mad cow disease
         n 1: a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous
               system; causes staggering and agitation [syn: {bovine
               spongiform encephalitis}, {BSE}, {mad cow disease}]

English Dictionary: matched game	by the DICT Development Group
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mad-dog weed n an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic Synonym(s): blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria lateriflora
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Madia sativa n South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil Synonym(s): melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa
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Mahdist n an adherent of Mahdism
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Mao Tsetung n Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) [syn: Mao, {Mao Zedong}, Mao Tsetung]
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matched adj provided with a worthy adversary or competitor; "matched teams" going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities Antonym(s): mismatched
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matched game n an international championship match [syn: test match, match game, matched game]
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matchet n a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation Synonym(s): machete, matchet, panga
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matchweed 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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matchwood n wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks" Synonym(s): matchwood, splinters wood suitable for making matchsticks fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"
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mediastinum n the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus
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Medicaid n health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program
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Medicaid funds n public funds used to pay for Medicaid
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medicate v impregnate with a medicinal substance treat medicinally, treat with medicine Synonym(s): medicate, medicine
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medication n (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease Synonym(s): medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug the act of treating with medicines or remedies
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medicative adj having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs"; "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties" Synonym(s): medicative, medicinal
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medusoid adj relating to or resembling a medusa n one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free- swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles Synonym(s): medusa, medusoid, medusan
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metastability n the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed
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metastable adj (of physical systems) continuing in its present state of equilibrium unless sufficiently disturbed to pass to a more stable state of equilibrium
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metastasis n the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
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metastasise v spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved" Synonym(s): metastasize, metastasise
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metastasize v spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved" Synonym(s): metastasize, metastasise
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metastatic adj relating to or affected by metastasis; "metastatic growth"
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metastatic tumor n a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body Synonym(s): malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor
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mid-eighties n the time of life between 80 and 90 [syn: eighties, {mid- eighties}]
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mid-October n the middle part of October
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Midas touch n an ability to make and manage large amounts of money
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Mideast n the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" Synonym(s): Middle East, Mideast, Near East
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midget adj very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" Synonym(s): bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck n a person who is markedly small [syn: dwarf, midget, nanus]
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midst n the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" Synonym(s): midst, thick
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midstream n the middle of a stream
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Midwest n the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) Synonym(s): Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States
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midwestern adj of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota; "a midwestern city"; "midwestern accent"
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midwestern United States n the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) Synonym(s): Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States
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miotic drug n a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) Synonym(s): miotic drug, myotic drug, miotic, myotic
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miotic eyedrop n a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor by constricting the pupil
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mitigate v lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" Synonym(s): extenuate, palliate, mitigate make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
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mitigated adj made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty" Antonym(s): unmitigated
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mitigating circumstance n (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense
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mitigation n to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious Synonym(s): extenuation, mitigation, palliation a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances Synonym(s): extenuation, mitigation the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" Synonym(s): moderation, mitigation
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mitigative adj moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Synonym(s): alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative
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mitigatory adj moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Synonym(s): alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative
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modest adj marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" Antonym(s): immodest not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" Synonym(s): modest, small free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance Antonym(s): immodest low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" Synonym(s): humble, low, lowly, modest, small humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" Synonym(s): meek, mild, modest limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket- size country" Synonym(s): minor, modest, small, small- scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
