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mail order
n 1: a purchase negotiated by mail

English Dictionary: Millard Fillmore	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mail-order buying n buying goods to be shipped through the mail [syn: {mail- order buying}, catalog buying]
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mallard n wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed Synonym(s): mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
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meliorate v to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" Synonym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate Antonym(s): aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen get better; "The weather improved toward evening" Synonym(s): better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate Antonym(s): decline, worsen
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melioration n the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: amelioration, melioration, betterment] a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement" Synonym(s): improvement, melioration Antonym(s): declination, decline the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
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meliorative adj tending to ameliorate [syn: ameliorating(a), ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative]
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miliary tuberculosis n acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)
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Millard Fillmore n elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874) Synonym(s): Fillmore, Millard Fillmore, President Fillmore
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millerite n a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel
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milliard n a billion; "in England they call one thousand million a milliard"
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milliradian n a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian
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milord n a term of address for an English lord
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molarity n concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution Synonym(s): molarity, molar concentration, M
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mole rat n African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon Synonym(s): bandicoot rat, mole rat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mallard \Mal"lard\, n. [F. malari,fr. m[83]le male + -art =-ard. See {Male}, a., and {-ard}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A drake; the male of {Anas boschas}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large wild duck ({Anas boschas}) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also {greenhead}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mallowwort \Mal"lowwort`\ (m[acr]l"l[osl]w[ucir]rt), n. (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Malvace[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meliorate \Mel"iorate\ (m[emac]l"y[osl]r[amac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (-r[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather, ma`la very. Cf. {Ameliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable. Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham. The pure and bening light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\, v. i. To grow better.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meliorate \Mel"iorate\ (m[emac]l"y[osl]r[amac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (-r[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather, ma`la very. Cf. {Ameliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable. Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham. The pure and bening light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meliorater \Mel"io*ra`ter\, n. Same as {Meliorator}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meliorate \Mel"iorate\ (m[emac]l"y[osl]r[amac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (-r[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather, ma`la very. Cf. {Ameliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable. Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham. The pure and bening light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Melioration \Mel`io*ra"tion\, n. [L. melioratio.] The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meliorator \Mel"io*ra`tor\, n. One who meliorates.
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Meliority \Melior"ity\, n. [LL. melioritas, fr. L. melior. See {Meliorate}.] The state or quality of being better; melioration. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Millerite \Mil"ler*ite\, n. [From W. H. Miller, of Cambridge, Eng.] (Min.) A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; -- sometimes called {hair pyrites}.
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Millerite \Mil"ler*ite\, n. A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at hand.
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Milord \Mi*lord"\, n. [F. (also It., Sp., Russ.), fr. E. my lord.] Lit., my lord; hence (as used on the Continent), an English nobleman or gentleman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body and a truncated tail. (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachid[91]}. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also {pondfish}. (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner. (d) The opah. (e) The basking, or liver, shark. (f) Any large jellyfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Duck mole}. See under {Duck}. {Golden mole}. See {Chrysochlore}. {Mole cricket} (Zo[94]l.), an orthopterous insect of the genus {Gryllotalpa}, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species ({Gryllotalpa vulgaris}), and the American ({G. borealis}), are the best known. {Mole rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera {Spalax}, {Georychus}, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary. {Mole shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus {Blarina}, esp. {B. brevicauda}. {Water mole}, the duck mole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slepez \Sle*pez"\, n. [Russ. sliepets'.] (Zo[94]l.) A burrowing rodent ({Spalax typhlus}), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also {mole rat}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Duck mole}. See under {Duck}. {Golden mole}. See {Chrysochlore}. {Mole cricket} (Zo[94]l.), an orthopterous insect of the genus {Gryllotalpa}, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species ({Gryllotalpa vulgaris}), and the American ({G. borealis}), are the best known. {Mole rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera {Spalax}, {Georychus}, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary. {Mole shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus {Blarina}, esp. {B. brevicauda}. {Water mole}, the duck mole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slepez \Sle*pez"\, n. [Russ. sliepets'.] (Zo[94]l.) A burrowing rodent ({Spalax typhlus}), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also {mole rat}.
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Mulewort \Mule"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A fern of the genus {Hemionitis}.
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Mulierty \Mu"lierty\, n. (Law) Condition of being a mulier; position of one born in lawful wedlock.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mallard, IA (city, FIPS 48585) Location: 42.93974 N, 94.68411 W Population (1990): 360 (163 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50562
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Melrude, MN Zip code(s): 55766
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Millard, MO (village, FIPS 48134) Location: 40.10713 N, 92.54533 W Population (1990): 71 (33 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Millard, NE Zip code(s): 68137, 68144
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Millard County, UT (county, FIPS 27) Location: 39.04659 N, 113.10474 W Population (1990): 11333 (4125 housing units) Area: 17067.1 sq km (land), 618.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Millerton, IA (city, FIPS 52275) Location: 40.84932 N, 93.30693 W Population (1990): 44 (20 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50165 Millerton, NY (village, FIPS 47361) Location: 41.95364 N, 73.51122 W Population (1990): 884 (407 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12546 Millerton, OK (town, FIPS 48600) Location: 33.98471 N, 95.01506 W Population (1990): 234 (105 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Millerton, PA Zip code(s): 16936