maladroitness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

mail train
n 1: a train that carries mail

English Dictionary: maladroitness	by the DICT Development Group
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maildrop n a drop where mail can be deposited
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maladroit adj not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" Antonym(s): adroit
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maladroitly adv in a maladroit manner; "he dealt with the situation maladroitly" Antonym(s): adroitly
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maladroitness n unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness]
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malodor n a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis]
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malodorous adj having an unpleasant smell [syn: malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky] Antonym(s): fragrant
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malodorousness n the attribute of having a strong offensive smell [syn: malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness]
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malodour n a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis]
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malodourous adj having an unpleasant smell [syn: malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky] Antonym(s): fragrant
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maltreat v treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" Synonym(s): mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat
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maltreated adj subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife" [syn: abused, ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated] Antonym(s): unabused
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maltreater n someone who abuses Synonym(s): abuser, maltreater
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maltreatment n cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" Synonym(s): maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse
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melodrama n an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
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melodramatic adj having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea" characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" Synonym(s): histrionic, melodramatic
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melodramatically adv as in a melodrama; "here, the hero is melodramatically reunited with the heroine" in an overly emotional manner; "she acted melodramatically when she called for help"
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melter n a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
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Mildred Ella Didrikson n outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: Zaharias, Babe Zaharias, Didrikson, Babe Didrikson, Mildred Ella Didrikson, Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias]
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Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias n outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: Zaharias, Babe Zaharias, Didrikson, Babe Didrikson, Mildred Ella Didrikson, Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias]
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militarily adv with respect to the military; "on a militarily significant scale"
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militarisation n act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops" Synonym(s): mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation Antonym(s): demobilisation, demobilization
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militarise v lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war" Synonym(s): militarize, militarise Antonym(s): demilitarise, demilitarize adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service" Synonym(s): militarize, militarise
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militarised adj issued military arms Synonym(s): militarized, militarised
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militarism n a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
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militarist n a person who advocates war or warlike policies [syn: militarist, warmonger]
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militaristic adj imbued with militarism
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militarization n act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops" Synonym(s): mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation Antonym(s): demobilisation, demobilization
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militarize v lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war" Synonym(s): militarize, militarise Antonym(s): demilitarise, demilitarize adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service" Synonym(s): militarize, militarise
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militarized adj issued military arms Synonym(s): militarized, militarised
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military adj of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law" characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms" Antonym(s): nonmilitary, unmilitary associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police" Antonym(s): civilian n the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" Synonym(s): military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
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military academy n an academy for training military officers
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military action n a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" [syn: military action, action]
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military adviser n a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation Synonym(s): military adviser, military advisor
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military advisor n a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation Synonym(s): military adviser, military advisor
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military attache n an attache who is a specialist in military matters
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military band n a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments Synonym(s): concert band, military band
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military blockade n the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack Synonym(s): siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
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military campaign n several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) Synonym(s): campaign, military campaign
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military capability n capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" Synonym(s): military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture
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military censorship n all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces
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military ceremony n a formal ceremony performed by military personnel a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary
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military chaplain n a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military chaplain}, padre, Holy Joe, sky pilot]
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military commission n an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces Synonym(s): commission, military commission
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military control n the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power Synonym(s): occupation, military control
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military court n a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel
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military drill n training in marching and the use of weapons
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military engineer n a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work Synonym(s): army engineer, military engineer
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military expedition n a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country Synonym(s): expedition, military expedition, hostile expedition
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military force n a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" Synonym(s): military unit, military force, military group, force
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military formation n a formation of troops
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military government n government by the military and an army [syn: {military government}, stratocracy]
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military governor n the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)
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military greeting n a formal military gesture of respect [syn: salute, military greeting]
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military group n a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" Synonym(s): military unit, military force, military group, force
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military headquarters n the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" Synonym(s): headquarters, HQ, military headquarters
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military hospital n hospital for soldiers and other military personnel
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military installation n any facility servicing military forces