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Modest Moussorgsky n Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) Synonym(s): Mussorgsky, Moussorgsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Modest Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
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Modest Mussorgsky n Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) Synonym(s): Mussorgsky, Moussorgsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Modest Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
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Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky n Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) Synonym(s): Mussorgsky, Moussorgsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Modest Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky n Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) Synonym(s): Mussorgsky, Moussorgsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Modest Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
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modestly adv with modesty; in a modest manner; "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'" Antonym(s): immodestly
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modestness n the property of being moderate in price or expenditures; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices"; "the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately" Synonym(s): reasonableness, moderateness, modestness freedom from vanity or conceit Synonym(s): modesty, modestness Antonym(s): immodesty
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modesty n freedom from vanity or conceit [syn: modesty, modestness] Antonym(s): immodesty formality and propriety of manner Synonym(s): modesty, reserve
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modiste n someone who makes and sells hats [syn: hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste] someone who makes or mends dresses Synonym(s): dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress
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MOT test n a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes Synonym(s): MOT, MOT test, Ministry of Transportation test
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Mt. St. Helens n an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity Synonym(s): Mount Saint Helens, Mount St. Helens, Mt. St. Helens
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mud stain n a stain produced by mud
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mudcat n flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed Synonym(s): catfish, mudcat large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw Synonym(s): flathead catfish, mudcat, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris
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Mutsuhito n emperor of Japan who encouraged the modernization of Japan (1852-1912) Synonym(s): Meiji Tenno, Mutsuhito
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Myadestes n solitaires Synonym(s): Myadestes, genus Myadestes
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myotactic reflex n reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture Synonym(s): stretch reflex, myotactic reflex
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myotic drug n a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) Synonym(s): miotic drug, myotic drug, miotic, myotic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kava \Ka"va\, n. [Polynesian.] (Bot.)       A species of {Macropiper} ({M. methysticum}), the long       pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is       made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also,       the beverage itself. [Written also {kawa}, {kava}, and       {ava}.]
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d8Musa \[d8]Mu"sa\, n.; pl. {Mus[91]}. [NL., fr. Ar. mauz,       mauza, banana.] (Bot.)       A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great       size, including the banana ({Musa sapientum}), the plantain       ({M. paradisiaca} of Linn[91]us, but probably not a distinct       species), the Abyssinian ({M. Ensete}), the Philippine Island       ({M. textilis}, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen       other species. See Illust. of {Banana} and {Plantain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mad \Mad\, a. [Compar. {Madder}; superl. {Maddest}.] [AS.       gem[?]d, gem[be]d, mad; akin to OS. gem[?]d foolish, OHG.       gameit, Icel. mei[?]a to hurt, Goth. gam[a0]ids weak, broken.       [?].]       1. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.                         I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of                      griefs would make men mad.                  --Shak.          2. Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason;             inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or             appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad             against political reform.                         It is the land of graven images, and they are mad                      upon their idols.                              --Jer. 1. 88.                         And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted                      them even unto strange cities.            --Acts xxvi.                                                                               11.          3. Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing             distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme             rashness. [bd]Mad demeanor.[b8] --Milton.                         Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years                      of peace.                                          --Franklin.                         The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled. --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd.).          4. Extravagant; immoderate. [bd]Be mad and merry.[b8] --Shak.             [bd]Fetching mad bounds.[b8] --Shak.          5. Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the             lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia;             rabid; as, a mad dog.          6. Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.             [Colloq.]          7. Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.             [Colloq.]          {Like mad}, like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to             run like mad. --L'Estrange.          {To run mad}.             (a) To become wild with excitement.             (b) To run wildly about under the influence of                   hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia.          {To run mad after}, to pursue under the influence of             infatuation or immoderate desire. [bd]The world is running             mad after farce.[b8] --Dryden.
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d8Madia \[d8]Ma"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. madi, fr. Chilian madi,       the native name.] (Bot.)       A genus of composite plants, of which one species ({Madia       sativa}) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by       pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for       the table.
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Mahdism \Mah"dism\, n.       Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the       cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title. --       {Mah"dist}, n.                   Mahdism has proved the most shameful and terrible                instrument of bloodshed and oppression which the modern                world has ever witnessed.                        --E. N.                                                                               Bennett.
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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.
