| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| macacus | noun | A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows. |
| macaque | noun | Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus; as, M. maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies. |
| macauco | noun | Any one of several species of small lemurs, as Lemur murinus, which resembles a rat in size. |
| machete | noun | A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, — used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes. |
| machine | noun | In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a construction, more or less complex, consisting of a combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit, modify, and apply them to the production of some desired mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the excitation of electricity by an electrical machine., Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle., A person who acts mechanically or at will of another., A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine., A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends., Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit., To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine. |
| macrura | noun pl. | A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decapoda. |
| maculae | plural | of Macula |
| madding | present participle & vb. noun | of Mad, Affected with madness; raging; furious. |
| maddish | adjective | Somewhat mad. |
| madeira | noun | A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. |
| madjoun | noun | An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; — used by the Turks and Hindoos. |
| madness | adjective | The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy., Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly. |
| madonna | noun | My lady; — a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English., A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe). |
| madoqua | noun | A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare. |
| madrier | noun | A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes, A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down., A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications. |
| madrina | noun | An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules. |
| madroa | noun | A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often called madroa apples. |
| madwort | noun | A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. A. maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual. |
| magbote | noun | Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman., See Maegbote. |
| maestro | noun | A master in any art, especially in music; a composer. |
| maffler | noun | A stammerer. |
| magdala | adjective | Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called magdala red, naphthalene red, etc. |
| magenta | noun | An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; — so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsine, roseine, etc. |
| maggoty | adjective | Infested with maggots., Full of whims; capricious. |
| magical | adjective | Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and the producing of effects by their agency., Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power; imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a magic square or circle. |
| magilph | noun | See Megilp. |
| magnate | A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere., One of the nobility, or certain high officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland. | |
| magnify | verb t. | To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters., To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held., To praise highly; to land; to extol., To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty., To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little., To have effect; to be of importance or significance. |
| maguari | noun | A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail. |
| mahaled | noun | A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared. |
| maharif | noun | An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white. |
| mahonia | noun | The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage. |
| mahound | noun | A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil. |
| mahrati | noun | The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan. |
| maikong | noun | A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog. |
| mailing | present participle & vb. noun | of Mail, A farm. |
| maiming | present participle & vb. noun | of Maim |
| mainpin | noun | A kingbolt. |
| maintop | noun | The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels. |
| maister | noun | Master., Principal; chief. |
| maistre | noun | Alt. of Maistry |
| maistry | noun | Mastery; superiority; art. See Mastery. |
| maithes | noun | Same as Maghet. |
| majesty | noun | The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; — usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns., Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; — in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert., Dignity; elevation of manner or style. |
| majorat | adjective | The right of succession to property according to age; — so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe., Property, landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it. |
| makable | adjective | Capable of being made. |
| makaron | noun | See Macaroon, 2. |
| make-up | noun | The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character. |
| malabar | noun | A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea. |
| malacca | noun | A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. |
| malaise | noun | An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease. |
| malambo | noun | A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo. |
| malamic | adjective | Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts. |
| malaria | noun | Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma., A morbid condition produced by exhalations from decaying vegetable matter in contact with moisture, giving rise to fever and ague and many other symptoms characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and usually uniform intervals. |
| malayan | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country., The Malay language. |
| maleate | noun | A salt of maleic acid. |
| malefic | adjective | Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. |
| malicho | noun | Mischief. |
| malison | noun | Malediction; curse; execration. |
| malling | present participle & vb. noun | of Mall |
| mallard | adjective | A drake; the male of Anas boschas., A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead. |
| malleal | adjective | Pertaining to the malleus. |
| malleus | noun | The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far., One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax., A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell. |
| mallows | noun | A genus of plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous. |
| malmsey | noun | A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc. |
| malodor | noun | An Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling. |
| malonic | adjective | Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced artifically as a white crystalline substance, CH2.(CO2H)2, and so called because obtained by the oxidation of malic acid. |
| malonyl | noun | A hydrocarbon radical, CH2.(CO)2, from malonic acid. |
| malting | present participle & vb. noun | of Malt, The process of making, or of becoming malt. |
| maltese | adjective | Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta. |
| maltine | noun | The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt. |
| maltmen | plural | of Maltman |
| maltman | noun | A man whose occupation is to make malt. |
| maltose | noun | A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of distance of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power. |
| mamelon | noun | A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance. |
| mammals | plural | of Mammal |
| mammary | adjective | Of or pertaining to the mammae or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins. |
| mammock | noun | A shapeless piece; a fragment., To tear to pieces. |
| mammose | adjective | Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped. |
| mammoth | noun | An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man., Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox. |
| mammies | plural | of Mammy |
| manning | present participle & vb. noun | of Man |
| manable | adjective | Marriageable. |
| manacle | noun | A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; — usually in the plural., To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers. |
| managed | imp. & past participle | of Manage |
| manager | noun | One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater., A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist., A contriver; an intriguer. |
| manakin | noun | Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families., A dwarf. See Manikin. |
| manatee | noun | Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; — called alsosea cow. |
| manbote | noun | A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant). |
| manchet | noun | Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread. |