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military intelligence n an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value Synonym(s): military intelligence, military intelligence agency information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations
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military intelligence agency n an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value Synonym(s): military intelligence, military intelligence agency
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Military Intelligence Section 5 n the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory Synonym(s): Security Service, MI, Military Intelligence Section 5
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Military Intelligence Section 6 n the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas Synonym(s): Secret Intelligence Service, MI, Military Intelligence Section 6
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military issue n supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government Synonym(s): issue, military issue, government issue
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military junta n a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power Synonym(s): military junta, junta
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military law n the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel
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military leader n a leader of military forces
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military machine n the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" Synonym(s): military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
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military man n someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" Synonym(s): serviceman, military man, man, military personnel Antonym(s): civilian
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military march n brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade Synonym(s): military march, military music, martial music
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military mission n an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission" Synonym(s): mission, military mission
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military music n brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade Synonym(s): military march, military music, martial music
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military officer n any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" Synonym(s): military officer, officer
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military operation n activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" Synonym(s): operation, military operation
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military pace n the length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time)
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military personnel n soldiers collectively [syn: military personnel, soldiery, troops] someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" Synonym(s): serviceman, military man, man, military personnel Antonym(s): civilian
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military plane n an aircraft designed and used for combat [syn: warplane, military plane]
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military police n a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners Synonym(s): military police, MP
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military policeman n a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners Synonym(s): military policeman, MP
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military position n a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons [syn: military position, position]
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military post n military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" Synonym(s): military post, post
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military posture n capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" Synonym(s): military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture
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military press n a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead Synonym(s): press, military press
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military quarters n living quarters for personnel on a military post
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military rank n rank in a military organization [syn: military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating]
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military rating n rank in a military organization [syn: military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating]
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military recruit n a recently enlisted soldier [syn: recruit, {military recruit}]
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military reserve n armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency Synonym(s): military reserve, reserve
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military science n the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
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military service n a force that is a branch of the armed forces [syn: military service, armed service, service] land tenure by service in the lord's army
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military strength n capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" Synonym(s): military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture
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military training n training soldiers in military procedures
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military uniform n prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers
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military unit n a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" Synonym(s): military unit, military force, military group, force
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military vehicle n vehicle used by the armed forces
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military volunteer n (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn: volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary] Antonym(s): conscript, draftee, inductee
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military-industrial complex n a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment; "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex"-- Dwight David Eisenhower
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molder v break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
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Molothrus n cowbirds Synonym(s): Molothrus, genus Molothrus
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molter n an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) Synonym(s): molter, moulter
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moulder v break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
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moulter n an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) Synonym(s): molter, moulter
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mule deer n long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers Synonym(s): mule deer, burro deer, Odocoileus hemionus
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mule driver n a worker who drives mules [syn: muleteer, mule skinner, mule driver, skinner]
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muleteer n a worker who drives mules [syn: muleteer, mule skinner, mule driver, skinner]
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multiracial adj made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races; "a multiracial society"; "multiracial government"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whiting \Whit"ing\, n. [From {White}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common European food fish ({Melangus vulgaris}) of the Codfish family; -- called also {fittin}. (b) A North American fish ({Merlucius vulgaris}) allied to the preceding; -- called also {silver hake}. (c) Any one of several species of North American marine sci[91]noid food fishes belonging to genus {Menticirrhus}, especially {M. Americanus}, found from Maryland to Brazil, and {M. littoralis}, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also {silver whiting}, and {surf whiting}. Note: Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the kingfish (a), the sailor's choice (b), the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake whitefishes. 2. Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc. {Whiting pollack}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pollack}. {Whiting pout} (Zo[94]l.), the bib, 2.
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Mail \Mail\, n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. [?] hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. The bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter. There is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated Hague. --Tatler. 3. That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office. 4. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. {Mail bag}, a bag in which mailed matter is conveyed under public authority. {Mail boat}, a boat that carries the mail. {Mail catcher}, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in motion. {Mail guard}, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public mails. [Eng.] {Mail train}, a railroad train carrying the mail.
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Maladdress \Mal`ad*dress"\, n. [Mal- + address.] Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. --W. D. Howells.
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Maladroit \Mal`adroit"\, a. [F. See {Malice}, and {Adroit}.] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- {Mal"adroit`ly}, adv. -- {Mal`a*droit"ness}, n.