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Match \Match\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Matching}.]       1. To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to             rival successfully; to equal.                         No settled senses of the world can match The                      pleasure of that madness.                  --Shak.          2. To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal,             against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something             in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.                         No history or antiquity can matchis policies and his                      conduct.                                             --South.          3. To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.                         Eternal might To match with their inventions they                      presumed So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn.                                                                               --Milton.          4. To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly             similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a             horse; to match cloth. [bd]Matching of patterns and             colors.[b8] --Swift.          5. To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit,             or suit (one thing to another).                         Let poets match their subject to their strength.                                                                               --Roscommon.          6. To marry; to give in marriage.                         A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched                      his daughter with a king.                  --Addison.          7. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together;             specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at             the edges; as, to match boards.          {Matching machine}, a planing machine for forming a tongue or             a groove on the edge of a board.
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Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., [or] Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\       [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England       to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.)       A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense}) with long cylindrical       spikes; -- called also {herd's grass}, in England,       {cat's-tail grass}, and {meadow cat's-tail grass}. It is much       prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Meadowsweet \Mead"ow*sweet`\, Meadowwort \Mead"ow*wort`\, n.       (Bot.)       The name of several plants of the genus {Spir[91]a},       especially the white- or pink-flowered {S. salicifolia}, a       low European and American shrub, and the herbaceous {S.       Ulmaria}, which has fragrant white flowers in compound cymes.
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Mediastinal \Me`di*as*ti"nal\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.
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Mediastine \Me`di*as"tine\, d8Mediastinum \[d8]Me`di*as*ti"num\,       n. [NL. mediastinum, fr. L. medius middle; cf. mediastinus       helper, a menial servant, LL. mediastinus equiv. to medius:       cf F. m[82]diastin.] (Anat.)       A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura       (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax       into a right and left cavity. The space included between       these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space,       contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and       great blood vessels.
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Medicate \Med"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medicated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Medicating}.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,       medicari. See {Medicable}.]       1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to             drug. [bd]Medicated waters.[b8] --Arbuthnot.          2. To treat with medicine.
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Medicate \Med"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medicated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Medicating}.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,       medicari. See {Medicable}.]       1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to             drug. [bd]Medicated waters.[b8] --Arbuthnot.          2. To treat with medicine.
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Medicate \Med"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medicated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Medicating}.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,       medicari. See {Medicable}.]       1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to             drug. [bd]Medicated waters.[b8] --Arbuthnot.          2. To treat with medicine.
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Medication \Med`i*ca"tion\, [L. medicatio: cf. F.       m[82]dication.]       The act or process of medicating.
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Medicative \Med"i*ca*tive\, a.       Medicinal; acting like a medicine.
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Mediostapedial \Me`di*o*sta*pe"di*al\, a. [L. medius middle + E.       stapedial.] (Anat.)       Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in       some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the       columella. -- n. The mediostapedial part of the columella.
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Medjidie \Me*dji"di*e\, Medjidieh \Me*dji"di*eh\, n. [Turk.       maj[c6]dieh (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. mej[c6]d glorious); -- so       called after the sultan Abdul Mejid, lit., [bd]servant of the       Glorious One,[b8] i.e., of God.]       1.             (a) A silver coin of Turkey formerly rated at twenty, but                   since 1880 at nineteen, piasters (about 83 cents).             (b) A gold coin of Turkey equal to one hundred piastres                   ($4.396 or 18s. [frac34]d.); a lira, or Turkish pound.          2. A Turkish honorary order established in 1851 by             Abdul-Mejid, having as its badge a medallion surrounded by             seven silver rays and crescents. It is often conferred on             foreigners.
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Medjidie \Me*dji"di*e\, Medjidieh \Me*dji"di*eh\, n. [Turk.       maj[c6]dieh (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. mej[c6]d glorious); -- so       called after the sultan Abdul Mejid, lit., [bd]servant of the       Glorious One,[b8] i.e., of God.]       1.             (a) A silver coin of Turkey formerly rated at twenty, but                   since 1880 at nineteen, piasters (about 83 cents).             (b) A gold coin of Turkey equal to one hundred piastres                   ($4.396 or 18s. [frac34]d.); a lira, or Turkish pound.          2. A Turkish honorary order established in 1851 by             Abdul-Mejid, having as its badge a medallion surrounded by             seven silver rays and crescents. It is often conferred on             foreigners.
