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22 3.3
A button that shows extra options or settings
  • noun
  • /mɔr/
  • Texting
translation icon : más
  • America's nineteenth-century social mores would not have recognized the distinction between working wives and dependent female immigrants.

And you can see if you click show more, the entire playlist, I'll link to that.

Examples

  • Buddhism is adept at adapting to new climes and new mores without changing its essential message.

    Blog text (7)
  • European tradition constructed the Victorian and Edwardian mores that governed U.S. social behavior in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Visit bluechew.com for more details and important safety information.

  • And my testimony helped change the sexual mores of this country.

  • It is a rebellion against our mores and our morals.

  • People from more sophisticated parts of the galaxy often describe Nintu as having "Victorian" mores.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I helped change the sexual mores of this country, and made it legal for human beings to go to a store and rent a X-Rated movie legally.

  • To access the hidden features of the application, click the more button in the corner of the screen.

  • The settings menu includes a more option that lets users customize their notifications.

  • If you want to see additional information, simply select the more link below the main text.

Synonyms

extra
vsmore
41 1.5

A special newspaper edition printed for a major event

is a user interface control that reveals additional content or settings

Antonyms

1.0

To a smaller degree than something else

Idioms

479 1.3

Not having more of a quality than someone or something else

348 1.0

Again on another occasion

301 2.1

About a number or idea, not exact but close enough

139 1.0

Another time after something has already happened

To say that something is only what it is and not more important

52 2.6

Happens most of the time

To deal with a larger area or more topics

what is more
  • Formal
5 3.5

Adds more important or surprising information

say no more
  • Informal
5 4.1

To tell someone you understand and will do what they want without more explanation

to say no more
  • Informal
3 4.9

To stop talking because more words are not needed or would not be right

Very different from each other in every way

1 9.1

A lot more said in an informal, rude way to show a strong difference

To show a strong idea with very few words

more at eleven
  • Archaic
9.5

A phrase people say to show that more details will come later

A person who has extra fat under the chin that makes several folds

A person who has many chins because they gained weight

9.7

Something that looks good but has little real value

More complicated than it seems

It increases over time

More than expected, usually causing extra trouble

9.9

To try again to face a difficult situation even after failing before

one more again
  • Informal
9.9

To ask someone to say or do something again

When one thing grows, something becomes easier to do

More information helps you make better choices

Compounds

1.0

A larger number, amount, or degree than the one mentioned

more-mover
  • Jargon
9.9

A chess puzzle where White must checkmate Black within a set number of moves greater than three

Surface Forms

more singular
mores plural

Etymology

More on a button or menu comes from the same old idea of 'greater', from old English māra, and simply means 'additional' or 'extra'. So tapping More tells you there are extra items or settings to see.