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maalin noun The sparrow hawk., The kestrel.
maasha noun An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.
mabble verb t. To wrap up.
mabolo noun A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.
macaco noun Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (Lemur macaco), and the ring-tailed lemur (L. catta).
mackle noun Same Macule., To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.
macled adjective Marked like macle (chiastolite)., Having a twin structure. See Twin, a., See Mascled.
macro- A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore.
macron noun A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in dame; /, in s/am, etc.
mactra noun Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf.
macula noun A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb., A rather large spot or blotch of color.
macule noun A spot., A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle., To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.
madded imp. & past participle of Mad
madams plural of Madam
madame noun My lady; — a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women.
madcap adjective Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements., Wild; reckless., A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.
madden verb t. To make mad; to drive to madness; to craze; to excite violently with passion; to make very angry; to enrage., To become mad; to act as if mad.
madder noun A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous.
madefy verb t. To make wet or moist.
madmen plural of Madman
madman noun A man who is mad; lunatic; a crazy person.
madnep noun The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium).
maenad noun A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus., A frantic or frenzied woman.
maffle verb i. To stammer.
magged adjective Worn; fretted; as, a magged brace.
maggot noun The footless larva of any fly. See Larval., A whim; an odd fancy.
maghet noun A name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds.
magian adjective Of or pertaining to the Magi., One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion.
magilp noun Alt. of Magilph
magnes noun Magnet.
magnet noun The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; — called also natural magnet., A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; — called, in distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet.
magnum noun A large wine bottle., A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.
magpie noun Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.
maguey noun The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
magyar noun One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian., The language of the Magyars.
maholi noun A South African lemur (Galago maholi), having very large ears.
mahone noun A large Turkish ship.
mahori noun One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.
mahout noun The keeper and driver of an elephant.
mahovo noun A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by means of a heavy fly wheel.
maiden noun An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid., A female servant., An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals., A machine for washing linen., Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence., Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; — said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt., Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused., Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated., To act coyly like a maiden; — with it as an indefinite object.
maiger noun The meagre.
maigre adjective Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day.
maihem noun See Maim, and Mayhem.
maikel noun A South American carnivore of the genus Conepatus, allied to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.
mailed imp. & past participle of Mail, Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or plates., Spotted; speckled.
maimed imp. & past participle of Maim
mainly adverb Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree., Principally; chiefly.
mainor noun A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.
maioid adjective Of or pertaining to the genus Maia, or family Maiadeae.
majoun noun See Madjoun.
making present participle & vb. noun of Make, The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace or war was in his power., Composition, or structure., a poem., That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him., External appearance; from.
malady noun Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder., A moral or mental defect or disorder.
malaga noun A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins, Malaga wines.
malate noun A salt of malic acid.
maleic adjective Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series, metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.
maleyl noun A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.
malgre preposition See Mauger.
malice noun Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of evil., Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness., To regard with extreme ill will.
malign adjective Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; — opposed to benign., Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets., Malignant; as, a malign ulcer., To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure., To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse., To entertain malice.
malkin noun Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern., A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant., A scarecrow., A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.
malled imp. & past participle of Mall
mallet noun A small maul with a short handle, — used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, — used in playing croquet.
mallei plural of Malleus
mallow noun Alt. of Mallows
malmag noun The tarsius, or spectral lemur.
malted imp. & past participle of Malt
maltha noun A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor., Mortar.
maltin noun Alt. of Maltine
mammae plural of Mamma
mammal noun One of the Mammalia.
mammee noun A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea (M. Americana); also, its fruit. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple.
mammer verb i. To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully.
mammet noun An idol; a puppet; a doll.
mammon noun Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified.
mamzer noun A person born of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard.
manned imp. & past participle of Man
manace noun & verb Same as Menace.
manage noun The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege., To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle., Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one’s plans., To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action., To treat with care; to husband., To bring about; to contrive., To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.
manche noun A sleeve.
manchu adjective Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.
mancus noun An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one shilling of modern English money.
mander verb t. & i. See Maunder.
mandil noun A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.
manege noun Art of horsemanship, or of training horses., A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses.
manful adjective Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
mangan noun See Mangonel.
manger noun A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat., The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it.
mangle verb t. To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate., To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation., A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure., To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.
mangue noun The kusimanse.
maniac adjective Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad., A raving lunatic; a madman.
manila adjective Alt. of Manilla
manioc noun The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.
manito noun Alt. of Manitu
manitu noun A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship.
manner noun Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion., Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one’s self, or the like; bearing; habitual style., Customary method of acting; habit., Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address., The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist., Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already., Sort; kind; style; — in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.
manred noun Alt. of Manrent
mantel noun The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports.
mantic adjective Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic.
mantis noun Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina.
mantle noun A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope., Same as Mantling., The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of Buccinum, and Byssus., Any free, outer membrane., The back of a bird together with the folded wings., A mantel. See Mantel., The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth., A penstock for a water wheel., To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise., To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; — said of hawks. Also used figuratively., To spread out; — said of wings., To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool., To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.
mantra noun A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.
mantua noun A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy., A woman’s cloak or mantle; also, a woman’s gown.
manual adjective Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king’s sign manual., A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church., A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys., A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).
manure verb t. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture., To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance., Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc.
manway noun A small passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.