| mandate | noun | An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept., A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation., A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous. |
| mandioc | noun | Alt. of Mandioca |
| mandore | noun | A kind of four-stringed lute. |
| mandrel | noun | A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor., The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley. |
| mangily | adverb | In a mangy manner; scabbily. |
| mangled | imp. & past participle | of Mangle |
| mangler | noun | One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it., One who smooths with a mangle. |
| mangoes | plural | of Mango |
| manhead | noun | Manhood. |
| manhole | noun | A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing. |
| manhood | noun | The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman., Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution. |
| manihoc | noun | Alt. of Manihot |
| manihot | noun | See Manioc. |
| manikin | noun | A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin., A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc. |
| manilla | adjective | Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city., A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa., A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa., Same as Manila. |
| manilio | noun | See Manilla, 1. |
| manille | noun | See 1st Manilla, 1. |
| maniple | adjective | A handful., A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company., Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service. |
| manitou | noun | Alt. of Manitu |
| mankind | noun | The human race; man, taken collectively., Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race., Human feelings; humanity., Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. |
| manless | adjective | Destitute of men., Unmanly; inhuman. |
| manlike | adjective | Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly. |
| manling | noun | A little man. |
| mannide | noun | A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan. |
| mannish | adjective | Resembling a human being in form or nature; human., Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine., Fond of men; — said of a woman. |
| mannite | noun | A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); — called also mannitol, and hydroxy hexane. Cf. Dulcite., A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil’s apron. |
| manrent | noun | Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage. |
| manrope | noun | One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship. |
| mansion | noun | A dwelling place, — whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter., The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension., A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8., The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution., To dwell; to reside. |
| manteau | noun | A woman’s cloak or mantle., A gown worn by women. |
| mantled | imp. & past participle | of Mantle |
| mantlet | noun | See Mantelet. |
| mantrap | noun | A trap for catching trespassers., A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall. |
| mantuan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Mantua., A native or inhabitant of Mantua. |
| manuary | adjective | Manual., An artificer. |
| manumit | verb t. | To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave. |
| manured | imp. & past participle | of Manure |
| manurer | noun | One who manures land. |
| mapping | present participle & vb. noun | of Map |
| maplike | adjective | Having or consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the maplike figures in which certain lichens grow. |
| mappery | noun | The making, or study, of maps. |
| marring | present participle & vb. noun | of Mar |
| marabou | noun | A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L. crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant., One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. |
| maracan | noun | A macaw. |
| maranta | noun | A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (Maranta arundinacea) arrowroot is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for ornament. |
| marbled | imp. & past participle | of Marble, Made of, or faced with, marble., Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble., Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks. |
| marbler | noun | One who works upon marble or other stone., One who colors or stains in imitation of marble. |
| marcato | adjective | In a marked emphatic manner; — used adverbially as a direction. |
| marched | imp. & past participle | of March |
| marcher | noun | The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory. |
| marchet | noun | Alt. of Merchet |
| merchet | noun | In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant’s daughters. |
| marcian | adjective | Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold. |
| margent | noun | A margin; border; brink; edge., To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin. |
| margosa | noun | A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic. |
| marimba | noun | A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck. |
| marined | adjective | Having the lower part of the body like a fish. |
| mariner | noun | One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor. |
| mariput | noun | A species of civet; the zoril. |
| marital | verb | Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. |
| marking | present participle & vb. noun | of Mark, The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird’s plumage. |
| markman | noun | A marksman. |
| marling | present participle & vb. noun | of Marl |
| marline | verb | A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting., To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope. |
| marlite | noun | A variety of marl. |
| marlpit | noun | Apit where marl is dug. |
| marmose | noun | A species of small opossum (Didelphus murina) ranging from Mexico to Brazil. |
| marplot | noun | One who, by his officious /nterference, mars or frustrates a design or plot. |
| marquee | noun | A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank. |
| marquis | noun | A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent. |
| marrier | noun | One who marries. |
| marroon | noun & adjective | Same as 1st Maroon. |
| marrowy | adjective | Full of marrow; pithy. |
| married | imp. & past participle | of Marry |
| marsala | noun | A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily. |
| marshal | noun | Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom., An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like, One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant., One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like., The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists., The highest military officer., A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city., To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army., To direct, guide, or lead., To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement. |
| martern | noun | Same as Marten. |
| martial | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance., Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave., Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; — opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial., Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars., Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations. |
| martite | noun | Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite. |
| martlet | noun | The European house martin., A bird without beak or feet; — generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son. |
| mascled | adjective | Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions. |
| maselyn | noun | A drinking cup. See 1st Maslin, 2. |
| mashing | present participle & vb. noun | of Mash |
| mashlin | noun | See Maslin. |
| masking | present participle & vb. noun | of Mask |
| maskery | noun | The dress or disguise of a maske/; masquerade. |
| maslach | noun | An excitant containing opium, much used by the Turks. |
| masonic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries. |
| masonry | noun | The art or occupation of a mason., The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry., That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar., The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry. |
| masoret | noun | A Masorite. |
| massing | present participle & vb. noun | of Mass |
| massage | noun | A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure. |
| masseur | noun f. | Alt. of Masseuse |
| massive | adjective | Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy., In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive. |
| massora | noun | Same as Masora. |
| masting | present participle & vb. noun | of Mast, The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them. |
| mastery | noun | The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority., Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence., Contest for superiority., A masterly operation; a feat., Specifically, the philosopher’s stone., The act process of mastering; the state of having mastered. |
| mastful | adjective | Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut. |
| mastich | noun | See Mastic. |
| mastiff | noun | A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries. |
