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   Macaca irus
         n 1: monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines [syn:
               {crab-eating macaque}, {croo monkey}, {Macaca irus}]

English Dictionary: megacardia by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Macaca radiata
n
  1. Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn: bonnet macaque, bonnet monkey, capped macaque, crown monkey, Macaca radiata]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
magic realism
n
  1. a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
magic square
n
  1. a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2 integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
make grow
v
  1. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
    Synonym(s): develop, make grow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
make sure
v
  1. make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
    Synonym(s): make a point, make sure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mako shark
n
  1. powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: mako, mako shark]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Maquisard
n
  1. a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
    Synonym(s): Maquis, Maquisard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
massacre
n
  1. the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery]
v
  1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
    Synonym(s): massacre, slaughter, mow down
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
massager
n
  1. someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
megacardia
n
  1. an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes"
    Synonym(s): cardiomegaly, megalocardia, megacardia, enlarged heart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Megachiroptera
n
  1. fruit bats [syn: Megachiroptera, {suborder Megachiroptera}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
megakaryocyte
n
  1. a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
megakaryocytic
adj
  1. of or pertaining to large bone marrow cells
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mesocarp
n
  1. the middle layer of a pericarp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mesocricetus
n
  1. golden hamsters
    Synonym(s): Mesocricetus, genus Mesocricetus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mesocricetus auratus
n
  1. small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet [syn: golden hamster, Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mick Jagger
n
  1. English rock star (born in 1943) [syn: Jagger, {Mick Jagger}, Michael Philip Jagger]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mickey Charles Mantle
n
  1. United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
music critic
n
  1. a critic of musical performances
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
music rack
n
  1. a light stand for holding sheets of printed music [syn: music stand, music rack]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muskus grass
n
  1. low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria
    Synonym(s): musk clover, muskus grass, white- stemmed filaree, Erodium moschatum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Macassar oil \Ma*cas`sar oil"\
      A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so
      called because originally obtained from Macassar, a district
      of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of
      perfumed castor oil and olive oil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Magic \Mag"ic\, Magical \Mag"ic*al\, a. [L. magicus, Gr. [?],
      fr. [?]: cf. F. magique. See {Magi}.]
      1. Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed
            by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and
            the producing of effects by their agency.
  
      2. Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman
            agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or
            sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power;
            imposing or startling in performance; producing effects
            which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having
            extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a magic
            square or circle.
  
                     The painter's magic skill.                  --Cowper.
  
      Note: Although with certain words magic is used more than
               magical, -- as, magic circle, magic square, magic wand,
               -- we may in general say magic or magical; as, a magic
               or magical effect; a magic or magical influence, etc.
               But when the adjective is predicative, magical, and not
               magic, is used; as, the effect was magical.
  
      {Magic circle}, a series of concentric circles containing the
            numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat
            similar properties to the magic square.
  
      {Magic humming bird} (Zo[94]l.), a Mexican humming bird
            ({Iache magica}), having white downy thing tufts.
  
      {Magic lantern}. See {Lantern}.
  
      {Magic square}, numbers so disposed in parallel and equal
            rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken
            vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the
            same sum, the same product, or an harmonical series,
            according as the numbers taken are in arithmetical,
            geometrical, or harmonical progression.
  
      {Magic wand}, a wand used by a magician in performing feats
            of magic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Magic \Mag"ic\, Magical \Mag"ic*al\, a. [L. magicus, Gr. [?],
      fr. [?]: cf. F. magique. See {Magi}.]
      1. Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed
            by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and
            the producing of effects by their agency.
  
      2. Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman
            agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or
            sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power;
            imposing or startling in performance; producing effects
            which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having
            extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a magic
            square or circle.
  
                     The painter's magic skill.                  --Cowper.
  
      Note: Although with certain words magic is used more than
               magical, -- as, magic circle, magic square, magic wand,
               -- we may in general say magic or magical; as, a magic
               or magical effect; a magic or magical influence, etc.
               But when the adjective is predicative, magical, and not
               magic, is used; as, the effect was magical.
  
