machine code
         n 1: a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it
               directly without further translation [syn: {machine code},
               {machine language}]

English Dictionary: Museumsbau	by the DICT Development Group
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machine gun n a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted) v shoot with a machine gun
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machine gunner n a serviceman in the artillery [syn: artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner]
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machine screw n a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver
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machine shop n workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools
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machine stitch n a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread Synonym(s): machine stitch, sewing- machine stitch
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machine wash v wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?" Synonym(s): machine wash, machine-wash Antonym(s): hand-wash, handwash
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machine-accessible adj stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer Synonym(s): machine-accessible, connected
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machine-controlled adj operated by automation; "an automated stoker" [syn: automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven]
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machine-wash v wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?" Synonym(s): machine wash, machine-wash Antonym(s): hand-wash, handwash
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machinist n a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [syn: machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic]
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machinist's vise n a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below Synonym(s): machinist's vise, metalworking vise
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Mackenzie n Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820) Synonym(s): Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Mackenzie a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea Synonym(s): Mackenzie, Mackenzie River
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Mackenzie River n a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea [syn: Mackenzie, Mackenzie River]
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Mackinac Bridge n a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan
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Mackinaw coat n a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material Synonym(s): mackinaw, Mackinaw coat
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maconnais n fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry [syn: macon, maconnais]
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Magna Carta n the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 Synonym(s): Magna Carta, Magna Charta, The Great Charter
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Magna Charta n the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 Synonym(s): Magna Carta, Magna Charta, The Great Charter
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magna cum laude adv with high honor; "he graduated magna cum laude" adj with high honor; with high academic distinction; "a magna cum laude graduate"
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magnesia n a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium Synonym(s): periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide
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magnesite n a white mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium
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magnesium n a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine) Synonym(s): magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12
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magnesium bicarbonate n a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water
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magnesium carbonate n a very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as magnesite or as dolomite
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magnesium hydroxide n a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines
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magnesium nitride n a nitride containing nitrogen and magnesium
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magnesium oxide n a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium Synonym(s): periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide
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magnesium sulfate n a salt of magnesium
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magnus hitch n a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch
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Mah-Jongg n Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles [syn: {Mah- Jongg}, mahjong]
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mahjong n Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles [syn: {Mah- Jongg}, mahjong]
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make noise v emit a noise Synonym(s): make noise, resound, noise
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make unnecessary v make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" Synonym(s): save, make unnecessary
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making n the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" Synonym(s): devising, fashioning, making an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" Synonym(s): qualification, making (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"
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making known n a speech act that conveys information [syn: informing, making known]
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making love n sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" Synonym(s): sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love, love life
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making water n a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: leak, wetting, making water, passing water]
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makomako n graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine Synonym(s): makomako, New Zealand wine berry, wineberry, Aristotelia serrata, Aristotelia racemosa
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Maksim Gorky n Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts Synonym(s): Gorky, Maksim Gorky, Gorki, Maxim Gorki, Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov
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masking n the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" Synonym(s): cover, covering, screening, masking the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones" scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen Synonym(s): masking piece, masking
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masking paper n adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted Synonym(s): masking tape, masking paper
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masking piece n scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen Synonym(s): masking piece, masking
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masking tape n adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted Synonym(s): masking tape, masking paper
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Mason City n a town in north central Iowa
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Mason jar n a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning
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mason wasp n solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young
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mason's level n a level longer than a carpenter's level
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mason's trowel n a trowel used in masonry [syn: brick trowel, {mason's trowel}]
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masonic adj of or relating to stonemasons or masonry; "masonic tools" of or relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry; "Masonic lodge"
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Maxim Gorki n Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts Synonym(s): Gorky, Maksim Gorky, Gorki, Maxim Gorki, Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov
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Maxim gun n an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel
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maximisation n the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position Synonym(s): maximization, maximisation, maximation Antonym(s): minimisation, minimization
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maximise v make the most of; "He maximized his role" [syn: maximize, maximise] make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!" Synonym(s): maximize, maximise Antonym(s): minimise, minimize
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maximising adj making as great as possible [syn: maximizing, maximising]
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maximization n the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position Synonym(s): maximization, maximisation, maximation Antonym(s): minimisation, minimization
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maximize v make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!" Synonym(s): maximize, maximise Antonym(s): minimise, minimize make the most of; "He maximized his role" Synonym(s): maximize, maximise
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maximizing adj making as great as possible [syn: maximizing, maximising]
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McMaster n United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932) Synonym(s): McMaster, John Bach McMaster
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Meccano set n a child's construction set for making mechanical models Synonym(s): Meccano, Meccano set
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mechanic adj resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson n a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [syn: machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic] someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles Synonym(s): automobile mechanic, auto-mechanic, car-mechanic, mechanic, grease monkey
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mechanic's lien n lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure
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mechanical adj using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy" Antonym(s): nonmechanical relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills" Synonym(s): mechanical, mechanically skillful relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics; "a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"; "the mechanical pressure of a strong wind"
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mechanical advantage n the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it
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mechanical device n mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
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mechanical drawing n scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc, the craft of drawing blueprints Synonym(s): drafting, mechanical drawing
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mechanical energy n energy in a mechanical form
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mechanical engineer n a person trained to design and construct machines
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mechanical engineering n the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery
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mechanical man n an automaton that resembles a human being [syn: android, humanoid, mechanical man]
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mechanical mixture n a mixture whose components can be separated by mechanical means
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mechanical phenomenon n a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
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mechanical piano n a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys Synonym(s): mechanical piano, Pianola, player piano
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mechanical press n any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids Synonym(s): press, mechanical press
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mechanical system n a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles
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mechanically adv in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens mechanically" Synonym(s): mechanically, automatically in a machinelike manner; without feeling; "he smiled mechanically"
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mechanically skillful adj relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills" Synonym(s): mechanical, mechanically skillful
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mechanics n the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" Synonym(s): mechanism, mechanics
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mechanisation n the condition of having a highly technical implementation Synonym(s): mechanization, mechanisation the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" Synonym(s): automation, mechanization, mechanisation
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mechanise v equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies" Synonym(s): mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise make monotonous; make automatic or routine; "If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!" Synonym(s): mechanize, mechanise make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure" Synonym(s): mechanize, mechanise
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mechanised adj using vehicles; "motorized warfare" [syn: mechanized, mechanised, motorized] equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory" Synonym(s): mechanized, mechanised
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mechanism n the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions" Synonym(s): mechanism, chemical mechanism the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" Synonym(s): mechanism, mechanics a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection" (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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mechanist n a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism
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mechanistic adj explained in terms of physical forces; "a mechanistic universe" of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism
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mechanistically adv in a mechanistic manner; "Handel achieves a huge breadth of musical thought when composing almost mechanistically in the least weighty of styles"
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mechanization n the condition of having a highly technical implementation Synonym(s): mechanization, mechanisation the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" Synonym(s): automation, mechanization, mechanisation
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mechanize v equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies" Synonym(s): mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise make monotonous; make automatic or routine; "If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!" Synonym(s): mechanize, mechanise make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure" Synonym(s): mechanize, mechanise
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mechanized adj equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory" [syn: mechanized, mechanised] using vehicles; "motorized warfare" Synonym(s): mechanized, mechanised, motorized
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mechanized cavalry n an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles
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meekness n the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness [syn: meekness, submission] a disposition to be patient and long suffering Synonym(s): meekness, subduedness
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Mekong n an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea Synonym(s): Mekong, Mekong River
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Mekong River n an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea Synonym(s): Mekong, Mekong River
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mesencephalon n the middle portion of the brain [syn: midbrain, mesencephalon]
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mesenchyme n mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles
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meshing n contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" Synonym(s): engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals Synonym(s): net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" Synonym(s): mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking
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mesonic adj of or pertaining to a meson; "the radii of the mesic orbits"- Lawrence Wilets Synonym(s): mesonic, mesic
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messenger n a person who carries a message [syn: messenger, courier]
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messenger boy n a boy who earns money by running errands [syn: {messenger boy}, errand boy]
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messenger RNA n the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell Synonym(s): messenger RNA, mRNA, template RNA, informational RNA
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messianic adj of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance; "messianic cult"
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messiness n a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" Synonym(s): mess, messiness, muss, mussiness the trait of being untidy and messy Synonym(s): untidiness, messiness Antonym(s): neatness, tidiness
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miasmic adj of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution [syn: miasmic, mephitic] filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog" Synonym(s): miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous
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Mickey Mouse n a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney
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Micmac n a member of the Algonquian people inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada Synonym(s): Micmac, Mikmaq the Algonquian language of the Micmac
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miconazole n an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) Synonym(s): miconazole, Monistat
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Mikania scandens n herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees Synonym(s): climbing hempweed, climbing boneset, wild climbing hempweed, climbing hemp-vine, Mikania scandens
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Mikmaq n a member of the Algonquian people inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada Synonym(s): Micmac, Mikmaq
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mischance n an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" Synonym(s): bad luck, mischance, mishap an instance of misfortune Synonym(s): mishap, misadventure, mischance
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misconceive v interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" Synonym(s): misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss
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misconception n an incorrect conception [ant: concept, conception, construct]
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misconstrual n a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) Synonym(s): misconstrual, misconstruction
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misconstruction n a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) Synonym(s): misconstrual, misconstruction an ungrammatical constituent Antonym(s): construction, expression, grammatical construction
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misconstrue v interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" Synonym(s): misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss
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mise en scene n arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted Synonym(s): mise en scene, stage setting, setting
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mishmash n a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum]
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Mishnaic adj of or relating to the Mishna (the first part of the Talmud)
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misoneism n hatred of change or innovation
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missing adj not able to be found; "missing in action"; "a missing person" nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" Synonym(s): lacking, absent, missing, wanting
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missing link n hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings Synonym(s): missing link, ape- man
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mixing n the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" Synonym(s): mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing
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mixing bowl n bowl used with an electric mixer
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mixing faucet n single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes
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mizenmast n third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy Synonym(s): mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen
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mizzen course n the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast [syn: crossjack, mizzen course]
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mizzenmast n third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy Synonym(s): mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen
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mocking adj abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" Synonym(s): derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell Synonym(s): mocking, teasing, quizzical
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mocking thrush n thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs Synonym(s): thrasher, mocking thrush
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mockingbird n long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds Synonym(s): mockingbird, mocker, Mimus polyglotktos
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mockingly adv in a disrespectful jeering manner [syn: jeeringly, mockingly, gibingly] in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively" Synonym(s): derisively, scoffingly, derisorily, mockingly
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moss genus n a genus of mosses
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mouse nest n where mice bear and raise their young [syn: mouse nest, mouse's nest]
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muchness n greatness of quantity or measure or extent
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mucinous adj relating to or containing mucin
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mugginess n a state of warm humidity
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mugging n assault with intent to rob
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muggins n a person who lacks good judgment [syn: fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool]
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Mus musculus n brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide Synonym(s): house mouse, Mus musculus
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Musa ensete n large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa Synonym(s): Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana, Ensete ventricosum, Musa ensete
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mushiness n a mushy pulpy softness Synonym(s): mushiness, pulpiness falsely emotional in a maudlin way Synonym(s): mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness
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musing adj deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"; Synonym(s): brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative n a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness]
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musingly adv in a reflective manner; "`It's funny about that bar,' he said musingly"
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musk kangaroo n small kangaroo of northeastern Australia [syn: {musk kangaroo}, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus]
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muskiness n having the olfactory properties of musk
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mussiness n a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" Synonym(s): mess, messiness, muss, mussiness
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mycomycin n a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete
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Myxine glutinosa n typical hagfish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Myxinikela n fossil hagfishes Synonym(s): Myxinikela, genus Myxinikela
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Myxinikela siroka n fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes
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myxomycete n a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes [syn: {true slime mold}, acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold, myxomycete]
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Myxomycetes n the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota Synonym(s): Myxomycetes, class Myxomycetes
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Myxomycota n slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista Synonym(s): Myxomycota, division Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, division Gymnomycota