| mastlin | noun | See Maslin. |
| mastoid | adjective | Resembling the nipple or the breast; — applied specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the ear., Pertaining to, or in the region of, the mastoid process; mastoidal. |
| matting | present participle & vb. noun | of Mat, The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted., Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc., Materials for mats., An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4., A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc. |
| matador | noun | The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights., In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one. |
| matanza | noun | A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow. |
| matched | imp. & past participle | of Match |
| matcher | noun | One who, or that which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d Match. |
| matinal | adjective | Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal. |
| matinee | noun | A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirEe. |
| matrass | noun | A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead. |
| matress | noun | See Matress. |
| matrice | noun | See Matrix. |
| matross | noun | Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner’s mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns. |
| mattery | adjective | Generating or containing pus; purulent., Full of substance or matter; important. |
| mattock | noun | An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax. |
| matured | imp. & past participle | of Mature |
| maturer | noun | One who brings to maturity. |
| matweed | noun | A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (Ammophila arundinacea) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see Beach grass, under Beach); also, the Lygeum Spartum, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit. |
| matzoth | noun | A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover. |
| maucaco | noun | A lemur; — applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs. |
| maudlin | adjective | Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly., Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness., Alt. of Maudeline |
| mauling | present participle & vb. noun | of Maul, A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist. |
| maunder | verb i. | To beg., To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently., To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter., A beggar. |
| maurist | noun | A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature. |
| mauther | noun | A girl; esp., a great, awkward girl; a wench. |
| mauvine | adjective | Mauve-colored. |
| mawkish | adjective | Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; disgusting., Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious. |
| mawmish | adjective | Nauseous. |
| mawseed | noun | The seed of the opium poppy. |
| mawworm | noun | Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species., One of the larvae of botflies of horses; a bot. |
| maxilla | noun | The bone of either the upper or the under jaw., The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible., One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods. |
| maximum | noun | The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; — opposed to minimum., Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat. |
| maybird | noun | The whimbrel; — called also May fowl, May curlew, and May whaap., The knot., The bobolink. |
| maybush | noun | The hawthorn. |
| mayduke | noun | A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality. |
| mayfish | noun | A common American minnow (Fundulus majalis). See Minnow. |
| mayoral | noun | The conductir of a mule team; also, a head shepherd. |
| maypole | noun | A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had. |
| mayweed | noun | A composite plant (Anthemis Cotula), having a strong odor; dog’s fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States., The feverfew. |
| mazdean | adjective | Of or pertaining to Ahura-Mazda, or Ormuzd, the beneficent deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian. |
| mazeful | adjective | Mazy. |
| mazurka | noun | A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat. |
| meacock | noun | An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man. |
| meadowy | adjective | Of or pertaining to meadows; resembling, or consisting of, meadow. |
| meaking | noun | The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked. |
| mealies | noun pl. | Maize or Indian corn; — the common name in South Africa. |
| meaning | present participle & vb. noun | of Mean, That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent., That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint., Sense; power of thinking. |
| meander | noun | A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries., A tortuous or intricate movement., Fretwork. See Fret., To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous., To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. |
| meandry | adjective | Winding; flexuous. |
| measled | adjective | Infected or spotted with measles, as pork. |
| measles | noun | Leprosy; also, a leper., A contagious febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline; rubeola., A disease of cattle and swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different varieties of the tapeworm., A disease of trees., The larvae of any tapeworm (Taenia) in the cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also bladder worms. |
| measure | noun | A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged., An instrument by means of which size or quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like., The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated; estimated extent; as, to take one’s measure for a coat., The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited quantity or amount., Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in measure; with measure; without or beyond measure., Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due proportion., The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying and selling; as, to give good or full measure., Undefined quantity; extent; degree., Regulated division of movement, A regulated movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the minuet., The group or grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented beats., The space between two bars., The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic measure., A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases, the common measure, the greatest common measure, etc., of two or more numbers., A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the accomplishment of an object; as, political measures; prudent measures; an inefficient measure., The act of measuring; measurement., Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead measures., To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise., To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature., To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance., To adjust by a rule or standard., To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; — often with out or off., To make a measurement or measurements., To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain measures well; the pieces measure unequally., To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure; as, cloth measures three fourths of a yard; a tree measures three feet in diameter. |
| mechlin | noun | A kind of lace made at, or originating in, Mechlin, in Belgium. |
| meconic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif. (Chem.), designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. |
| meconin | noun | A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called meconina, meconia, etc., as though it were an alkaloid. |
| medaled | imp. & past participle | of Medal |
| medalet | noun | A small medal. |
| meddled | imp. & past participle | of Meddle |
| meddler | noun | One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody. |
| mediacy | noun | The state or quality of being mediate. |
| mediant | noun | The third above the keynote; — so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds. |
| mediate | adjective | Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate., Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition., Gained or effected by a medium or condition., To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene., To interpose between parties, as the equal friend of each, esp. for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation or agreement; as, to mediate between nations., To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace., To divide into two equal parts. |
| medical | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the medical profession; medical services; a medical dictionary; medical jurisprudence., Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the medical properties of a plant. |
| mediety | noun | The middle part; half; moiety. |
| mediums | plural | of Medium |
| medleys | plural | of Medley |
| medrick | noun | A species of gull or tern. |
| medulla | noun | Marrow; pith; hence, essence., The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata., A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith. |
| medusae | plural | of Medusa |
| meedful | adjective | Worthy of meed, reward, or recompense; meritorious. |
