m | (noun) the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) | Synonyms: meter, metre |
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(noun) the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet | Synonyms: M |
ma | (noun) informal terms for a mother | Synonyms: mamma, mummy, mum, mama, mammy, mom, momma, mommy |
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maar | (noun) a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water | - |
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mac | (noun) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | Synonyms: macintosh, mack, mackintosh |
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macadam | (noun) broken stone used in macadamized roadways | - |
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(noun) a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar | Synonyms: tarmac, tarmacadam |
macadamia | (noun) any tree of the genus Macadamia | Synonyms: macadamia tree |
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macamba | (noun) tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts | Synonyms: gri-gri, grugru, grugru palm, Acrocomia aculeata |
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macaque | (noun) short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa | - |
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macaron | (noun) a sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food colouring. | - |
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macaroni | (noun) a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms | - |
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(noun) pasta in the form of slender tubes | - |
macaroon | (noun) chewy cookie usually containing almond paste | - |
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macaw | (noun) long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots | - |
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mace | (noun) an official who carries a mace of office | Synonyms: macebearer, macer |
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(noun) spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed | - |
(noun) a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority | - |
macebearer | (noun) an official who carries a mace of office | Synonyms: mace, macer |
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macedoine | (noun) mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold | - |
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macer | (noun) an official who carries a mace of office | Synonyms: mace, macebearer |
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macerate | (noun) a macerated substance, sometimes used to infuse vodka with flavor. | - |
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maceration | (noun) softening due to soaking or steeping | - |
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(noun) extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | Synonyms: gauntness, emaciation, boniness, bonyness |
machete | (noun) a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation | Synonyms: matchet, panga |
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machicolation | (noun) a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy | - |
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machilid | (noun) wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed | Synonyms: jumping bristletail |
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machination | (noun) a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends | Synonyms: intrigue |
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machinator | (noun) a member of a conspiracy | Synonyms: plotter, coconspirator, conspirator |
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machine | (noun) any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks | - |
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(noun) an efficient person | - |
(noun) an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently | - |
(noun) a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point | Synonyms: simple machine |
(noun) a group that controls the activities of a political party | Synonyms: political machine |
(noun) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | Synonyms: motorcar, car, auto, automobile |
machinery | (noun) machines or machine systems collectively | - |
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(noun) a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | - |
machinist | (noun) a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | Synonyms: mechanic, shop mechanic |
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machismo | (noun) exaggerated masculinity | - |
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machmeter | (noun) speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound | - |
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macho | (noun) a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo | - |
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macintosh | (noun) a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric | Synonyms: mackintosh |
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(noun) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | Synonyms: mac, mack, mackintosh |
mack | (noun) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | Synonyms: mac, macintosh, mackintosh |
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mackerel | (noun) flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish | - |
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(noun) any of various fishes of the family Scombridae | - |
mackinaw | (noun) a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material | Synonyms: Mackinaw coat |
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(noun) a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States | Synonyms: Mackinaw blanket |
(noun) a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes | Synonyms: Mackinaw boat |
(noun) a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design | - |
mackintosh | (noun) a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric | Synonyms: macintosh |
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(noun) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | Synonyms: mac, macintosh, mack |
mackle | (noun) a printed impression that is blurred or doubled | - |
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macon | (noun) fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry | Synonyms: maconnais |
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maconnais | (noun) fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry | Synonyms: macon |
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macrame | (noun) a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords | - |
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macrencephaly | (noun) an abnormally large braincase | - |
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macro | (noun) a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language | Synonyms: macro instruction |
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macrobiotics | (noun) the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains) | - |
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macrocephaly | (noun) an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical | Synonyms: megacephaly, megalocephaly |
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macrocosm | (noun) everything that exists anywhere | Synonyms: creation, universe, world, existence, cosmos |
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macrocyte | (noun) abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) | Synonyms: megalocyte |
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macrocytosis | (noun) the presence of macrocytes in the blood | - |
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macroeconomics | (noun) the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy | - |
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macroeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in macroeconomics | Synonyms: macroeconomic expert |
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macroelement | (noun) a chemical element required in relatively large quantities for the normal physiologic processes of the body. | Synonyms: major mineral |
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macroevolution | (noun) evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups | - |
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macroglia | (noun) tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells | Synonyms: astroglia |
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macroglossia | (noun) a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome | - |
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macromolecule | (noun) any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals | Synonyms: supermolecule |
