4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of mo (“month; molester”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of metal oxide semiconductor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of maintenance operating system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of mobile operating system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of member of the opposite sex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Initialism of military occupational specialty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, military, politics, war

Examples

  • "I was a marine. My MOS was 0311," he said.

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10

noun

Meaning 10

Initialism of member of the service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, law-enforcement

Examples

  • "We have an MOS down," the dispatcher said.

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11

noun

Meaning 11

Initialism of manual of style.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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12

noun

Meaning 12

Initialism of man on the street.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: broadcasting, media

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13

noun

Meaning 13

plural of MO

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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14

phrase

Meaning 14

Without a synchronous audio track.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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History

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Disputed, with many speculative suggestions; see Wikipedia.