| meerkat | noun | A South African carnivore (Cynictis penicillata), allied to the ichneumons. |
| meeting | present participle & vb. noun | of Meet, A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress., A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers., A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting., An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; — in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters. |
| megalo- | Combining forms signifying: (a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm., A million times, a million of; as, megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a million farads; megohm, a million ohms., See Meg-. | |
| megaric | adjective | Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece. |
| megasse | noun | See Bagasse. |
| megilph | noun | A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors. |
| meiosis | noun | Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is. |
| melaena | noun | A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood. |
| melange | noun | A mixture; a medley. |
| melanic | adjective | Melanotic., Of or pertaining to the black-haired races. |
| melanin | noun | A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin. |
| melasma | noun | A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; as, Addison’s melasma, or Addison’s disease. |
| meletin | noun | See Quercitin. |
| melilot | noun | Any species of Melilotus, a genus of leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart’s clover. The blue melilot (Melilotus caerulea) is used in Switzerland to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese. |
| melisma | noun | A piece of melody; a song or tune, — as opposed to recitative or musical declamation., A grace or embellishment. |
| melissa | noun | A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis). |
| mellate | noun | A mellitate. |
| melligo | noun | Honeydew. |
| mellite | noun | A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a mellitate of alumina. |
| mellone | noun | A yellow powder, C6H3N9, obtained from certain sulphocyanates. It has acid properties and forms compounds called mellonides. |
| mellowy | adjective | Soft; unctuous. |
| melluco | noun | A climbing plant (Ullucus officinalis) of the Andes, having tuberous roots which are used as a substitute for potatoes. |
| melodic | adjective | Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious. |
| melrose | noun | Honey of roses. |
| melting | present participle & vb. noun | of Melt, Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted., Causing to melt; becoming melted; — used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. |
| membral | adjective | Relating to a member. |
| memento | noun | A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir. |
| meminna | noun | A small deerlet, or chevrotain, of India. |
| memoirs | noun | A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2., A memorial of any individual; a biography; often, a biography written without special regard to method and completeness., An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a record of investigations of any subject; the journals and proceedings of a society. |
| memoria | noun | Memory. |
| menaced | imp. & past participle | of Menace |
| menacer | noun | One who menaces. |
| menaion | noun | A work of twelve volumes, each containing the offices in the Greek Church for a month; also, each volume of the same. |
| mending | present participle & vb. noun | of Mend |
| mendole | noun | The cackerel. |
| menisci | plural | of Meniscus |
| meniver | adjective | Same as Miniver. |
| menthol | noun | A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); — called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor. |
| menthyl | noun | A compound radical forming the base of menthol. |
| mention | noun | A speaking or notice of anything, — usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of., To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name. |
| mercery | noun | The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals. |
| mercify | verb t. | To pity. |
| mercury | noun | A Latin god of commerce and gain; — treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and god of eloquence., A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a heavy, opaque, glistening liquid (commonly called quicksilver), and is used in barometers, thermometers, ect. Specific gravity 13.6. Symbol Hg (Hydrargyrum). Atomic weight 199.8. Mercury has a molecule which consists of only one atom. It was named by the alchemists after the god Mercury, and designated by his symbol, /., One of the planets of the solar system, being the one nearest the sun, from which its mean distance is about 36,000,000 miles. Its period is 88 days, and its diameter 3,000 miles., A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence, also, a newspaper., Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability; fickleness., A plant (Mercurialis annua), of the Spurge family, the leaves of which are sometimes used for spinach, in Europe., To wash with a preparation of mercury. |
| mercies | plural | of Mercy |
| merging | present participle & vb. noun | of Merge |
| merinos | plural | of Merino |
| merited | imp. & past participle | of Merit |
| meritot | noun | A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy. |
| merling | noun | The European whiting. |
| merluce | noun | The European hake; — called also herring hake and sea pike. |
| mermaid | noun | A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish. |
| merrily | adverb | In a merry manner; with mirth; with gayety and laughter; jovially. See Mirth, and Merry. |
| mersion | noun | Immersion. |
| mesally | adverb | Same as Mesially. |
| meseems | verb impers. | It seems to me. |
| meselry | noun | Leprosy. |
| meshing | present participle & vb. noun | of Mesh |
| mesityl | noun | A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl oxide. |
| mesozoa | noun pl. | A group of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites, including the Dicyemata. They are found in cephalopods. See Dicyemata. |
| mesquit | noun | A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. |
| messing | present participle & vb. noun | of Mess |
| message | noun | Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another., Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President’s message., To bear as a message., A messenger. |
| messiad | noun | A German epic poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock. |
| messiah | noun | The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ. |
| messias | noun | The Messiah. |
| mestino | noun | See Mestizo. |
| mestizo | noun | The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or person of European stock. |
| metaled | imp. & past participle | of Metal |
| metamer | noun | Any one of several metameric forms of the same substance, or of different substances having the same composition; as, xylene has three metamers, viz., orthoxylene, metaxylene, and paraxylene. |
| metayer | adjective | One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord. |
| metazoa | noun pl. | Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first arranged in two layers, — the ectoderm and endoderm. The group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa. |
| methane | noun | A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under Gas. |
| methene | noun | See Methylene. |
| methide | noun | A binary compound of methyl with some element; as, aluminium methide, Al2(CH3)6. |
| metisse | noun f. | The offspring of a white person and an American Indian., The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon. |
| metoche | noun | The space between two dentils., The space between two triglyphs. |
| metonic | adjective | Pertaining to, or discovered by, Meton, the Athenian. |
| metopic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the metopic suture. |
| metrify | verb i. | To make verse. |
| metrist | noun | A maker of verses. |
| mettled | adjective | Having mettle; high-spirited; ardent; full of fire. |
| mewling | present participle & vb. noun | of Mewl |
| mexical | mexcal. | See Mescal. |
| mexican | adjective | Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people., A native or inhabitant of Mexico. |
| miasmal | adjective | Containing miasma; miasmatic. |
| miauled | imp. & past participle | of Miaul |
| micella | noun | A theoretical aggregation of molecules constituting a structural particle of protoplasm, capable of increase or diminution without change in chemical nature. |
| michery | noun | Theft; cheating. |
| miching | adjective | Hiding; skulking; cowardly. |
| micmacs | noun pl. | A tribe of Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. |
| microbe | noun | Alt. of Microbion |
| microhm | noun | The millionth part of an ohm. |
| middest | superl. | Situated most nearly in the middle; middlemost; midmost., Midst; middle. |
| midding | noun | Same as Midden. |
| middler | noun | One of a middle or intermediate class in some schools and seminaries. |
| middies | plural | of Middy |
| midgard | noun | The middle space or region between heaven and hell; the abode of human beings; the earth. |
| midland | adjective | Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or seashore; as, midland towns or inhabitants., Surrounded by the land; mediterranean., The interior or central region of a country; — usually in the plural. |
