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   mal de mer
         n 1: motion sickness experienced while traveling on water [syn:
               {seasickness}, {mal de mer}, {naupathia}]

English Dictionary: melting	by the DICT Development Group
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Malathion n a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
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malathion poisoning n a toxic condition caused by inhaling or ingesting the insecticide Malathion
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Maldon n a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem Synonym(s): Maldon, Battle of Maldon
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maltman n a maker of malt Synonym(s): maltster, maltman
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Mauldin n United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (1921-2003) Synonym(s): Mauldin, Bill Mauldin, William Henry Mauldin
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mealtime n the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
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melatonin n hormone secreted by the pineal gland
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melt down v reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" Synonym(s): melt, run, melt down
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meltdown n severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping Synonym(s): meltdown, nuclear meltdown a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"
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melting adj becoming liquid Synonym(s): liquescent, melting n the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" Synonym(s): thaw, melt, thawing, melting
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melting point n the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid Synonym(s): freezing point, melting point
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melting pot n an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions Synonym(s): crucible, melting pot
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mild-mannered adj behaving in or having a mild or gentle manner
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mildness n good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn: mildness, clemency] acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" Synonym(s): gentleness, softness, mildness mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant Synonym(s): lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity
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militainment n entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated
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militance n a militant aggressiveness [syn: combativeness, militance, militancy]
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militancy n a militant aggressiveness [syn: combativeness, militance, militancy]
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militant adj disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies" Synonym(s): militant, hawkish, warlike showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" Synonym(s): competitive, militant engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" Synonym(s): belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring n a militant reformer Synonym(s): militant, activist
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Militant Tendency n a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party
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militiaman n a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies
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milldam n dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill
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miltomate n Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes Synonym(s): tomatillo, miltomate, purple ground cherry, jamberry, Physalis philadelphica
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Milton n English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674) Synonym(s): Milton, John Milton
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Milton Friedman n United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912) Synonym(s): Friedman, Milton Friedman
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Milton Snavely Hershey n United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945) Synonym(s): Hershey, Milton Snavely Hershey
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Miltonia n genus of tropical American orchids [syn: Miltonia, {genus Miltonia}]
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Miltown n a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety Synonym(s): meprobamate, Miltown, Equanil, Meprin
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moldiness n the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy Synonym(s): mustiness, must, moldiness
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molding n the act of creating something by casting it in a mold [syn: molding, casting] a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing Synonym(s): molding, moulding a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge Synonym(s): molding, moulding, border sculpture produced by molding Synonym(s): mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied Synonym(s): modeling, modelling, molding, moulding
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molten adj reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock" Synonym(s): molten, liquefied, liquified
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molting n periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles Synonym(s): molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis
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moulding n a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing Synonym(s): molding, moulding a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge Synonym(s): molding, moulding, border sculpture produced by molding Synonym(s): mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied Synonym(s): modeling, modelling, molding, moulding
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moulting n periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles Synonym(s): molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis
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mulled wine n wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit
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multiengine airplane n a plane with two or more engines [syn: {multiengine airplane}, multiengine plane]
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multiengine plane n a plane with two or more engines [syn: {multiengine airplane}, multiengine plane]
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multimedia n transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) Synonym(s): multimedia, multimedia system
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multimedia system n transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) Synonym(s): multimedia, multimedia system
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multinational adj involving or operating in several nations or nationalities; "multinational corporations"; "transnational terrorist networks" Synonym(s): multinational, transnational
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multinomial adj having the character of a polynomial; "a polynomial expression" Synonym(s): polynomial, multinomial n a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms Synonym(s): polynomial, multinomial
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multinucleate adj having two or more nuclei Antonym(s): uninucleate
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mylodon n large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America
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mylodontid n a variety of extinct edentate
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Mylodontidae n extinct South American edentates [syn: Mylodontidae, family Mylodontidae]
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Maladministration \Mal`admin`istra"tion\, n. [Mal- + administration.] Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs. [Written also {maleadministration}.]
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Maldanian \Malda"nian\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of marine annelids of the genus {Maldane}, or family {Maldanid[91]}. They have a slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud.