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mygale \[d8]Myg"a*le\, n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. [?].]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and       only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually       construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with       a trapdoor. The South American bird spider ({Mygale       avicularia}), and the crab spider, or matoutou ({M.       cancerides}) are among the largest species. Some of the       species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas       tarantula ({M. Hentzii}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yulan \Yu"lan\, n. (Bot.)       A species of Magnolia ({M. conspicua}) with large white       blossoms that open before the leaves. See the Note under       {Magnolia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,       professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th       century.] (Bot.)       A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and       large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.          Note: {Magnolia grandiflora} has coriaceous shining leaves                and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North                Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most                magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay                ({M. glauca})is a small tree found sparingly as far                north as Cape Ann. Other American species are {M.                Umbrella}, {M. macrophylla}, {M. Fraseri}, {M.                acuminata}, and {M. cordata}. {M. conspicua} and {M.                purpurea} are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern                Asia. {M. Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or                crimson flowers.          {Magnolia warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful North American             wood warbler ({Dendroica maculosa}). The rump and under             parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted             with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is             ash.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.       rocc.]       1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed             stone or crag. See {Stone}.                         Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its                      firm base as soon as I.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's             crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,             clay, etc., when in natural beds.          3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a             support; a refuge.                         The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.                                                                               2.          4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling             the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.          Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of                self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,                rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.          {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a             rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.          {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})             very abundant on rocks washed by tides.          {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.             (b) The goggle-eye.             (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called                   rock bass.          {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose             remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially             the corals and Foraminifera.          {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide             of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white             color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous             slate.          {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure             sugar which are very hard, whence the name.          {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}.          {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod                   found about rocks andledges.             (b) A California rockfish.          {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).             (b) A rockling.          {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which             are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.                      {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New             England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See             Illust. under {Cancer}.          {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress             kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata},             etc.          {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under             {Crystal}.          {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock             doo}.          {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,             a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for             drilling holes for blasting, etc.          {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck.          {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}.          {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.          {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus             {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}.          {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.                      {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and             {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny             lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.          {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite             occuring as an efflorescence.          {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.          {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.          {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.          {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet             ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the             rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive             green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing             quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish             green.          {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia})             Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was             derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.          {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}.          {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.             (b) The rock snipe.          {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan             ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the             tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish             brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black             patches on the back.          {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.                      {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.          {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring             in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from             the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes             given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation             from sea water in large basins or cavities.          {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.          {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and             allied genera.          {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons;             as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and             the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian             rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.                      {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa             maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},             {winter snipe}.          {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy             feel, and adhering to the tongue.          {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of                   the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe.             (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}).          {Rock tar}, petroleum.          {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus             {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock             thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India             ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout.          {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria             Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of             America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous             or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases             of extremity.          {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine             food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family             {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; --             called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and             {starling}.          {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird             ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and             water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.          {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens             of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of             Lower California and Mexico.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sensitive \Sen"si*tive\, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.]       1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the             capacity of receiving impressions from external objects;             as, a sensitive soul.          2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action             of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and             feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected.                         She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny.                                                                               --Macaulay.          3.             (a) (Mech.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or                   moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.             (b) (Chem. & Photog.) Readily affected or changed by                   certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or                   bromide, when in contact with certain organic                   substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays.          4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.]                         A sensitive love of some sensitive objects.                                                                               --Hammond.          5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as,             sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by             irritation. --E. Darwin.          {Sensitive fern} (Bot.), an American fern ({Onoclea             sensibilis}), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a             slight tendency to fold together.          {Sensitive flame} (Physics), a gas flame so arranged that             under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly             sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or             become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight             sounds of the proper pitch.          {Sensitive joint vetch} (Bot.), an annual leguminous herb             ({[92]schynomene hispida}), with sensitive foliage.          {Sensitive paper}, paper prepared for photographic purpose by             being rendered sensitive to the effect of light.          {Sensitive plant}. (Bot.)             (a) A leguminous plant ({Mimosa pudica}, or {M.                   sensitiva}, and other allied species), the leaves of                   which close at the slightest touch.             (b) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the                   sensitive brier ({Schrankia}) of the Southern States,                   two common American species of Cassia ({C. nictitans},                   and {C. Cham[91]crista}), a kind of sorrel ({Oxalis                   sensitiva}), etc.
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Humble \Hum"ble\, a. [Compar. {Humbler}; superl. {Humblest}.]       [F., fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth,       ground. See {Homage}, and cf. {Chameleon}, {Humiliate}.]       1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or             magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble             cottage.                         THy humble nest built on the ground.   --Cowley.          2. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's             self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's             self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands             of God; lowly; waek; modest.                         God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the                      humble.                                             --Jas. iv. 6.                         She should be humble who would please. --Prior.                         Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of                      our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy                      nation.                                             --Washington.          {Humble plant} (Bot.), a species of sensitive plant, of the             genus {Mimosa} ({M. sensitiva}).          {To eat humble pie}, to endure mortification; to submit or             apologize abjectly; to yield passively to insult or             humilitation; -- a phrase derived from a pie made of the             entrails or humbles of a deer, which was formerly served             to servants and retainers at a hunting feast. See             {Humbles}. --Halliwell. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machine \Ma*chine"\, n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine,       device, trick, Gr. [?], from [?] means, expedient. Cf.       {Mechanic}.]       1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that             their relative motions are constrained, and by means of             which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as             a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a             fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a             construction, more or less complex, consisting of a             combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical             elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their             supports and connecting framework, calculated to             constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion             from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit,             modify, and apply them to the production of some desired             mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the             excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.          Note: The term machine is most commonly applied to such                pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts,                for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining                materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture                of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other                than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated                an apparatus, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus.                Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of                mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire                engine, graduating engine, etc. Although there is no                well-settled distinction between the terms engine and                machine among practical men, there is a tendency to                restrict the application of the former to contrivances                in which the operating part is not distinct from the                motor.          2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which             the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. --Dryden.             --Southey. --Thackeray.          3. A person who acts mechanically or at will of another.          4. A combination of persons acting together for a common             purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social             machine.                         The whole machine of government ought not to bear                      upon the people with a weight so heavy and                      oppressive.                                       --Landor.          5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or             more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.             [Political Cant]          6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being             introduced to perform some exploit. --Addison.          {Elementary machine}, a name sometimes given to one of the             simple mechanical powers. See under {Mechanical}.          {Infernal machine}. See under {Infernal}.          {Machine gun}.See under {Gun.}          {Machine screw}, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into             metal, in distinction from one which is designed             especially to be screwed into wood.          {Machine shop}, a workshop where machines are made, or where             metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.          {Machine tool}, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal,             etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a             lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more             or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from             a machine for producing a special article as in             manufacturing.          {Machine twist}, silken thread especially adapted for use in             a sewing machine.          {Machine work}, work done by a machine, in contradistinction             to that done by hand labor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gun \Gun\, n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir.,       {Gael}.) A LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L.       canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E.       mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.]       1. A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance;             any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the             explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel             closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with             an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various             means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are             smaller guns, for hand use, and are called {small arms}.             Larger guns are called {cannon}, {ordnance},             {fieldpieces}, {carronades}, {howitzers}, etc. See these             terms in the Vocabulary.                         As swift as a pellet out of a gunne When fire is in                      the powder runne.                              --Chaucer.                         The word gun was in use in England for an engine to                      cast a thing from a man long before there was any                      gunpowder found out.                           --Selden.          2. (Mil.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a             cannon.          3. pl. (Naut.) Violent blasts of wind.          Note: Guns are classified, according to their construction or                manner of loading as {rifled} or {smoothbore},                {breech-loading} or {muzzle-loading}, {cast} or                {built-up guns}; or according to their use, as {field},                {mountain}, {prairie}, {seacoast}, and {siege guns}.          {Armstrong gun}, a wrought iron breech-loading cannon named             after its English inventor, Sir William Armstrong.          {Great gun}, a piece of heavy ordnance; hence (Fig.), a             person superior in any way.          {Gun barrel}, the barrel or tube of a gun.          {Gun carriage}, the carriage on which a gun is mounted or             moved.          {Gun cotton} (Chem.), a general name for a series of             explosive nitric ethers of cellulose, obtained by steeping             cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. Although there are             formed substances containing nitric acid radicals, yet the             results exactly resemble ordinary cotton in appearance. It             burns without ash, with explosion if confined, but quietly             and harmlessly if free and open, and in small quantity.             Specifically, the lower nitrates of cellulose which are             insoluble in ether and alcohol in distinction from the             highest (pyroxylin) which is soluble. See {Pyroxylin}, and             cf. {Xyloidin}. The gun cottons are used for blasting and             somewhat in gunnery: for making celluloid when compounded             with camphor; and the soluble variety (pyroxylin) for             making collodion. See {Celluloid}, and {Collodion}. Gun             cotton is frequenty but improperly called nitrocellulose.             It is not a nitro compound, but an ethereal salt of nitric             acid.          {Gun deck}. See under {Deck}.          {Gun fire}, the time at which the morning or the evening gun             is fired.          {Gun metal}, a bronze, ordinarily composed of nine parts of             copper and one of tin, used for cannon, etc. The name is             also given to certain strong mixtures of cast iron.          {Gun port} (Naut.), an opening in a ship through which a             cannon's muzzle is run out for firing.          {Gun tackle} (Naut.), the blocks and pulleys affixed to the             side of a ship, by which a gun carriage is run to and from             the gun port.          {Gun tackle purchase} (Naut.), a tackle composed of two             single blocks and a fall. --Totten.          {Krupp gun}, a wrought steel breech-loading cannon, named             after its German inventor, Herr Krupp.          {Machine gun}, a breech-loading gun or a group of such guns,             mounted on a carriage or other holder, and having a             reservoir containing cartridges which are loaded into the             gun or guns and fired in rapid succession, sometimes in             volleys, by machinery operated by turning a crank. Several             hundred shots can be fired in a minute with accurate aim.             The {Gatling gun}, {Gardner gun}, {Hotchkiss gun}, and             {Nordenfelt gun}, named for their inventors, and the             French {mitrailleuse}, are machine guns.          {To blow great guns} (Naut.), to blow a gale. See {Gun}, n.,             3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machine \Ma*chine"\, n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine,       device, trick, Gr. [?], from [?] means, expedient. Cf.       {Mechanic}.]       1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that             their relative motions are constrained, and by means of             which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as             a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a             fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a             construction, more or less complex, consisting of a             combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical             elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their             supports and connecting framework, calculated to             constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion             from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit,             modify, and apply them to the production of some desired             mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the             excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.          Note: The term machine is most commonly applied to such                pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts,                for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining                materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture                of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other                than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated                an apparatus, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus.                Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of                mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire                engine, graduating engine, etc. Although there is no                well-settled distinction between the terms engine and                machine among practical men, there is a tendency to                restrict the application of the former to contrivances                in which the operating part is not distinct from the                motor.          2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which             the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. --Dryden.             --Southey. --Thackeray.          3. A person who acts mechanically or at will of another.          4. A combination of persons acting together for a common             purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social             machine.                         The whole machine of government ought not to bear                      upon the people with a weight so heavy and                      oppressive.                                       --Landor.          5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or             more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.             [Political Cant]          6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being             introduced to perform some exploit. --Addison.          {Elementary machine}, a name sometimes given to one of the             simple mechanical powers. See under {Mechanical}.          {Infernal machine}. See under {Infernal}.          {Machine gun}.See under {Gun.}          {Machine screw}, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into             metal, in distinction from one which is designed             especially to be screwed into wood.          {Machine shop}, a workshop where machines are made, or where             metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.          {Machine tool}, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal,             etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a             lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more             or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from             a machine for producing a special article as in             manufacturing.          {Machine twist}, silken thread especially adapted for use in             a sewing machine.          {Machine work}, work done by a machine, in contradistinction             to that done by hand labor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machine \Ma*chine"\, n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine,       device, trick, Gr. [?], from [?] means, expedient. Cf.       {Mechanic}.]       1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that             their relative motions are constrained, and by means of             which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as             a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a             fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a             construction, more or less complex, consisting of a             combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical             elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their             supports and connecting framework, calculated to             constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion             from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit,             modify, and apply them to the production of some desired             mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the             excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.          Note: The term machine is most commonly applied to such                pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts,                for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining                materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture                of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other                than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated                an apparatus, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus.                Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of                mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire                engine, graduating engine, etc. Although there is no                well-settled distinction between the terms engine and                machine among practical men, there is a tendency to                restrict the application of the former to contrivances                in which the operating part is not distinct from the                motor.          2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which             the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. --Dryden.             --Southey. --Thackeray.          3. A person who acts mechanically or at will of another.          4. A combination of persons acting together for a common             purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social             machine.                         The whole machine of government ought not to bear                      upon the people with a weight so heavy and                      oppressive.                                       --Landor.          5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or             more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.             [Political Cant]          6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being             introduced to perform some exploit. --Addison.          {Elementary machine}, a name sometimes given to one of the             simple mechanical powers. See under {Mechanical}.          {Infernal machine}. See under {Infernal}.          {Machine gun}.See under {Gun.}          {Machine screw}, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into             metal, in distinction from one which is designed             especially to be screwed into wood.          {Machine shop}, a workshop where machines are made, or where             metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.          {Machine tool}, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal,             etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a             lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more             or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from             a machine for producing a special article as in             manufacturing.          {Machine twist}, silken thread especially adapted for use in             a sewing machine.          {Machine work}, work done by a machine, in contradistinction             to that done by hand labor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machinist \Ma*chin"ist\, n. [Cf. F. machiniste.]       1. A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the             principles of machines.          2. One skilled in the use of machine tools.          3. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mackinaw coat \Mackinaw coat\       A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of       which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magian \Ma"gi*an\, n.       One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in       Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion. --       {Ma"gi*an*ism}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magnase black \Mag"nase black`\ (Paint.)       A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and       is of intense body. --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magnes \Mag"nes\, n. [L.]       Magnet. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Magnesia \Mag*ne"si*a\ (?; 277), n. [L. Magnesia, fem. of       Magnesius of the country Magnesia, Gr. [?] [?] [?] a magnet.       Cf. {Magnet}.] (Chem.)       A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium       oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or       carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly       alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid       laxative. See {Magnesium}.          {Magnesia alba} [L.] (Med. Chem.), a bulky white amorphous             substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of             magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.
