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Word
|
Definition
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| mabble
| to wrap up
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| mabsoot
| happy
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| macadamize
| to cover a road with small broken stones
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| macarism
| a beatitude; taking pleasure in another's joy
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| macarize
| to declare to be happy or blessed
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| macaronic
| muddled or mixed-up
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| macerate
| to steep or soak; to break up; to emaciate
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| macerator
| a person who fasts and becomes emaciated
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| machair
| low-lying sandy beach
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| machairodont
| sabre-toothed
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| machicolation
| space between corbels in a parapet
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| machinule
| tool used by surveyors to obtain right angle
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| macies
| atrophy
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| macilent
| lean; excessively thin
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| mackinaw
| heavy napped and felted wool cloth
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| mackintosh
| lightweight rubberized waterproof cotton
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| macon
| smoked salted mutton
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| macrobian
| long-lived
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| macrobiote
| long-lived organism
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| macrocephalic
| having an abnormally large head
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| macrocephalous
| having a large head
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| macrocosm
| large and complex structure considered as a whole
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| macrography
| viewing an object with the naked eye
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| macrology
| much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm
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| macromancy
| divination using large objects
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| macromania
| delusion that objects are larger than natural size
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| macrophobia
| fear of prolonged waiting
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| macropodine
| of, like or pertaining to kangaroos
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| macropterous
| having large wings or fins
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| macroscian
| one with a long shadow; one who inhabits polar regions
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| macrotous
| big-eared
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| macrural
| having a long tail
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| mactation
| killing or slaughter of a sacrificial victim
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| macular
| spotted; patchy
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| maculation
| the act of spotting or staining
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| maculomancy
| divination using spots
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| maculose
| spotted
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| madapollam
| fine cotton cloth
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| madarosis
| loss of eyelashes or eyebrows
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| madder
| red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange colour
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| madefy
| to moisten or make wet
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| maderization
| wine becoming rusty in colour and flat in taste
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| madescent
| growing damp
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| madid
| wet; dank
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| madoline
| vegetable slicer with adjustable blade
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| madras
| fine plain-woven cotton or silk
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| maelid
| apple-nymph
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| maenadic
| furious; bacchanalian
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| maffick
| to celebrate exuberantly and boisterously
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| magadis
| ancient bridged stringed instrument
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| maggotorium
| place where maggots are bred for sale to fishers
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| magianism
| teachings or philosophy of the magi
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| magirics
| art of cookery
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| magisterial
| in the manner of a teacher or magistrate
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| magisterium
| teaching function of the Catholic church
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| magistral
| of, like or pertaining to a master or teacher
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| magnality
| wonderful or great thing
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| magnanerie
| art of raising silkworms
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| magnetics
| study of magnetism
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| magnetograph
| instrument for recording measurements of magnetic fields
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| magnetometer
| instrument for measuring intensity of magnetic fields
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| magneton
| unit of the quantized magnetic moment of a particle
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| magnicaudate
| having a long tail
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| magnificat
| canticle in praise of the Virgin Mary
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| magniloquent
| speaking in a grand or pompous style
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| magpiety
| garrulousness
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| mahout
| one who rides or drives elephants
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| maidan
| open plain; open space near a town
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| maieutic
| bringing out latent thoughts; socratic
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| maieutics
| midwifery
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| maillot
| tights worn by a ballet dancer
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| mainmast
| sailing ship's principal mast
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| mainour
| stolen goods discovered on thief
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| mainpernor
| one who gives mainprise
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| mainprise
| surety for the appearance of a prisoner at trial
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| mainsail
| principal sail on a ship's mainmast
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| mainsheet
| rope by which mainsail is trimmed and secured
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| mainstay
| stay that extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast
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| majolica
| elaborate glazed Italian pottery
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| malabathrum