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Maladministration \Mal`admin`istra"tion\, n. [Mal- + administration.] Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs. [Written also {maleadministration}.]
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Malleate \Mal"le*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malleated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Malleating}.] [L. malleatus hammered, fr. malleus a hammer. See {Mall}, v. t.] To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.
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Malleation \Mal`le*a"tion\, n. [LL. malleatio: cf. OF. mall[82]ation.] The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; extension by beating.
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Maltin \Malt"in\, Maltine \Malt"ine\, n. (Physiol. Chem.) The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.
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Maltin \Malt"in\, Maltine \Malt"ine\, n. (Physiol. Chem.) The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.
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Malt \Malt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malted}: p. pr. & vb. n. {Malting}.] To make into malt; as, to malt barley.
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Malting \Malt"ing\, n. The process of making, or of becoming malt.
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Maltman \Malt"man\, n.; pl. {Maltmen}. A man whose occupation is to make malt.
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Maltman \Malt"man\, n.; pl. {Maltmen}. A man whose occupation is to make malt.
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Maltonic \Mal*ton"ic\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called also {gluconic} or {dextronic} acid. See {Gluconic}.
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Gluconic \Glu*con"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or derived from, glucose. {Gluconic acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, obtained as a colorless, sirupy liquid, by the oxidation of glucose; -- called also {maltonic acid}, and {dextronic acid}.
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Mealtime \Meal"time`\, n. The usual time of eating a meal.
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Meld \Meld\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Melded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melding}.] [G. melden to announce.] (Card Playing) In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score; as, to meld a sequence.
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Meletin \Mel"e*tin\, n. (Chem.) See {Quercitin}.
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Quercitin \Quer"ci*tin\, n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as is apple-tree bark, horse-chestnut leaves, etc., but originally obtained by the decomposition of quercitrin. Called also {meletin}.
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Meletin \Mel"e*tin\, n. (Chem.) See {Quercitin}.
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Quercitin \Quer"ci*tin\, n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as is apple-tree bark, horse-chestnut leaves, etc., but originally obtained by the decomposition of quercitrin. Called also {meletin}.
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Melodeon \Melo"deon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] musical. See {Melody}, and cf. {Odeon}.] 1. (Mus.) A kind of small reed organ; -- a portable form of the seraphine. 2. A music hall.
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Melting \Melt"ing\ a. Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. -- {Melt"ing*ly}, adv.
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Melt \Melt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me`ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf. {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.] 1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow. 2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. --Shak. For pity melts the mind to love. --Dryden. Syn: To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.
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Melting \Melt"ing\, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. {Melting point} (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0[deg] Centigrade or 32[deg] Fahr., that of urea is 132[deg] Centigrade.
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Melting \Melt"ing\, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. {Melting point} (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0[deg] Centigrade or 32[deg] Fahr., that of urea is 132[deg] Centigrade.
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{Melting pot}, a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.
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Melting \Melt"ing\ a. Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. -- {Melt"ing*ly}, adv.
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Melton \Mel"ton\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.
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Milden \Mild"en\, v. t. To make mild, or milder. --Lowell.
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Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mildewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mildewing}.] To taint with mildew. He . . . mildews the white wheat. --Shak.
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Mildness \Mild"ness\, n. The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter.
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Militancy \Mil"itancy\, n. [See {Militant}.] 1. The state of being militant; warfare. 2. A military spirit or system; militarism. --H. Spencer.
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Militant \Mil"itant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.] Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. -- {Mil"itant*ly}, adv. At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in silence. --Milton. {Church militant}, the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church triumphant, in heaven.
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Militant \Mil"itant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.] Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. -- {Mil"itant*ly}, adv. At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in silence. --Milton. {Church militant}, the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church triumphant, in heaven.
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Militiaman \Mili"tiaman\, n.; pl. {Militiamen}. One who belongs to the militia.
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Militiaman \Mili"tiaman\, n.; pl. {Militiamen}. One who belongs to the militia.
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Milldam \Mill"dam`\, n. A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.