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Magnesia \Mag*ne"si*a\ (?; 277), n. [L. Magnesia, fem. of       Magnesius of the country Magnesia, Gr. [?] [?] [?] a magnet.       Cf. {Magnet}.] (Chem.)       A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium       oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or       carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly       alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid       laxative. See {Magnesium}.          {Magnesia alba} [L.] (Med. Chem.), a bulky white amorphous             substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of             magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.
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Magnesian \Mag*ne"sian\, a.       Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or       magnesium.          {Magnesian limestone}. (Min.) See {Dolomite}.
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Magnesian \Mag*ne"sian\, a.       Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or       magnesium.          {Magnesian limestone}. (Min.) See {Dolomite}.
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Magnesic \Mag*ne"sic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; as, magnesic oxide.
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Magnesite \Mag"ne*site\, n. [Cf. F. magn[82]site.] (Min.)       Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or       granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.
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Magnesium \Mag*ne"si*um\, n. [NL. & F. See {Magnesia}.] (Chem.)       A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile,       quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It       burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a       blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used       in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong       actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur       abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg.       Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.          {Magnesium sulphate}. (Chem.) Same as {Epsom salts}.
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Magnesium \Mag*ne"si*um\, n. [NL. & F. See {Magnesia}.] (Chem.)       A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile,       quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It       burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a       blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used       in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong       actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur       abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg.       Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.          {Magnesium sulphate}. (Chem.) Same as {Epsom salts}.
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Make \Make\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Made}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS.       mak[?]n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh[?]n to       join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.]       1. To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to             produce; to frame; to fashion; to create. Hence, in             various specific uses or applications:             (a) To form of materials; to cause to exist in a certain                   form; to construct; to fabricate.                               He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after                            he had made it a molten calf.      --Ex. xxxii.                                                                               4.             (b) To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or                   false; -- often with up; as, to make up a story.                               And Art, with her contending, doth aspire To                            excel the natural with made delights. --Spenser.             (c) To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or                   agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often                   used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the                   simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make                   complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to                   record; to make abode, for to abide, etc.                               Call for Samson, that he may make us sport.                                                                               --Judg. xvi.                                                                               25.                               Wealth maketh many friends.         --Prov. xix.                                                                               4.                               I will neither plead my age nor sickness in                            excuse of the faults which I have made.                                                                               --Dryden.             (d) To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make                   a bill, note, will, deed, etc.             (e) To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as                   profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or                   happen to one; as, to make a large profit; to make an                   error; to make a loss; to make money.                               He accuseth Neptune unjustly who makes shipwreck                            a second time.                              --Bacon.             (f) To find, as the result of calculation or computation;                   to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or                   amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and                   the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over;                   as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the                   distance in one day.             (h) To put a desired or desirable condition; to cause to                   thrive.                               Who makes or ruins with a smile or frown.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb,             or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make             public; to make fast.                         Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? --Ex.                                                                               ii. 14.                         See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh. --Ex. vii.                                                                               1.          Note: When used reflexively with an adjective, the reflexive                pronoun is often omitted; as, to make merry; to make                bold; to make free, etc.          3. To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to             esteem, suppose, or represent.                         He is not that goose and ass that Valla would make                      him.                                                   --Baker.          4. To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause;             to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and             infinitive.          Note: In the active voice the to of the infinitive is usually                omitted.                            I will make them hear my words.      --Deut. iv.                                                                               10.                            They should be made to rise at their early hour.                                                                               --Locke.          5. To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or             fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish             the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet             cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing.                         And old cloak makes a new jerkin.      --Shak.          6. To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to             constitute; to form; to amount to.                         The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,                      Make but one temple for the Deity.      --Waller.          7. To be engaged or concerned in. [Obs.]                         Gomez, what makest thou here, with a whole                      brotherhood of city bailiffs?            --Dryden.          8. To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of. [bd]And             make the Libyan shores.[b8] --Dryden.                         They that sail in the middle can make no land of                      either side.                                       --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          {To make a bed}, to prepare a bed for being slept on, or to             put it in order.          {To make a card} (Card Playing), to take a trick with it.          {To make account}. See under {Account}, n.          {To make account of}, to esteem; to regard.          {To make away}.             (a) To put out of the way; to kill; to destroy. [Obs.]                               If a child were crooked or deformed in body or                            mind, they made him away.            --Burton.             (b) To alienate; to transfer; to make over. [Obs.]                   --Waller.          {To make believe}, to pretend; to feign; to simulate.          {To make bold}, to take the liberty; to venture.          {To make the cards} (Card Playing), to shuffle the pack.          {To make choice of}, to take by way of preference; to choose.                      {To make danger}, to make experiment. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.          {To make default} (Law), to fail to appear or answer.          {To make the doors}, to shut the door. [Obs.]                         Make the doors upon a woman's wit, and it will out                      at the casement.                                 --Shak.                      {To make free with}. See under {Free}, a.          {To make good}. See under {Good}.          {To make head}, to make headway.          {To make light of}. See under {Light}, a.          {To make little of}.             (a) To belittle.             (b) To accomplish easily.          {To make love to}. See under {Love}, n.          {To make meat}, to cure meat in the open air. [Colloq.             Western U. S.]          {To make merry}, to feast; to be joyful or jovial.          {To make much of}, to treat with much consideration,,             attention, or fondness; to value highly.          {To make no bones}. See under {Bone}, n.          {To make no difference}, to have no weight or influence; to             be a matter of indifference.          {To make no doubt}, to have no doubt.          {To make no matter}, to have no weight or importance; to make             no difference.          {To make oath} (Law), to swear, as to the truth of something,             in a prescribed form of law.          {To make of}.             (a) To understand or think concerning; as, not to know                   what to make of the news.             (b) To pay attention to; to cherish; to esteem; to                   account. [bd]Makes she no more of me than of a                   slave.[b8] --Dryden.          {To make one's law} (Old Law), to adduce proof to clear one's             self of a charge.          {To make out}.             (a) To find out; to discover; to decipher; as, to make out                   the meaning of a letter.             (b) To prove; to establish; as, the plaintiff was unable                   to make out his case.             (c) To make complete or exact; as, he was not able to make                   out the money.          {To make over}, to transfer the title of; to convey; to             alienate; as, he made over his estate in trust or in fee.                      {To make sail}. (Naut.)             (a) To increase the quantity of sail already extended.             (b) To set sail.          {To make shift}, to manage by expedients; as, they made shift             to do without it. [Colloq.].          {To make sternway}, to move with the stern foremost; to go or             drift backward.          {To make strange}, to act in an unfriendly manner or as if             surprised; to treat as strange; as, to make strange of a             request or suggestion.          {To make suit to}, to endeavor to gain the favor of; to             court.          {To make sure}. See under {Sure}.          {To make up}.             (a) To collect into a sum or mass; as, to make up the                   amount of rent; to make up a bundle or package.             (b) To reconcile; to compose; as, to make up a difference                   or quarrel.             (c) To supply what is wanting in; to complete; as, a                   dollar is wanted to make up the stipulated sum.             (d) To compose, as from ingredients or parts; to shape,                   prepare, or fabricate; as, to make up a mass into                   pills; to make up a story.                               He was all made up of love and charms!                                                                               --Addison.             (e) To compensate; to make good; as, to make up a loss.             (f) To adjust, or to arrange for settlement; as, to make                   up accounts.             (g) To dress and paint for a part, as an actor; as, he was                   well made up.          {To make up a face}, to distort the face as an expression of             pain or derision.          {To make up one's mind}, to reach a mental determination; to             resolve.          {To make water}.             (a) (Naut.) To leak.             (b) To urinate.          {To make way}, or {To make one's way}.             (a) To make progress; to advance.             (b) To open a passage; to clear the way.          {To make words}, to multiply words.
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Making \Mak"ing\, n.       1. The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication;             construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the             making of peace or war was in his power.          2. Composition, or structure.          3. a poem. [Obs.] --Sir J. Davies.          4. That which establishes or places in a desirable state or             condition; the material of which something may be made;             as, early misfortune was the making of him.          5. External appearance; from. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Making-iron \Mak"ing-i`ron\, n.       A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by       calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been       driven in.
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Making-up \Mak"ing-up`\, n.       1. The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of             strength, called proof.          2. The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.
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Mash \Mash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mashing}.] [Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and       prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d {Mash}.]       To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by       beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples       in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing),       to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which       makes wort.          {Mashing tub}, a tub for making the mash in breweries and             distilleries; -- called also {mash tun}, and {mash vat}.
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Mash \Mash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mashing}.] [Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and       prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d {Mash}.]       To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by       beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples       in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing),       to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which       makes wort.          {Mashing tub}, a tub for making the mash in breweries and             distilleries; -- called also {mash tun}, and {mash vat}.
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Mask \Mask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Masking}.]       1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense             against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.                         They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak.          2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.                         Masking the business from the common eye. --Shak.          3. (Mil.)             (a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.             (b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of                   troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some                   hostile evolution is being carried out.
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Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[?]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio,       mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]       1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick;             also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.          2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See {Freemason}.          {Mason bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             solitary bees of the genus {Osmia}. They construct curious             nests of hardened mud and sand.          {Mason moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth whose larva constructs an             earthen cocoon under the soil.          {Mason shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine univalve shell of the             genus {Phorus}; -- so called because it cements other             shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.          {Mason wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp that constructs its nest,             or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the             cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and             thus provides food for its larv[91]
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Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[?]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio,       mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]       1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick;             also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.          2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See {Freemason}.          {Mason bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             solitary bees of the genus {Osmia}. They construct curious             nests of hardened mud and sand.          {Mason moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth whose larva constructs an             earthen cocoon under the soil.          {Mason shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine univalve shell of the             genus {Phorus}; -- so called because it cements other             shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.          {Mason wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp that constructs its nest,             or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the             cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and             thus provides food for its larv[91]
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Masonic \Ma*son"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or       mysteries.
