| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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. |