maoris plural of Maori
mapped imp. & past participle of Map
mapach noun The raccoon.
marred imp. & past participle of Mar
maraud verb i. To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder., An excursion for plundering.
marble noun A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc., A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles., A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child’s game played with marbles., Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper., Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart., To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.
marbly adjective Containing, or resembling, marble.
macher noun One who marches.
marcid adjective Pining; lean; withered., Characterized by emaciation, as a fever.
marcor noun A wasting away of flesh; decay.
mareis noun A Marsh.
marena noun A European whitefish of the genus Coregonus.
margay noun An American wild cat (Felis tigrina), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also long-tailed cat.
margin noun A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake., Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing., The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article., Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty., Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc., To furnish with a margin., To enter in the margin of a page.
marian adjective Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII.
mariet noun A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called Viola Mariana; but it is not a violet.
marine adjective Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine., Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits., A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy., The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine., A picture representing some marine subject.
marish noun Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor., Moory; fenny; boggy., Growing in marshes.
marked imp. & past participle of Mark, Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked card; a marked coin; a marked instance.
markee noun See Marquee.
marker noun One who or that which marks., One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards., A counter used in card playing and other games., The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment., An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.
market noun A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week., A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold., An opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for one’s wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods., Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull market; a slow market., The price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth., The privelege granted to a town of having a public market., To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods., To expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farmes have marketed their crops.
markis noun A marquis.
marled imp. & past participle of Marl
marlin noun The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa haematica).
marmot noun Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck., Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.
marone noun See Maroon, the color.
maroon noun In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains., To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate., Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon., A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple., An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.
marque noun A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.
marram noun A coarse grass found on sandy beaches (Ammophila arundinacea). See Beach grass, under Beach.
marrer noun One who mars or injures.
marron adjective A large chestnut., A chestnut color; maroon., A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, — used to make a noise like a cannon.
marrot noun The razor-billed auk. See Auk., The common guillemot., The puffin.
marrow noun The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color., The essence; the best part., One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate., To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.
marshy adjective Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny., Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed.
martel verb i. To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
marten noun A bird. See Martin., Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable., The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
martin noun A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding., One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
martyr noun One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr., Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause., To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession., To persecute; to torment; to torture.
marvel noun That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle., Wonder., To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder., To marvel at., To cause to marvel, or be surprised; — used impersonally.
marver noun A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.
mascle noun A lozenge voided.
mascot noun Alt. of Mascotte
mashed imp. & past participle of Mash
masher noun One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash., A charmer of women.
masked imp. & past participle of Mask, Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; cincealed; hidden., Same as Personate., Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; — said of birds.
masker noun One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade., To confuse; to stupefy.
maslin noun A mixture composed of different materials, A mixture of metals resembling brass., A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye., A vessel made of maslin, 1 (a)., Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat.
masora noun A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries.
masque noun A mask; a masquerade.
massed imp. & past participle of Mass
masser noun A priest who celebrates Mass.
masted imp. & past participle of Mast, Furnished with a mast or masts; — chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.
mastax noun The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food., The lore of a bird.
master noun A vessel having (so many) masts; — used only in compounds; as, a two-master., A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; — formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, — especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being., One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one’s time., One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art., A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; — sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr., A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy., The commander of a merchant vessel; — usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel., A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies., To become the master of; to subject to one’s will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue., To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science., To own; to posses., To be skillful; to excel.
mastic noun A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; — called also, mastic tree., A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes., A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
matted imp. & past participle of Mat, Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, matted gold leaf or gilding., Covered with a mat or mats; as, a matted floor., Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; as, matted hair.
mataco noun The three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See Illust. under Loricata.
mating present participle & vb. noun of Mate
mather noun See Madder.
mathes noun The mayweed. Cf. Maghet.
matico noun A Peruvian plant (Piper, / Artanthe, elongatum), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent.
matrix noun The womb., Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything, The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type., The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue., The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed., The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance., A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.
matron noun A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners., A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital.
matter noun That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment., That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance., That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme., That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business., Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; — chiefly in the phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like., Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble., Amount; quantity; portion; space; — often indefinite., Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance., That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; — opposed to form., Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing., To be of importance; to import; to signify., To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate., To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.
mature superl. Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe., Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan., Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years., Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration., To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one’s plans., To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience., Hence, to become due, as a note.
maudle verb t. To throw onto confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.
mauger preposition Alt. of Maugre
maugre preposition In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding., To defy.
maukin noun See Malkin., A hare.
mauled imp. & past participle of Maul
maumet noun See Mawmet.
maunch verb t. To munch., See Manche.
maungy adjective Mangy.
mawkin noun See Malkin, and Maukin.
mawmet noun A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed.
maxima plural of Maximum
mayhap adverb Perhaps; peradventure.
mayhem noun The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See Maim.
maying noun The celebrating of May Day.
maypop noun The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the North American Passiflora incarnata, an oval yellowish berry as large as a small apple.
mazama noun Alt. of Mazame
mazame noun A goatlike antelope (Haplocerus montanus) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; — called also mountain goat.
mazard noun A kind of small black cherry., The jaw; the head or skull., To knock on the head.
mazing present participle & vb. noun of Maze
mazily adverb In a mazy manner.