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macadamia
any tree of the genus , especially .
macadamia nut
The hard-shelled nut of the , or the delicious edible nut without its shell; large quantities are produced in Hawaii and sold commercially.
machine translation
The translation of human language from one language to another by a computer; -- a branch of .
maidenhair spleenwort
A small rock-inhabiting fern () of the North temperate zone and Hawaii, having pinnate fronds.
Mailclad
Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armor.
Main
Very; extremely; .
make
A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
Malcontent
One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who expresses his discontent by words or overt acts.
Male-spirited
Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous.
mandrake root
The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic; as a substance it is also called .
Maneh
A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver.
Mania
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. .
manicure
The care of the hands and nails, especially a thorough cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the trimming and polishing of the fingernails, and removing of cuticles, performed by a manicurist.
Manorial
Of or pertaining to a manor.
Mansion
A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.
Mansionry
The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.
Mantle
To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively.
Manurage
Cultivation.
Marcassin
A young wild boar.
Marconigraph
The apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy.
Maritime
Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; .
Marmose
A species of small opossum () ranging from Mexico to Brazil.
Marsipobranchia
A class of , lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See , and . Called also , and .
Mast
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; .
Matagasse
A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also .
Matterless
Not being, or having, matter; .
Mature
To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; .
meaningfulness
the quality of having great meaning or value.
Medivals
The people who lived in the Middle Ages.
Medioxumous
Intermediate.
Meer
Simple; unmixed. See ,
Megampre
A million ampres.
Megavolt
One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.
Melanconiace
A family of fungi constituting the order .
mellowing
of .
Melolonthidae
A natural subfamily of beetles, considered a separate family in some classification systems.
Melolonthidian
A beetle of the genus , and allied genera. See , under .
Menge
To mix.
Meninges
The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
Menstrue
The menstrual flux; menses.
Merciful
Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of .
Merciless
Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things;
Mesaticephalous
Mesaticephalic.
Mesel
A leper.
Met
of , to dream.
Metabolisis
Metabolism.
Metalloid
Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.
Metrically
In a metrical manner.
micron
A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
mierkat
A South African mongooselike viverrine () having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also .
Mildly
In a mild manner.
Minorate
To diminish.
Minutary
Pertaining to, or consisting of, minutes.
Miscellane
A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called and .
Misgrowth
Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.
Misly
Raining in very small drops; drizzling.
Misopinion
Wrong opinion.
Missummation
Wrong summation.
Misswear
To swear falsely.
Monadology
The doctrine or theory of monads.
Monarchizer
One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.
Monogenism
The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species.
Monogoneutic
Having but one brood in a season.
Monogrammatic
Monogrammic.
Monopneumona
A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus.
Monstrosity
The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.
Mosel
See .
Motley
A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
Mountebankish
Like a mountebank or his quackery.
moveable
movable.
Mow
Same as , a gull.
Mow
To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay.
Moxie
energy; pep.
Mucker
A term of reproach for a low or vulgar labor person.
Mudar
Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs (, and ), which furnish a strong and valuable fiber. The acrid milky juice is used medicinally.
mug
To take property from (a person) in a public place by threatening or committing violence on the person who is robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as a knife or gun.
Multanimous
Many-minded; many-sided.
Multiple
A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder.
Multipliable
Capable of being multiplied.
Multungulate
Having many hoofs.
Murrion
A morion. See .
Muscle reading
The art of making discriminations between objects of choice, of discovering the whereabouts of hidden objects, etc., by inference from the involuntary movements of one whose hand the reader holds or with whom he is otherwise in muscular contact.
Myopathia
Any affection of the muscles or muscular system.
Myrtillocactus
A small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America.
Mystificator
One who mystifies.
Mystify
To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; .