| dried leaf used in ancient times to make perfumed ointments
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| malacissation
| act of making soft or supple
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| malacoid
| made of a soft or fleshy substance
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| malacology
| study of molluscs
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| malacophilous
| pollinated by snails
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| malacophonous
| soft-voiced
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| malagma
| emollient plaster
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| malaguena
| Spanish dance performed by a couple, similar to the fandango
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| malapert
| bold; forward; saucy
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| malapropism
| misapplication of words without mispronunciation
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| malar
| of, like or pertaining to the cheek
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| malariology
| study of malaria
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| malaxage
| softening of clay by kneading it
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| malaxate
| to soften by kneading, rubbing or mixing with a liquid
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| malchus
| short cutting sword
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| maledicent
| cursing
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| malefic
| doing mischief; producing evil
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| malfeasance
| evil-doing; illegal activities
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| malgré
| in spite of
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| maliferous
| harmful; unhealthy
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| malinger
| to feign sickness in order to avoid duty or work
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| malism
| the belief that the world is evil
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| malison
| a curse
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| malleation
| hammering; a hammer-mark or dent
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| malleiform
| shaped like a hammer
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| mallophagous
| eating wool or fleece
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| malloseismic
| suffering from frequent and severe earthquakes
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| malm
| calcareous loam used in making brick
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| malmsey
| sweet perfumed wine
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| maltha
| thick mineral pitch
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| maltster
| one who makes or deals in malt
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| malvaceous
| of, like or pertaining to the mallow family of plants
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| malversation
| corruption in office; corrupt administration; misconduct
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| mambo
| Cuban ballroom dance resembling the rumba or cha-cha
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| mamelle
| rounded hill
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| mamelon
| rounded hill or protuberance
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| mammalogy
| study of mammals
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| mammer
| to stammer; to waver; to be undecided
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| mammetry
| idolatry; idols collectively
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| mammiferous
| having breasts
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| mammiform
| shaped like a breast
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| mammila
| nipple
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| mammiliform
| shaped like a nipple
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| mammock
| scrap or shred; a broken piece
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| mammogenic
| promoting growth of the milk glands
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| mammon
| riches; the wealthy; the upper classes
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| mammonism
| devotion to pursuit of wealth
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| mammose
| shaped like a breast
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| mammothrept
| spoiled child
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| mamzer
| illegitimate child
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| manal
| of, like or pertaining to the hand
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| mancipation
| legal transfer by actual or symbolic sale
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| manciple
| steward of a college or monastery; purveyor
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| mandament
| command; order
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| mandamus
| writ instructing that an action should be performed
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| mandarism
| government with a large bureaucracy
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| mandative
| of, like or pertaining to commands or leadership
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| mandibuliform
| shaped like a mandible or jaw-bone
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| mandorla
| oval panel containing a work of art; elliptical halo around holy person
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| mandrel
| axle of a circular saw
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| mandriarch
| founder or leader of a monastic order
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| manducate
| to chew or eat
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| mandylion
| loose outer garment worn over armour
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| manège
| the art of horsemanship
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| manganiferous
| bearing manganese
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| mangonel
| medieval war engine for throwing stones
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| manicate
| having a woolly growth that can be peeled off
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| manicism
| left-handedness
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| maniform
| having the shape of a hand
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| maniple
| clerical vestment worn on the left arm
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| manometer
| instrument for measuring pressure of a liquid or gas
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| manqué
| having had unfulfilled ambition; failing to achieve expectation
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| manrope
| rope used as a handrail on a ship
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| mansionary
| residence; mansions
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| mansuetude
| meekness; tameness; sweetness of temper
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| mansworn
| perjured
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| mantelletta
| knee-length sleeveless garment worn by Catholic cardinals and bishops
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| mantic
| of, like or pertaining to divination; prophetic; divinely inspired
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| mantissa
| decimal part of logarithm
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| mantology
| fortune-telling
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| manubrial
| shaped like a handle
