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   madcap
         adj 1: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or
                  deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such
                  impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous
                  display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades";
                  (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: {hotheaded}, {impulsive},
                  {impetuous}, {madcap}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]
         n 1: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn:
               {daredevil}, {madcap}, {hothead}, {swashbuckler},
               {lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]

English Dictionary: madcap	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
match plane n a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards Synonym(s): match plane, tonguing and grooving plane
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match play n golf scoring by holes won
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match point n (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)
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match-up n the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition; "it was a good match-up but the home team won"; "we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools" Synonym(s): match-up, matchup
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matchboard n a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor)
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matchbook n a small folder of paper safety matches
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matchbox n a box for holding matches
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matchbush n any of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches Synonym(s): matchweed, matchbush
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matchup n the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition; "it was a good match-up but the home team won"; "we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools" Synonym(s): match-up, matchup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matzah ball n a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup Synonym(s): matzo ball, matzoh ball, matzah ball
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matzo ball n a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup Synonym(s): matzo ball, matzoh ball, matzah ball
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matzoh ball n a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup Synonym(s): matzo ball, matzoh ball, matzah ball
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meadow saffron n bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe Synonym(s): autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady, Colchicum autumnale
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meadow spikemoss n spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America [syn: meadow spikemoss, basket spikemoss, Selaginella apoda]
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meadow spittlebug n North American insect that severely damages grasses [syn: meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius]
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meat safe n a safe for storing meat
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mid-September n the middle part of September
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mid-seventies n the time of life between 70 and 80 [syn: seventies, {mid- seventies}]
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midshipman n a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
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midships adv at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear" Synonym(s): amidships, amidship, midships
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mitigable adj capable of being alleviated
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mitsvah n (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law [syn: mitzvah, mitsvah] (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty Synonym(s): mitzvah, mitsvah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mitzvah n (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law [syn: mitzvah, mitsvah] (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty Synonym(s): mitzvah, mitsvah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modus operandi n an unvarying or habitual method or procedure [syn: routine, modus operandi]
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modus vivendi n a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes Synonym(s): life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mudskipper n found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins Synonym(s): mudskipper, mudspringer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mudspringer n found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins Synonym(s): mudskipper, mudspringer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Myotis velifer n small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc. Synonym(s): cave myotis, Myotis velifer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madcap \Mad"cap`\, a. 1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements. [bd]The merry madcap lord.[b8] --Shak. 2. Wild; reckless. [bd]Madcap follies[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madcap \Mad"cap`\, n. A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, AS. gem[91]cca; akin to gemaca, and to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from the root of E. make, v. See {Make} mate, and {Make}, v., and cf. {Mate} an associate.] 1. A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate. Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects. --Addison. 2. A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like; as, specifically: (a) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle. [bd]Many a warlike match.[b8] --Drayton. A solemn match was made; he lost the prize. --Dryden. (b) A matrimonial union; a marriage. 3. An agreement, compact, etc. [bd]Thy hand upon that match.[b8] --Shak. Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making. --Boyle. 4. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage. [bd]She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the West.[b8] --Clarendon. 5. Equality of conditions in contest or competition. It were no match, your nail against his horn. --Shak. 6. Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match. 7. (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold. {Match boarding} (Carp.), boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted. {Match game}, a game arranged as a test of superiority. {Match plane} (Carp.), either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing. {Match plate} (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. --Knight. {Match wheel} (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, F. m[8a]che, F. m[8a]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. [?] mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. {Mucus}.] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium. {Match box}, a box for holding matches. {Match tub}, a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches. {Quick match}, threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc. {Slow match}, slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, AS. gem[91]cca; akin to gemaca, and to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from the root of E. make, v. See {Make} mate, and {Make}, v., and cf. {Mate} an associate.] 1. A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate. Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects. --Addison. 2. A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like; as, specifically: (a) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle. [bd]Many a warlike match.[b8] --Drayton. A solemn match was made; he lost the prize. --Dryden. (b) A matrimonial union; a marriage. 3. An agreement, compact, etc. [bd]Thy hand upon that match.[b8] --Shak. Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making. --Boyle. 4. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage. [bd]She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the West.[b8] --Clarendon. 5. Equality of conditions in contest or competition. It were no match, your nail against his horn. --Shak. 6. Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match. 7. (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold. {Match boarding} (Carp.), boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted. {Match game}, a game arranged as a test of superiority. {Match plane} (Carp.), either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing. {Match plate} (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. --Knight. {Match wheel} (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, AS. gem[91]cca; akin to gemaca, and to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from the root of E. make, v. See {Make} mate, and {Make}, v., and cf. {Mate} an associate.] 1. A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate. Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects. --Addison. 2. A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like; as, specifically: (a) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle. [bd]Many a warlike match.[b8] --Drayton. A solemn match was made; he lost the prize. --Dryden. (b) A matrimonial union; a marriage. 3. An agreement, compact, etc. [bd]Thy hand upon that match.[b8] --Shak. Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making. --Boyle. 4. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage. [bd]She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the West.[b8] --Clarendon. 5. Equality of conditions in contest or competition. It were no match, your nail against his horn. --Shak. 6. Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match. 7. (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold. {Match boarding} (Carp.), boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted. {Match game}, a game arranged as a test of superiority. {Match plane} (Carp.), either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing. {Match plate} (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. --Knight. {Match wheel} (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Match play \Match play\ (Golf) Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won or lost by each side; -- disting. from {medal play}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matchable \Match"able\, a. Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent. -- {Match"able*ness}, n. Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is matchable with the best of the ancients. --Hakewill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matchable \Match"able\, a. Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent. -- {Match"able*ness}, n. Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is matchable with the best of the ancients. --Hakewill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It. zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[cced]afr[atil]o; all fr. Ar. & Per. za' far[be]n.] 1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant ({Crocus sativus}) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See {Crocus}. 2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the {Crocus sativus}. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine. 3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the {Crocus sativus}. {Bastard saffron}, {Dyer's saffron}. (Bot.) See {Safflower}. {Meadow saffron} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron. {Saffron wood} (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African tree ({El[91]odendron croceum}); also, the tree itself. {Saffron yellow}, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron ({Crocus sativus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meatoscope \Meat"oscope\, n. [Meatus + -scope.] (Med.) A speculum for examining a natural passage, as the urethra.
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Medicable \Med"icable\, a. [L. medicabilis, from medicare, medicari, to heal, fr. medicus physician. See {Medical}.] Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Medusa \[d8]Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone. 2. [pl. {Medusae}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish. Note: The larger medus[91] belong to the Discophora, and are sometimes called {covered-eyed medus[91]}; others, known as {naked-eyed medus[91]}, belong to the Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from hidroids. See {Discophora}, {Hydroidea}, and {Hydromedusa}. {Medusa bud} (Zo[94]l.), one of the buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See {Athecata}, and {Gonotheca}. {Medusa's head}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) An astrophyton. (b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medusiform \Medu"siform\, a. [Medusa + -form.] (Zo[94]l.) Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.