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Grub \Grub\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of {Goldsmith beetle}, under {Goldsmith}. Yet your butterfly was a grub. --Shak. 2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. [Obs.] --Carew. 3. Victuals; food. [Slang] --Halliwell. {Grub ax} [or] {axe}, a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. {Grub breaker}. Same as {Grub hook} (below). {Grub hoe}, a heavy hoe for grubbing. {Grub hook}, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. {Grub saw}, a handsaw used for sawing marble. {Grub Street}, a street in London (now called {Milton Street}), described by Dr. Johnson as [bd]much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet.[b8] As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street. I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays. --Gap.
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Miltonian \Milto"nian\, a. Miltonic. --Lowell.
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Miltonic \Mil*ton"ic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; as, Miltonic prose.
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Moldiness \Mold"iness\, Mouldiness \Mould"iness\, n. [From {Moldy}.] The state of being moldy.
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Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molded} or {Moulded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molding} or {Moulding}.] To cover with mold or soil. [R.]
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}. (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, n. 1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder. 2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal. 3. (Arch.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See {Cable}, n., 3, and {Crenelated molding}, under {Crenelate}, v. t.
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}. (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
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Melt \Melt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me`ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf. {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.] 1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow. 2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. --Shak. For pity melts the mind to love. --Dryden. Syn: To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.
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Molten \Mol"ten\, a. [See {Melt}.] 1. Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when the liquid state is produced by a high degree of heat; as, molten iron. 2. Made by melting and casting the substance or metal of which the thing is formed; as, a molten image.
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Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Molted} or {Moulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molting} or {Moulting}.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See {Mew} to molt, and cf. {Mute}, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, {moult}; but as the {u} has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling {molt}.] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. --Bacon.
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Moldiness \Mold"iness\, Mouldiness \Mould"iness\, n. [From {Moldy}.] The state of being moldy.
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Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molded} or {Moulded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molding} or {Moulding}.] To cover with mold or soil. [R.]
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}. (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, n. 1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder. 2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal. 3. (Arch.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See {Cable}, n., 3, and {Crenelated molding}, under {Crenelate}, v. t.
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Moulten \Moult"en\ (-'n), a. Having molted. [Obs.] [bd]A moulten raven.[b8] --Shak.
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Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Molted} or {Moulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molting} or {Moulting}.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See {Mew} to molt, and cf. {Mute}, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, {moult}; but as the {u} has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling {molt}.] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. --Bacon.
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Multangular \Multan"gular\, a. [L. multangulus; multus much, many + angulus angle: cf. F. multangulaire.] Having many angles. -- {Multan"gularly}, adv. -- {Multan"gularness}, n.
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Multangular \Multan"gular\, a. [L. multangulus; multus much, many + angulus angle: cf. F. multangulaire.] Having many angles. -- {Multan"gularly}, adv. -- {Multan"gularness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multangular \Multan"gular\, a. [L. multangulus; multus much, many + angulus angle: cf. F. multangulaire.] Having many angles. -- {Multan"gularly}, adv. -- {Multan"gularness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multanimous \Multan"imous\, a. [Mult- + L. animus mind.] Many-minded; many-sided. The multanimous nature of the poet. --J. R. Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multinodate \Mul`ti*no"date\, a. [Multi- + nodate.] Having many knots or nodes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multinodous \Mul`ti*no"dous\, a. [L. multinodus.] Same as {Multinodate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multinomial \Mul`tino"mial\, n. & a. [Multi- + -nomial, as in binomial. See {Binomial}.] (Alg.) Same as {Polynomial}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multinominal \Mul`tinom"inal\, Multinominous \Mul`tinom"inous\, a. [L. multinominis; multus many + nomen nominis name.] Having many names or terms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multinominal \Mul`tinom"inal\, Multinominous \Mul`tinom"inous\, a. [L. multinominis; multus many + nomen nominis name.] Having many names or terms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multinuclear \Mul`tinu"clear\, a. [Multi- + nuclear.] (Biol.) Containing many nuclei; as, multinuclear cells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multinucleate \Mul`tinu"cleate\, Multinucleated \Mul`tinu"clea`ted\, a. (Biol.) Multinuclear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multinucleate \Mul`tinu"cleate\, Multinucleated \Mul`tinu"clea`ted\, a. (Biol.) Multinuclear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multum \Mul"tum\, n. An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops. --Craig. {Hard multum}, a preparation made from {Cocculus Indicus}, etc., used to impart an intoxicating quality to beer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multungulate \Multun"gulate\, a. [Multi- + ungulate.] Having many hoofs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myeloidin \My`e*loid"in\, n. [Myelin + -oid + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance (myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mylodon \Myl"o*don\, n. [Gr. [?] a mill + [?], [?], a tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Malden, IL (village, FIPS 46240) Location: 41.42488 N, 89.37017 W Population (1990): 370 (132 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61337 Malden, MA (city, FIPS 37875) Location: 42.43037 N, 71.05844 W Population (1990): 53884 (23217 housing units) Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02148 Malden, MO (city, FIPS 45614) Location: 36.58487 N, 89.97556 W Population (1990): 5123 (2159 housing units) Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63863 Malden, WA (town, FIPS 42275) Location: 47.23130 N, 117.47188 W Population (1990): 189 (107 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Malden, WV Zip code(s): 25306
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Malden Bridge, NY Zip code(s): 12115
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mauldin, SC (city, FIPS 45115) Location: 34.78712 N, 82.30146 W Population (1990): 11587 (4564 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29662
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Milltown, IN (town, FIPS 49716) Location: 38.34276 N, 86.27446 W Population (1990): 917 (399 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47145 Milltown, KY Zip code(s): 42761 Milltown, NJ (borough, FIPS 46620) Location: 40.45010 N, 74.43472 W Population (1990): 6968 (2553 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08850 Milltown, WI (village, FIPS 52075) Location: 45.52685 N, 92.49966 W Population (1990): 786 (375 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54858
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Milton, DE (town, FIPS 48330) Location: 38.77887 N, 75.31325 W Population (1990): 1417 (667 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19968 Milton, FL (city, FIPS 45750) Location: 30.63175 N, 87.04910 W Population (1990): 7216 (2879 housing units) Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32570, 32583 Milton, IA (city, FIPS 52500) Location: 40.67128 N, 92.16252 W Population (1990): 506 (245 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52570 Milton, IL (village, FIPS 49477) Location: 39.56419 N, 90.64978 W Population (1990): 270 (111 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62352 Milton, IN (town, FIPS 49860) Location: 39.78653 N, 85.15619 W Population (1990): 634 (257 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47357 Milton, KS Zip code(s): 67106 Milton, KY (city, FIPS 52590) Location: 38.71212 N, 85.37428 W Population (1990): 563 (245 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40045 Milton, MA (CDP, FIPS 41725) Location: 42.24331 N, 71.08317 W Population (1990): 25725 (9003 housing units) Area: 33.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02186 Milton, NC (town, FIPS 43300) Location: 36.53654 N, 79.20843 W Population (1990): 185 (97 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27305 Milton, ND (city, FIPS 53020) Location: 48.62722 N, 98.04373 W Population (1990): 133 (81 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58260 Milton, NJ Zip code(s): 07438 Milton, NY (CDP, FIPS 47548) Location: 43.03354 N, 73.85299 W Population (1990): 1892 (643 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Milton, NY (CDP, FIPS 47554) Location: 41.65758 N, 73.96127 W Population (1990): 1140 (442 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12547 Milton, PA (borough, FIPS 50016) Location: 41.00801 N, 76.85057 W Population (1990): 6746 (2806 housing units) Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17847 Milton, TN Zip code(s): 37118 Milton, VT (village, FIPS 45175) Location: 44.63839 N, 73.11247 W Population (1990): 1578 (572 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 05468 Milton, WA (city, FIPS 46020) Location: 47.25190 N, 122.31593 W Population (1990): 4995 (2093 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98354 Milton, WI (city, FIPS 52200) Location: 42.77894 N, 88.94942 W Population (1990): 4434 (1724 housing units) Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53563 Milton, WV (town, FIPS 54484) Location: 38.43387 N, 82.13771 W Population (1990): 2242 (1065 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25541