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| manubrium
| any handle-like structure
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| manuduction
| careful guidance; leading by hand
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| manumission
| emancipation; freedom from slavery
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| manurance
| cultivation
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| manustupration
| masturbation
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| mappemond
| map of the world
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| maquette
| small model of something to be made on a larger scale
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| maquis
| guerrilla resistance force
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| marabout
| thin downy silk
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| maraging
| process by which alloy is slowly cooled in the air
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| marah
| bitterness; something bitter
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| marasmus
| wasting away of the body; emaciation due to malnutrition
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| marc
| refuse from winemaking
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| marcella
| cotton or linen in twill weave
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| marcescent
| withering without falling off
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| marchpane
| old name for marzipan
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| marcidity
| state of great leanness
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| marcottage
| propagation of trees by stripping ring of bark and covering with moss
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| maremma
| marsh; miasma
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| margaric
| pearl-like
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| margaritiferous
| pearl-bearing
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| margaritomancy
| divination using pearls
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| maricolous
| living in the sea
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| mariculture
| cultivation of aquatic flora and fauna
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| marigenous
| produced by or in the sea
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| marigraph
| instrument for recording tide levels
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| Mariolatry
| worship of the virgin mother
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| Mariology
| study of the Virgin Mary
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| maritage
| right of feudal lord to arrange marriages of vassals
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| mariticide
| killing or killer of one's husband
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| maritodespotism
| ruthless domination by a husband
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| marivaudage
| preciosity in literary style or expression
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| marl
| clay used as fertilizer
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| marline
| small rope wound about larger rope to keep it from fraying
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| marmarosis
| conversion of limestone into marble
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| marmoreal
| of or like marble
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| marocain
| ribbed crepe fabric
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| marquetry
| furniture inlaid with multicoloured wood, ivory, or metal
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| marquisette
| sheer meshed cloth
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| marrano
| Jew converted to Christianity to avoid persecution
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| marry
| expression of surprised agreement
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| martello
| circular fort for coastal defence
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| martext
| ignorant preacher
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| martinet
| a strict disciplinarian; one who adheres to rules
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| martingale
| lower stay of rope used to sustain strain of the forestays
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| martingale
| strap between horse's forelegs to keep its head down
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| martlet
| heraldic representation of a bird without feet
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| martyrium
| shrine erected in memory of a martyr
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| martyrolatry
| excessive devotion to martyrs
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| martyrology
| study of martyrs
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| marver
| marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled
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| mascaron
| grotesque face on a door-knocker
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| maschalephidrosis
| massive sweating of the armpits
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| mascle
| diamond-shaped plate or scale
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| mascon
| concentration of dense mass beneath the moon's surface
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| maskirovka
| use of deception or camouflage as military stratagem
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| masseter
| muscle used to move the lower jaw
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| masterate
| degree or title of a master
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| masticate
| to chew; to knead mechanically
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| mastigophorous
| bearing a whip
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| mastoid
| like a nipple or teat
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| mastology
| study of mammals
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| matachin
| Spanish ritualised sword-dance or battle dance
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| matelassé
| having a quilted ornamentation; fabric with raised pattern as if quilted
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| materialism
| belief that matter is the only extant substance
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| materteral
| of or resembling an aunt
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| mathemancy
| divination by counting
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| mathematicaster
| minor or inferior mathematician
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| mathesis
| mental discipline; learning or wisdom
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| matinal
| of, like or pertaining to the morning
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| matins
| prayer service held in early morning hours
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| matrass
| long-necked chemical flask
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| matrical
| of, like or pertaining to a womb or a matrix
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| matricular
| of, like or pertaining to a register
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| matriherital
| of, like or pertaining to inheritance along the female line
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| matriotism
| love for country or other institution when regarded as a mother
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| matripotestal
| of, like or pertaining to the power of mothers
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| matroclinic