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Scotch rite \Scotch rite\ (Freemasonry)       The ceremonial observed by one of the          {Masonic systems}, called in full the Ancient and Accepted             Scotch Rite; also, the system itself, which confers             thirty-three degrees, of which the first three are nearly             identical with those of the York rite.
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Level \Lev"el\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF.       livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb       level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance,       water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.]       1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or             plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is             everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this             is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all             points are equally distant from the center of the earth,             or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.          2. A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a             plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point             and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this             is the apparent level at the given point.          3. An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain             degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the             earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the             level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the             valley or of the sea.                         After draining of the level in Northamptonshire.                                                                               --Sir M. Hale.                         Shot from the deadly level of a gun.   --Shak.          4. Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard,             degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one             of several planes of different elevation.                         Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.                                                                               --Addison.                         Somebody there of his own level.         --Swift.                         Be the fair level of thy actions laid As temperance                      wills and prudence may persuade.         --Prior.          5. A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a             condition conformable to natural law or which will secure             a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.                         When merit shall find its level.         --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          6. (Mech. & Surv.)             (a) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or                   adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.             (b) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two                   points, by means of a level; as, to take a level.          7. A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.          {Air level}, {a spirit level}. See {Spirit level} (below).          {Box level}, a spirit level in which a glass-covered box is             used instead of a tube.          {Carpenter's level}, {Mason's level}, either the plumb level             or a straight bar of wood, in which is imbedded a small             spirit level.          {Level of the sea}, the imaginary level from which heights             and depths are calculated, taken at a mean distance             between high and low water.          {Line of levels}, a connected series of measurements, by             means of a level, along a given line, as of a railroad, to             ascertain the profile of the ground.          {Plumb level}, one in which a horizontal bar is placed in             true position by means of a plumb line, to which it is at             right angles.          {Spirit level}, one in which the adjustment to the horizon is             shown by the position of a bubble in alcohol or ether             contained in a nearly horizontal glass tube, or a circular             box with a glass cover.          {Surveyor's level}, a telescope, with a spirit level             attached, and with suitable screws, etc., for accurate             adjustment, the whole mounted on a tripod, for use in             leveling; -- called also {leveling instrument}.          {Water level}, an instrument to show the level by means of             the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes             connected by a pipe.
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Massiness \Mass"i*ness\, n. [From {Massy}.]       The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
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Mass \Mass\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Massed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Massing}.]       To celebrate Mass. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Mawkingly \Mawk"ing*ly\, adv.       Slatternly. [Obs.]
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Maxim gun \Max"im gun`\       A kind of machine gun; -- named after its inventor, Hiram S.       Maxim.
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Maximization \Max`i*mi*za"tion\, n.       The act or process of increasing to the highest degree.       --Bentham.
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Maximize \Max"i*mize\, v. t. [L. maximus greatest.]       To increase to the highest degree. --Bentham.
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Maziness \Ma"zi*ness\, n.       The state or quality of being mazy.
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Maze \Maze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mazing}.]       To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to       amaze. --South.
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Miching \Mich"ing\, a.       Hiding; skulking; cowardly. [Colloq.] [Written also       {meaching} and {meeching}.]
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Meaking \Meak"ing\, n. [See {Meak}.] (Naut.)       The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a       vessel which is to be recalked.          {Meaking iron} (Naut.), the tool with which old oakum is             picked out of a vessel's seams.
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Meaking \Meak"ing\, n. [See {Meak}.] (Naut.)       The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a       vessel which is to be recalked.          {Meaking iron} (Naut.), the tool with which old oakum is             picked out of a vessel's seams.
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Mechanic \Me*chan"ic\, n. [F. m[82]canique mechanics. See       {Mechanic}, a.]       1. The art of the application of the laws of motion or force             to construction. [Obs.]          2. A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices             any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and             uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of             structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of             tools, or instruments.                         An art quite lost with our mechanics. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Mechanic \Me*chan"ic\, a. [F. m[82]canique, L. mechanicus, Gr.       [?], fr. [?] a machine. See {Machine}.]       1. Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in             the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining             to mechanics; mechanical; as, the mechanic arts. [bd]These             mechanic philosophers.[b8] --Ray.                         Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and                      hammers.                                             --Shak.          2. Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the             class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.                         To make a god, a hero, or a king Descend to a                      mechanic dialect.                              --Roscommon.                         Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.                                                                               --Thomson.          3. Base. [Obs.] --Whitlock.
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Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.]       1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,             mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the             quantitative relations of force and matter, as             distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as,             mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical             deposits.          2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;             made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical             precision; mechanical products.                         We have also divers mechanical arts.   --Bacon.          3. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion;             proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special             intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing;             mechanical verses; mechanical service.          4. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a             directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.          5. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;             empirical. See the 2d Note under {Geometric}.          {Mechanical effect}, effective power; useful work exerted, as             by a machine, in a definite time.          {Mechanical engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.                      {Mechanical maneuvers} (Mil.), the application of mechanical             appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of             artillery. --Farrow.          {Mechanical philosophy}, the principles of mechanics applied             to the inverstigation of physical phenomena.          {Mechanical powers}, certain simple instruments, such as the             lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the             pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the             screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting             through a great space into a great force acting through a             small space, or vice versa, and are used separately or in             combination.          {Mechanical solution} (Math.), a solution of a problem by any             art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means             of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.
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Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, n.       A mechanic. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.]       1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,             mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the             quantitative relations of force and matter, as             distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as,             mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical             deposits.          2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;             made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical             precision; mechanical products.                         We have also divers mechanical arts.   --Bacon.          3. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion;             proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special             intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing;             mechanical verses; mechanical service.          4. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a             directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.          5. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;             empirical. See the 2d Note under {Geometric}.          {Mechanical effect}, effective power; useful work exerted, as             by a machine, in a definite time.          {Mechanical engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.                      {Mechanical maneuvers} (Mil.), the application of mechanical             appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of             artillery. --Farrow.          {Mechanical philosophy}, the principles of mechanics applied             to the inverstigation of physical phenomena.          {Mechanical powers}, certain simple instruments, such as the             lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the             pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the             screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting             through a great space into a great force acting through a             small space, or vice versa, and are used separately or in             combination.          {Mechanical solution} (Math.), a solution of a problem by any             art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means             of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.
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Engineering \En`gi*neer"ing\, n.       Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and       extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical       properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and       machines; the occupation and work of an engineer.          Note: In a comprehensive sense, engineering includes                architecture as a mechanical art, in distinction from                architecture as a fine art. It was formerly divided                into military engineering, which is the art of                designing and constructing offensive and defensive                works, and civil engineering, in a broad sense, as                relating to other kinds of public works, machinery,                etc.          {Civil engineering}, in modern usage, is strictly the art of             planning, laying out, and constructing fixed public works,             such as railroads, highways, canals, aqueducts, water             works, bridges, lighthouses, docks, embankments,             breakwaters, dams, tunnels, etc.          {Mechanical engineering} relates to machinery, such as steam             engines, machine tools, mill work, etc.          {Mining engineering} deals with the excavation and working of             mines, and the extraction of metals from their ores, etc.             Engineering is further divided into steam engineering, gas             engineering, agricultural engineering, topographical             engineering, electrical engineering, etc.
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Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.]       1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,             mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the             quantitative relations of force and matter, as             distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as,             mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical             deposits.          2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;             made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical             precision; mechanical products.                         We have also divers mechanical arts.   --Bacon.          3. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion;             proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special             intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing;             mechanical verses; mechanical service.          4. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a             directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.          5. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;             empirical. See the 2d Note under {Geometric}.          {Mechanical effect}, effective power; useful work exerted, as             by a machine, in a definite time.          {Mechanical engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.                      {Mechanical maneuvers} (Mil.), the application of mechanical             appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of             artillery. --Farrow.          {Mechanical philosophy}, the principles of mechanics applied             to the inverstigation of physical phenomena.          {Mechanical powers}, certain simple instruments, such as the             lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the             pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the             screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting             through a great space into a great force acting through a             small space, or vice versa, and are used separately or in             combination.          {Mechanical solution} (Math.), a solution of a problem by any             art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means             of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.
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Note: This term was adopted by Wollaston to avoid using the                conjectural expression atomic weight, with which,                however, for a time it was practically synonymous. The                attempt to limit the term to the meaning of a                universally comparative combining weight failed,                because of the possibility of several compounds of the                substances by reason of the variation in combining                power which most elements exhibit. The equivalent was                really identical with, or a multiple of submultiple of,                the atomic weight.          3. (Chem.) A combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a             molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid             unite with one or more equivalents of base.          {Mechanical equivalent of heat} (Physics), the number of             units of work which the unit of heat can perform; the             mechanical energy which must be expended to raise the             temperature of a unit weight of water from 0[deg] C. to             1[deg] C., or from 32[deg] F. to 33[deg] F. The term was             introduced by Dr. Mayer of Heilbronn. Its value was found             by Joule to be 1390 foot pounds upon the Centigrade, or             772 foot pounds upon the Fahrenheit, thermometric scale,             whence it is often called {Joule's equivalent}, and             represented by the symbol J. This is equal to 424 kilogram             meters (Centigrade scale). A more recent determination by             Professor Rowland gives the value 426.9 kilogram meters,             for the latitude of Baltimore.
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Heat \Heat\, n. [OE. hete, h[91]te, AS. h[?]tu, h[?]to, fr.       h[be]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta.       See {Hot}.]       1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects,             but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation,             and which, as manifested in fire, the sun's rays,             mechanical action, chemical combination, etc., becomes             directly known to us through the sense of feeling. In its             nature heat is a mode if motion, being in general a form             of molecular disturbance or vibration. It was formerly             supposed to be a subtile, imponderable fluid, to which was             given the name caloric.          Note: As affecting the human body, heat produces different                sensations, which are called by different names, as                heat or sensible heat, warmth, cold, etc., according to                its degree or amount relatively to the normal                temperature of the body.          2. The sensation caused by the force or influence of heat             when excessive, or above that which is normal to the human             body; the bodily feeling experienced on exposure to fire,             the sun's rays, etc.; the reverse of cold.          3. High temperature, as distinguished from low temperature,             or cold; as, the heat of summer and the cold of winter;             heat of the skin or body in fever, etc.                         Else how had the world . . . Avoided pinching cold                      and scorching heat!                           --Milton.          4. Indication of high temperature; appearance, condition, or             color of a body, as indicating its temperature; redness;             high color; flush; degree of temperature to which             something is heated, as indicated by appearance,             condition, or otherwise.                         It has raised . . . heats in their faces. --Addison.                         The heats smiths take of their iron are a blood-red                      heat, a white-flame heat, and a sparking or welding                      heat.                                                --Moxon.          5. A single complete operation of heating, as at a forge or             in a furnace; as, to make a horseshoe in a certain number             of heats.          6. A violent action unintermitted; a single effort; a single             course in a race that consists of two or more courses; as,             he won two heats out of three.                         Many causes . . . for refreshment betwixt the heats.                                                                               --Dryden.                         [He] struck off at one heat the matchless tale of                      [bd]Tam o'Shanter.[b8]                        --J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          7. Utmost violence; rage; vehemence; as, the heat of battle             or party. [bd]The heat of their division.[b8] --Shak.          8. Agitation of mind; inflammation or excitement;             exasperation. [bd]The head and hurry of his rage.[b8]             --South.          9. Animation, as in discourse; ardor; fervency.                         With all the strength and heat of eloquence.                                                                               --Addison.          10. Sexual excitement in animals.          11. Fermentation.          {Animal heat}, {Blood heat}, {Capacity for heat}, etc. See             under {Animal}, {Blood}, etc.          {Atomic heat} (Chem.), the product obtained by multiplying             the atomic weight of any element by its specific heat. The             atomic heat of all solid elements is nearly a constant,             the mean value being 6.4.          {Dynamical theory of heat}, that theory of heat which assumes             it to be, not a peculiar kind of matter, but a peculiar             motion of the ultimate particles of matter.          {Heat engine}, any apparatus by which a heated substance, as             a heated fluid, is made to perform work by giving motion             to mechanism, as a hot-air engine, or a steam engine.          {Heat producers}. (Physiol.) See under {Food}.          {Heat rays}, a term formerly applied to the rays near the red             end of the spectrum, whether within or beyond the visible             spectrum.          {Heat weight} (Mech.), the product of any quantity of heat by             the mechanical equivalent of heat divided by the absolute             temperature; -- called also {thermodynamic function}, and             {entropy}.          {Mechanical equivalent of heat}. See under {Equivalent}.          {Specific heat of a substance} (at any temperature), the             number of units of heat required to raise the temperature             of a unit mass of the substance at that temperature one             degree.          {Unit of heat}, the quantity of heat required to raise, by             one degree, the temperature of a unit mass of water,             initially at a certain standard temperature. The             temperature usually employed is that of 0[deg] Centigrade,             or 32[deg] Fahrenheit.