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Maladroit \Mal`adroit"\, a. [F. See {Malice}, and {Adroit}.] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- {Mal"adroit`ly}, adv. -- {Mal`a*droit"ness}, n.
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Maladroit \Mal`adroit"\, a. [F. See {Malice}, and {Adroit}.] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- {Mal"adroit`ly}, adv. -- {Mal`a*droit"ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Male \Male\, a. [F. m[83]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man. Cf. {Masculine}, {Marry}, v. t.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs. 2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them. 3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage. 4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir. 5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc. {Male berry} (Bot.), a kind of coffee. See {Pea berry}. {Male fern} (Bot.), a fern of the genus {Aspidium} ({A. Filixmas}), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the tapeworm. {Aspidium marginale} in America, and {A. athamanticum} in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See {Female fern}, under {Female}. {Male rhyme}, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree, as laid, afraid, dismayed. See {Female rhyme}, under {Female}. {Male screw} (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or female screw. {Male thread}, the thread of a male screw.
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Male-odor \Male-o"dor\, n. See {Malodor}.
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Maletreat \Male*treat"\, v. t. See {Maltreat}.
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Malodor \Malo"dor\, n. An Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling. -- {Malo"dorousness}. n. --Carlyle.
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Malodor \Malo"dor\, n. An Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling. -- {Malo"dorousness}. n. --Carlyle.
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Maltreament \Mal*trea"ment\, n.; [Cf. F. maltraitement.] Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.
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Maltreat \Mal*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maltreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maltreating}.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
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Maltreat \Mal*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maltreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maltreating}.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
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Maltreat \Mal*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maltreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maltreating}.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
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Maltworm \Malt"worm`\, n. A tippler. [R.] --Shak.
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Drama \Dra"ma\ (?; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage. A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon. --Milton. 2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. [bd]The drama of war.[b8] --Thackeray. Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. --Berkeley. The drama and contrivances of God's providence. --Sharp. 3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature. Note: The principal species of the drama are {tragedy} and {comedy}; inferior species are {tragi-comedy}, {melodrama}, {operas}, {burlettas}, and {farces}. {The romantic drama}, the kind of drama whose aim is to present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds.
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Melodrama \Mel`o*dra"ma\, n. [F. m[82]lodrame, fr. Gr. [?] song + [?] drama.] Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's [bd]Fidelio[b8].
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Drama \Dra"ma\ (?; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage. A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon. --Milton. 2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. [bd]The drama of war.[b8] --Thackeray. Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. --Berkeley. The drama and contrivances of God's providence. --Sharp. 3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature. Note: The principal species of the drama are {tragedy} and {comedy}; inferior species are {tragi-comedy}, {melodrama}, {operas}, {burlettas}, and {farces}. {The romantic drama}, the kind of drama whose aim is to present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds.
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Melodrama \Mel`o*dra"ma\, n. [F. m[82]lodrame, fr. Gr. [?] song + [?] drama.] Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's [bd]Fidelio[b8].
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Melodramatic \Mel`odramat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m[82]lodramatique.] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- {Mel`odramat"ically}, adv.
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Melodramatic \Mel`odramat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m[82]lodramatique.] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- {Mel`odramat"ically}, adv.
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Melodramatist \Mel`odram"atist\, n. One who acts in, or writes, melodramas.
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Melodrame \Mel"o*drame\, n. [F.] Melodrama.
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Melter \Melt"er\ (-[etil]r), n. One who, or that which, melts.
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Mild \Mild\, a. [Compar. {Milder}; superl. {Mildest}.] [AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr. [?] gladdening gifts.] Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity. The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon. --Waller. Adore him as a mild and merciful Being. --Rogers. {Mild}, [or] {Low}, {steel}, steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened. Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See {Gentle}.
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Militar \Mil"i*tar\, a. Military. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Militarily \Mil"itari*ly\, adv. In a military manner.
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Militarism \Mil"itarism\, n. [Cf. F. militarisme.] 1. A military state or condition; reliance on military force in administering government; a military system. 2. The spirit and traditions of military life. --H. Spencer.
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Militarist \Mil"itarist\, n. A military man. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Military \Mil"itary\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak. 2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. --Bacon. {Military law}. See {Martial law}, under {Martial}. {Military order}. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction. {Military tenure}, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.
