moss

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).

   “Another says you should tense your body, look up in the air, and think about cool moss.”

2. (countable)A kind or species of such plants.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable)Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.

   “Spanish moss”

   “Irish moss”

   “club moss”

4. (UK, countable, regional, uncountable)A bog; a fen.

   “the mosses of the Scottish border”

   “Loynton Moss”

5. (countable, slang)A spectacular catch made over 1 or multiple defenders, typically a jump ball.

   “Bro, that moss was insane!”

6. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, plural, plural-only)Acronym of MIME Object Security Services.

verb

1. (intransitive)To become covered with moss.

   “An oak whose boughs were mossed with age.”

2. (transitive)To cover (something) with moss.
3. (intransitive, slang, transitive)To make a spectacular catch over 1 or multiple defenders.

   “You just got mossed!”

4. (intransitive, slang)To relax, chill out.

   “Although I really shouldn't... I feel like cracking this stout and just mossing in the sun with a splif. Shit, maan. Its^([sic]) relaxation time!”

name

1. A surname.
2. A village and civil parish (served by Moss and District Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5914).
3. A coastal town and municipality in Viken county, Norway.
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8. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Map Overlay and Statistical System.
9. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
10. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Market Oriented Sector Selective talks.