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Medusoid \Me*du"soid\, a. [Medusa + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa,       but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile       gonophores of hydroids. -- n. A sessile gonophore. See       Illust. under {Gonosome}.
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Metacetone \Me*tac"e*tone\, n. [Pref. met- + acetone.] (Chem.)       A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, {C6H10O}, obtained       by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called       because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of       acetone.
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Metastannate \Met`a*stan"nate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of metastannic acid.
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Metastannic \Met`a*stan"nic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic       acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid,       in the form of a white amorphous substance.
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Metastasis \Me*tas"ta*sis\, n.; pl. {Metastases}. [L.,       transition, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to place in another way; [?]       after + [?] to place.]       1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism.          2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one             part to another. --Dunglison.          3. (Physiol.) The act or process by which matter is taken up             by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter;             in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of             those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant             which are not accompanied by a production of organic             matter; metabolism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metastasis \Me*tas"ta*sis\, n.; pl. {Metastases}. [L.,       transition, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to place in another way; [?]       after + [?] to place.]       1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism.          2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one             part to another. --Dunglison.          3. (Physiol.) The act or process by which matter is taken up             by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter;             in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of             those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant             which are not accompanied by a production of organic             matter; metabolism.
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Metastatic \Met`a*stat"ic\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; as, a metastatic       abscess; the metastatic processes of growth.
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Metasternal \Met`a*ster"nal\, a.       Of or pertaining to the metasternum.
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d8Xiphisternum \[d8]Xiph"i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Xiphisterna}.       [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.)       (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; --             sometimes called {metasternum}, {ensiform cartilage},             {ensiform process}, or {xiphoid process}.       (b) The xiphiplastron. -- {Xiph"i*ster"nal}a.
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d8Metastoma \[d8]Me*tas"to*ma\, Metastome \Met"a*stome\, n. [NL.       metastoma, from Gr. meta` behind + sto`ma mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
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Methinks \Me*thinks"\, v. impers. [imp. {Methought}.] [AS.       [thorn]yncan to seem, m[emac] [thorn]ynce[edh], m[emac]       [thorn][umac]hte, OE. me thinketh, me thoughte; akin to G.       d[81]nken to seem, denken to think, and E. think. See {Me},       and {Think}.]       It seems to me; I think. See {Me}. [R., except in poetry.]                   In all ages poets have been had in special reputation,                and, methinks, not without great cause.   --Spenser.
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Methought \Me*thought"\,       imp. of {Methinks}.
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Methysticin \Me*thys"ti*cin\, n. (Chem.)       A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the       thick rootstock of a species of pepper ({Piper methysticum})       of the South Sea Islands; -- called also {kanakin}.
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Middest \Mid"dest\, a.; superl. of {Mid}. [See {Midst}.]       Situated most nearly in the middle; middlemost; midmost.       [Obs.] [bd] 'Mongst the middest crowd.[b8] --Spenser.
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Middest \Mid"dest\, n.       Midst; middle. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Midget \Midg"et\, n. [Dim. of midge.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A minute bloodsucking fly. [Local, U. S.]          2. A very diminutive person.
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Midgut \Mid"gut`\, n. [Mid, a. + gut.] (Anat.)       The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or       entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large       intestine.
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Midst \Midst\, prep.       In the midst of; amidst. --Shak.
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Midst \Midst\, adv.       In the middle. [R.] --Milton.