| midmain | noun | The middle part of the main or sea. |
| midmost | adjective | Middle; middlemost. |
| midrash | noun | A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it. |
| midriff | noun | See Diaphragm, n., 2. |
| mid sea | Alt. of Mid-sea | |
| mid-sea | The middle part of the sea or ocean. | |
| midship | adjective | Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship. |
| midward | adjective | Situated in the middle., In or toward the midst. |
| midweek | noun | The middle of the week. Also used adjectively. |
| midwife | noun | A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art., To assist in childbirth., To perform the office of midwife. |
| midwive | verb t. | To midwife. |
| migrant | adjective | Migratory., A migratory bird or other animal. |
| migrate | verb i. | To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one’s place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West., To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; — said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds. |
| mikmaks | noun | Same as Micmacs. |
| mileage | noun | An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile., Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc. |
| milfoil | noun | A common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow. |
| miliary | adjective | Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption., Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever., Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of Echini., One of the small tubercles of Echini. |
| miliola | noun | A genus of Foraminifera, having a porcelanous shell with several longitudinal chambers. |
| militar | adjective | Military. |
| militia | noun | In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service except in emergencies., Military service; warfare. |
| milking | present participle & vb. noun | of Milk |
| milkful | adjective | Full of milk; abounding with food. |
| milkily | adverb | In a milky manner. |
| milkmen | plural | of Milkman |
| milkman | noun | A man who sells milk or delivers is to customers. |
| milksop | noun | A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person. |
| milling | present participle & vb. noun | of Mill, The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See Mill. |
| milldam | noun | A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel. |
| millier | noun | A weight of the metric system, being one million grams; a metric ton. |
| million | noun | The number of ten hundred thousand, or a thousand thousand, — written 1,000, 000. See the Note under Hundred., A very great number; an indefinitely large number., The mass of common people; — with the article the. |
| millrea | noun | Alt. of Millreis |
| millree | noun | Alt. of Millreis |
| milreis | noun | A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty-four cents and six mills. |
| milvine | adjective | Of or resembling birds of the kite kind., A bird related to the kite. |
| mimesis | noun | Imitation; mimicry. |
| mimetic | Alt. of Mimetical | |
| mimical | adjective | Imitative; mimetic., Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures., Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; — applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. |
| mimicry | noun | The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule., Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, — a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism. |
| minable | adjective | Such as can be mined; as, minable earth. |
| minaret | noun | A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin. |
| minging | present participle & vb. noun | of Mince |
| mincing | adjective | That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety. |
| minding | present participle & vb. noun | of Mind, Regard; mindfulness. |
| mindful | adjective | Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant. |
| mineral | verb i. | An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals., A mine., Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral)., Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance., Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters. |
| minerva | noun | The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; — identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene. |
| minette | noun | The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs. |
| minever | noun | Same as Miniver. |
| mingled | imp. & past participle | of Mingle |
| mingler | noun | One who mingles. |
| miniard | adjective | Migniard. |
| miniate | verb t. | To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript., Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion. |
| minibus | noun | A kind of light passenger vehicle, carrying four persons. |
| minikin | noun | A little darling; a favorite; a minion., A little pin., Small; diminutive. |
| minimum | noun | The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; — opposed to maximum. |
| minimus | noun | A being of the smallest size., The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes. |
| minious | adjective | Of the color of red or vermilion. |
| miniver | noun | A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different animals. |
| minivet | noun | A singing bird of India of the family Campephagidae. |
| minster | noun | A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc.), and is also improperly used for any large church. |
| minting | present participle & vb. noun | of Mint |
| mintage | noun | The coin, or other production, made in a mint., The duty paid to the mint for coining. |
| mintmen | plural | of Mintman |
| mintman | noun | One skilled in coining, or in coins; a coiner. |
| minuend | noun | The number from which another number is to be subtracted. |
| minutia | noun | A minute particular; a small or minor detail; — used chiefly in the plural. |
| miocene | adjective | Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary., The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology. |
| mirable | adjective | Wonderful; admirable. |
| miracle | noun | A wonder or wonderful thing., Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is governed., A miracle play., A story or legend abounding in miracles., To make wonderful. |
| mirador | noun | Same as Belvedere. |
| mirbane | noun | See Nitrobenzene. |
| mirific | adjective | Alt. of Mirifical |
| misbear | verb t. | To carry improperly; to carry (one’s self) wrongly; to misbehave. |
| misbode | imp. | of Misbede, imp. of Misbede. |
| misbede | verb t. | To wrong; to do injury to. |
| misborn | adjective | Born to misfortune. |
| miscall | verb t. | To call by a wrong name; to name improperly., To call by a bad name; to abuse. |
| miscast | verb t. | To cast or reckon wrongly., An erroneous cast or reckoning. |
| mischna | noun | See Mishna. |
| miscite | verb t. | To cite erroneously. |
| miscopy | verb t. | To copy amiss., A mistake in copying. |
| misdate | verb t. | To date erroneously. |
| misdeal | verb t. & i. | To deal or distribute wrongly, as cards; to make a wrong distribution., The act of misdealing; a wrong distribution of cards to the players. |
| misdeed | noun | An evil deed; a wicked action. |
| misdeem | verb t. | To misjudge. |
| misdiet | noun | Improper., To diet improperly. |
| misdone | past participle | of Misdo |
| misdoer | noun | A wrongdoer. |
| misease | noun | Want of ease; discomfort; misery. |
| miseasy | adjective | Not easy; painful. |
| miserly | adjective | Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly. |
| misfell | imp. | of Misfall |
| misfall | verb t. | To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily. |
| misfare | verb i. | To fare ill., Misfortune. |
| misform | verb t. | To make in an ill form. |
| misgave | imp. | of Misgive |
| misgive | verb t. | To give or grant amiss., Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; — usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun., To suspect; to dread., To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. |
| mishcup | noun | The scup. |
| mishear | verb t. & i. | To hear incorrectly. |
| mishnic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Mishna. |
| misjoin | verb t. | To join unfitly or improperly. |
| miskeep | verb t. | To keep wrongly. |
| misknow | verb t. | To have a mistaken notion of or about. |
| mislaid | imp. & past participle | of Mislay |
| misling | present participle & vb. noun | of Misle |
| mislead | verb t. | To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive. |
| mislike | verb | To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to; as, to mislike a man., Dislike; disapprobation; aversion. |
| mislive | verb i. | To live amiss. |
| misluck | noun | Ill luck; misfortune. |
| mistake | verb t. | To make or form amiss; to spoil in making., To take or choose wrongly., To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one’s meaning., To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another., To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge., To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error., An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct., Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it. |
| mismark | verb t. | To mark wrongly. |
| mismate | verb t. | To mate wrongly or unsuitably; as, to mismate gloves or shoes; a mismated couple. |
| misname | verb t. | To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to. |
