Maccabean - n.pl. (in full Books of the Maccabees) four books of Jewish history and theology,... [more]

maceration - v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become soft by soaking. 2 intr. waste away by fasting.... [more]

macerator - v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become soft by soaking. 2 intr. waste away by fasting.... [more]

machiavellianism - adj. elaborately cunning; scheming, unscrupulous. machiavellianism n. [N. dei... [more]

machicolation - v.tr. (usu. as machicolated adj.) furnish (a... [more]

machinability - adj. capable of being cut by machine tools. machinability n.... [more]

machination - v.intr. lay plots; intrigue. machination n. machinator n. [L machinari contrive... [more]

machinator - v.intr. lay plots; intrigue. machination n. machinator n. [L machinari contrive... [more]

macram - n. 1 the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make ... [more]

macrocephaly - adj. (also macrocephalous) having a long or large head. macrocephaly n.... [more]

macrocosmic - n. 1 the universe. 2 the whole of a complex structure. macrocosmic adj. macrocosmically... [more]

macrocosmically - n. 1 the universe. 2 the whole of a complex structure. macrocosmic adj. macrocosmically... [more]

macroeconomic - n. the study of large-scale or general economic factors, e.g. national productivity.... [more]

macromolecular - n. Chem. a molecule containing a very large number of atoms. macromolecular adj.... [more]

macroscopically - adj. 1 visible to the naked eye. 2 regarded in terms of large units. macroscopically... [more]

macular - n. (pl. maculae) 1 a dark spot, esp. a permanent one, in the skin. 2 (in full macula... [more]

maculation - n. (pl. maculae) 1 a dark spot, esp. a permanent one, in the skin. 2 (in full macula... [more]

maggoty - cf . MAWKISH]... [more]

magianism - see MAGUS]... [more]

magically - adj. 1 of or relating to magic. 2 resembling magic; produced as if by magic. 3 wonderful,... [more]

magisterially - adj. 1 imperious. 2 invested with authority. 3 of... [more]

magistrateship - n. 1 a civil officer administering the law. 2 an official conducting a court for... [more]

magistrature - n. 1 a civil officer administering the law. 2 an official conducting a court for... [more]

magmatic - n. (pl. magmata or magmas) 1 fluid or semifluid material from which igneous rock... [more]

magnanimity - adj. nobly generous; not petty in feelings or conduct. magnanimity n. magnanimously... [more]

magnanimously - adj. nobly generous; not petty in feelings or conduct. magnanimity n. magnanimously... [more]

magnesian - n. 1 Chem. magnesium oxide. 2 (in general use) hydrated magnesium carbonate, a white... [more]

magnetically - adj. 1 a having the properties of a magnet. b producing, produced by, or acting... [more]

magnetizable - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 give magnetic properties to. 2 make into a magnet. 3 [more]

magnetization - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 give magnetic properties to. 2 make into a magnet. 3 [more]

magnetizer - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 give magnetic properties to. 2 make into a magnet. 3 [more]

magnetometry - n. an instrument measuring magnetic forces, esp. the earth's magnetism. magnetometry... [more]

magnifiable - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 make (a thing) appear larger than it is, as with a lens. 2... [more]

magnificence - adj. 1 splendid, stately. 2 sumptuously constructed or adorned. 3 splendidly lavish.... [more]

magnificently - adj. 1 splendid, stately. 2 sumptuously constructed or adorned. 3 splendidly lavish.... [more]

magnifier - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 make (a thing) appear larger than it is, as with a lens. 2... [more]

magniloquence - adj. 1 grand or grandiose in speech. 2 boastful. magniloquence n. magniloquently... [more]

magniloquently - adj. 1 grand or grandiose in speech. 2 boastful. magniloquence n. magniloquently... [more]

Magyar - n. & adj. 1 a member of a Ural-Altaic people now predominant ... [more]

maharanee - n. (also maharani) hist. a maharaja's wife or widow. [Hindi maharani f. maha great... [more]

mahatma - n. 1 a (in India etc.) a person regarded with reverence. b a sage. 2 each of a class... [more]

Mahayana - n. a school of Buddhism practised in China, Japan, and Tibet. [Skr. f. maha great... [more]

mahlstick - var. of MAULSTICK. ... [more]

mahogany - orig. unkn.]... [more]

mahonia - n. any evergreen shrub of the genus Mahonia, with yellow bell-shaped or globular... [more]

mahout - n. (in India etc.) an elephant-driver or -keeper. [Hindi mahaut f. Skr. mahamatra... [more]

Mahratta - var. of MARATHA. ... [more]

Mahratti - var. of MARATHI. ... [more]

mahseer - n. either of two freshwater Indian fish, Barbus putitora or B. tor, used as food.... [more]

maieutic - adj. (of the Socratic mode of enquiry) serving to bring a person's latent ideas... [more]

maigre - cf. MEAGRE]... [more]

mailable - adj. acceptable for conveyance by post. ... [more]

mailbag - n. a large sack or bag for carrying mail. ... [more]

mailbox - n. US a letter-box. ... [more]

maillot - n. 1 tights for dancing, gymnastics, etc. 2 a woman's one-piece bathing-suit. 3... [more]

maim - v.tr. 1 cripple, disable, mutilate. 2 harm , impair... [more]

mainframe - n. 1 the central processing unit and primary memory of a computer. 2 (often attrib.)... [more]

mainliner - v. sl. 1 intr. take drugs intravenously. 2 tr. inject (drugs) intravenously. mainliner... [more]

mainmast - n. Naut. the principal mast of a ship. ... [more]

mainplane - n. the principal supporting surface of an aircraft (cf. TAILPLANE). ... [more]

mainsail - n. Naut. 1 (in a square-rigged vessel) the lowest sail on the mainmast. 2 (in a... [more]

mainstay - n. 1 a chief support (has been his mainstay since his trouble). 2 Naut. a stay from... [more]

maintainability - v.tr. 1 cause to continue; keep up , preserve (a state... [more]

maintainable - v.tr. 1 cause to continue; keep up , preserve (a state... [more]

maintainer - n. 1 a person or thing that maintains. 2 (also maintainor) Law hist. a person guilty... [more]

maintop - n. Naut. a platform above the head of the lower mainmast. ... [more]

maintopmast - n. Naut. a mast above the head of the lower mainmast. ... [more]

maiolica - n. a white tin-glazed earthenware decorated with metallic colours, orig. popular... [more]

maisonette - n. (also maisonnette) 1 a part of a house, block of flats, etc., forming separate... [more]

majestic - adj. showing majesty; stately and dignified; grand, imposing. majestically adv.... [more]