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Military \Mil"itary\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.] The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.
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Architecture \Ar"chi*tec`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See {Architect}.] 1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture. Many other architectures besides Gothic. --Ruskin. 3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees. --Tyndall. The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture. --Burnet. {Military architecture}, the art of fortifications. {Naval architecture}, the art of building ships.
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Engineer \En`gi*neer"\, n. [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ing[82]nieur. See {Engine}, n.] 1. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under {Engineering}, n. 2. One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver. 3. One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager. [Colloq.] {Civil engineer}, a person skilled in the science of civil engineering. {Military engineer}, one who executes engineering works of a military nature. See under {Engineering}.
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{Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}. {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under {International}. {Law of nature}. (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature. See {Law}, 4. (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality deducible from a study of the nature and natural relations of human beings independent of supernatural revelation or of municipal and social usages. {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the land. {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}. {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as it is made to change that state by external force. (2) Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the direction in which the force is impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and in opposite directions. {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea, such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like. --Bouvier. {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above). {Martial law}.See under {Martial}. {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law, consisting of rules ordained for the government of the military force of a state in peace and war, and administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's Blackstone. {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2. {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3. {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1. {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}. {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws of the several European countries and colonies founded by them. See {Civil law} (above). {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive enactments of the legislative body. {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}. {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute some one. {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor. --Addison. {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}. Syn: Justice; equity. Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict}, {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with reference to, or in connection with, the other words here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of justice. A regulation is a limited and often, temporary law, intended to secure some particular end or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A decree is a permanent order either of a court or of the executive government. See {Justice}.
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Military \Mil"itary\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak. 2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. --Bacon. {Military law}. See {Martial law}, under {Martial}. {Military order}. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction. {Military tenure}, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.
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Military \Mil"itary\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak. 2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. --Bacon. {Military law}. See {Martial law}, under {Martial}. {Military order}. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction. {Military tenure}, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.
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Military \Mil"itary\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak. 2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. --Bacon. {Military law}. See {Martial law}, under {Martial}. {Military order}. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction. {Military tenure}, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.
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Milter \Milt"er\, n. [Cf. D. milter, G. milcher, milchner. See 2d {Milt}.] (Zo[94]l.) A male fish.
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Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
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Garden \Gar"den\ (g[aum]r"d'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables. 2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country. I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy, The pleasant garden of great Italy. --Shak. Note: Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse. {Garden balsam}, an ornamental plant ({Impatiens Balsamina}). {Garden engine}, a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens. {Garden glass}. (a) A bell glass for covering plants. (b) A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany. {Garden house} (a) A summer house. --Beau. & Fl. (b) A privy. [Southern U.S.] {Garden husbandry}, the raising on a small scale of seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale. {Garden} {mold [or] mould}, rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden. --Mortimer. {Garden nail}, a cast nail used, for fastening vines to brick walls. --Knight. {Garden net}, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds. {Garden party}, a social party held out of doors, within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence. {Garden plot}, a plot appropriated to a garden. {Garden pot}, a watering pot. {Garden pump}, a garden engine; a barrow pump. {Garden shears}, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges, pruning, etc. {Garden spider}, (Zo[94]l.), the diadem spider ({Epeira diadema}), common in gardens, both in Europe and America. It spins a geometrical web. See {Geometric spider}, and {Spider web}. {Garden stand}, a stand for flower pots. {Garden stuff}, vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.] {Garden syringe}, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects, etc. {Garden truck}, vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.] {Garden ware}, garden truck. [Obs.] --Mortimer. {Bear garden}, {Botanic garden}, etc. See under {Bear}, etc. {Hanging garden}. See under {Hanging}. {Kitchen garden}, a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use. {Market garden}, a piece of ground where vegetable are cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, n. One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away. The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. t. To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away. [Time's] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. --Mason.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away. The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away. The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
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Moldery \Mold"ery\, Mouldery \Mould"ery\, a. Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.
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Moldy \Mold"y\, Mouldy \Mould"y\, a. [Compar. {Moldier}or {Mouldier}; superl. {Moldiest} or {Mouldiest}.] [From {Mold} the growth of fungi.] Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.