| mispell | verb t. | Alt. of Mispend |
| mispend | verb t. | See Misspell, Misspend, etc. |
| misrate | verb t. | To rate erroneously. |
| misread | imp. & past participle | of Misread, To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading. |
| misrule | verb t. & i. | To rule badly; to misgovern., The act, or the result, of misruling., Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. |
| misruly | adjective | Unruly. |
| missing | present participle & vb. noun | of Miss, Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for. |
| misseek | verb t. | To seek for wrongly. |
| misseem | verb i. | To make a false appearance., To misbecome; to be misbecoming. |
| missend | verb t. | To send amiss or incorrectly. |
| missile | adjective | Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a distance., A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. |
| mission | noun | The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission., That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission., Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy., An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries., An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches., A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers., Dismission; discharge from service., To send on a mission. |
| missish | adjective | Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental. |
| missive | noun | Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive., Missile., That which is sent; a writing containing a message., One who is sent; a messenger. |
| misstep | noun | A wrong step; an error of conduct., To take a wrong step; to go astray. |
| misting | present participle & vb. noun | of Mist |
| mistook | imp. & obs. past participle | of Mistake, imp. & obs. p. p. of Mistake. |
| mistold | imp. & past participle | of Mistell |
| mistell | verb t. | To tell erroneously. |
| misterm | verb t. | To call by a wrong name; to miscall. |
| mistery | noun | See Mystery, a trade. |
| mistful | adjective | Clouded with, or as with, mist. |
| mistico | noun | A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean. It is rigged partly like a xebec, and partly like a felucca. |
| mistide | verb i. | To happen or come to pass unfortunately; also, to suffer evil fortune. |
| mistily | adverb | With mist; darkly; obscurely. |
| mistime | verb t. | To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time. |
| mistion | noun | Mixture. |
| mistral | noun | A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc. |
| mistrow | verb i. | To think wrongly. |
| mistune | verb t. | To tune wrongly. |
| mistura | noun | A mingled compound in which different ingredients are contained in a liquid state; a mixture. See Mixture, n., 4., Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active substances, and which can only be administered by drops. |
| misturn | verb t. | To turn amiss; to pervert. |
| misuser | noun | One who misuses., Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one’s right. |
| miswear | verb t. | To wear ill. |
| misween | verb i. | To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken. |
| miswend | verb i. | To go wrong; to go astray. |
| misword | verb t. | To word wrongly; as, to misword a message, or a sentence., A word wrongly spoken; a cross word. |
| misyoke | verb t. | To yoke improperly. |
| mitered | imp. & past participle | of Mitre |
| mitring | of Mitre | |
| mithras | noun | The sun god of the Persians. |
| mitosis | noun | See Karyokinesis. |
| mittent | adjective | Sending forth; emitting. |
| mixable | adjective | Capable of being mixed. |
| mixedly | adverb | In a mixed or mingled manner. |
| mixtion | noun | Mixture., A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf. |
| mixture | noun | The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients., That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; — also, a medley., An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient., A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved., A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; — contrasted with a compound; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter., An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; — called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone. |
| mizmaze | noun | A maze or labyrinth. |
| mizzled | imp. & past participle | of Mizzle |
| moabite | noun | One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively. |
| moaning | present participle & vb. noun | of Moan |
| moanful | adjective | Full of moaning; expressing sorrow. |
| mobbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Mob |
| mobbish | adjective | Like a mob; tumultuous; lawless; as, a mobbish act. |
| mochila | noun | A large leather flap which covers the saddletree. |
| mocking | present participle & vb. noun | of Mock, Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive. |
| mockado | noun | A stuff made in imitation of velvet; — probably the same as mock velvet. |
| mockage | noun | Mockery. |
| mockery | noun | The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance., Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule., Subject of laughter, derision, or sport. |
| mockish | adjective | Mock; counterfeit; sham. |
| modally | adverb | In a modal manner. |
| modeled | imp. & past participle | of Model |
| modeler | noun | One who models; hence, a worker in plastic art. |
| modesty | noun | The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one’s own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one’s own merit., Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action. |
| modicum | noun | A little; a small quantity; a measured simply. |
| modioli | plural | of Modiolus |
| modiste | noun | A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress. |
| modular | adjective | Of or pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius; as, modular arrangement; modular accent; modular measure. |
| modulus | noun | A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter. |
| moebles | noun pl. | Movables; furniture; — also used in the singular (moeble). |
| moellon | noun | Rubble masonry. |
| moidore | noun | A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling. |
| moiling | present participle & vb. noun | of Moil |
| moineau | noun | A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong curtain. |
| moisten | verb t. | To make damp; to wet in a small degree., To soften by making moist; to make tender. |
| moither | verb t. | To perplex; to confuse., To toil; to labor. |
| molasse | noun | A soft Tertiary sandstone; — applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology. |
| moulded | of Mould | |
| molding | present participle & vb. noun | of Mould, Alt. of Moulding, Alt. of Moulding |
| moulder | noun | One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings., To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away., To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away., Alt. of Mouldy |
| moldery | adjective | Alt. of Mouldery |
| molebut | noun | The sunfish (Orthagoriscus, or Mola). |
| molesty | noun | Molestation. |
| mollify | verb t. | To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground., To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm. |
| mollusc | noun | Same as Mollusk. |
| mollusk | noun | One of the Mollusca. |
| molosse | noun | See Molossus. |
| moulted | of Moult | |
| molting | present participle & vb. noun | of Moult |
| momenta | plural | of Momentum |
| mommery | noun | See Mummery. |
| monacid | adjective | Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing a monobasic acid; — said of bases, and of certain metals. |
| monadic | adjective | Alt. of Monadical |
| monarch | noun | A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief., One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest., A patron deity or presiding genius., A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus); — called also milkweed butterfly., Superior to others; preeminent; supreme; ruling. |
| moneral | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Monera. |
| moneran | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Monera., One of the Monera. |
| moneron | noun | One of the Monera. |
| monesia | noun | The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree Chrysophyllum glycyphloeum. It is used as an alterative and astringent. |
| monesin | noun | The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine. |
| moneyed | adverb | Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyey men., Converted into money; coined., Consisting in, or composed of, money. |
| moneyer | noun | A person who deals in money; banker or broker., An authorized coiner of money. |
| mongols | noun pl. | Alt. of Mongolians |
| mongoos | noun | A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). |
| mongrel | noun | The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed., Not of a pure breed., Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language. |
| monitor | noun | One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution., Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class., Any large Old World lizard of the genus Varanus; esp., the Egyptian species (V. Niloticus), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long., An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns., A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting. |