      {Magic circle}, a series of concentric circles containing the
            numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat
            similar properties to the magic square.
  
      {Magic humming bird} (Zo[94]l.), a Mexican humming bird
            ({Iache magica}), having white downy thing tufts.
  
      {Magic lantern}. See {Lantern}.
  
      {Magic square}, numbers so disposed in parallel and equal
            rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken
            vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the
            same sum, the same product, or an harmonical series,
            according as the numbers taken are in arithmetical,
            geometrical, or harmonical progression.
  
      {Magic wand}, a wand used by a magician in performing feats
            of magic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Square \Square\, n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [82]querre a
      carpenter's square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL.
      exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr.
      quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad},
      {Squer} a square.]
      1. (Geom.)
            (a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.]
            (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right
                  angles.
  
      2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as:
            (a) A square piece or fragment.
  
                           He bolted his food down his capacious throat in
                           squares of three inches.               --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
            (b) A pane of glass.
            (c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion
                  of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in
                  reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
            (d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet.
  
      3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side;
            sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or
            area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of
            two or more streets.
  
                     The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large
                     square of the town.                           --Addison.
  
      4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right
            angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or
            test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square,
            the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.
  
      5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.]
  
      6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity
            multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8
            [times] 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a^{2} + 2ab +
            b^{2}.
  
      7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct;
            regularity; rule. [Obs.]
  
                     They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.
                                                                              --Hooker.
  
                     I have not kept my square.                  --Shak.
  
      8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one
            formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. [bd]The
            brave squares of war.[b8] --Shak.
  
      9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement;
            equality; level.
  
                     We live not on the square with such as these.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees
            from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.]
  
      11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]
  
      12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually
            worked or embroidered. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {Geometrical square}. See {Quadrat}, n., 2.
  
      {Hollow square} (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of
            a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and
            the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle.
           
  
      {Least square}, {Magic square}, etc. See under {Least},
            {Magic}, etc.
  
      {On the square}, [or] {Upon the square}, in an open, fair
            manner; honestly, or upon honor. [Obs. or Colloq.]
  
      {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the square with}, upon equality with;
            even with. --Nares.
  
      {To be all squares}, to be all settled. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
  
      {To be at square}, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.]
            --Nares.
  
      {To break no square}, to give no offense; to make no
            difference. [Obs.]
  
      {To break squares}, to depart from an accustomed order.
  
      {To see how the squares go}, to see how the game proceeds; --
            a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard
            being formed with squares. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Massacre \Mas"sa*cre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Massacred}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Massacring}.] [Cf. F. massacrer. See {Massacre}, n.]
      To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not
      be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without
      necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher;
      to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.
  
               If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as
               Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Massacre \Mas"sa*cre\, n. [F., fr. LL. mazacrium; cf. Prov. G.
      metzgern, metzgen, to kill cattle, G. metzger a butcher, and
      LG. matsken to cut, hew, OHG. meizan to cut, Goth.
      m[a0]itan.]
      1. The killing of a considerable number of human beings under
            circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the
            usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St.
            Bartholomew's Day.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Massacre \Mas"sa*cre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Massacred}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Massacring}.] [Cf. F. massacrer. See {Massacre}, n.]
      To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not
      be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without
      necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher;
      to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.
  
               If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as
               Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Massacrer \Mas"sa*crer\, n.
      One who massacres. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Massacre \Mas"sa*cre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Massacred}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Massacring}.] [Cf. F. massacrer. See {Massacre}, n.]
      To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not
      be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without
      necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher;
      to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.
  
               If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as
               Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mesocarp \Mes"o*carp\, n. [Meso- + Gr. [?] fruit.] (Bot.)
      The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three
      distinct or dissimilar layers. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mesocoracoid \Mes`o*cor"a*coid\, n. [Meso- + coracoid.] (Anat.)
      A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Messager \Mes"sa*ger\, n. [OE.]
      A messenger. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Misuser \Mis*us"er\, n.
      1. One who misuses. [bd]Wretched misusers of language.[b8]
            --Coleridge.
  