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Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.]       1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,             mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the             quantitative relations of force and matter, as             distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as,             mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical             deposits.          2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;             made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical             precision; mechanical products.                         We have also divers mechanical arts.   --Bacon.          3. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion;             proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special             intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing;             mechanical verses; mechanical service.          4. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a             directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.          5. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;             empirical. See the 2d Note under {Geometric}.          {Mechanical effect}, effective power; useful work exerted, as             by a machine, in a definite time.          {Mechanical engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.                      {Mechanical maneuvers} (Mil.), the application of mechanical             appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of             artillery. --Farrow.          {Mechanical philosophy}, the principles of mechanics applied             to the inverstigation of physical phenomena.          {Mechanical powers}, certain simple instruments, such as the             lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the             pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the             screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting             through a great space into a great force acting through a             small space, or vice versa, and are used separately or in             combination.          {Mechanical solution} (Math.), a solution of a problem by any             art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means             of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.
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Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.]       1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,             mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the             quantitative relations of force and matter, as             distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as,             mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical             deposits.          2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;             made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical             precision; mechanical products.                         We have also divers mechanical arts.   --Bacon.          3. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion;             proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special             intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing;             mechanical verses; mechanical service.          4. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a             directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.          5. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;             empirical. See the 2d Note under {Geometric}.          {Mechanical effect}, effective power; useful work exerted, as             by a machine, in a definite time.          {Mechanical engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.                      {Mechanical maneuvers} (Mil.), the application of mechanical             appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of             artillery. --Farrow.          {Mechanical philosophy}, the principles of mechanics applied             to the inverstigation of physical phenomena.          {Mechanical powers}, certain simple instruments, such as the             lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the             pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the             screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting             through a great space into a great force acting through a             small space, or vice versa, and are used separately or in             combination.          {Mechanical solution} (Math.), a solution of a problem by any             art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means             of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.
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7. A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o[?] good             things. [Colloq.] --Richardson.          8. (Mech.)             (a) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or                   mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other                   machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an                   engine of twenty horse power.          Note: The English unit of power used most commonly is the                horse power. See {Horse power}.             (b) A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical                   energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand                   power, etc.             (c) Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as,                   the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a                   weight at the other end.          Note: This use in mechanics, of power as a synonym for force,                is improper and is becoming obsolete.             (d) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a                   motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.          Note: Power is used adjectively, denoting, driven, or adapted                to be driven, by machinery, and not actuated directly                by the hand or foot; as, a power lathe; a power loom; a                power press.          9. (Math.) The product arising from the multiplication of a             number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and             a cube is third power, of a number.          10. (Metaph.) Mental or moral ability to act; one of the             faculties which are possessed by the mind or soul; as,             the power of thinking, reasoning, judging, willing,             fearing, hoping, etc. --I. Watts.                         The guiltiness of my mind, the sudden surprise of                      my powers, drove the grossness . . . into a                      received belief.                              --Shak.          11. (Optics) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any             optical instrument, magnifies; in the telescope, and             usually in the microscope, the number of times it             multiplies, or augments, the apparent diameter of an             object; sometimes, in microscopes, the number of times it             multiplies the apparent surface.          12. (Law) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an             interest vested either in himself or in another person;             ownership by appointment. --Wharton.          13. Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the             business was referred to a committee with power.          Note: Power may be predicated of inanimate agents, like the                winds and waves, electricity and magnetism,                gravitation, etc., or of animal and intelligent beings;                and when predicated of these beings, it may indicate                physical, mental, or moral ability or capacity.          {Mechanical powers}. See under {Mechanical}.          {Power loom}, [or] {Power press}. See Def. 8             (d), note.          {Power of attorney}. See under {Attorney}.          {Power of a point} (relative to a given curve) (Geom.), the             result of substituting the co[94]rdinates of any point in             that expression which being put equal to zero forms the             equation of the curve; as, x^{2} + y^{2} - 100 is the             power of the point x, y, relative to the circle x^{2} +             y^{2} - 100 = 0.
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Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.]       1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,             mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the             quantitative relations of force and matter, as             distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as,             mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical             deposits.          2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;             made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical             precision; mechanical products.                         We have also divers mechanical arts.   --Bacon.          3. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion;             proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special             intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing;             mechanical verses; mechanical service.          4. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a             directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.          5. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;             empirical. See the 2d Note under {Geometric}.          {Mechanical effect}, effective power; useful work exerted, as             by a machine, in a definite time.          {Mechanical engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.                      {Mechanical maneuvers} (Mil.), the application of mechanical             appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of             artillery. --Farrow.          {Mechanical philosophy}, the principles of mechanics applied             to the inverstigation of physical phenomena.          {Mechanical powers}, certain simple instruments, such as the             lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the             pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the             screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting             through a great space into a great force acting through a             small space, or vice versa, and are used separately or in             combination.          {Mechanical solution} (Math.), a solution of a problem by any             art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means             of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.
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Solution \So*lu"tion\ (s[osl]*l[umac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [OE.       solucion, OF. solucion, F. solution, fr. L. solutio, fr.       solvere, solutum, to loosen, dissolve. See {Solve}.]       1. The act of separating the parts of any body, or the             condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption;             breach.                         In all bodies there is an appetite of union and                      evitation of solution of continuity.   --Bacon.          2. The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the             disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult             question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in             mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation             or problem, or the result of the process.          3. The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution;             disintegration.                         It is unquestionably an enterprise of more promise                      to assail the nations in their hour of faintness and                      solution, than at a time when magnificent and                      seductive systems of worship were at their height of                      energy and splendor.                           --I. Taylor.          4. (Chem.Phys.) The act or process by which a body (whether             solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and,             remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the             solvent; also, the product reulting from such absorption.          Note: When a solvent will not take in any more of a substance                the solution is said to be saturated. Solution is two                kinds; viz.: (a) {Mechanical solution}, in which no                marked chemical change takes place, and in which, in                the case of solids, the dissolved body can be regained                by evaporation, as in the solution of salt or sugar in                water. (b) {Chemical solution}, in which there is                involved a decided chemical change, as when limestone                or zinc undergoes solution in hydrochloric acid.                {Mechanical solution} is regarded as a form of                molecular or atomic attraction, and is probably                occasioned by the formation of certain very weak and                unstable compounds which are easily dissociated and                pass into new and similar compounds.          Note: This word is not used in chemistry or mineralogy for                fusion, or the melting of bodies by the heat of fire.          5. release; deliverance; discharge. [Obs.] --Barrow.          6. (Med.)             (a) The termination of a disease; resolution.             (b) A crisis.             (c) A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in                   which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble. --U.                   S. Disp.          {Fehling's solution} (Chem.), a standardized solution of             cupric hydrate in sodium potassium tartrate, used as a             means of determining the reducing power of certain sugars             and sirups by the amount of red cuprous oxide thrown down.                      {Heavy solution} (Min.), a liquid of high density, as a             solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide (called             the Sonstadt or Thoulet solution) having a maximum             specific gravity of 3.2, or of borotungstate of cadium             (Klein solution, specific gravity 3.6), and the like. Such             solutions are much used in determining the specific             gravities of minerals, and in separating them when             mechanically mixed as in a pulverized rock.          {Nessler's solution}. See {Nesslerize}.          {Solution of continuity}, the separation of connection, or of             connected substances or parts; -- applied, in surgery, to             a fracture, laceration, or the like. [bd]As in the natural             body a wound, or solution of continuity, is worse than a             corrupt humor, so in the spiritual.[b8] --Bacon.          {Standardized solution} (Chem.), a solution which is used as             a reagent, and is of a known and standard strength;             specifically, a normal solution, containing in each cubic             centimeter as many milligrams of the element in question             as the number representing its atomic weight; thus, a             normal solution of silver nitrate would contain 107.7 mgr.             of silver nitrate in each cubic centimeter.
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Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.]       1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,             mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the             quantitative relations of force and matter, as             distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as,             mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical             deposits.          2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;             made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical             precision; mechanical products.                         We have also divers mechanical arts.   --Bacon.          3. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion;             proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special             intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing;             mechanical verses; mechanical service.          4. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a             directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.          5. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;             empirical. See the 2d Note under {Geometric}.          {Mechanical effect}, effective power; useful work exerted, as             by a machine, in a definite time.          {Mechanical engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.                      {Mechanical maneuvers} (Mil.), the application of mechanical             appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of             artillery. --Farrow.          {Mechanical philosophy}, the principles of mechanics applied             to the inverstigation of physical phenomena.          {Mechanical powers}, certain simple instruments, such as the             lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the             pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the             screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting             through a great space into a great force acting through a             small space, or vice versa, and are used separately or in             combination.          {Mechanical solution} (Math.), a solution of a problem by any             art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means             of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.
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Mechanicalize \Me*chan"ic*al*ize\, v. t.       To cause to become mechanical.
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Mechanically \Me*chan"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In a mechanical manner.
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Mechanicalness \Me*chan"ic*al*ness\, n.       The state or quality of being mechanical.
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Mechanician \Mech`a*ni"cian\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canicien. See       {Mechanic}.]       One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a       machinist. --Boyle.
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Mechanico-chemical \Me*chan`i*co-chem"ic*al\, a.       Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both       mechanics and chemistry; -- said especially of those sciences       which treat of such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws       both of mechanics and chemistry, as electricity and       magnetism.
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Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canique.]       That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats       of the action of forces on bodies.          Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of                forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called                {statics}; that which relates to such action in                producing motion is called {dynamics}. The term                mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies,                whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes,                however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of                solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is                called also {hydrostatics}, or {hydrodynamics},                according as the laws of rest or of motion are                considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called                also {pneumatics}. The mechanics of fluids in motion,                with special reference to the methods of obtaining from                them useful results, constitutes {hydraulics}.          {Animal mechanics} (Physiol.), that portion of physiology             which has for its object the investigation of the laws of             equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most             important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the             bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile             muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of             support, while the weight of the body or of the individual             limbs constitutes the weight or resistance.          {Applied mechanics}, the principles of abstract mechanics             applied to human art; also, the practical application of             the laws of matter and motion to the construction of             machines and structures of all kinds.
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Mechanism \Mech"an*ism\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canisme, L. mechanisma.       See {Mechanic}.]       1. The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the             parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or             relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an             effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a             sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod.          2. Mechanical operation or action.                         He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion;                      so that all must be performed either by mechanism or                      accident.                                          --Bentley.          3. (Kinematics) An ideal machine; a combination of movable             bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with             regard to relative movements.
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Mechanist \Mech"an*ist\, n.       1. A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.          2. One who regards the phenomena of nature as the effects of             forces merely mechanical.
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Mechanize \Mech"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mechanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Mechanizing}.] [Cf. F. m[82]chaniser.]       To cause to be mechanical. --Shelley.
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Mechanize \Mech"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mechanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Mechanizing}.] [Cf. F. m[82]chaniser.]       To cause to be mechanical. --Shelley.
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Mechanize \Mech"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mechanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Mechanizing}.] [Cf. F. m[82]chaniser.]       To cause to be mechanical. --Shelley.
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Mechanograph \Mech"an*o*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] machino + -graph.]       One of a number of copies of anything multiplied       mechanically.
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Mechanographic \Mech`an*o*graph`ic\, a.       1. Treating of mechanics. [R.]          2. Written, copied, or recorded by machinery; produced by             mechanography; as, a mechanographic record of changes of             temperature; mechanographic prints.
