moss

  1. Noun.  (computing) (acronym of, w:MIME Object Security Services) .
  2. Noun.  (software) (acronym of, w:Map Overlay and Statistical System) .
  3. Noun.  (software) (acronym of, w:Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) .
  4. Noun.  (trading) (acronym of, w:Market Oriented Sector Selective talks) .
  5. Noun.  (context, now) A bog; a swamp.
  6. Noun.  Any of various small green plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones etc.; now specifically, a plant of the division Bryophyta (formerly Musci).
  7. Noun.  (countable) A type or species of such plant.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive) To become covered with moss.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To cover (something) with moss.

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