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mo·gul 1
(mō′gəl)n.
1. A small hard mound of snow on a ski slope, cast up over numerous runs by the skis of skiers as they turn.
2. One of a set of closely spaced, artificially constructed mounds forming the course for certain competitive skiing events.
3. moguls(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A skiing event held on such a course.
[Alteration (probably influenced by mogul) of mid-20th century American skiers' jargon mugel, from Bavarian dialectal (Austria) Mugl, hillock; perhaps akin to Old English mūga, mow, haystack; see mow1.]
mo·gul 2
(mō′gəl, mō-gŭl′)n.
1. A very rich or powerful person; a magnate.
2. Mogul Variant of Mughal.
[Urdu muġal, muġul, Mughal; see Mughal.]
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Mogul
(ˈməʊɡʌl; məʊˈɡʌl)n
1. (Historical Terms) a member of the Muslim dynasty of Indian emperors established by Baber in 1526. See Great Mogul
2. (Islam) a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian
3. (Peoples) a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian
adj
(Historical Terms) of or relating to the Moguls or their empire
[C16: from Persian mughul Mongol]
mogul
(ˈməʊɡʌl; məʊˈɡʌl)n
1. an important or powerful person
2. (Railways) a type of steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels
[C18: from Mogul]
mogul
(ˈməʊɡəl)n
(Skiing) a mound of hard snow on a ski slope
[C20: perhaps from South German dialect Mugl]
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mo•gul
(ˈmoʊ gəl)n.
a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.
[1960–65; < dial. German; compare Austrian Mugel small hill]
mo′guled, adj.
Mo•gul
(ˈmoʊ gəl, -gʌl, moʊˈgʌl)n.
1. a member of the dynasty of Muslim rulers that dominated N India and parts of the Deccan from the 16th to the early 18th centuries.
2. (l.c.) a powerful or influential person: a mogul of the movie industry.
adj. 3. of or pertaining to the Moguls or their empire.
[1580–90; < Persian mughul Mongol]
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mogul
- A small mound of snow on a ski course, from Old Norse mugl, "little heap."See also related terms for heap.
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mogul
Snow mound usually formed by many skiers turning in the same place.
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Noun | 1. | mogul - a bump on a ski slope excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" |
2. | Mogul - a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857 | |
3. | mogul - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) oil tycoon - a powerful person in the oil business |
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mogul
noun tycoon, lord, baron, notable, magnate, big gun (informal), big shot (informal), personage, nob (slang, chiefly Brit.), potentate, big wheel (slang), big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), big noise (informal), big hitter (informal), heavy hitter (informal), nabob (informal), bashaw, V.I.P. an international media mogul
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Translations
قُطْب من أقْطاب المال
magnát
=-mogulmogul
mogulipohatta
magnatmoghol
mogul
magnats
kralıpatron
mogul
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mogul
(ˈməugl) noun a very rich person who has great power or influence in a particular industry or activity. a movie mogul; a media mogul.
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