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Mechanographist \Mech`an*og"ra*phist\, n.       An artist who, by mechanical means, multiplies copies of       works of art.
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Mechanography \Mech`an*og"ra*phy\, n.       The art of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or       any work of art.
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Meconic \Me*con"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] belonging to the poppy, fr. [?]       the poppy: cf. F. m[82]conique.]       Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif.       (Chem.), designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found       in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
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Miching \Mich"ing\, a.       Hiding; skulking; cowardly. [Colloq.] [Written also       {meaching} and {meeching}.]
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Meekness \Meek"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being meek.
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Meseems \Me*seems"\, v. impers. [imp. {Meseemed}.]       It seems to me. [Poetic]
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Mesencephalic \Mes`en*ce*phal"ic\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.
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Mesh \Mesh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meshed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Meshing}.]       To catch in a mesh. --Surrey.
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Fungi \Fun"gi\, n. pl. (Bot.)       A group of thallophytic plants of low organization, destitute       of chlorophyll, in which reproduction is mainly accomplished       by means of asexual spores, which are produced in a great       variety of ways, though sexual reproduction is known to occur       in certain {Phycomycetes}, or so-called algal fungi.          Note: The Fungi appear to have originated by degeneration                from various alg[91], losing their chlorophyll on                assuming a parasitic or saprophytic life. By some they                are divided into the subclasses {Phycomycetes}, the                lower or algal fungi; the {Mesomycetes}, or                intermediate fungi; and the {Mycomycetes}, or the                higher fungi; by others into the {Phycomycetes}; the                {Ascomycetes}, or sac-spore fungi; and the                {Basidiomycetes}, or basidial-spore fungi.
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Mesonasal \Mes`o*na"sal\, a. [Meso- + nasal.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.
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Messenger \Mes"sen*ger\, n. [OE. messager, OF. messagier, F.       messager. See {Message}.]       1. One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written             communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to             another, or to a public body; specifically, an office             servant who bears messages.          2. One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.                         Yon gray lines That fret the clouds are messengers                      of day.                                             --Shak.          3. (Naut.) A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its             two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain;             -- formerly used for heaving in the cable.          4. (Law) A person appointed to perform certain ministerial             duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take             charge og the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.             --Bouvier. Tomlins.          Syn: Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner;                precursor; herald.          {Messenger bird}, the secretary bird, from its swiftness.
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Messenger \Mes"sen*ger\, n. [OE. messager, OF. messagier, F.       messager. See {Message}.]       1. One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written             communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to             another, or to a public body; specifically, an office             servant who bears messages.          2. One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.                         Yon gray lines That fret the clouds are messengers                      of day.                                             --Shak.          3. (Naut.) A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its             two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain;             -- formerly used for heaving in the cable.          4. (Law) A person appointed to perform certain ministerial             duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take             charge og the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.             --Bouvier. Tomlins.          Syn: Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner;                precursor; herald.          {Messenger bird}, the secretary bird, from its swiftness.
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Messianic \Mes`si*an"ic\, a.       Of or relating to the Messiah; as, the Messianic office or       character.
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Messinese \Mes`si*nese"\ (? [or] ?), a.       Of or pertaining to Messina, or its inhabitans.
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Mess \Mess\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Messed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Messing}.]       To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with       others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers. --Marryat.
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Miching \Mich"ing\, a.       Hiding; skulking; cowardly. [Colloq.] [Written also       {meaching} and {meeching}.]
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Micmacs \Mic"macs\, n. pl.; sing. {Micmac}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe of Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.       [Written also {Mikmaks}.]
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Micmacs \Mic"macs\, n. pl.; sing. {Micmac}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe of Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.       [Written also {Mikmaks}.]
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Guaco \Gua"co\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)             (a) A plant ({Aristolochia anguicida}) of Carthagena, used                   as an antidote to serpent bites. --Lindley.             (b) The {Mikania Guaco}, of Brazil, used for the same                   purpose.
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Mikmaks \Mik"maks\, n.       Same as {Micmacs}.
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Micmacs \Mic"macs\, n. pl.; sing. {Micmac}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe of Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.       [Written also {Mikmaks}.]
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Miscensure \Mis*cen"sure\, v. t.       To misjudge. [Obs.] --Daniel. -- n. Erroneous judgment.       [Obs.] --Sylvester.
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Mischance \Mis*chance"\, n. [OE. meschance, OF. mescheance.]       Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. --Chaucer.                   Never come mischance between us twain.   --Shak.          Syn: Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity;                disaster. See {Calamity}.
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Mischance \Mis*chance"\, v. i.       To happen by mischance. --Spenser.
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Mischanceful \Mis*chance"ful\, a.       Unlucky. --R. Browning.
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Mischnic \Misch"nic\, a.       See {Mishnic}.
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Misconceit \Mis`con*ceit"\, n.       Misconception. [Obs.]
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Misconceive \Mis`con*ceive"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.       {Misconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconceiving}.]       To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a       false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.                   Those things which, for want of due consideration                heretofore, they have misconceived.         --Hooker.          Syn: To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.
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Misconceive \Mis`con*ceive"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.       {Misconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconceiving}.]       To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a       false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.                   Those things which, for want of due consideration                heretofore, they have misconceived.         --Hooker.          Syn: To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.
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Misconceiver \Mis`con*ceiv"er\, n.       One who misconceives.
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Misconceive \Mis`con*ceive"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.       {Misconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconceiving}.]       To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a       false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.                   Those things which, for want of due consideration                heretofore, they have misconceived.         --Hooker.          Syn: To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.
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Misconception \Mis`con*cep"tion\, n.       Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.       --Harvey.
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Misconclusion \Mis`con*clu"sion\, n.       An erroneous inference or conclusion. --Bp. Hall.
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Misconjecture \Mis`con*jec"ture\ (?; 135), n.       A wrong conjecture or guess. --Sir T. Browne.
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Misconjecture \Mis`con*jec"ture\, v. t. & i.       To conjecture wrongly.
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Misconsecrate \Mis*con"se*crate\, v. t.       To consecrate amiss. [bd]Misconsecrated flags.[b8] --Bp.       Hall.
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Misconsecration \Mis*con`se*cra"tion\, n.       Wrong consecration.
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Misconsequence \Mis*con"se*quence\, n.       A wrong consequence; a false deduction.
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Misconstruable \Mis*con"stru*a*ble\, a.       Such as can be misconstrued, as language or conduct. --R.       North.
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Misconstruct \Mis`con*struct"\, v. t.       To construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.
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Misconstruction \Mis`con*struc"tion\, n.       Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. --Bp.       Stillingfleet.
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Misconstrue \Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.]       To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.                   Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden.                   Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.                                                                               --Addison.
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Misconstrue \Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.]       To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.                   Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden.                   Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.                                                                               --Addison.
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Misconstruer \Mis*con"stru*er\, n.       One who misconstrues.
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Misconstrue \Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.]       To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.                   Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden.                   Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.                                                                               --Addison.
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Miscounsel \Mis*coun"sel\, v. t.       To counsel or advise wrongly.
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Mishmash \Mish"mash`\, n. [Cf. G. mish-mash, fr. mischen to       mix.]       A hotchpotch. --Sir T. Herbert.
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Mishnic \Mish"nic\, a.       Of or pertaining to the Mishna.
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Misimagination \Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion\, n.       Wrong imagination; delusion. --Bp. Hall.
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Misincline \Mis"in*cline"\, v. t.       To cause to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect       wrongly.
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Misinstruct \Mis`in*struct"\, v. t.       To instruct amiss.
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Misinstruction \Mis`in*struc"tion\, n.       Wrong or improper instruction.
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Mismeasure \Mis*meas"ure\ (?; 135), v. t.       To measure or estimate incorrectly.
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Mismeasurement \Mis*meas"ure*ment\, n.       Wrong measurement.
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Missing \Miss"ing\, a. [From {Miss}, v. i.]       Absent from the place where it was expected to be found;       lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for.                   Neither was there aught missing unto them. --1 Sam.                                                                               xxv. 7.                   For a time caught up to God, as once Moses was in the                mount, and missing long.                        --Milton.
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Miss \Miss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Missed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Missing}.] [AS. missan; akin to D. & G. missen, OHG. missan,       Icel. missa, Sw. mista, Dan. miste. [fb]100. See {Mis-},       pref.]       1. To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing,             hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss             the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting             knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said.                         When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will                      acknowledge he judged not right.         --Locke.          2. To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to             dispense with; -- now seldom applied to persons.                         She would never miss, one day, A walk so fine, a                      sight so gay.                                    --Prior.                         We cannot miss him; he does make our fire, Fetch in                      our wood.                                          --Shak.          3. To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want             of; to mourn the loss of; to want. --Shak.                         Neither missed we anything . . . Nothing was missed                      of all that pertained unto him.         --1 Sam. xxv.                                                                               15, 21.                         What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss.                                                                               --Milton.          {To miss stays}. (Naut.) See under {Stay}.
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Missingly \Miss"ing*ly\, adv.       With a sense of loss. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Mission \Mis"sion\, n. [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send:       cf. F. mission. See {Missile}.]       1. The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being             sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for             transacting business; comission.                         Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,                      Made emulous missions' mongst the gods themselves.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an             errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a             commission.                         How to begin, how to accomplish best His end of                      being on earth, and mission high.      --Milton.          3. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform             any service; a delegation; an embassy.                         In these ships there should be a mission of three of                      the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house. --Bacon.          4. An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station             or residence of missionaries.          5. An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or             more churches.          6. A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a             particular place and time for the special purpose of             quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of             converting unbelievers. --Addis & Arnold.          7. Dismission; discharge from service. [Obs.]          {Mission school}.             (a) A school connected with a mission and conducted by                   missionaries.             (b) A school for the religious instruction of children not                   having regular church privileges.          Syn: Message; errand; commission; deputation.
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Mix \Mix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mixed}(less properly {Mixt}); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Mixing}.] [AS. miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G.       mischen, Russ. mieshate, W. mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere,       mixtum, Gr. [?], [?], Skr. mi[87]ra mixed. The English word       has been influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. {Mixture}),       and even the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L.       miscere. Cf. {Admix}, {Mash} to bruise, {Meddle}.]       1. To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of,             as of two or more substances with each other, or of one             substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or             compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend;             as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines.                         Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. --Shak.          2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.                         Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.                                                                               --Hos. vii. 8.          3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together             of ingredients; to compound of different parts.                         Hast thou no poison mixed?                  --Shak.                         I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and                      civil considerations.                        --Bacon.
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Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp.       jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[be]b a       drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. {Sherbet}.]       1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits,             herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.          2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality             (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup);             specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a             saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or             such a solution flavored or medicated.                         Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon.      --Keats.          {Mixing sirup}. See the Note under {Dextrose}.
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Mizmaze \Miz"maze`\, n.       A maze or labyrinth. [Obs.]
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Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)       The hindmost mast of a three-masted vessel, or of a       yawl-rigged vessel.
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--Milton.          Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast},                {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made                of separate spars.          2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.          {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and             {Before}.          {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}.          {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore             edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is             raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in             making a made mast. See {Made}.
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Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)       The hindmost mast of a three-masted vessel, or of a       yawl-rigged vessel.
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--Milton.          Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast},                {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made                of separate spars.          2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.          {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and             {Before}.          {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}.          {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore             edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is             raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in             making a made mast. See {Made}.
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Mock \Mock\, a.       Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed;       sham.                   That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator.          {Mock bishop's weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous             herbs ({Discopleura}) growing in wet places.          {Mock heroic}, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic             poem.          {Mock lead}. See {Blende} (       a ).          {Mock nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the European blackcap.          {Mock orange} (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs             ({Philadelphus}), with showy white flowers in panicled             cymes. {P. coronarius}, from Asia, has fragrant flowers;             the American kinds are nearly scentless.          {Mock sun}. See {Parhelion}.          {Mock turtle soup}, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or             other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle             soup.          {Mock velvet}, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See             {Mockado}.
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Nightingale \Night"in*gale\, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS.       nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf.       D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall,       Sw. n[84]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song             bird ({Luscinia luscinia}). It sings at night, and is             celebrated for the sweetness of its song.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A larger species ({Lucinia philomela}), of             Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush             nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied             species.          {Mock nightingale}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Blackcap}, n., 1             (a) .