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Midst \Midst\, n. [From middest, in the middest, for older in       middes, where -s is adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or       still older a midde, a midden, on midden. See {Mid}, and cf.       {Amidst}.]       1. The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used             chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst             of the forest.                         And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he                      came out of him.                                 --Luke iv. 35.                         There is nothing . . . in the midst [of the play]                      which might not have been placed in the beginning.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or             beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official             duties; in the midst of secular affairs.          Note: The expressions in our midst, in their midst, etc., are                avoided by some good writers, the forms in the midst of                us, in the midst of them, etc., being preferred.          Syn: {Midst}, {Middle}.          Usage: Midst in present usage commonly denotes a part or                   place surrounded on enveloped by or among other parts                   or objects (see {Amidst}); while middle is used of the                   center of length, or surface, or of a solid, etc. We                   say in the midst of a thicket; in the middle of a                   line, or the middle of a room; in the midst of                   darkness; in the middle of the night.
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Mitigate \Mit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitigated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mitigating}.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to       soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do,       drive.]       1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful,             etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish;             to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate             grief.          2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to             persons. [Obs.]                         This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions.                                                                               --Burke.          Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See {Alleviate}.
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Mitigate \Mit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitigated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mitigating}.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to       soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do,       drive.]       1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful,             etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish;             to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate             grief.          2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to             persons. [Obs.]                         This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions.                                                                               --Burke.          Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See {Alleviate}.
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Mitigate \Mit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitigated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mitigating}.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to       soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do,       drive.]       1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful,             etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish;             to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate             grief.          2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to             persons. [Obs.]                         This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions.                                                                               --Burke.          Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See {Alleviate}.
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Mitigation \Mit`i*ga"tion\, n. [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation,       fr. L. mitigatio.]       The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated;       abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe,       afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief,       rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.          Syn: Alleviation; abatement; relief.
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Mitigative \Mit"i*ga*tive\, a. [L. mitigativus: cf. F.       mitigatif.]       Tending to mitigate; alleviating.
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Mitigator \Mit"i*ga`tor\, n.       One who, or that which, mitigates.
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Mitigatory \Mit"i*ga*to*ry\, a.       Tending to mitigate or alleviate; mitigative.
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Modest \Mod"est\, a. [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus       measure. See {Mode}.]       1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward,             bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than             pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest             youth; a modest man.          2. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act             or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or             lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a             woman.                         Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife.                                                                               --Shak.                         The blushing beauties of a modest maid. --Dryden.          3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not             showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate;             as, a modest request; modest joy.          Syn: Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy;                decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.
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Modestly \Mod"est*ly\, adv.       In a modest manner.
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Modesty \Mod"es*ty\, n. [L. modestia: cf. F. modestie. See       {Modest}.]       1. The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper             which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth             and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and             presumption; humility respecting one's own merit.          2. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and             the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due             regard for propriety in speech or action.                         Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty. --Shak.          {Modesty piece}, a narrow piece of lace worn by women over             the bosom. [Obs.] --Addison.          Syn: Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See                {Bashfulness}, and {Humility}.
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Modesty \Mod"es*ty\, n. [L. modestia: cf. F. modestie. See       {Modest}.]       1. The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper             which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth             and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and             presumption; humility respecting one's own merit.          2. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and             the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due             regard for propriety in speech or action.                         Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty. --Shak.          {Modesty piece}, a narrow piece of lace worn by women over             the bosom. [Obs.] --Addison.          Syn: Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See                {Bashfulness}, and {Humility}.
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Modicity \Mo*dic"i*ty\, n. [LL. modicitas; cf. F. modicit[82].]       Moderateness; smallness; meanness. [Obs.]
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Modist \Mod"ist\, n.       One who follows the fashion.
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Moody \Mood"y\, a. [Compar. {Moodier}; superl. {Moodiest}.] [AS.       m[d3]dig courageous.]       1. Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind             which are unamiable or depressed.          2. Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also,             abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy. [bd]Every             peevish, moody malcontent.[b8] --Rowe.                         Arouse thee from thy moody dream!      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          Syn: Gloomy; pensive; sad; fretful; capricious.
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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}.
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Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]       1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See             {Pasha}.          2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})             of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud             cat}, and {yellow cat}.
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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}.
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Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]       1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See             {Pasha}.          2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})             of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud             cat}, and {yellow cat}.
