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Macrodont
Having large teeth.
Macule
To blur; especially , to blur or double an impression from type. See .
magnetic dip
The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.
magnetic flux
A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area.
magnetic pole
Either of two points where the lines of force of the earth's magnetic field are vertical.
mahonia
The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.
main road
A major road for any form of motor transport.
Main yard
The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
make-belief
A feigning to believe; make believe.
male fern
A fern of North America and Europe () whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms. It is a member of the genus.
Malign
To entertain malice.
Mallotus
A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (), is extensively used as bait for cod.
Malpighiaceous
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.
Malting
The process of making, or of becoming malt.
Malvales
A natural order of plants including the families , , , , and .
Manifestable
Such as can be manifested.
Marquee
A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank.
Marquisate
The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.
Masticable
Capable of being masticated.
Masting
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.
masturbation
The act of masturbating; sexual self-gratification; onanism.
Matajuelo
A large squirrel fish () of Florida and the West Indies.
Match-cloth
A coarse cloth.
Materialism
The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets; called also .
Matfelon
The knapweed ().
matin
Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.
Matriarchate
The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.
matrilineal
tracing descent through the female line.
Mausolean
Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.
Maybird
The whimbrel; -- called also , , and .
Maying
The celebrating of May Day.
Mazdean
Of or pertaining to , or , the beneficent deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian.
Meanness
The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.
Megastome
One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.
Melancholic
Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.
Melic
Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.
Mellowy
Soft; unctuous.
Melodic
Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious.
Melodize
To make melodious; to form into, or set to, melody.
Melotype
A picture produced by a process in which development after exposure may be deferred indefinitely, so as to permit transportation of exposed plates; also, the process itself.
Melting
Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; .
Membered
Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.
Memorate
To commemorate.
Menispermic
Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed (), or other plants of the same family, as the .
Meniver
Same as .
Mere
To divide, limit, or bound.
Meridionally
In the direction of the meridian.
Meros
The plain surface between the channels of a triglyph.
Merriment
Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.
Merrymake
Mirth; frolic; a meeting for mirth; a festival.
Metabranchial
Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchi.
Metheglin
A fermented beverage made of honey and water; mead.
Mew
To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.
Microlepidoptera
A tribe of , including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc.
Miltonian
Miltonic.
Mingle-mangle
To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.
Minivet
A singing bird of India of the family .
Mirror
To reflect, as in a mirror.
Misesteem
Want of esteem; disrespect.
Mispersuasion
A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion.
Misway
A wrong way.
Mitre
See .
Mockery
The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.
modem
An electronic device that converts electronic signals into sound waves, and sound waves into electronic signals, used to transmit information between computers by the use of ordinary telephone lines; also called ; . The speed of transmission of information by a modem is usually measured in units of , equivalent to bits per second.
Mogen David
A hexagram{1a}, when used as the symbol of Judaism; called also and . It is included on the flag of the state of Israel
monarda
Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus .
Monday's Child
A child who is fair of face; -- a reference to a nineteenth century poem. See below.
Moner
One of the Monera.
Monitor
One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
Monogenist
One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; -- opposed to .
Monosyllabism
The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.
Monotheist
One who believes that there is but one God.
Mordantly
In the manner of a mordant.
More
A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.
Mormondom
The country inhabited by the Mormons; the Mormon people.
Morris-chair
A kind of easy-chair with a back which may be lowered or raised.
Mortiferous
Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; .
Morwe
See .
Mother-naked
Naked as when born; completely naked.
Moveless
Motionless; fixed.
Mucinogen
Same as .
Mugget
The small entrails of a calf or a hog.
Multarticulate
Having many articulations or joints.
Multicuspidate
Having many cusps or points.
Mycetes
A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See , 2, and
Myriad
The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or things.
mystique
An aura of reverence or mystery stemming from feelings of high value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing; .