      2. (Law) Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or
            varying from, one's right. --Bouvier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed
      by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated;
      tessellated; also, composed of various materials or
      ingredients.
  
               A very beautiful mosaic pavement.            --Addison.
  
      {Florentine mosaic}. See under {Florentine}.
  
      {Mosaic gold}.
      (a) See {Ormolu}.
      (b) Stannic sulphide, {SnS2}, obtained as a yellow scaly
            crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and
            gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the
            alchemists {aurum musivum}, or {aurum mosaicum}. Called
            also {bronze powder}.
  
      {Mosaic work}. See {Mosaic}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, n. [F. mosa[8b]que; cf. Pr. mozaic, musec,
      Sp. & Pg. mosaico, It. mosaico, musaico, LGr. [?], [?], L.
      musivum; all fr. Gr. [?] belonging to the Muses. See {Muse}
      the goddess.]
      1. (Fine Arts) A surface decoration made by inlaying in
            patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone,
            or other material; -- called also {mosaic work}.
  
      2. A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated
            in mosaic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed
      by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated;
      tessellated; also, composed of various materials or
      ingredients.
  
               A very beautiful mosaic pavement.            --Addison.
  
      {Florentine mosaic}. See under {Florentine}.
  
      {Mosaic gold}.
      (a) See {Ormolu}.
      (b) Stannic sulphide, {SnS2}, obtained as a yellow scaly
            crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and
            gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the
            alchemists {aurum musivum}, or {aurum mosaicum}. Called
            also {bronze powder}.
  
      {Mosaic work}. See {Mosaic}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, n. [F. mosa[8b]que; cf. Pr. mozaic, musec,
      Sp. & Pg. mosaico, It. mosaico, musaico, LGr. [?], [?], L.
      musivum; all fr. Gr. [?] belonging to the Muses. See {Muse}
      the goddess.]
      1. (Fine Arts) A surface decoration made by inlaying in
            patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone,
            or other material; -- called also {mosaic work}.
  
      2. A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated
            in mosaic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mosasaur \Mos"a*saur\, Mosasaurian \Mos`a*sau"ri*an\, n.
      (Paleon.)
      One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and
      allied genera. See {Mosasauria}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mosasauria \[d8]Mos`a*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See
      {Mosasaurus}.] (Paleon.)
      An order of large, extinct, marine reptiles, found in the
      Cretaceous rocks, especially in America. They were
      serpentlike in form and in having loosely articulated and
      dilatable jaws, with large recurved tteth, but they had
      paddlelike feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They
      are, essentially, fossil sea serpents with paddles. Called
      also {Pythonomarpha}, and {Mosasauria}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mosasaur \Mos"a*saur\, Mosasaurian \Mos`a*sau"ri*an\, n.
      (Paleon.)
      One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and
      allied genera. See {Mosasauria}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maestricht monitor \Maes"tricht mon"i*tor\ [So called from
      Maestricht, a town in Holland.] (Paleon.)
      The {Mosasaurus Hofmanni}. See {Mosasaurus}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mosasaurus \[d8]Mos`a*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. L. Mosa the River
      Meuse (on which Meastricht is situated) + Gr. [?] a lizard.]
      (Paleon.)
      A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but
      having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of
      paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in
      length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in
      the Netherlands. [Written also {Mososaurus}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Musquash \Mus"quash\, n. [American Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Muskrat}.
  
      {Musquash root} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta
            maculata}), having a poisonous root. See {Water hemlock}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Magas Arriba, PR (comunidad, FIPS 48604)
      Location: 18.02487 N, 66.76583 W
      Population (1990): 1352 (407 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mc Kees Rocks, PA
      Zip code(s): 15136

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   McKees Rocks, PA (borough, FIPS 46264)
      Location: 40.46930 N, 80.06213 W
      Population (1990): 7691 (3676 housing units)
      Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Moose Creek, AK (CDP, FIPS 50080)
      Location: 64.71372 N, 147.16518 W
      Population (1990): 610 (322 housing units)
      Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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