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Midship \Mid"ship`\, a. Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship. {Midship beam} (Naut.), the beam or timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed. {Midship bend}, the broadest frame in a vessel. --Weale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midship \Mid"ship`\, a. Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship. {Midship beam} (Naut.), the beam or timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed. {Midship bend}, the broadest frame in a vessel. --Weale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midship \Mid"ship`\, a. Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship. {Midship beam} (Naut.), the beam or timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed. {Midship bend}, the broadest frame in a vessel. --Weale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Middy \Mid"dy\, n.; pl. {Middies}. A colloquial abbreviation of {midshipman}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the genus {Porichthys}, allied to the toadfish. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under {Cadet}. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Middy \Mid"dy\, n.; pl. {Middies}. A colloquial abbreviation of {midshipman}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the genus {Porichthys}, allied to the toadfish. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under {Cadet}. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Middy \Mid"dy\, n.; pl. {Middies}. A colloquial abbreviation of {midshipman}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the genus {Porichthys}, allied to the toadfish. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under {Cadet}. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Avocado \[d8]Av`o*ca"do\, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat[82], avocat, G. avogadobaum.] The pulpy fruit of {Persea gratissima}, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also {avocado pear}, {alligator pear}, {midshipman's butter}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the genus {Porichthys}, allied to the toadfish. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under {Cadet}. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midships \Mid"ships`\, adv. [For amidships.] (Naut.) In the middle of a ship; -- properly {amidships}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midships \Mid"ships`\, n. pl. (Naut.) The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mitigable \Mit"igable\, a. Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wasp \Wasp\, n. [OE. waspe, AS. w[91]ps, w[91]fs; akin to D. wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ. osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus {Vespa}, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called {yellow jackets}. Note: The social wasps make a complex series of combs, of a substance like stiff paper, often of large size, and protect them by a paperlike covering. The larv[91] are reared in the cells of the combs, and eat insects and insect larv[91] brought to them by the adults, but the latter feed mainly on the honey and pollen of flowers, and on the sweet juices of fruit. See Illust. in Appendix. {Digger wasp}, any one of numerous species of solitary wasps that make their nests in burrows which they dig in the ground, as the sand wasps. See {Sand wasp}, under {Sand}. {Mud wasp}. See under {Mud}. {Potter wasp}. See under {Potter}. {Wasp fly}, a species of fly resembling a wasp, but without a sting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mud \Mud\, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a scum on liquors.] Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive. {Mud bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum pomotis}) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep grunting note. {Mud bath}, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease. {Mud boat}, a large flatboat used in deredging. {Mud cat}. See {Catfish}. {Mud crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several American marine crabs of the genus {Panopeus}. {Mud dab} (Zo[94]l.), the winter flounder. See {Flounder}, and {Dab}. {Mud dauber} (Zo[94]l.), a mud wasp. {Mud devil} (Zo[94]l.), the fellbender. {Mud drum} (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and mud in the water can settle for removal. {Mud eel} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of legs. See {Siren}. {Mud frog} (Zo[94]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus}). {Mud hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana}). (b) The clapper rail. {Mud lark}, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud. [Slang] {Mud minnow} (Zo[94]l.), any small American fresh-water fish of the genus {Umbra}, as {U. limi}. The genus is allied to the pickerels. {Mud plug}, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler. {Mud puppy} (Zo[94]l.), the menobranchus. {Mud scow}, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat. [U.S.] {Mud turtle}, {Mud tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States. {Mud wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to {Pep[91]us}, and allied genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached, side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings, etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva. Called also {mud dauber}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutoscope \Mu"to*scope\, n. [L. mutare to change + -scope.] A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel. The rotation of the wheel brings them rapidly into sight, one after another, and the blended effect gives a semblance of motion.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Maidsville, WV Zip code(s): 26541
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Meadows Of Dan, VA Zip code(s): 24120
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Meadows Village, FL Zip code(s): 34234
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Midkiff, TX Zip code(s): 79755 Midkiff, WV Zip code(s): 25540
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
meatspace /meet'spays/ n. The physical world, where the meat lives - as opposed to {cyberspace}. Hackers are actually more willing to use this term than `cyberspace', because it's not speculative - we already have a running meatspace implementation (the universe). Compare {RL}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MADCAP Math and set problems, for the Maniac II and CDC 6600. "MADCAP - A Scientific Compiler for a Displayed Formula Texbook Language", M.B. Wells, CACM 4(1):31-36 (Jan 1961). Sammet 1969, pp.271-281. Versions: Madcap 5 (1964), Madcap 6. "The Unified Data Structure Capability in Madcap 6", M.B. Wells et al, Intl J Comp Info Sci 1(3) (sep 1972).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
meatspace The physical world (as opposed {virtual reality}) where you might spend {facetime} with the {carbon community}. (1999-01-15)