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Milton Center, OH (village, FIPS 50708) Location: 41.30141 N, 83.82953 W Population (1990): 200 (72 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Milton Freewater, OR Zip code(s): 97862
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Milton Mills, NH Zip code(s): 03852
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Miltona, MN (city, FIPS 42398) Location: 46.04484 N, 95.29197 W Population (1990): 181 (91 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56354
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Milton-Freewater, OR (city, FIPS 48600) Location: 45.93493 N, 118.39037 W Population (1990): 5533 (2251 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Miltonsburg, OH (village, FIPS 50722) Location: 39.83182 N, 81.16435 W Population (1990): 56 (27 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Miltonvale, KS (city, FIPS 46950) Location: 39.35066 N, 97.45288 W Population (1990): 484 (287 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67466
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Moulton, AL (city, FIPS 51600) Location: 34.48390 N, 87.28114 W Population (1990): 3248 (1364 housing units) Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35650 Moulton, IA (city, FIPS 54390) Location: 40.68527 N, 92.67900 W Population (1990): 613 (309 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52572 Moulton, TX (town, FIPS 49560) Location: 29.57161 N, 97.14601 W Population (1990): 923 (438 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77975
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Moultonborough, NH Zip code(s): 03254
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Muldoon, TX Zip code(s): 78949
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Multnomah County, OR (county, FIPS 51) Location: 45.54416 N, 122.41402 W Population (1990): 583887 (255751 housing units) Area: 1127.3 sq km (land), 78.8 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
meltdown, network n. See {network meltdown}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
meltdown {network meltdown}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multihomed host A {host} which has more than one connection to a {network}. The host may send and receive data over any of the links but will not route traffic for other nodes.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multimedia Human-computer interaction involving text, graphics, voice and video. Often also includes concepts from {hypertext}. This term has come to be almost synonymous with {CD-ROM} in the {personal computer} world because the large amounts of data involved are currently best supplied on CD-ROM. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.multimedia}. (1994-12-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group (MHEG) is an {ISO} {standard} encoding for {multimedia} and {hypermedia} information, designed to facilitate use and interchange of such information in varied domains such as games, electronic publishing and medical applications. {MHEG Home (http://www.mheg.org/)}. (2002-12-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD) A {CD-ROM} {standard} for storing 4.7 GB of data including video. MMCD is being developed by a large numer of computer manufacturers and is expected to be shipped in late 1996 or early 1997. Initially it will be aimed at the consumer market, then perhaps in {CD-ROM} format for computers, and maybe later on erasble CD. (1995-11-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MultiMedia Extension {Matrix Math eXtensions}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multimedia Integrated Conferencing for European Researchers (MICE) A project which aims to create a pilot (virtual) network between European researchers, and also to connect them to sites in the US. The MICE system currently allows {multimedia} conferencing ({audio}, {video} and shared workspace) between conference rooms and {workstation}-based facilities, hardware and software, {packet-switched} networks and {ISDN}, using both {unicast} (point-to-point) and {multicast} (multi-point) {protocols}. {Home (http://www-mice.cs.ucl.ac.uk/mice)}. (1997-12-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multimedia Internet Mail Extensions Called {Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions} in the {RFC}. [Is this an old name for it?]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multimedia Personal Computer (MPC) A specification published by the Multimedia PC Marketing Council in 1990 to encourage the adoption of a standard {multimedia} computing platform. In May 1993, the MPC Marketing Council published a new specification called {MPC Level 2 Specification} as an enhanced multimedia computer standard. The original MPC specification, now also known as the {MPC Level 1 Specification}, continues in full effect. The appearance of the MPC or MPC2 certification mark on a computer system or upgrade kit indicates that the {hardware} meets the corresponding (Level 1 or Level 2) MPC Marketing Council specification. Software bearing the Multimedia PC mark has been designed to work on Multimedia PC licensed hardware. By establishing a standard platform, certifying hardware compliance and providing inter-operability between software and hardware for the consumer, the MPC Marketing Council is encouraging widespread use of multimedia applications and hardware. (1997-01-19)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mahalath Maschil in the title of Ps. 53, denoting that this was a didactic psalm, to be sung to the accompaniment of the lute or guitar. Others regard this word "mahalath" as the name simply of an old air to which the psalm was to be sung. Others, again, take the word as meaning "sickness," and regard it as alluding to the contents of the psalm.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Miletum, red; scarlet