| more like the mother than the father
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| matryoshka
| Russian hollow wooden doll
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| mattery
| purulent
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| mattock
| pickaxe for loosening soil
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| mattoid
| person on borderline between sanity and insanity
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| maturescent
| becoming mature
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| matutinal
| of, like or pertaining to the morning; happening early in the day
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| matutolypea
| getting up on the wrong side of the bed
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| maudlin
| tearfully sentimental
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| maugre
| in spite of
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| maugre
| in spite of; notwithstanding
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| maulstick
| stick used by painters to steady the hand
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| maunder
| to grumble; to drivel; to mutter
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| maundy
| custom of sovereign washing feet of poor or giving alms
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| mavrodaphne
| sweet dark red Greek wine
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| maxillary
| of, like or pertaining to a jaw
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| maximalism
| uncompromising adherence to extreme demands
|
| maxixe
| Brazilian ballroom dance resembling the two-step
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| maxwell
| unit of magnetic flux
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| maya
| illusion; the world of phenomena
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| mayhap
| perhaps
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| mazarine
| rich blue or reddish-blue colour
|
| mazer
| hardwood drinking bowl
|
| mazology
| mammalogy; study of mammals
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| mazopathia
| any disease of the placenta
|
| mazurka
| Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure
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| mazut
| petroleum residue after distillation
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| mazy
| dizzy; confused; labyrinthine; convoluted
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| mazzard
| wild sweet cherry
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| mazzebah
| ancient Jewish sacred stone pillar
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| mbalax
| West African popular music
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| mbaqanga
| jazz-influenced southern African popular music style
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| meable
| easily penetrable
|
| meatus
| opening of a passage or canal
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| mecate
| old Mexican measure of about one-tenth of an acre
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| mechanism
| belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces
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| mechanolatry
| worship of machines
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| mechanomorphic
| having the form of a machine
|
| mecometer
| instrument for measuring length
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| meconium
| first feces of a newborn child
|
| meconology
| study of or treatise concerning opium
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| meconomancy
| divination using sleep
|
| meconophagist
| consumer of opium or heroin
|
| mediagenic
| able to present a good image in the media
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| medianic
| of, like or pertaining to spiritualists, mediums or prophets
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| medicament
| externally applied curative treatment
|
| medicaster
| quack; charlatan
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| meditabund
| absorbed in meditation
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| medius
| the middle finger
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| medullary
| consisting of or resembling marrow or pith
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| medusiform
| resembling a jellyfish
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| meedless
| undeserving; unrewarded
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| meet
| fitting; proper
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| megacerine
| extinct giant deer
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| megachiropteran
| of, like or pertaining to fruit bats
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| megalith
| large rough stone used as a monument
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| megameter
| instrument for determining longitude by observing stars
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| megaprosopous
| having a large face
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| megascope
| instrument for projecting an enlarged image
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| megascopic
| visible to the naked eye
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| megathermic
| surviving only in tropical climates
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| megistotherm
| plant requiring very high temperatures
|
| megrim
| dizziness; migraine; low spirits
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| mehari
| camel used for racing
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| meiosis
| understatement of size or importance for rhetorical effect
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| mekometer
| range-finder
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| mel
| honey
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| melalgia
| pain in the limbs
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| melanic
| black; very dark
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| melaniferous
| containing or bearing melanin
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| melano
| abnormally dark person or animal
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| melanochroic
| dark-skinned
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| melasma
| dark patch of skin
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| meldometer
| instrument for measuring melting points of substances
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| meleagrine
| of, like or pertaining to turkeys
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| melic
| to be sung; lyric
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| melichrous
| having a honey-like colour
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| meline
| canary-yellow
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| meliorism
| the belief the world tends to become better
|
| meliphagous
| feeding upon honey
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| melisma
| tune; melodic embellishment; ornamentation
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| melismatic
| florid in melody
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| melittology
| study of bees
|
| mellaginous
| of, like or pertaining to or resembling honey
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| melliferous
| producing or forming honey
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| mellification
| honey-making
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| mellisonant
| sweet-sounding
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| mellivorous
| honey-eating
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| melologue
| recitation with musical accompaniment
