| m
|
denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units |
1000,
k,
one thousand,
thousand |
| m
|
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) |
meter,
metre |
| m
|
the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet |
M |
| ma
|
informal terms for a mother |
mamma,
mummy,
mum,
mama,
mammy,
mom,
momma,
mommy |
| maar
|
a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water |
- |
| mac
|
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric |
macintosh,
mack,
mackintosh |
| macabre
|
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
ghastly,
grim,
grisly,
gruesome,
sick |
| macadam
|
broken stone used in macadamized roadways |
- |
| macadam
|
a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar |
tarmac,
tarmacadam |
| macadam
|
surface with macadam |
macadamise,
macadamize,
tarmac |
| macadamia
|
any tree of the genus Macadamia |
macadamia tree |
| macadamise
|
surface with macadam |
macadam,
macadamize,
tarmac |
| macadamize
|
surface with macadam |
macadam,
macadamise,
tarmac |
| macamba
|
tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts |
gri-gri,
grugru,
grugru palm,
Acrocomia aculeata |
| macaque
|
short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa |
- |
| macaron
|
a sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food colouring. |
- |
| macaroni
|
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms |
- |
| macaroni
|
pasta in the form of slender tubes |
- |
| macaronic
|
of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together |
- |
| macaroon
|
chewy cookie usually containing almond paste |
- |
| macaw
|
long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots |
- |
| mace
|
an official who carries a mace of office |
macebearer,
macer |
| mace
|
spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed |
- |
| mace
|
a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority |
- |
| macebearer
|
an official who carries a mace of office |
mace,
macer |
| macedoine
|
mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold |
- |
| macer
|
an official who carries a mace of office |
mace,
macebearer |
| macerate
|
separate into constituents by soaking |
- |
| macerate
|
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking |
- |
| macerate
|
soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result |
- |
| macerate
|
cause to grow thin or weak |
waste,
emaciate |
| macerate
|
a macerated substance, sometimes used to infuse vodka with flavor. |
- |
| maceration
|
softening due to soaking or steeping |
- |
| maceration
|
extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) |
gauntness,
emaciation,
boniness,
bonyness |
| macerative
|
accompanied by or characterized by maceration |
- |
| machete
|
a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation |
matchet,
panga |
| machicolate
|
supply with projecting galleries |
- |
| machicolation
|
a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy |
- |
| machilid
|
wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed |
jumping bristletail |
| machinate
|
arrange by systematic planning and united effort |
prepare,
organise,
organize,
get up,
devise |
| machinate
|
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together |
cabal,
complot,
conjure,
conspire |
| machination
|
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends |
intrigue |
| machinator
|
a member of a conspiracy |
plotter,
coconspirator,
conspirator |
| machine
|
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
- |
| machine
|
an efficient person |
- |
| machine
|
an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently |
- |
| machine
|
a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point |
simple machine |
| machine
|
a group that controls the activities of a political party |
political machine |
| machine
|
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine |
motorcar,
car,
auto,
automobile |
| machine
|
turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery |
- |
| machine
|
make by machinery |
- |
| machinelike
|
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine |
robotic,
robotlike,
automatic,
automatonlike |
| machinery
|
machines or machine systems collectively |
- |
| machinery
|
a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions |
- |
| machinist
|
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools |
mechanic,
shop mechanic |
| machismo
|
exaggerated masculinity |
- |
| machmeter
|
speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound |
- |
| macho
|
used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner |
butch |
| macho
|
a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo |
- |
| macintosh
|
a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric |
mackintosh |
| macintosh
|
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric |
mac,
mack,
mackintosh |
| mack
|
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric |
mac,
macintosh,
mackintosh |
| mackerel
|
flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish |
- |
| mackerel
|
any of various fishes of the family Scombridae |
- |
| mackinaw
|
a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material |
Mackinaw coat |
| mackinaw
|
a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States |
Mackinaw blanket |
| mackinaw
|
a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes |
Mackinaw boat |
| mackinaw
|
a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design |
- |
| mackintosh
|
a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric |
macintosh |
| mackintosh
|
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric |
mac,
macintosh,
mack |
| mackle
|
a printed impression that is blurred or doubled |
- |
| macon
|
fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry |
maconnais |
| maconnais
|
fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry |
macon |
| macrame
|
a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords |
- |
| macrame
|
make knotted patterns |
- |
| macrencephalic
|
having a large brain case |
macrencephalous |
| macrencephalous
|
having a large brain case |
macrencephalic |
| macrencephaly
|
an abnormally large braincase |
- |
| macro
|
very large in scale or scope or capability |
- |
| macro
|
a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language |