| monkery | noun | The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; — now usually applied by way of reproach., A collective body of monks. |
| monkeys | plural | of Monkey |
| monking | adjective | Monkish. |
| monkish | adjective | Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. |
| monocle | noun | An eyeglass for one eye. |
| monodic | adjective | Alt. of Monodical |
| monogam | noun | One of the Monogamia. |
| monogyn | noun | One of the Monogynia. |
| monomya | nounpl. | Alt. of Monomyaria |
| monozoa | noun pl. | A division of Radiolaria; — called also Monocyttaria. |
| messrs. | plural | of Monsieur |
| monsoon | noun | A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; — a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December. |
| monster | noun | Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel., Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs., Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty., Monstrous in size., To make monstrous. |
| montant | noun | An upward thrust or blow., An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile. |
| montero | noun | An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or huntsmen. |
| monteth | noun | Alt. of Monteith |
| monthly | adjective | Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the monthly revolution of the moon., Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once a month, or every month; as, a monthly visit; monthly charges; a monthly installment; a monthly magazine., A publication which appears regularly once a month., Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes monthly., As if under the influence of the moon; in the manner of a lunatic. |
| montoir | noun | A stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block. |
| montrue | noun | That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle horse. |
| moodily | adverb | In a moody manner. |
| moodish | adjective | Moody. |
| moollah | noun | See Mollah. |
| moolley | noun | Same as Mulley., A mulley or polled animal., A cow., Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, mulley cattle; a mulley (or moolley) cow. |
| mooning | present participle & vb. noun | of Moon |
| moonery | noun | Conduct of one who moons. |
| moonish | adjective | Like the moon; variable. |
| moonlit | adjective | Illumined by the moon. |
| moonset | noun | The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets. |
| mooring | present participle & vb. noun | of Moor, The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings., That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc., The place or condition of a ship thus confined. |
| moorage | noun | A place for mooring. |
| mooress | noun | A female Moor; a Moorish woman. |
| moorish | adjective | Having the characteristics of a moor or heath., Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors. |
| moorpan | noun | A clayey layer or pan underlying some moors, etc. |
| mooting | present participle & vb. noun | of Moot |
| mootmen | plural | of Mootman |
| mootman | noun | One who argued moot cases in the inns of court. |
| mopping | present participle & vb. noun | of Mop |
| mopeful | adjective | Mopish. |
| moraine | noun | An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier. |
| moraler | noun | A moralizer. |
| morally | adverb | In a moral or ethical sense; according to the rules of morality., According to moral rules; virtuously., In moral qualities; in disposition and character; as, one who physically and morally endures hardships., In a manner calculated to serve as the basis of action; according to the usual course of things and human judgment; according to reason and probability. |
| morassy | adjective | Marshy; fenny. |
| morbose | adjective | Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy. |
| morceau | noun | A bit; a morsel. |
| mordant | adjective | Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe., Serving to fix colors., Any corroding substance used in etching., Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes., Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere., To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing. |
| morelle | noun | Nightshade. See 2d Morel. |
| morello | noun | A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, — used chiefly for preserving. |
| morendo | adjective & noun | Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence. |
| morglay | noun | A sword. |
| morinda | noun | A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks. |
| morinel | noun | The dotterel. |
| moringa | noun | A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One species (Moringa pterygosperma) is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of M. aptera, are known in commerce as ben or ben nuts, and yield the oil called oil of ben. |
| morisco | adjective | Moresque., A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque decoration or architecture. |
| morland | noun | Moorland. |
| morling | noun | Mortling. |
| morning | adjective | Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service. |
| morocco | noun | A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; — said to have been first made by the Moors. |
| morosis | noun | Idiocy; fatuity; stupidity. |
| morphew | noun | A scurfy eruption., To cover with a morphew. |
| morphia | noun | Morphine. |
| morphon | noun | A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form bion, a physiological individual. See Tectology. |
| morpion | noun | A louse. |
| morrice | noun | Same as 1st Morris., Dancing the morrice; dancing. |
| morsure | noun | The act of biting. |
| mortify | verb t. | To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in., To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action., To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble., To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress., To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene., To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline., To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc. |
| mortise | noun | A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon., To cut or make a mortisein., To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder. |
| mortmal | noun | See Mormal. |
| mortpay | noun | Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers. |
| mortrew | noun | A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida. |
| morulae | plural | of Morula |
| mosaism | noun | Attachment to the system or doctrines of Moses; that which is peculiar to the Mosaic system or doctrines. |
| moselle | noun | A light wine, usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river Moselle. |
| moslems | plural | of Moslem |
| mossing | present participle & vb. noun | of Moss |
| mostick | noun | A painter’s maul-stick. |
| motacil | noun | Any singing bird of the genus Motacilla; a wagtail. |
| mothery | adjective | Consisting of, containing, or resembling, mother (in vinegar). |
| motific | adjective | Producing motion. |
| mottled | imp. & past participle | of Mottle, Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, mottled wood. |
| mottoes | plural | of Motto |
| mottoed | adjective | Bearing or having a motto; as, a mottoed coat or device. |
| mouflon | noun | A wild sheep (Ovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also musimon or musmon. |
| mouille | adjective | Applied to certain consonants having a “liquid” or softened sound; e.g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and ; in Portuguese, lh and nh. |
| mouline | noun | Alt. of Moulinet |
| moulten | adjective | Having molted. |
| mounded | imp. & past participle | of Mound |
| mounted | imp. & past participle | of Mount, Seated or serving on horseback or similarly; as, mounted police; mounted infantry., Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in a setting; as, a mounted gun; a mounted map; a mounted gem. |
| mounter | noun | One who mounts., An animal mounted; a monture. |
| mourned | imp. & past participle | of Mourn |
| mourner | noun | One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death of a friend., One who attends a funeral as a hired mourner. |
| mousing | present participle & vb. noun | of Mouse, Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome., The act of hunting mice., A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out., A ratchet movement in a loom. |
| mouthed | imp. & past participle | of Mouth, Furnished with a mouth., Having a mouth of a particular kind; using the mouth, speech, or voice in a particular way; — used only in composition; as, wide-mouthed; hard-mouthed; foul-mouthed; mealy-mouthed. |
| mouther | noun | One who mouths; an affected speaker. |
| movable | adjective | Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine., Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year., An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture., Property not attached to the soil. |
| movably | adverb | In a movable manner or condition. |
| mowburn | verb i. | To heat and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green. |
| mozarab | Alt. of Mozarabic | |
| mozetta | noun | Alt. of Mozzetta |
| mucedin | noun | A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; — formerly called also mucin. |
| mucific | adjective | Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous., Secreting mucus. |
| mucigen | noun | A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin. |
