Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words macaronis plural of Macaroni macaronic adjective Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled., Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry., A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble., A kind of burlesque composition, in which … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words mad-apple noun See Eggplant. maddening present participle & vb. noun of Madden madefying present participle & vb. noun of Madefy madegassy noun & adjective See Madecassee. madreperl noun Mother-of-pearl. madrepora noun A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words mathusian noun A follower of Malthus. matagasse noun A shrike or butcher bird; — called also mattages. matchable adjective Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent. matchless adjective Having no equal; unequaled., Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited. matchlock noun An old form … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words mealiness noun The quality or state of being mealy. meandered imp. & past participle of Meander meandrian adjective Winding; having many turns. meandrina noun A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain corals. meandrous adjective Alt. of Meandry meanwhile noun The intervening time; as, in … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words lanarkite noun A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring either massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or gray color. lancegaye noun A kind of spear anciently used. Its use was prohibited by a statute of Richard II. lanceolar adjective Lanceolate. lancewood noun A tough, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words megaceros noun The Irish elk. megachile noun A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter, under Leaf. megafarad noun One of the larger measures of electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad. megalonyx noun An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words landamman noun A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons., The president of the diet of the Helvetic republic. landaulet noun A small landau. landflood noun An overflowing of land by river; an inundation; a freshet. landgrave noun A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words meteorism noun Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites. meteorite noun A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an aerolite. meteorize verb i. To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a meteor. meteoroid noun A small body moving through space, or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words laterally adverb By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side. lateritic adjective Consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as, lateritic formations. latescent adjective Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words miasmatic adjective Alt. of Miasmatical micaceous adjective Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into laminae or leaves like mica. micraster noun A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk formation; — from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral furrows. microbion noun A microscopic organism; — … Read more