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Moldwarp \Mold"warp\, Mouldwarp \Mould"warp\, n. [OE. moldwerp: AS. molde soil + weorpan to throw up; cf. OD. molworp, G. maulwurf, Icel. moldvarpa, Dan. muldvarp. See {Mold} soil, {Warp}, and cf. {Mole} the animal.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole} the animal. --Spenser.
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Cowbird \Cow"bird`\ (-b[etil]rd`), n. (Zo[94]l.) The cow blackbird ({Molothrus ater}), an American starling. Like the European cuckoo, it builds no nest, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds; -- so called because frequently associated with cattle.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, n. One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away. The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. t. To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away. [Time's] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. --Mason.
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Mould \Mould\ (m[omac]ld), Moulder \Mould"er\, Mouldy \Mould"y\, etc. See {Mold}, {Molder}, {Moldy}, etc.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away. The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away. The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
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Moldery \Mold"ery\, Mouldery \Mould"ery\, a. Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.
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Moldy \Mold"y\, Mouldy \Mould"y\, a. [Compar. {Moldier}or {Mouldier}; superl. {Moldiest} or {Mouldiest}.] [From {Mold} the growth of fungi.] Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.
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Moldwarp \Mold"warp\, Mouldwarp \Mould"warp\, n. [OE. moldwerp: AS. molde soil + weorpan to throw up; cf. OD. molworp, G. maulwurf, Icel. moldvarpa, Dan. muldvarp. See {Mold} soil, {Warp}, and cf. {Mole} the animal.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole} the animal. --Spenser.
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Mulattress \Mu*lat"tress\, n. A female mulatto. --G. W. Gable.
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Mule \Mule\ (m[umac]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[umac]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See {Hinny}. Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness. 2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called also {hybrid}. 3. A very stubborn person. 4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also {jenny} and {mule-jenny}. {Mule armadillo} (Zo[94]l.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia hybrida), native of Buenos Aires; -- called also {mulita}. See Illust. under {Armadillo}. {Mule deer} (Zo[94]l.), a large deer ({Cervus, [or] Cariacus, macrotis}) of the Western United States. The name refers to its long ears. {Mule pulley} (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel. {Mule twist}, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muleteer \Mu`le*teer"\, n. [F. muletier, fr. mulet a mule, dim. fr. L. mulus.] One who drives mules.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multarticulate \Mul`tartic"ulate\, a. [Mult- + articulate.] Having many articulations or joints.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiradiate \Mul`tira"diate\, a. [Multi- + radiate.] Having many rays.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiramified \Mul`tiram"ified\, a. [Multi- + p. p. of ramify.] Divided into many branches.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiramose \Mul`tiramose"\, a. [Multi- + ramose.] Having many branches.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multure \Mul"ture\, n. [OF. multure, moulture, F. mouture, fr. L. molitura a grinding, molere to grind. See {Mill} the machine.] 1. (Scots Law) The toll for grinding grain. --Erskine. 2. A grist or grinding; the grain ground.
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Melder, LA Zip code(s): 71451
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Milladore, WI (village, FIPS 51875) Location: 44.60464 N, 89.85414 W Population (1990): 314 (113 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54454
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Moultrie County, IL (county, FIPS 139) Location: 39.63835 N, 88.61679 W Population (1990): 13930 (5384 housing units) Area: 869.2 sq km (land), 23.0 sq km (water)
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Mail Transport Agent {Message Transfer Agent}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MILITRAN A {discrete simulation} system for military applications produced by the Sys Res Group at {ONR} in 1964. [Sammet 1969, p. 657]. (1994-11-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ML Threads {SML/NJ} with mutual exclusion primitives similar to those in {Modula-2+} and {Mesa}. Written by Greg Morrisett . {Lightweight thread}s are created using {fork}. They are {pre-emptive}ly scheduled and communicate via {shared memory} which can be protected by a "{mutex}" ({monitor}). Implementations for {Motorola 68020}, {SPARC} and {MIPS} and {VAX}- and {MIPS}-based multiprocessors. ["Adding Threads to Standard ML", E. Cooper et al, CMU-CS-90-186, CMU Dec 1990].