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   main line
         n 1: the principal route of a transportation system

English Dictionary: Mayan language by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mainland
n
  1. the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mainland China
n
  1. a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
    Synonym(s): China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mainline
v
  1. inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mammalian
adj
  1. of or relating to the class Mammalia
n
  1. any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
    Synonym(s): mammal, mammalian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Manila hemp
n
  1. a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
    Synonym(s): Manila hemp, Manilla hemp, abaca
  2. Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
    Synonym(s): abaca, Manila hemp, Musa textilis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
manila maguey
n
  1. hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
    Synonym(s): cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Manilla hemp
n
  1. a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
    Synonym(s): Manila hemp, Manilla hemp, abaca
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
manliness
n
  1. the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
    Synonym(s): manfulness, manliness, virility
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mayan language
n
  1. a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya [syn: Maya, Mayan, Mayan language]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
minelaying
n
  1. laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
    Synonym(s): mining, minelaying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Monel metal
n
  1. an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum)
    Synonym(s): Monel metal, Monell metal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Monell metal
n
  1. an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum)
    Synonym(s): Monel metal, Monell metal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
money laundering
n
  1. concealing the source of illegally gotten money
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moneylender
n
  1. someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
    Synonym(s): usurer, loan shark, moneylender, shylock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monolingual
adj
  1. using or knowing only one language; "monolingual speakers"; "a monolingual dictionary"
    Antonym(s): multilingual
n
  1. a person who knows only one language
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monolingually
adv
  1. in a monolingual manner; "she had been reared monolingually"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shaft \Shaft\, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.
      schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,
      haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr.
      [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?][?], a staff. Probably originally, a
      shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. {Scape}, {Scepter}, {Shave}.]
      1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
  
                     His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft, That
                     lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft.   --Chaucer.
  
                     A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele
                     [stale], the feathers, and the head.   --Ascham.
  
      2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the
            weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be
            thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
  
                     And the thunder, Winged with red lightning and
                     impetuous rage, Perhaps hath spent his shafts.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been
                     attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.
  
      3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of
            an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when
            cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or
            stalk of a plant.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See
                  Illust. of {Feather}.
            (c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
            (d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
  
                           Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .
                           his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
                           knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
                                                                              --Ex. xxv. 31.
            (e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,
                  etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
            (f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.
            (g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar
                  between the capital and base (see Illust. of
                  {Column}). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.
                  Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.
            (h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or
                  columnar monument.
  
                           Bid time and nature gently spare The shaft we
                           raise to thee.                              --Emerson.
            (i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.
            (j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one
                  or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and
                  intended to carry one or more wheels or other
                  revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,
                  the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of
                  {Countershaft}.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A humming bird ({Thaumastura cora}) having two
            of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in
            the male; -- called also {cora humming bird}.
  
      5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the
            earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and
            raising ore, for raising water, etc.
  
      6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air
            shaft.
  
      7. The chamber of a blast furnace.
  
      {Line shaft} (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in
            a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by
            which machines are driven, commonly by means of
            countershafts; -- called also {line}, or {main line}.
  
      {Shaft alley} (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine
            room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
  
      {Shaft furnace} (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a
            chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the
            bottom.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mainland \Main"land`\, n.
      The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to {island}, or
      {peninsula}. --Dryden.
  
               After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula
               to the mainland.                                    --Hawthorne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mammalian \Mam*ma"li*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Milliner \Mil"li*ner\, n. [From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan,
      in Italy; hence, a man from Milan who imported women's
      finery.]
      1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles
            of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the
            fancy of women. [Obs.]
  
                     No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in
            hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women.
  
      {Man milliner}, a man who makes or deals in millinery; hence,
            contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling
            occupations or embellishments.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Manila \Ma*nil"a\, Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the
      Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
  
      {Manila cheroot} [or] {cigar}, a cheroot or cigar made of
            tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.
  
      {Manila hemp}, a fibrous material obtained from the {Musa
            textilis}, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the
            Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by
            the native name {abaca}. From it matting, canvas, ropes,
            and cables are made.
  
      {Manila paper}, a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila
            hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing
            and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior
            papers, made of other fiber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hemp \Hemp\ (h[ecr]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[91]nep; akin
      to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
      Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
      cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [cced]a[nsdot]a; all prob. borrowed
      from some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine},
      {Canvas}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the
            fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and
            cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants
            yielding fiber.
  
      2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
            spinning. The name has also been extended to various
            fibers resembling the true hemp.
  
      {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and
            {Bowstring}.
  
      {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}.
  
      {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}),
            the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
  
      {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
            ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset.
           
  
      {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G.
            Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
  
      {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a.
  
      {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}.
  
      {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and
            Yucatan.
  
      {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
            ({Crotalaria juncea}).
  
      {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}),
            related to the amaranth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Manliness \Man"li*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being manly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Manling \Man"ling\, n.
      A little man. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mean \Mean\, a. [OE. mene, OF. meiien, F. moyen, fr. L. medianus
      that is in the middle, fr. medius; akin to E. mid. See
      {Mid}.]
      1. Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway
            between extremes.
  
                     Being of middle age and a mean stature. --Sir. P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
      2. Intermediate in excellence of any kind.
  
                     According to the fittest style of lofty, mean, or
                     lowly.                                                --Milton.
  
      3. (Math.) Average; having an intermediate value between two
            extremes, or between the several successive values of a
            variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean
            distance; mean motion; mean solar day.
  
      {Mean distance} (of a planet from the sun) (Astron.), the
            average of the distances throughout one revolution of the
            planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis of the orbit.
  
      {Mean error} (Math. Phys.), the average error of a number of
            observations found by taking the mean value of the
            positive and negative errors without regard to sign.
  
      {Mean-square error}, [or] {Error of the mean square} (Math.
            Phys.), the error the square of which is the mean of the
            squares of all the errors; -- called also, especially by
            European writers, {mean error}.
  
      {Mean line}. (Crystallog.) Same as {Bisectrix}.
  
      {Mean noon}, noon as determined by mean time.
  
      {Mean proportional} (between two numbers) (Math.), the square
            root of their product.
  
      {Mean sun}, a fictitious sun supposed to move uniformly in
            the equator so as to be on the meridian each day at mean
            noon.
  
      {Mean time}, time as measured by an equable motion, as of a
            perfect clock, or as reckoned on the supposition that all
            the days of the year are of a mean or uniform length, in
            contradistinction from apparent time, or that actually
            indicated by the sun, and from sidereal time, or that
            measured by the stars.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moonling \Moon"ling\, n.
      A simpleton; a lunatic. [Obs.]
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