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| melomania
| craze for music
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| melopepon
| any of various kinds of squash
|
| melopoeia
| composition of music
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| melton
| strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth
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| membral
| of, like or pertaining to the limbs rather than the trunk
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| memoriter
| from memory; by heart
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| menald
| speckled; spotted
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| menarche
| first menstruation
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| mendacity
| insincerity; inclination to tell falsehoods
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| mendicant
| member of impoverished religious order
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| mendiloquence
| artful lying
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| menisciform
| shaped like a crescent
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| meniscus
| crescent-shaped object; concave lens
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| menology
| register or calendar of saints' days
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| mensal
| of, like or pertaining to the dinner-table; monthly
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| menstruum
| solvent used in the preparation of drugs
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| mensuration
| measuring to find the dimensions of things
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| mental
| of, like or pertaining to the chin
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| mentalism
| belief that the world can be explained as aspect of the mind
|
| mentatiferous
| telepathic
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| mentation
| thought; cogitation; cognition
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| menticide
| reduction of mind by psychological pressure
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| mentum
| the chin
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| mephitic
| foul-smelling
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| meracious
| pure; unmixed
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| mercedary
| pertaining to the giving or receiving of wages
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| mercer
| dealer in small wares or textiles
|
| mercurial
| volatile; fluctuating
|
| merdivorous
| dung-eating
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| merdurinous
| composed of urine and feces
|
| merengue
| Caribbean ballroom dance in which feet are frequently dragged
|
| mereology
| study of part-whole relationships
|
| meretricious
| of, like or pertaining to prostitution; superficially attractive but lacking value
|
| merino
| soft wool of the merino sheep; any soft merino-like wool or wool and cotton cloth
|
| merism
| rhetorical device of contrasting two parts of a whole
|
| meristic
| divided into parts or segments
|
| meritocracy
| government by the meritorious
|
| merkin
| pubic wig
|
| merlon
| narrow wall in battlement between embrasures
|
| merocracy
| government by a part of the citizenry
|
| merogenesis
| segmentation
|
| meromorphic
| fractional
|
| meronym
| word whose relation to another is a part to the whole
|
| meropia
| partial blindness
|
| mersion
| dipping; as in baptism
|
| merycism
| rumination
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| mésalliance
| unsuitable marriage
|
| meseems
| it seems to me
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| mesial
| middle
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| mesic
| adapted to life with a moderate supply of moisture
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| mesnalty
| feudal estate
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| mesochroic
| having skin colour intermediate between light and dark
|
| mesocracy
| government by the middle classes
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| mesology
| ecology
|
| mesotherm
| plant living only in moderate climates
|
| mesquin
| mean; ungracious
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| messaline
| soft lightweight silk with a satin weave
|
| messianism
| belief in a single messiah or saviour
|
| messuage
| house with land and auxiliary buildings
|
| metabasis
| transition; transfer
|
| metabiosis
| reliance of an organism on another for environment
|
| metachronism
| an error of dating an event too late
|
| metachrosis
| ability of animals to change colour
|
| metage
| official weighing of goods; charge for such weighing
|
| metagnomy
| divination
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| metagnostic
| incomprehensible; beyond understanding
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| metagraphy
| transliteration
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| metagrobolize
| to mystify; to puzzle out
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| metalepsis
| metonymy of a double or indirect kind
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| metalliferous
| bearing metal
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| metallogenic
| metal occurring as an ore as opposed to in rocks
|
| metallogeny
| study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits
|
| metallography
| study of the structure and constitution of metals
|
| metallurgy
| study of alloying and treating metals
|
| metameric
| of, like or pertaining to serial division or segmentation of body
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| metanalysis
| incorrect placement of 'n' at start of word following a nindefinite article
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| metanoia
| repentance; fundamental change in character
|
| metanomen
| metaphorical name
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| metaphony
| umlaut; change in vöwel sound due to nearby consonant
|
| metaphrase
| turning of prose into verse or vice versa
|
| metaphrast
| one who produces a metaphrase
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| metaphysics
| study of principles of nature and thought
|
| metaphysis
| change in form; metamorphosis
|
| metaplasm
| alteration in spelling of a word
|
| metapolitics
| study of politics in theory or abstract
|
| metapsychology
| study of nature of the mind
|
| metastasis
| removal from one place to another
|
| metasthenic
| having strong haunches or hindquarters
|
| metastrophe
| mutual exchange
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| metathesis
| transposition of sounds or letters of a word
|
| métayage
| system of agricultural labour with share of produce as wages
|
| metempirical
| beyond the scope of knowledge
|
| metempsychosis
| passing of soul after death into another body
|
| metemptosis
| omission of day from calendar to correct lunar calendar
|
| metensomatosis
| movement of soul into new body before or after death
|
| meteorism
| abdominal cramps and swelling due to flatulence
|
| meteoritics
| the study of meteors
|
| meteorograph
| instrument recording a variety of meteorological observations
|
| meteoromancy
| divination by studying meteors
|
| methanometer
| instrument for detecting presence of methane
|
| metheglin
| mead; honey ale
|
| methinks
| I believe; I think
|
| methomania
| morbid craving for alcohol
|
| methysis
| drunkenness
|
| métier
| profession, occupation, calling or business
|
| metonymy
| figurative use of word to name an attribute of its subject
|
| metope
| front, forehead or frontal surface
|
| metopic
| of, like or pertaining to the forehead
|
| metopomancy
| divination using the forehead or face
|
| metoposcopy
| fortune-telling or judgement of character by the lines of the forehead