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Shad \Shad\ (sh[acr]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of       fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a       herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring       family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima}), which is       abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers       in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European       allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C.       finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.]          Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other                fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}),                called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter                shad}.          {Hardboaded}, [or] {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden.          {Hickory}, [or] {Tailor}, {shad}, the mattowacca.          {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food             fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus             {Gerres}.          {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs             or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({A.             Canadensis}, and {A. alnifolia}) Their white racemose             blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and             the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence             they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called             {service tree}, and {Juneberry}.          {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); --             so called because it usually appears at the time when the             shad begin to run in the rivers.          {Trout shad}, the squeteague.          {White shad}, the common shad.
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Muddy \Mud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Muddier}; superl. {Muddiest}.]       1. Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a             muddy road or path; muddy boots.          2. Turbid with mud; as, muddy water.          3. Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.                         This muddy vesture of decay.               --Shak.          4. Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull;             stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.                         Cold hearts and muddy understandings. --Burke.                         Dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled. --Shak.          5. Not clear or bright. --Swift.
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Solitaire \Sol`i*taire"\, n. [F. See {Solitary}.]       1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.             --Pope.          2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious             stone of any kind set alone.                         Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.                                                                               --Mrs. R. H.                                                                               Davis.          3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many             games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board             with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with             all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of             the pieces by [bd]jumping,[b8] as in draughts.          4. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria}) which                   formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and                   Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild                   turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called                   also {solitary}.             (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus                   {Myadestes}. They are noted their sweet songs and                   retiring habits. Called also {fly-catching thrush}. A                   West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans}) is called                   the {invisible bird}.
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Invisible \In*vis"i*ble\, a. [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See       {In-} not, and {Visible}.]       Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not       visible.                   To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest                works.                                                   --Milton.          {Invisible bird} (Zo[94]l.), a small, shy singing bird             ({Myadestes sibilons}), of St. Vincent Islands.          {Invisible green}, a very dark shade of green, approaching to             black, and liable to be mistaken for it.
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Myth \Myth\, n. [Written also {mythe}.] [Gr. my^qos myth, fable,       tale, talk, speech: cf. F. mythe.]       1. A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied             a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience,             and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul             are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the             origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric             origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as             historical.          2. A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose             actual existence is not verifiable.                         As for Mrs. Primmins's bones, they had been myths                      these twenty years.                           --Ld. Lytton.          {Myth history}, history made of, or mixed with, myths.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mathiston, MS (town, FIPS 45720)       Location: 33.53966 N, 89.12827 W       Population (1990): 818 (346 housing units)       Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 39752
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Midway City, CA       Zip code(s): 92655
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Midwest, WY (town, FIPS 52445)       Location: 43.41132 N, 106.27753 W       Population (1990): 495 (252 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 82643
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Midwest City, OK (city, FIPS 48350)       Location: 35.46260 N, 97.36938 W       Population (1990): 52267 (22846 housing units)       Area: 63.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73110, 73130
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Modesto, CA (city, FIPS 48354)       Location: 37.65980 N, 120.99392 W       Population (1990): 164730 (60878 housing units)       Area: 78.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 95350, 95351, 95354, 95355, 95356    Modesto, IL (village, FIPS 49802)       Location: 39.47907 N, 89.98019 W       Population (1990): 240 (115 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62667
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Mathcad          A {symbolic mathematics} environment.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Media Gateway Control Protocol          (MGCP) A {protocol} used within a       {Voice over IP} system.   MGCP is an {IETF} work in progress,       it superseded {SGCP}.          MGCP is an internal protocol used within a {distributed}       system that appears to the outside world as a single VoIP       {gateway}.          This system is composed of a {Call Agent}, and a set of       gateways, including at least one "media gateway" that performs       the conversion of media signals between {circuits} and       {packets}, and at least one "signalling gateway" when       connected to an {SS7} controlled network.          {IETF MGCP draft       (http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-huitema-megaco-mgcp-v0r1-05.txt)}.          (1999-03-17)