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macron | (noun) a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound | - |
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macrophage | (noun) a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream | - |
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macrosporangium | (noun) a plant structure that produces megaspores | Synonyms: megasporangium |
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macrospore | (noun) larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte | Synonyms: megaspore |
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macrotus | (noun) large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico | Synonyms: Macrotus californicus |
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macrozamia | (noun) any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia | - |
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macula | (noun) a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field | Synonyms: sunspot |
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(noun) a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision | Synonyms: macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot |
(noun) a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases | Synonyms: macule |
maculation | (noun) a small contrasting part of something | Synonyms: patch, spot, fleck, dapple, speckle |
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(noun) the act of spotting or staining something | Synonyms: spotting, staining |
macule | (noun) a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases | Synonyms: macula |
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macumba | (noun) (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin | - |
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(noun) popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult | - |
(noun) a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing | - |
macushla | (noun) (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling | - |
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madake | (noun) large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere | Synonyms: Phyllostachys bambusoides, ku-chiku, giant timber bamboo |
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madam | (noun) a woman of refinement | Synonyms: ma'am, dame, gentlewoman, lady |
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(noun) a woman who runs a house of prostitution | Synonyms: brothel keeper |
madame | (noun) title used for a married Frenchwoman | - |
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madcap | (noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | Synonyms: harum-scarum, hothead, daredevil, swashbuckler, lunatic |
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madder | (noun) Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin | Synonyms: Rubia tinctorum |
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madderwort | (noun) any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae | Synonyms: rubiaceous plant |
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mademoiselle | (noun) small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico | Synonyms: silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura |
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madhouse | (noun) pejorative terms for an insane asylum | Synonyms: snake pit, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, Bedlam, booby hatch, funny farm, funny house, loony bin |
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madman | (noun) an insane person | Synonyms: maniac, lunatic |
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madnep | (noun) biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip | Synonyms: wild parsnip |
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madness | (noun) obsolete terms for legal insanity | Synonyms: lunacy, insaneness |
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(noun) an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain | Synonyms: rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa |
(noun) a feeling of intense anger | Synonyms: rage, fury |
(noun) the quality of being rash and foolish | Synonyms: craziness, folly, foolishness |
(noun) unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm | Synonyms: rabidity, rabidness |
madras | (noun) a light patterned cotton cloth | - |
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madrasa | (noun) Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan | Synonyms: madrasah |
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madrasah | (noun) Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan | Synonyms: madrasa |
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madrepore | (noun) corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands | Synonyms: madriporian coral, stony coral |
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madrigal | (noun) an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form | - |
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madrigalist | (noun) a singer of madrigals | - |
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madrilene | (noun) a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled | - |
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madrona | (noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning | Synonyms: madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii |
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madrono | (noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning | Synonyms: madrona, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii |
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madwoman | (noun) a woman lunatic | - |
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madwort | (noun) any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers | Synonyms: alyssum |
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maelstrom | (noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) | Synonyms: vortex, whirlpool |
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maenad | (noun) an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman | - |
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(noun) (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus | - |
maestro | (noun) an artist of consummate skill | Synonyms: master |
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maffia | (noun) any tightly knit group of trusted associates | Synonyms: mafia |
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mafia | (noun) any tightly knit group of trusted associates | Synonyms: maffia |
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mafioso | (noun) a member of the Sicilian Mafia | - |
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(noun) a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States | - |
mag | (noun) a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it | Synonyms: magazine |
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magazine | (noun) a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it | Synonyms: mag |
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(noun) product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object | - |
(noun) a business firm that publishes magazines | Synonyms: magazine publisher |
(noun) a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required | Synonyms: cartridge |
(noun) a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored | Synonyms: powder magazine, powder store |
(noun) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun | Synonyms: clip, cartridge clip, cartridge holder |
magdalen | (noun) a reformed prostitute | - |
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magenta | (noun) a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta | - |
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maggot | (noun) the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter | - |
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magic | (noun) any art that invokes supernatural powers | Synonyms: thaumaturgy |
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(noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | Synonyms: illusion, magic trick, deception, conjuration, conjuring trick, thaumaturgy, trick, legerdemain |
magician | (noun) someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | Synonyms: illusionist, prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror |
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(noun) one who practices magic or sorcery | Synonyms: necromancer, wizard, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist |
magilp | (noun) a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine | Synonyms: megilp |
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magistracy | (noun) the position of magistrate | Synonyms: magistrature |
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