|
| metrics
| study of versification
|
| metrocracy
| government by mothers or women; matriarchy
|
| metrology
| science of weights and measures
|
| metromania
| insatiable desire for writing verse
|
| metronymy
| system of naming after the mother's or female line
|
| metrophobia
| fear of poetry
|
| metropolitan
| archbishop holding authority over other bishops
|
| meuse
| space through which animal track passes
|
| mew
| to shed, moult or change
|
| mewling
| crying feebly
|
| mezzotint
| method of copper engraving with even gradation of tones
|
| mho
| unit of electrical conductance
|
| miasma
| foul vapours from rotting matter; unwholesome air
|
| micaceous
| consisting of or made of mica
|
| micrander
| dwarf male plant
|
| microanatomy
| study of microscopic tissues
|
| microbarograph
| instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure
|
| microbiology
| study of microscopic organisms
|
| microcalorimeter
| instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat
|
| microcephalic
| having a very small head
|
| microclimatology
| study of local climates
|
| micrograph
| instrument used to write on a very small scale
|
| microlith
| very small stone tool
|
| micrology
| study or discussion of trivialities
|
| micromancy
| divination using small objects
|
| micromania
| pathological self-deprecation or belief that one is very small
|
| micrometer
| instrument for measuring very small distances
|
| micronometer
| instrument for measuring short periods of time
|
| micropalaeontology
| study of microscopic fossils
|
| microphagous
| feeding on small creatures or plants
|
| microphyllous
| having small leaves
|
| microphytology
| study of very small plant life
|
| micropodal
| having extremely small feet
|
| micropolis
| small city
|
| micropsia
| disease causing objects to appear smaller than actual size
|
| micropyle
| microscopic orifice
|
| microscopy
| study of minute objects
|
| microseismograph
| instrument for recording small or distant earthquakes
|
| microseismometer
| instrument for measuring small or distant earthquakes
|
| microsomatous
| having a small body
|
| microtome
| instrument used to cut very small sections of something
|
| micrurgy
| dissection under magnification or under a microscope
|
| micturition
| the act of urinating
|
| mida
| larva of the bean-fly
|
| midinette
| shop-girl
|
| midlenting
| custom of giving gifts to parents on mid-Lent Sunday
|
| mien
| air or look; manner
|
| mignon
| small and dainty
|
| migraineur
| one who suffers from migraines
|
| mil
| unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire
|
| mileometer
| instrument for recording distance travelled in miles
|
| miliary
| like or concerning millet seeds
|
| militaster
| soldier without skill or ability
|
| milleflori
| glassware made of coloured rods embedded in clear glass
|
| millenarianism
| belief that an ideal society will be produced in the near future
|
| millesimal
| thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts
|
| milliad
| millennium; period of a thousand years
|
| milliammeter
| instrument for recording very small electrical currents
|
| millionocracy
| government by millionaires
|
| millocracy
| government by mill owners
|
| milquetoast
| very timid; unassertive person
|
| milt
| fish spawn
|
| milvine
| of, like or pertaining to kites and similar birds
|
| mim
| prim, demure
|
| mimature
| mimicry
|
| mimetic
| imitative; of, like or pertaining to mimicry
|
| mimography
| written representation of signs
|
| minacious
| threatening
|
| minargent
| alloy of copper, silver and aluminum
|
| minatory
| threatening
|
| minauderie
| display of affectation
|
| mineralogy
| study of minerals
|
| miniaceous
| colour of reddish lead
|
| miniate
| to decorate with rubrics; to illuminate a manuscript
|
| miniaturist
| one who paints miniature pictures
|
| minify
| to diminish, in appearance or reality
|
| minim
| unit of liquid volume equal to 1/480 fluid ounces
|
| minimifidian
| having the smallest possible degree of faith
|
| minimism
| inclination to reduce a dogma to the least possible
|
| minimuscular
| tiny
|
| minium
| vermilion; red lead
|
| miniver
| ermine in winter coat; ermine or squirrel fur
|
| minnesinger
| medieval troubadour or poet
|
| minster
| church associated with a monastery
|
| minuend
| number from which another is to be subtracted
|
| minuet
| slow and stately Baroque dance in 3/4 time
|
| minutious
| paying undue attention to minutiae
|
| miosis
| abnormal contraction of the pupil of the eye
|
| miothermic
| of, like or pertaining to temperature conditions of the present day
|
| mirabilia
| wonders
|
| mirabiliary
| miracle worker
|
| mirador
| belvedere or watchtower; architectural feature with good view
|
| mird
| to meddle
|
| mirific
| wonder-working; marvellous
|
| mirliton
| reed pipe
|
| misacceptation
| misinterpretation
|
| misandry
| hatred of men
|
| misaunter
| misadventure or mishap
|
| misbeseem
| to be unsuited or unsuitable to
|
| miscegene
| person of mixed racial heritage
|
| miscellanarian
| writer of miscellanies
|
| misericord
| ledge in church to lean against while standing; forgiveness or mercy
|
| misfeasance
| doing of a lawful act in a wrongful manner
|
| mislight
| to lead astray by a light
|
| misocapnic
| hating tobacco or its smoke
|
| misoclere
| one who hates the clergy
|
| misogallic
| hating France or the French
|
| misology
| hatred of reason or knowledge
|
| misoneism
| hatred of novelty
|
| misopaedia
| hatred of children
|
| misosophy
| hatred of knowledge or wisdom
|
| misotheism
| hatred of God or deities
|
| misprise
| to scorn; to slight; to undervalue
|
| misprision
| mistake; overlooking of a crime of another
|
| missal
| book containing complete service for mass
|
| mistetch
| bad habit
|
| mistigris
| variation of poker where blank card can have any value
|
| misyoke
| to yoke or marry unsuitably
|
| miter
| high headdress worn by bishop or archbishop
|
| mithridate
| antidote to poison
|
| mithridatism
| immunity to poison by taking increasingly large doses
|
| miticide
| agent which kills mites
|
| mitogenic
| causing cell division
|
| mitrailleur
| machine-gunner
|
| mitrate
| shaped like a mitre or bonnet
|
| mitriform
| mitre-shaped
|
| mittimus
| warrant granted for sending a charged person to jail
|
| mixen
| dunghill
|
| mixotrophic
| combining different modes of nutrition
|
| mizmaze
| labyrinth; bewilderment
|
| mizzen
| three-masted vessel; aft sail of such a vessel
|
| mizzenmast
| mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship
|
| mizzle
| to rain in small drops
|
| mnemon
| unit of memory, largely hypothetical
|
| mnemonist
| one from whose memory nothing is erased
|
| mnemotechny
| system for improving memory
|
| mnesic
| of, like or pertaining to memory
|
| mobocracy
| government by mobs or crowds
|
| mockado
| inferior quality woollen fabric
|
| modalism
| belief in unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit
|
| modena
| crimson
|
| modillion
| ornamental bracket under Corinthian or other column
|
| modish
| fashionable; stylish
|
| modiste
| a maker or seller of fashionable dresses and hats
|
| modius
| cylindrical headdress of the gods
|
| modulus
| number leaving same remainder when divided into two others
|
| mofette
| volcanic opening in the earth emitting carbon dioxide
|
| mofussil
| provincial; rural
|
| mogadore
| ribbed silk used in making neckties
|
| mogigraphia
| writing only with difficulty
|
| mogilalia
| speaking only with difficulty
|
| mohair
| fabric made from silky hair of angora goats
|
| moilsome
| laborious
|
| moineau
| small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built
|
| moire
| watered silk
|
| moiré
| watered appearance on cloth or metal
|
| moirologist
| mourner for hire
|
| molariform
| shaped like a molar
|
| molendinar
| of, like or pertaining to a mill or miller
|
| molendinary