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Mock \Mock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mocking}.] [F. moquer, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. mocken       to mumble, G. mucken, OSw. mucka.]       1. To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt,             or derision; to deride by mimicry.                         To see the life as lively mocked as ever Still sleep                      mocked death.                                    --Shak.                         Mocking marriage with a dame of France. --Shak.          2. To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.                         Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud. --1 Kings                                                                               xviii. 27.                         Let not ambition mock their useful toil. --Gray.          3. To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as,             to mock expectation.                         Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies. --Judg. xvi.                                                                               13.                         He will not . . . Mock us with his blest sight, then                      snatch him hence.                              --Milton.          Syn: To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize; disappoint.                See {Deride}.
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Mocking \Mock"ing\, a.       Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision;       mimicking; derisive.          {Mocking bird} (Zo[94]l.), a North American singing bird             ({Mimus polyglottos}), remarkable for its exact imitations             of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail             and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing;             the outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also             applied to other species of the same genus, found in             Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.          {Mocking thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any species of the genus             {Harporhynchus}, as the brown thrush ({H. rufus}).          {Mocking wren} (Zo[94]l.), any American wren of the genus             {Thryothorus}, esp. {T. Ludovicianus}.
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Mocking \Mock"ing\, a.       Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision;       mimicking; derisive.          {Mocking bird} (Zo[94]l.), a North American singing bird             ({Mimus polyglottos}), remarkable for its exact imitations             of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail             and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing;             the outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also             applied to other species of the same genus, found in             Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.          {Mocking thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any species of the genus             {Harporhynchus}, as the brown thrush ({H. rufus}).          {Mocking wren} (Zo[94]l.), any American wren of the genus             {Thryothorus}, esp. {T. Ludovicianus}.
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Mocking \Mock"ing\, a.       Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision;       mimicking; derisive.          {Mocking bird} (Zo[94]l.), a North American singing bird             ({Mimus polyglottos}), remarkable for its exact imitations             of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail             and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing;             the outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also             applied to other species of the same genus, found in             Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.          {Mocking thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any species of the genus             {Harporhynchus}, as the brown thrush ({H. rufus}).          {Mocking wren} (Zo[94]l.), any American wren of the genus             {Thryothorus}, esp. {T. Ludovicianus}.
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Mocking \Mock"ing\, a.       Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision;       mimicking; derisive.          {Mocking bird} (Zo[94]l.), a North American singing bird             ({Mimus polyglottos}), remarkable for its exact imitations             of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail             and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing;             the outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also             applied to other species of the same genus, found in             Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.          {Mocking thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any species of the genus             {Harporhynchus}, as the brown thrush ({H. rufus}).          {Mocking wren} (Zo[94]l.), any American wren of the genus             {Thryothorus}, esp. {T. Ludovicianus}.
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Mockingly \Mock"ing*ly\, adv.       By way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mockingstock \Mock"ing*stock`\, n.       A butt of sport; an object of derision. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mog \Mog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mogging}.] [Etym. unknown.]       To move away; to go off. [Prov. Eng. or Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mohicans \Mo*hi"cans\, n. pl.; sing. {Mohican}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited       Western Connecticut and Eastern New York. [Written also       {Mohegans}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mohicans \Mo*hi"cans\, n. pl.; sing. {Mohican}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited       Western Connecticut and Eastern New York. [Written also       {Mohegans}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mossiness \Moss"i*ness\, n.       The state of being mossy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moss \Moss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mossed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mossing}.]       To cover or overgrow with moss.                   An oak whose boughs were mossed with age. --Shak.
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Mousing \Mous"ing\, a.       Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. [bd]Mousing       saints.[b8] --L'Estrange.
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Mouse \Mouse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moused}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mousing}.]       1. To watch for and catch mice.          2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry             about, on the lookout for something.
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Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.       1. The act of hunting mice.          2. (Naut.) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or             a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank             of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out.          3. A ratchet movement in a loom.          {Mousing hook}, a hook with an attachment which prevents its             unhooking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.       1. The act of hunting mice.          2. (Naut.) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or             a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank             of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out.          3. A ratchet movement in a loom.          {Mousing hook}, a hook with an attachment which prevents its             unhooking.
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Muchness \Much"ness\, n.       Greatness; extent. [Obs. or Colloq.]                   The quantity and muchness of time which it filcheth.                                                                               --W. Whately.          {Much of a muchness}, much the same. [Colloq.] [bd]Men's men;             gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness.[b8] --G.             Eliot.
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Mucinogen \Mu*cin"o*gen\ (m[usl]*s[icr]n"[osl]*j[ecr]n), n.       [Mucin + -gen.] (Physiol.)       Same as {Mucigen}.
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Muckiness \Muck"i*ness\, n.       The quality of being mucky.
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Muconic \Mu*con"ic\, a. [Mucic + itaconic.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid, obtained       indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat resembling itaconic       acid.
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Mugginess \Mug"gi*ness\, n.       The condition or quality of being muggy.
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Muggins \Mug"gins\, n. [Etym. unknown.]       1. A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum             of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.          2. A game at cards which depends upon building in suits or             matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of             one's cards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muggins \Mug"gins\, v. t.       In certain games, to score against, or take an advantage over       (an opponent), as for an error, announcing the act by saying       [bd]muggins.[b8]
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Mugiency \Mu"gi*en*cy\, n.       A bellowing. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. {Mice} (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus,       AS. m[umac]s, pl. m[ymac]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. &       Icel. m[umac]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr.       my^s, Skr. m[umac]sh mouse, mush to steal. [fb]277. Cf.       {Muscle}, {Musk}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents             belonging to the genus {Mus} and various related genera of             the family {Murid[91]}. The common house mouse ({Mus             musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American             white-footed, or deer, mouse ({Hesperomys leucopus})             sometimes lives in houses. See {Dormouse}, {Meadow mouse},             under {Meadow}, and {Harvest mouse}, under {Harvest}.
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--Simonds.          {House car} (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides             and a roof; a box car.          {House of correction}. See {Correction}.          {House cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a European cricket ({Gryllus             domesticus}), which frequently lives in houses, between             the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the             loud chirping or stridulation of the males.          {House dog}, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house.          {House finch} (Zo[94]l.), the burion.          {House flag}, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a             merchant vessel belongs.          {House fly} (Zo[94]l.), a common fly (esp. {Musca             domestica}), which infests houses both in Europe and             America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying             substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc.          {House of God}, a temple or church.          {House of ill fame}. See {Ill fame} under {Ill}, a.          {House martin} (Zo[94]l.), a common European swallow             ({Hirundo urbica}). It has feathered feet, and builds its             nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also             {house swallow}, and {window martin}.          {House mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the common mouse ({Mus musculus}).                      {House physician}, the resident medical adviser of a hospital             or other public institution.          {House snake} (Zo[94]l.), the milk snake.          {House sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the common European sparrow             ({Passer domesticus}). It has recently been introduced             into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in             cities. Called also {thatch sparrow}.          {House spider} (Zo[94]l.), any spider which habitually lives             in houses. Among the most common species are {Theridium             tepidariorum} and {Tegenaria domestica}.          {House surgeon}, the resident surgeon of a hospital.          {House wren} (Zo[94]l.), the common wren of the Eastern             United States ({Troglodytes a[89]don}). It is common about             houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and             loud musical notes. See {Wren}.          {Religious house}, a monastery or convent.          {The White House}, the official residence of the President of             the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of             President.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Musang \Mu*sang"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small animal of Java ({Paradoxirus fasciatus}), allied to       the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large       quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to       disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also {coffee       rat}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mush \Mush\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mushing}.]       To travel on foot, esp. across the snow with dogs. -- v. t.       To cause to travel or journey. [Rare] [Colloq., Alaska &       Northwestern U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muse \Muse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mused}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Musing}.] [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand       with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L.       morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See {Morsel}, and       cf. Amuse, Muzzle, n.]       1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.             [bd]Thereon mused he.[b8] --Chaucer.                         He mused upon some dangerous plot.      --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or             contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things             present; to be in a brown study. --Daniel.          3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. B. Jonson.          Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See {Ponder}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Musingly \Mus"ing*ly\, adv.       In a musing manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muskiness \Musk"i*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muss \Muss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mussed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mussing}.]       To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple. [Colloq. U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muzziness \Muz"zi*ness\, n.       The state or quality of being muzzy.
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Fungi \Fun"gi\, n. pl. (Bot.)       A group of thallophytic plants of low organization, destitute       of chlorophyll, in which reproduction is mainly accomplished       by means of asexual spores, which are produced in a great       variety of ways, though sexual reproduction is known to occur       in certain {Phycomycetes}, or so-called algal fungi.          Note: The Fungi appear to have originated by degeneration                from various alg[91], losing their chlorophyll on                assuming a parasitic or saprophytic life. By some they                are divided into the subclasses {Phycomycetes}, the                lower or algal fungi; the {Mesomycetes}, or                intermediate fungi; and the {Mycomycetes}, or the                higher fungi; by others into the {Phycomycetes}; the                {Ascomycetes}, or sac-spore fungi; and the                {Basidiomycetes}, or basidial-spore fungi.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myocomma \[d8]My`o*com"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Myocommata}, E.       {Myocommas}. [NL. See {Myo-}, and {Comma}.] (Anat.)       A myotome.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hag \Hag\, n. [OE. hagge, hegge, with, hag, AS. h[91]gtesse;       akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw.       h[84]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E.       haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild       woman. [?].]       1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.]             [bd][Silenus] that old hag.[b8] --Golding.          2. An ugly old woman.          3. A fury; a she-monster. --Grashaw.          4. (Zo[94]l.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ({Myxine             glutinosa}), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial             mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill             openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called             also {hagfish}, {borer}, {slime eel}, {sucker}, and             {sleepmarken}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The hagdon or shearwater.          6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a             man's hair. --Blount.          {Hag moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Phobetron pithecium}), the             larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on             fruit trees.          {Hag's tooth} (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of             matting or pointing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myxomycetes \[d8]Myx`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. [?] mucus,       slime + myceles.] (Bot.)       A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly       regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to       be plants and often separated as a distinct phylum       (Myxophyta). They are found on damp earth and decaying       vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm,       often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the       surface and ingest solid food. -- {Myx`o*my*ce"tous}, a.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mac Kenzie, MO (village, FIPS 45110)       Location: 38.58030 N, 90.31647 W       Population (1990): 148 (68 housing units)       Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mackinac County, MI (county, FIPS 97)       Location: 46.00872 N, 85.00764 W       Population (1990): 10674 (9254 housing units)       Area: 2646.0 sq km (land), 2794.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mackinac Island, MI (city, FIPS 50280)       Location: 45.85599 N, 84.62167 W       Population (1990): 469 (741 housing units)       Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49757
