(music) A kind of motion or progression in which one part ascends or descends, while the other prolongs or repeats the same tone.

The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre. / A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.

(obsolete) An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.

(transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.

Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move / Relating to motion and/or to its cause

(also attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.

(informal, intransitive) To stay in a motel or motels.

Lymantria dispar, a species of moth.

Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.