| mill
|
| moleskin
| heavy durable cotton
|
| molimen
| great effort, especially in performing natural functions
|
| molinary
| of, like or pertaining to mills or grinding
|
| molinology
| study of mills and milling
|
| mollescent
| softening
|
| mollipilose
| downy; soft; having soft plumage
|
| mollities
| softness; softening
|
| mollitious
| luxurious; sensuous
|
| molluscicide
| killing of mollusks
|
| mollycoddle
| an effeminate man
|
| molochize
| to sacrifice
|
| molossus
| verse foot of three long syllables
|
| molybdosis
| lead poisoning
|
| momentaneous
| momentary; instantaneous
|
| momilogy
| study of mummies
|
| Momus
| satirist; critic
|
| mon
| Japanese family crest
|
| monachise
| to cause to become a monk
|
| monachism
| monasticism
|
| monadism
| theory that there exist ultimate units of being
|
| monandry
| marriage to only one man at a time
|
| monanthous
| having only a single flower
|
| monaxial
| having only one axis
|
| mondain
| worldly; fashionable; such a person
|
| monepic
| comprising only one word or single-word sentences
|
| monergism
| theory that the Holy Spirit alone can act
|
| moneyocracy
| government by the monied classes
|
| mongery
| trafficking or marketing, especially in discreditable ways
|
| monial
| a nun
|
| moniliform
| shaped like a string of beads
|
| monism
| belief that all things can be placed in one category
|
| monition
| caution; warning
|
| monitory
| letter containing a warning
|
| monkery
| monks in general; monasticism; behaviour of monks
|
| monoblepsia
| colour-blindness for all but one colour
|
| monocarpic
| producing fruit only once
|
| monocerous
| having only one horn
|
| monochord
| musical instrument having only one string
|
| monochroic
| of one colour
|
| monochromasy
| complete colour-blindness
|
| monochronic
| contemporaneous
|
| monocracy
| government by one individual
|
| monoculture
| growing of one agricultural crop only
|
| monoculus
| one-eyed person
|
| monodont
| one-tusked
|
| monodrama
| one-man show; play having only one actor
|
| monody
| mournful ode or poem performed by a single mourner
|
| monoecious
| having both male and female reproductive organs
|
| monogenesis
| origin of offspring from identical parent
|
| monogoneutic
| having only a single brood or litter
|
| monogony
| asexual reproduction
|
| monoideism
| obsession or fixation on a single idea or thought
|
| monolatry
| worship of one god without excluding belief in others
|
| monoliteral
| comprising only one letter
|
| monolith
| large single stone in form of monument, obelisk or column
|
| monology
| habit of offering soliloquies or monologues
|
| monomachy
| single combat; a duel
|
| monomania
| abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea
|
| monomorphic
| having only one form
|
| monoousian
| having the same substance
|
| monophagous
| feeding on only one type of food
|
| monophobia
| fear of being alone
|
| monophylletic
| derived from common ancestry or parentage
|
| monophysitism
| belief that Christ was primarily divine but in human form
|
| monopode
| one-footed person with foot large enough to be a sunshade
|
| monopolylogue
| dramatic work in which one actor plays many roles
|
| monopsony
| case of only one buyer for products of several sellers
|
| monopsychism
| belief that individuals have a single eternal soul
|
| monopteron
| circular temple with one ring of columns
|
| monoptote
| word with one form for all cases; indeclinable noun
|
| monorhyme
| series of lines all rhyming together
|
| monoschemic
| having the same metrical pattern throughout
|
| monostichous
| in one line; in one row
|
| monostrophe
| poem in which all stanzas share an identical structure
|
| monostylar
| consisting of a single shaft
|
| monosy
| separation of parts normally fused
|
| monotheism
| belief in only one God
|
| monotheletism
| belief that Christ had only one will
|
| monothelious
| polyandrous
|
| monotroch
| wheelbarrow
|
| monoxylon
| canoe made from one log
|
| monstrance
| vessel used to expose the Eucharist
|
| montane
| mountainous; mountain-dwelling
|
| montant
| vertical member in panelling or framing
|
| montero
| huntsman
|
| montgolfier
| balloon using fire for propulsion
|
| monticle
| a little hill
|
| monticolous
| mountain-dwelling
|
| montiform
| shaped like a mountain
|
| montre
| visible pipes of an organ
|
| monture
| mounting, setting or frame
|
| mooncalf
| false conception or fleshy mass in the womb
|
| moonraker
| topmost sail of a ship, above the skyscraper
|
| moorlog
| deposit of decayed woody material under a marsh
|
| moot
| meeting; gathering; meeting-hall
|
| mopsical
| short-sighted
|
| moquette
| thick piled fabric used in upholstery and carpeting
|
| mor
| humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil
|
| mora
| delay
|
| morassic
| of, like or pertaining to a morass
|
| morbidezza
| an extreme delicacy and softness
|
| morbiferous
| disease-bringing
|
| morbilli
| measles
|
| morbilliform
| like or resembling measles
|
| morbus
| disease
|
| morcellate
| to divide into small portions
|
| mordacious
| given to biting; biting in quality
|
| mordant
| biting; caustic; incisive; corrosive
|
| mordent
| rapidly alternating a tone with one half-tone lower; reverse trill
|
| moreen
| stout corded wool or cotton
|
| morel
| dark-coloured horse; blackish colour
|
| moresco
| a Moorish dance or morris-dance
|
| morgan
| unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome
|
| morganatic
| of, like or pertaining to a marriage between those of unequal rank
|
| morganise
| to secretly do away with
|
| morgen
| unit of land area slightly more than two acres
|
| morgue
| haughtiness; arrogance
|
| moria
| folly
|
| morient
| dying
|
| moriform
| shaped like a mulberry
|
| morigeration
| deferential behaviour
|
| morigerous
| obsequious or deferent
|
| morion
| open helmet without visor
|
| morioplasty
| restoration of lost parts of the body
|
| morkin
| animal that has died by accident
|
| morling
| sheep dead from disease; its wool
|
| mormal
| inflamed sore
|
| morne
| dismal; gloomy; sombre
|
| morology
| nonsense
|
| morosis
| pathological feeble-mindedness
|
| morosophy
| foolish pretence of wisdom
|
| morphallaxis
| regeneration in a changed form
|
| morphean
| of, like or pertaining to dreams
|
| morphew
| skin eruption
|
| morphinomania
| habitual craving or desire for morphine
|
| morphogenesis
| origin or development of a body part or organ
|
| morphology
| study of forms and the development of structures
|
| morphometry
| measurement of form or shape
|
| morphonomy
| laws governing biological morphology
|
| morphotic
| of, like or pertaining to formation or development
|
| morris
| vigorous English dance performed by costumed men
|
| morro
| rounded hill or headland
|
| morsal
| of, like or pertaining to the cutting edge of a knife
|
| morse
| walrus
|
| morsitation
| act of biting or gnawing
|
| morsure
| a bite
|
| mortalism
| belief that the soul is mortal
|
| mortiferous
| death-bringing; fatal
|
| mortise
| hole or recess made in wood to receive a tenon
|
| mortmain
| restrictive influence of the past on the present
|
| moschate
| having a musky odour
|
| moschiferous
| producing musk
|
| moslings
| thin strips taken off when dressing skins
|
| motable
| constantly moving
|
| motatory
| continually moving
|
| motiferous
| conveying motion
|
| motile
| capable of moving spontaneously as a whole
|
| motograph
| old telegraph or telephone receiver
|
| motrix
| female motor
|
| motte
| artificial mound upon which a castle is built
|
| mottle
| to variegate blotchily
|
| moucharaby
| projecting latticed window
|
| mouchard
| police spy
|
| mouillé
| sounded in a liquid manner; palatized
|
| mouldwarp
| mole
|
| moulin
| shaft in a glacier caused by water running down a crack
|
| moulinet
| machine for bending a crossbow
|
| mountenance
| amount; distance
|
| mournival
