manta | (noun) extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned | Synonyms: devilfish, manta ray |
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(noun) a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl | - |
mantel | (noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece |
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mantelet | (noun) short cape worn by women | Synonyms: mantilla |
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(noun) portable bulletproof shelter | Synonyms: mantlet |
mantelpiece | (noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantel, mantle, mantlepiece |
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mantic | (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy | Synonyms: divinatory, sibyllic, sibylline, vatic, vatical |
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mantichora | (noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion | Synonyms: manticora, manticore, mantiger |
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manticora | (noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion | Synonyms: mantichora, manticore, mantiger |
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manticore | (noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion | Synonyms: mantichora, manticora, mantiger |
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mantid | (noun) predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer | Synonyms: mantis |
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mantiger | (noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion | Synonyms: mantichora, manticora, manticore |
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mantilla | (noun) a woman's silk or lace scarf | - |
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(noun) short cape worn by women | Synonyms: mantelet |
mantis | (noun) predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer | Synonyms: mantid |
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mantispid | (noun) insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps | - |
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mantissa | (noun) the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 | Synonyms: fixed-point part |
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mantle | (noun) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | Synonyms: cape |
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(noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | Synonyms: curtain, drape, drapery, pall |
(noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece |
(noun) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | Synonyms: pallium |
(noun) the cloak as a symbol of authority | - |
(noun) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core | - |
(noun) anything that covers | Synonyms: blanket |
(verb) cover like a mantle | - |
(verb) spread over a surface, like a mantle | - |
mantled | (adjective) covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak | Synonyms: cloaked, clothed, draped, wrapped |
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mantlepiece | (noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantle |
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mantlet | (noun) portable bulletproof shelter | Synonyms: mantelet |
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mantra | (noun) (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns | - |
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(noun) a commonly repeated word or phrase | - |
mantrap | (noun) a trap for catching trespassers | - |
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(noun) a very attractive or seductive looking woman | Synonyms: beauty, dish, knockout, looker, lulu, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweetheart |
mantua | (noun) loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries | - |
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