| majagua | (noun) shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament | Synonyms: balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, purau |
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| (noun) erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks | Synonyms: blue mahoe, Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, mahagua, mahoe |
| majesty | (noun) impressiveness in scale or proportion | Synonyms: loftiness, stateliness |
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| majolica | (noun) highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide | Synonyms: maiolica |
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| major | (noun) the principal field of study of a student at a university | - |
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| (noun) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain | - |
| (noun) a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject | - |
| majorette | (noun) a female drum major | Synonyms: drum majorette |
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| (noun) a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band | Synonyms: drum majorette |
| majority | (noun) the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part | Synonyms: bulk |
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| (noun) (elections) more than half of the votes | Synonyms: absolute majority |
| (noun) the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs | Synonyms: legal age |
| majors | (noun) the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) | Synonyms: big league, major league |
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| majuscule | (noun) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis | Synonyms: capital, capital letter, upper-case letter, uppercase |
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