| set of four things
|
| mousseline
| fine sheer fabric
|
| mousseline
| very fine glassware
|
| mouton
| sheepskin processed to look like the fur of another animal
|
| movent
| moving; capable of causing motion
|
| mow
| to make a grimace
|
| moya
| volcanic mud
|
| mozzetta
| short cape with ornamental hood worn by Catholic prelates
|
| mucago
| mucus; mucilage
|
| mucedinous
| mouldy; mildewy
|
| muchity
| great size or bulk
|
| mucid
| mouldy; musty
|
| muciferous
| conveying or secreting mucus
|
| mucilage
| any sticky substance
|
| mucivorous
| feeding on plant juices
|
| mucopurulent
| of mucus and pus
|
| mucorrhoea
| discharge of mucus
|
| mucronate
| terminating in a sharp point
|
| mucrone
| stiff sharp point forming an abrupt end
|
| mucroniform
| like, having or resembling a sharp point
|
| muculent
| like mucus
|
| muffineer
| dish for keeping muffins hot
|
| mugient
| bellowing; braying
|
| mugwump
| one who is neutral politically
|
| mulciberian
| of, like or pertaining to metalworking
|
| mulct
| to swindle; to obtain by fraud
|
| mulctuary
| punishable by a fine
|
| muleteer
| mule-driver
|
| muliebrile
| womanly; feminine
|
| muliebrity
| womanhood
|
| mulism
| obstinate quirk or habit
|
| mull
| soft fine sheer cotton or silk fabric
|
| mull
| to moisten leather to make it more supple
|
| muller
| flat heavy stone or iron pulverizing tool
|
| mullet
| five-pointed star in heraldry; ridiculous hairstyle
|
| mulley
| hornless
|
| mulligrubs
| a despondent or ill-tempered mood
|
| mullion
| upright division between window panes
|
| mullock
| waste earth or rock from a mine
|
| mulm
| organic sediment at bottom of an aquarium
|
| mulse
| boiled wine with honey
|
| multanimous
| having a many-sided mind
|
| multarticulate
| many-jointed
|
| multeity
| manifoldness; very great numerousness
|
| multicapitate
| many-headed
|
| multicipital
| many-headed
|
| multifarious
| having great diversity; manifold
|
| multifid
| having many divisions
|
| multiflorous
| many-flowered
|
| multilocation
| appearance in many places simultaneously
|
| multiloculate
| many-chambered
|
| multiloquent
| talkative; garrulous
|
| multiparous
| having given birth to multiple children
|
| multiplicative
| indicating repetition or augmentation
|
| multipotent
| having the power to do many things
|
| multiscience
| knowledge of many things
|
| multisonant
| producing many or very loud sounds
|
| multisulcate
| many-furrowed
|
| multitarian
| having many forms but one central essence
|
| multivious
| leading in many directions; offering many different paths
|
| multivocal
| having many meanings
|
| multivolent
| having several differing opinions; disagreeing
|
| multivoltine
| having several broods in one season
|
| multure
| fee for grinding grain
|
| mumpsimus
| view stubbornly held even when shown to be wrong
|
| mundificative
| a cleansing or purifying medicine
|
| mundify
| to cleanse; to purify; to heal
|
| mundungus
| foul-smelling tobacco
|
| mungo
| waste produced in a woollen-mill
|
| munificence
| magnificent liberality in giving
|
| munify
| to fortify
|
| muniment
| means of defence; record fortifying or proving a claim
|
| munting
| vertical framing piece between door panels
|
| muonium
| positively-charged muon attached to an electron
|
| murage
| tax for the upkeep of walls
|
| murally
| by means of walls; on or from a wall
|
| murcous
| having the thumb cut off
|
| murdrum
| killing of a human being in a secret manner
|
| murenger
| official in charge of ensuring city walls are repaired
|
| muriated
| pickled; preserved
|
| muriatic
| briny
|
| muricate
| rough or warty with sharp points
|
| muriform
| resembling a mouse or rat
|
| murine
| of, like or pertaining to mice and rats
|
| muriphobia
| fear of mice
|
| murrain
| epidemic or plague affecting livestock
|
| murrhine
| clear glassware containing pieces of coloured glass
|
| musal
| of, like or pertaining to poetry or the Muses
|
| muscariform
| shaped like a brush
|
| muscicapine
| of, like or pertaining to flycatchers and related birds
|
| muscicide
| substance for killing flies
|
| muscid
| of, like or pertaining to house-flies
|
| muscoid
| of, like or pertaining to mosses; moss-like
|
| muscology
| the study of mosses
|
| museology
| the study of museums
|
| musicaster
| a mediocre musician
|
| muslin
| plain-woven fine cotton
|
| musomania
| obsession with music
|
| musrol
| nose-band of a bridle
|
| mussitate
| to mutter
|
| mussitation
| murmuring; grumbling
|
| mustelid
| otters, badgers and weasels
|
| musteline
| of, like or pertaining to weasels, martens and badgers
|
| mutagenesis
| origin or induction of mutation
|
| mutative
| indicating a change of place or state
|
| mutchkin
| old unit of liquid measurement equal to 3/4 of an imperial pint
|
| mutic
| lacking normal defensive parts or organs
|
| mutivity
| tendency to alter
|
| mutualism
| belief in mutual dependence of society and the individual
|
| mvule
| kind of African tree like a mulberry; hard wood of that tree
|
| myasthenia
| muscular weakness or debility
|
| mycetism
| fungus poisoning
|
| mycology
| study of funguses
|
| mycophagous
| eating fungus
|
| mycosis
| disease due to the growth of a fungus
|
| mycteric
| of, like or pertaining to the nostrils
|
| mycterism
| sneering
|
| mydriasis
| morbid dilatation of the pupil of the eye
|
| myelic
| of, like or pertaining to the spinal cord
|
| myogenic
| having a muscular origin
|
| myograph
| instrument for recording muscular contractions
|
| myology
| study of muscles
|
| myomancy
| divination from the movements of mice
|
| myophobia
| fear of mice
|
| myosis
| excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye
|
| myoxine
| of, like or pertaining to dormice
|
| myriacanthous
| having many prickles
|
| myriadth
| being a one-ten-thousandth part of a whole
|
| myriarchy
| government by ten thousand individuals
|
| myringa
| eardrum
|
| myringoscope
| instrument for viewing the eardrum
|
| myriorama
| picture consisting of many interchangeable parts
|
| myristicivorous
| feeding upon nutmegs
|
| myrmecoid
| antlike
|
| myrmecology
| study of ants
|
| myrmecophagid
| of, like or pertaining to anteaters
|
| myrmecophagous
| feeding on ants
|
| myrmecophilous
| having a symbiotic relationship with ants
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| myrmicine
| of, like or pertaining to ants
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| myrmidon
| follower; hireling; mercenary
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| myropologist
| one who sells perfume
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| mysophobia
| fear of contamination or dirt
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| mystacial
| having a mustache-like stripe
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| mystagogical
| of, like or pertaining to religious ritual initiation
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| mysteriosophy
| system of knowledge concerning secrets and mysteries
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| mythoclast
| destroyer of myths
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| mythogenesis
| origin of myths
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| mythography
| descriptive study or representation of myths
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| mythomania
| lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent
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| mythopoeic
| giving rise to myths
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I hope you have found this site to be useful. If you have any corrections, additions, or comments, please contact me. Please note that I am not able to respond to all requests. Please consult a major dictionary before e-mailing your query. All material on this page © 2007 Stephen Chrisomalis. Links to this page may be made without permission.