| muconic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid, obtained indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat resembling itaconic acid. |
| mucusin | noun | Mucin. |
| mudarin | noun | A brown, amorphous, bitter substance having a strong emetic action, extracted from the root of the mudar. |
| muddily | adverb | In a muddy manner; turbidly; without mixture; cloudily; obscurely; confusedly. |
| muddled | imp. & past participle | of Muddle |
| muddler | noun | One who, or that which, muddles. |
| muddied | imp. & past participle | of Muddy |
| mudfish | noun | The European loach., The bowfin., The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species (Protopterus annectens). See Lipedosiren., The mud minnow. |
| mudhole | noun | A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road., A hole near the bottom, through which the sediment is withdrawn. |
| mudsill | noun | The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See Sill. |
| mudwall | noun | The European bee-eater. See Bee-eater. |
| mudwort | noun | A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores (Limosella aquatica). |
| muezzin | noun | A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer. |
| muffing | present participle & vb. noun | of Muff |
| muffish | adjective | Stupid; awkward. |
| muffled | imp. & past participle | of Muffle |
| muffler | noun | Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet., A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard., A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed., One who muffles. |
| muggard | adjective | Sullen; displeased. |
| muggish | adjective | See Muggy. |
| mugient | adjective | Lowing; bellowing. |
| mugweed | noun | A slender European weed (Galium Cruciata); — called also crossweed. |
| mugwort | noun | A somewhat aromatic composite weed (Artemisia vulgaris), at one time used medicinally; — called also motherwort. |
| mugwump | noun | A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent. |
| mulatto | noun | The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, — usually of a brownish yellow complexion. |
| mulched | imp. & past participle | of Mulch |
| mulcted | imp. & past participle | of Mulct |
| mulling | present participle & vb. noun | of Mull |
| mullein | noun | Any plant of the genus Verbascum. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus. |
| mullion | noun | A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc., An upright member of a framing. See Stile., To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions. |
| mullock | noun | Rubbish; refuse; dirt. |
| mulliod | adjective | Like or pertaining to the genus Mullus, which includes the surmullet, or red mullet. |
| multure | noun | The toll for grinding grain., A grist or grinding; the grain ground. |
| mumbled | imp. & past participle | of Mumble |
| mumbler | noun | One who mumbles. |
| mumming | present participle & vb. noun | of Mumm |
| mummery | noun | Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery., Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies. |
| mummify | verb t. | To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy. |
| mummies | plural | of Mummy |
| mummied | imp. & past participle | of Mummy |
| mumping | present participle & vb. noun | of Mump |
| mumpish | adjective | Sullen, sulky. |
| munched | imp. & past participle | of Munch |
| muncher | noun | One who munches. |
| mundane | adjective | Of or pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere. |
| mundify | verb t. | To cleanse. |
| mungoos | noun | See Mongoose. |
| mungrel | noun & adjective | See Mongrel. |
| munific | adjective | Munificent; liberal. |
| munjeet | noun | See Indian madder, under Madder. |
| munnion | noun | See Mullion. |
| munting | noun | Same as Mullion; — especially used in joiner’s work. |
| muntjac | noun | Any one of several species of small Asiatic deer of the genus Cervulus, esp. C. muntjac, which occurs both in India and on the East Indian Islands. |
| muraena | noun | A genus of large eels of the family Miraenidae. They differ from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry (Muraena Helenae) of Southern Europe was the muraena of the Romans. It is highly valued as a food fish. |
| murices | plural | of Murex |
| murexan | noun | A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide, alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish, crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; — called also uramil, dialuramide, and formerly purpuric acid. |
| muriate | noun | A salt of muriatic hydrochloric acid; a chloride; as, muriate of ammonia. |
| murkily | adverb | Darkly; gloomily. |
| murlins | noun | A seaweed. See Baddrelocks. |
| murrain | noun | An infectious and fatal disease among cattle., Having, or afflicted with, murrain. |
| murrion | adjective | Infected with or killed by murrain., A morion. See Morion. |
| murther | noun & verb | Murder, n. & v. |
| muscled | adjective | Furnished with muscles; having muscles; as, things well muscled. |
| muscoid | adjective | Mosslike; resembling moss., A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system. |
| muscule | noun | A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town. |
| museful | adjective | Meditative; thoughtfully silent. |
| musette | noun | A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet tone., An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic dance. |
| musical | adjective | Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons., Music., A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party. |
| musimon | noun | See Mouflon. |
| musketo | noun | See Mosquito. |
| muskrat | noun | A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra., The musk shrew., The desman. |
| musquaw | noun | The American black bear. See Bear. |
| musquet | noun | See Musket. |
| musrole | noun | Alt. of Musrol |
| mussing | present participle & vb. noun | of Muss |
| mussite | noun | A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont; diopside. |
| mustang | noun | The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained. |
| mustard | noun | The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B. Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum)., A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic. |
| mustily | adjective | In a musty state. |
| mutable | adjective | Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature., Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable; fickle. |
| mutably | adverb | Changeably. |
| mutanda | plural | of Mutandum |
| muchkin | noun | A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint. |
| muttony | adjective | Like mutton; having a flavor of mutton. |
| mutuary | noun | One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind. |
| muzarab | noun | One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual of their own. |
| muzzled | imp. & past participle | of Muzzle |
| myalgia | noun | Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia. |
| mycetes | noun | A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See Howler, 2, and Illust. |
| myeloid | adjective | Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as, a myeloid tumor. |
| mylodon | noun | An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium. |
| mynchen | noun | A nun. |
| mynheer | noun | The Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman. |
| myogram | noun | See Muscle curve, under Muscle. |
| myology | noun | That part of anatomy which treats of muscles. |
| myophan | noun | A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria. |
| myopsis | noun | The appearance of muscae volitantes. See Muscae volitantes, under Musca. |
| myotome | noun | A muscular segment; one of the zones into which the muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, are divided; a myocomma., One of the embryonic muscular segments arising from the protovertebrae; also, one of the protovertebrae themselves., The muscular system of one metamere of an articulate. |
| myotomy | noun | The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles. |
| myriare | noun | A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to about 247.1 acres. |
| myricin | noun | A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; — called also myricyl alcohol. |
| myricyl | noun | A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; — called also melissyl. |
| myronic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, mustard; — used specifically to designate a glucoside called myronic acid, found in mustard seed. |
| myrosin | noun | A ferment, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds. |
| myrrhic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, myrrh. |
| mystery | adjective | A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension., A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; — usually plural; as, the Eleusinian mysteries., The consecrated elements in the eucharist., Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma., A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied., A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century. |
| mystify | verb t. | To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture., To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent. |
| mytilus | noun | A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus. |
| myxopod | noun | A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; as, a myxopod state. |