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- MANDIBLEThe jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
- MANDIBULAROf or pertaining to the mandible.
- MANDIBULATEProvided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.
- MANDUCATETo chew (something); to masticate.
- MANESThe souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.
- MANETUsed in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare exit, exeunt.
- MANEUVERThe planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; a large training field-exercise of fighting units.
- MANGEA skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
- MANICUREA cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
- MANIFESTEvident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
- MANIFESTOA public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
- MANIPULARof or relating to a maniple (Roman army division)
- MANNERMode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
- MANOEUVRECommonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
- MANORA landed estate.
- MANSUETEtame; gentle
- MANSUETUDEGentleness, tameness.
- MANTIDmantis
- MANUALSynonym of handbook.
- MANUARYManual; involving (skills using) the hands.
- MANUFACTORYA manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
- MANUFACTUREThe action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
- MANUMITTo release (someone) from slavery; to free.
- MANURETo cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
- MANUSA hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
- MANUSCRIPTHandwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
- MAQUISDense Mediterranean coastal scrub.
- MARCASITEThe orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals.
- MARCHESEAn Italian marquis.
- MARGEMargin; edge; brink or verge.
- MARGINThe edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
- MARGINALOf, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
- MARGINATEWith a well marked edge or margin.
- MARINAA harbour for small boats.
- MARINERSynonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
- MARISHA marsh.
- MARITAGEThe right of the lord of the fee to dispose of the heiress, later also of the male heir, in marriage.
- MARITALPertaining to marriage.
- MARITIMERelating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).
- MARKETA gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.
- MARLA mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
- MAROCAINA heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel.
- MARONAn alpine guide.
- MARSHALA high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.
- MARTA shop, a store, a market.
- MARTELA hammer, especially a war hammer.
- MARTIALOf, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
- MARTINGALEA piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
- MARTLETA bird, the martin.
- MARVELThat which causes wonder; a prodigy; a portent.
- MASCLEA lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
- MASCOTSomething thought to bring good luck.
- MASCULINEOf or pertaining to the male gender.
- MASKA cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- MASONA bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
- MASQUERADEAn assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
- MASSETERThe large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.
- MATERMother.
- MATERIALOf, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
- MATERNITYThe state of being a mother; motherhood.
- MATINof or relating to matins
- MATRICEObsolete form of matrix.
- MATRICIDEThe killing of one's mother.
- MATRICULAA register of students who are enrolled.
- MATRILINEA line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.
- MATRIXThe cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
- MATRONA mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank. A woman with the character of a mother or matriarch. A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establi
- MATRYOSHKAOne of a set of wooden Russian dolls of different sizes, designed such that each fits inside the next.
- MATTERMaterial; substance. Anything with mass and volume. Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.
- MATUREFully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
- MATURITYThe state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
- MATUTINEOf or relating to early morning; occurring in the early morning; matutinal.
- MAUDLINThe Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
- MAUGREIn spite of, notwithstanding.
- MAUGRESIn spite of, notwithstanding.
- MAULA heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- MAUNDYA commandment.
- MAUSOLEAplural of mausoleum
- MAUVEA rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c. 1859‒1873 and now called mauveine.
- MAYORThe chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected lo
- MAZURKAA traditional Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
- MEASEA measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long or short) hundred, used especially when counting herring.
- MEASLEA red spot of the kind that appears on the skin of someone suffering from measles.
- MEASUREA prescribed quantity or extent. Moderation, temperance. A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
- MEATUSA tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body.
- MEDALA stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
- MEDIALOf or pertaining to a mean or average.
- MEDIASTINUMThe region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.
- MEDIATETo resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
- MEDIATIONNegotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
- MEDIATOROne who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
- MEDIATORIALRelating to or befitting a mediator (one who mediates).
- MEDIATRIXA female mediator.
- MEDICOf or pertaining to medicines; medical.
- MEDICABLECapable of being medicated
- MEDICALOf or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
- MEDICAMENTA medicine, medication or drug.
- MEDICASTERA quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
- MEDICATETo prescribe or administer medication to.
- MEDICATIONA medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.