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mackinaw City, MI (village, FIPS 50320)       Location: 45.77900 N, 84.74977 W       Population (1990): 875 (616 housing units)       Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Macon County, AL (county, FIPS 87)       Location: 32.38489 N, 85.69257 W       Population (1990): 24928 (9818 housing units)       Area: 1581.4 sq km (land), 7.0 sq km (water)    Macon County, GA (county, FIPS 193)       Location: 32.35407 N, 84.03763 W       Population (1990): 13114 (4848 housing units)       Area: 1044.6 sq km (land), 6.9 sq km (water)    Macon County, IL (county, FIPS 115)       Location: 39.86000 N, 88.96130 W       Population (1990): 117206 (50049 housing units)       Area: 1503.6 sq km (land), 12.6 sq km (water)    Macon County, MO (county, FIPS 121)       Location: 39.82977 N, 92.55970 W       Population (1990): 15345 (6955 housing units)       Area: 2081.9 sq km (land), 22.7 sq km (water)    Macon County, NC (county, FIPS 113)       Location: 35.14966 N, 83.42055 W       Population (1990): 23499 (17174 housing units)       Area: 1337.6 sq km (land), 7.7 sq km (water)    Macon County, TN (county, FIPS 111)       Location: 36.52929 N, 86.00537 W       Population (1990): 15906 (6879 housing units)       Area: 795.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Macungie, PA (borough, FIPS 46392)       Location: 40.51582 N, 75.55433 W       Population (1990): 2597 (1147 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18062
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Magness, AR (town, FIPS 43370)       Location: 35.70188 N, 91.48232 W       Population (1990): 158 (84 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72553
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mason City, IA (city, FIPS 50160)       Location: 43.15134 N, 93.19847 W       Population (1990): 29040 (12669 housing units)       Area: 66.3 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50401    Mason City, IL (city, FIPS 47475)       Location: 40.20182 N, 89.69619 W       Population (1990): 2323 (1047 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Mason City, NE (village, FIPS 31115)       Location: 41.22248 N, 99.29798 W       Population (1990): 160 (97 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68855
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mason County, IL (county, FIPS 125)       Location: 40.23766 N, 89.91353 W       Population (1990): 16269 (7684 housing units)       Area: 1396.0 sq km (land), 63.3 sq km (water)    Mason County, KY (county, FIPS 161)       Location: 38.59581 N, 83.82623 W       Population (1990): 16666 (7089 housing units)       Area: 624.5 sq km (land), 14.2 sq km (water)    Mason County, MI (county, FIPS 105)       Location: 44.02171 N, 86.50031 W       Population (1990): 25537 (14119 housing units)       Area: 1282.5 sq km (land), 1934.2 sq km (water)    Mason County, TX (county, FIPS 319)       Location: 30.71777 N, 99.22038 W       Population (1990): 3423 (2356 housing units)       Area: 2414.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)    Mason County, WA (county, FIPS 45)       Location: 47.35061 N, 123.18495 W       Population (1990): 38341 (22292 housing units)       Area: 2489.3 sq km (land), 233.1 sq km (water)    Mason County, WV (county, FIPS 53)       Location: 38.77292 N, 82.02231 W       Population (1990): 25178 (10932 housing units)       Area: 1118.6 sq km (land), 33.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mason Neck, VA       Zip code(s): 22079
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Maugansville, MD       Zip code(s): 21767
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Kean County, PA (county, FIPS 83)       Location: 41.80065 N, 78.56632 W       Population (1990): 47131 (21454 housing units)       Area: 2542.4 sq km (land), 6.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Kenzie, AL       Zip code(s): 36456    Mc Kenzie, TN       Zip code(s): 38201
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Kenzie Bridge, OR       Zip code(s): 97413
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Knight, PA       Zip code(s): 15237
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Mechen, WV       Zip code(s): 26040
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McCone County, MT (county, FIPS 55)       Location: 47.64899 N, 105.80154 W       Population (1990): 2276 (1161 housing units)       Area: 6844.3 sq km (land), 104.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McEwensville, PA (borough, FIPS 46120)       Location: 41.07205 N, 76.81903 W       Population (1990): 273 (99 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McKenzie, AL (town, FIPS 45496)       Location: 31.54375 N, 86.71653 W       Population (1990): 464 (199 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    McKenzie, TN (city, FIPS 44940)       Location: 36.13957 N, 88.51133 W       Population (1990): 5168 (2158 housing units)       Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mckenzie, ND       Zip code(s): 58553
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McKenzie, AL (town, FIPS 45496)       Location: 31.54375 N, 86.71653 W       Population (1990): 464 (199 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    McKenzie, TN (city, FIPS 44940)       Location: 36.13957 N, 88.51133 W       Population (1990): 5168 (2158 housing units)       Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mckenzie, ND       Zip code(s): 58553
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McKenzie County, ND (county, FIPS 53)       Location: 47.73283 N, 103.38875 W       Population (1990): 6383 (3178 housing units)       Area: 7102.2 sq km (land), 307.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McMechen, WV (city, FIPS 50260)       Location: 39.98653 N, 80.73317 W       Population (1990): 2130 (976 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mechanic Falls, ME (CDP, FIPS 44620)       Location: 44.11168 N, 70.39450 W       Population (1990): 2388 (933 housing units)       Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 04256
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mechanicsburg, IL (village, FIPS 48021)       Location: 39.81017 N, 89.39825 W       Population (1990): 538 (192 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Mechanicsburg, OH (village, FIPS 48706)       Location: 40.07442 N, 83.55783 W       Population (1990): 1803 (753 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43044    Mechanicsburg, PA (borough, FIPS 48376)       Location: 40.21010 N, 77.00549 W       Population (1990): 9452 (4067 housing units)       Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mechanicstown, OH       Zip code(s): 44651
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mechanicsville, IA (city, FIPS 50700)       Location: 41.90485 N, 91.25332 W       Population (1990): 1012 (433 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52306    Mechanicsville, MD       Zip code(s): 20659    Mechanicsville, PA (CDP, FIPS 48440)       Location: 40.96644 N, 76.58548 W       Population (1990): 2803 (1017 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Mechanicsville, PA (borough, FIPS 48448)       Location: 40.68959 N, 76.18154 W       Population (1990): 540 (221 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18934    Mechanicsville, VA (CDP, FIPS 50856)       Location: 37.62730 N, 77.35596 W       Population (1990): 22027 (8613 housing units)       Area: 73.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 23111
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mechanicville, NY (city, FIPS 46360)       Location: 42.90405 N, 73.69011 W       Population (1990): 5249 (2417 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 12118
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mekinock, ND       Zip code(s): 58258
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Michiana Shores, IN (town, FIPS 48744)       Location: 41.75625 N, 86.81842 W       Population (1990): 378 (291 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mocanaqua, PA       Zip code(s): 18655
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mockingbird Valley, KY (city, FIPS 52842)       Location: 38.26845 N, 85.68072 W       Population (1990): 177 (74 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mukwonago, WI (village, FIPS 55050)       Location: 42.86634 N, 88.33122 W       Population (1990): 4457 (1643 housing units)       Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 53149
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Muskingum County, OH (county, FIPS 119)       Location: 39.96565 N, 81.94690 W       Population (1990): 82068 (33029 housing units)       Area: 1721.4 sq km (land), 20.6 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
mickey mouse program n.   North American equivalent of a {noddy}    (that is, trivial) program.   Doesn't necessarily have the belittling    connotations of mainstream slang "Oh, that's just mickey mouse    stuff!"; sometimes trivial programs can be very useful.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
mockingbird n.   Software that intercepts communications    (especially login transactions) between users and hosts and provides    system-like responses to the users while saving their responses    (especially account IDs and passwords).   A special case of {Trojan    horse}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
machine code          The representation of a computer program which is actually       read and interpreted by the computer.   A program in machine       code consists of a sequence of machine instructions (possibly       interspersed with data).   Instructions are binary strings       which may be either all the same size (e.g. one 32-bit word for       many modern {RISC} {microprocessor}s) or of different sizes,       in which case the size of the instruction is determined from       the first word (e.g. {Motorola} {68000}) or byte (e.g. {Inmos}       {transputer}).   The collection of all possible instructions       for a particular computer is known as its "{instruction set}".          Execution of machine code may either be {hard-wired} into the       {central processing unit} or it may be controlled by       {microcode}.   The basic execution cycle consists of fetching       the next instruction from main memory, decoding it       (determining which operation it specifies and the location of       any arguments) and executing it by opening various {gate}s       (e.g. to allow data to flow from main memory into a CPU       {register}) and enabling {functional unit}s (e.g. signalling to       the {ALU} to perform an addition).          Humans almost never write programs directly in machine code.       Instead, they use a programming language which is translated       by the computer into machine code.   The simplest kind of       programming language is {assembly language} which usually has       a one-to-one correspondence with the resulting machine code       instructions but allows the use of {mnemonic}s (ASCII strings)       for the "{op code}s" (the part of the instruction which       encodes the basic type of operation to perform) and names for       locations in the program (branch labels) and for variables and       constants.          (1995-02-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
machine cycle          The four steps which the {CPU} carries out for       each {machine language} instruction: fetch, decode, execute,       and store.   These steps are performed by the {control unit},       and may be fixed in the logic of the CPU or may be programmed       as {microcode} which is itself usually fixed (in {ROM}) but       may be (partially) modifiable (stored in {RAM}).          The fetch cycle places the current {program counter} contents       (the address of the next instruction to execute) on the       {address bus} and reads in the word at that location into the       {instruction register} (IR).   In {RISC} CPUs instructions are       usually a single word but in other architectures an       instruction may be several words long, necessitating several       fetches.          The decode cycle uses the contents of the IR to determine       which {gates} should be opened between the CPU's various       {functional units} and busses and what operation the {ALU}(s)       should perform (e.g. add, {bitwise and}).   Each gate allows       data to flow from one unit to another (e.g. from {register} 0       to ALU input 1) or enables data from one output onto a certain       {bus}.   In the simplest case ("{horizontal encoding}") each       bit of the instruction register controls a single gate or       several bits may control the ALU operation.   This is rarely       used because it requires long instruction words (such an       architecture is sometimes called a {very long instruction       word} architecture).   Commonly, groups of bits from the IR are       fed through {decoder}s to control higher level aspects of the       CPU's operation, e.g. source and destination registers,       {addressing mode} and {ALU} operation.   This is known as       {vertical encoding}.   One way {RISC} processors gain their       advantage in speed is by having simple instruction decoding       which can be performed quickly.          The execute cycle occurs when the decoding logic has settled       and entails the passing of values between the various function       units and busses and the operation of the ALU.   A simple       instruction will require only a single execute cycle whereas a       complex instruction (e.g. subroutine call or one using memory       {indirect addressing}) may require three or four.       Instructions in a RISC typically (but not invariably) take       only a single cycle.          The store cycle is when the result of the instruction is       written to its destination, either a {register} or a memory       location.   This is really part of the execute cycle because       some instructions may write to multiple destinations as part       of their execution.          (1995-04-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mickey mouse program          The North American equivalent of a "{noddy} program",       i.e. trivial.   The term doesn't necessarily have the belittling       connotations of mainstream slang "Oh, that's just mickey mouse       stuff!"; sometimes trivial programs can be very useful.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-04-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mockingbird          Software that intercepts communications (especially login       transactions) between users and hosts and provides system-like       responses to the users while saving their responses       (especially account IDs and passwords).   A special case of       {Trojan Horse}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Mockingboard          A sound and speech board for the {Apple II}       computer, on sale in 1978.          See also {zxnrbl}.          (1997-03-18)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
magnesium    Symbol: Mg    Atomic number: 12    Atomic weight: 24.312    Silvery metallic element belonging to group 2 of the periodic table    (alkaline-earth metals). It is essential for living organisms, and is used    in a number of light alloys. Chemically very reactive, it forms a    protective oxide coating when exposed to air and burns with an intense    white flame. It also reacts with sulphur, nitrogen and the halogens. First    isolated by Bussy in 1828.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Meekness       a calm temper of mind, not easily provoked (James 3:13).       Peculiar promises are made to the meek (Matt. 5:5; Isa. 66:2).       The cultivation of this spirit is enjoined (Col. 3:12; 1 Tim.       6:11; Zeph. 2:3), and is exemplified in Christ (Matt. 11:29),       Abraham (Gen. 13; 16:5, 6) Moses (Num. 12:3), David (Zech. 12:8;       2 Sam. 16:10, 12), and Paul (1 Cor. 9:19).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Messenger       (Heb. mal'ak, Gr. angelos), an angel, a messenger who runs on       foot, the bearer of despatches (Job 1:14; 1 Sam. 11:7; 2 Chr.       36:22); swift of foot (2 Kings 9:18).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Michmash       something hidden, a town of Benjamin (Ezra 2:27), east of Bethel       and south of Migron, on the road to Jerusalem (Isa. 10:28). It       lay on the line of march of an invading army from the north, on       the north side of the steep and precipitous Wady es-Suweinit       ("valley of the little thorn-tree" or "the acacia"), and now       bears the name of Mukhmas. This wady is called "the passage of       Michmash" (1 Sam. 13:23). Immediately facing Mukhmas, on the       opposite side of the ravine, is the modern representative of       Geba, and behind this again are Ramah and Gibeah.                This was the scene of a great battle fought between the army       of Saul and the Philistines, who were utterly routed and pursued       for some 16 miles towards Philistia as far as the valley of       Aijalon. "The freedom of Benjamin secured at Michmash led       through long years of conflict to the freedom of all its kindred       tribes." The power of Benjamin and its king now steadily       increased. A new spirit and a new hope were now at work in       Israel. (See {SAUL}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Michmach, he that strikes