| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| matted | imp. & past participle | of Mat, Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, matted gold leaf or gilding., Covered with a mat or mats; as, a matted floor., Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; as, matted hair. |
| mataco | noun | The three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See Illust. under Loricata. |
| mating | present participle & vb. noun | of Mate |
| mather | noun | See Madder. |
| mathes | noun | The mayweed. Cf. Maghet. |
| matico | noun | A Peruvian plant (Piper, / Artanthe, elongatum), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent. |
| matrix | noun | The womb., Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything, The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type., The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue., The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed., The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance., A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations. |
| matron | noun | A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners., A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital. |
| matter | noun | That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment., That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance., That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme., That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business., Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; — chiefly in the phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like., Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble., Amount; quantity; portion; space; — often indefinite., Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance., That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; — opposed to form., Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing., To be of importance; to import; to signify., To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate., To regard as important; to take account of; to care for. |
| mature | superl. | Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe., Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan., Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years., Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration., To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one’s plans., To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience., Hence, to become due, as a note. |