macro instruction |
| macrobiotic
|
of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics |
- |
| macrobiotics
|
the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains) |
- |
| macrocephalic
|
having an exceptionally large head and brain |
macrocephalous |
| macrocephalous
|
having an exceptionally large head and brain |
macrocephalic |
| macrocephaly
|
an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical |
megacephaly,
megalocephaly |
| macrocosm
|
everything that exists anywhere |
creation,
universe,
world,
existence,
cosmos |
| macrocosmic
|
relating to or constituting a macrocosm |
- |
| macrocyte
|
abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) |
megalocyte |
| macrocytosis
|
the presence of macrocytes in the blood |
- |
| macroeconomic
|
of or relating to macroeconomics |
- |
| macroeconomics
|
the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy |
- |
| macroeconomist
|
an economist who specializes in macroeconomics |
macroeconomic expert |
| macroelement
|
a chemical element required in relatively large quantities for the normal physiologic processes of the body. |
major mineral |
| macroevolution
|
evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups |
- |
| macroglia
|
tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells |
astroglia |
| macroglossia
|
a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome |
- |
| macromolecular
|
relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules |
- |
| macromolecule
|
any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals |
supermolecule |
| macron
|
a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound |
- |
| macrophage
|
a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream |
- |
| macroscopic
|
visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye |
macroscopical |
| macroscopic
|
large enough to be visible with the naked eye |
macroscopical |
| macroscopical
|
visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye |
macroscopic |
| macroscopical
|
large enough to be visible with the naked eye |
macroscopic |
| macroscopically
|
without using a microscope |
- |
| macrosporangium
|
a plant structure that produces megaspores |
megasporangium |
| macrospore
|
larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte |
megaspore |
| macrotus
|
large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico |
Macrotus californicus |
| macrozamia
|
any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia |
- |
| macula
|
a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field |
sunspot |
| macula
|
a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
macula lutea,
macular area,
yellow spot |
| macula
|
a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases |
macule |
| maculate
|
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically |
defile,
stain,
sully,
tarnish |
| maculate
|
spot, stain, or pollute |
foul,
defile,
befoul |
| maculate
|
morally blemished; stained or impure |
defiled |
| maculate
|
spotted or blotched |
- |
| maculation
|
a small contrasting part of something |
patch,
spot,
fleck,
dapple,
speckle |
| maculation
|
the act of spotting or staining something |
spotting,
staining |
| macule
|
a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases |
macula |
| macumba
|
(Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin |
- |
| macumba
|
popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult |
- |
| macumba
|
a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing |
- |
| macushla
|
(an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling |
- |
| mad
|
roused to anger |
huffy,
sore |
| mad
|
affected with madness or insanity |
unbalanced,
unhinged,
demented,
disturbed,
sick,
crazy,
brainsick |
| mad
|
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion |
unrestrained,
delirious,
excited,
frantic |
| mad
|
very foolish |
insane,
harebrained |
| madake
|
large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere |
Phyllostachys bambusoides,
ku-chiku,
giant timber bamboo |
| madam
|
a woman of refinement |
ma'am,
dame,
gentlewoman,
lady |
| madam
|
a woman who runs a house of prostitution |
brothel keeper |
| madame
|
title used for a married Frenchwoman |
- |
| madcap
|
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation |
impetuous,
impulsive,
hotheaded,
brainish,
tearaway |
| madcap
|
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person |
harum-scarum,
hothead,
daredevil,
swashbuckler,
lunatic |
| madden
|
cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind |
craze |
| madden
|
drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves |
- |
| madden
|
make mad |
- |
| maddened
|
marked by extreme anger |
infuriated,
enraged,
angered,
furious |
| maddening
|
extremely annoying or displeasing |
infuriating,
exasperating,
vexing |
| madder
|
color a moderate to strong red |
- |
| madder
|
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin |
Rubia tinctorum |
| madderwort
|
any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae |
rubiaceous plant |
| made
|
(of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order |
- |
| made
|
produced by a manufacturing process |
- |
| made
|
successful or assured of success |
- |
| mademoiselle
|
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico |
silver perch,
Bairdiella chrysoura |
| madhouse
|
pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
snake pit,
nut house,
nuthouse,
sanatorium,
crazy house,
cuckoo's nest,
Bedlam,
booby hatch,
funny farm,
funny house,
loony bin |
| madly
|
in an ungovernable manner |
frantically |
| madly
|
in an insane manner |
insanely,
dementedly,
crazily |
| madly
|
(used as intensives) excessively |
insanely,
deadly,
deucedly,
devilishly |
| madman
|
an insane person |
maniac,
lunatic |
| madnep
|
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 |
wild parsnip |
| madness
|
obsolete terms for legal insanity |
lunacy,
insaneness |
| madness
|
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 |
rabies,
hydrophobia,
lyssa |
| madness
|
a feeling of intense anger |
rage,
fury |
| madness
|
the quality of being rash and foolish |
craziness,
folly,
foolishness |
| madness
|
unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm |
rabidity,
rabidness |