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Macrura
A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. .
Maculated
Having spots or blotches; maculate.
made-up
formed or conceived by the imagination; not true; .
Maggoty
Infested with maggots.
magnetic induction
The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently).
mahonia
The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.
Maikong
A South American wild dog (); the crab-eating dog.
Mail
To arm with mail.
main-topsail
a topsail set on the mainmast.
Major
Greater in number, quantity, or extent;
makeready
The final preparation and adjustments.
make water
To leak.
Maladministration
Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs.
Malaya
Formerly, an Asian country on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula, now part of .
Malopterurus electricus
See .
Malvaceous
Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this family. It was formerly classified as an order, and included the baobab and the silk-cotton trees. The baobab and silk-cotton trees are now placed in the family , which is included with the in the order .
Mammonist
A mammonite.
Manner
Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.
Mantuan
Of or pertaining to Mantua.
Marbrinus
A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; -- much used in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Marc
A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.
Marcher
One who marches.
Martes
The genus of mammals including the martens.
Marxism
A system of economic and political thought, originated by , and elaborated by others. It holds that the state has been the a device for suppression of the masses, allowing exploitation by a dominant (capitalistic) class; that historical change occurs through class struggle; and that the capitalist system will inevitably wither away to be superseded by a classless society.
Mastful
Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance;
mated
Brought together for sexual activity; bred; -- of animals.
maternity
Of or pertaining to childbirth or the period during which a woman is pregnant; .
Mayweed
A composite plant (), having a strong odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States.
Megavolt
One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.
Melancholic
Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.
Melancholic
One affected with a gloomy state of mind.
Mecirc;le
A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass; a hand to hand conflict; an affray.
Melospiza
A genus of American song sparrows and swamp sparrows.
Meltable
Capable of being melted.
Membered
Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.
Membraniferous
Having or producing membranes.
Memorability
The quality or state of being memorable.
meritocracy
A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects.
Merk
A mark; a sign.
Merrymaker
One who makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial comrade.
Mesopodiale
One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.
Metacism
A defect in pronouncing the letter , or a too frequent use of it.
Metaleptical
Metaleptic.
Mew
To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.
Mhometer
An instrument for measuring conductivity.
Microanalysis
Analysis of the structure of materials from careful observation of photomicrographs.
Midnight sun
The sun shining at midnight in the arctic or antarctic summer.
mil
an obsolete monetary unit of Cyprus equal in value to of a pound.
Mimic
One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.
Minister
To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.
Misbode
of .
Misdoubtful
Misgiving; hesitating.
Misframe
To frame wrongly.
Mishcup
The scup.
Mismeter
To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.
Misnomer
The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
Misobserver
One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.
Misrepresent
To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to give a false or erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly.
Misrepresentation
Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; .
Missile
Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine{2}, so as to strike an object at a distance.
Missit
To sit badly or imperfectly upon; to misbecome.
mix-up
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.
mizenmast
mizzenmast.
Moan
To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.
Mohammedan
A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islam (also called Islamism or Mohammedanism); an adherent of Islam; one who professes Mohammedanism or Islamism; a Muslim; a Moslem; a Musselman; -- this term is used mostly by non-Moslems, and some Moslems find it offensive.
Mole
Any insectivore of the family . They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.
Monasterial
Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life.
Mongolian
Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.
Moo
See .
moon-round
resembling the moon in shape.
mopus
A mope; a drone.
Moralize
To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
Morigeration
Obsequiousness; obedience.
Morula
The sphere or globular mass of cells (), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also , , and . See .
Mother-of-thyme
An aromatic plant (); -- called also .
Moun
of , may.
Muddlehead
A stupid person; a blunderer.
Mute
To cast off; to molt.
Mutilate
Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.