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English Dictionary: mess about	by the DICT Development Group
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mazopathy n any pathology of the breast [syn: mastopathy, mazopathy]
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Mecoptera n an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip Synonym(s): Mecoptera, order Mecoptera
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mecopteran n any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera
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mecopterous adj of or relating to mecopterans
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megabat n large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit Synonym(s): fruit bat, megabat
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megabit n a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits Synonym(s): megabit, Mbit, Mb
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megabyte n a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes Synonym(s): megabyte, M, MB a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes Synonym(s): megabyte, mebibyte, M, MB, MiB
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megapode n large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs Synonym(s): megapode, mound bird, mound-bird, mound builder, scrub fowl
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Megapodiidae n megapodes Synonym(s): Megapodiidae, family Megapodiidae
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Megapodius n type genus of the Megapodiidae [syn: Megapodius, {genus- Megapodius}]
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Megaptera n humpback whales Synonym(s): Megaptera, genus Megaptera
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Megaptera novaeangliae n large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives Synonym(s): humpback, humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
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megavitamin therapy n therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders
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mesophyte n land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte Synonym(s): mesophyte, mesophytic plant
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mesophytic adj being or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environment; "mesophytic habitats"; "mesophytic plants"
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mesophytic plant n land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte Synonym(s): mesophyte, mesophytic plant
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Mesopotamia n the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
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mess about v be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" Synonym(s): loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
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mess of pottage n anything of trivial value; "Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage"
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misfit n someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
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misopedia n hatred of children
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Mojave Desert n a desert area in southern California and western Arizona Synonym(s): Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert
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mouse button n a push button on the mouse
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mousepad n a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse Synonym(s): mousepad, mouse mat
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muck about v do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" Synonym(s): putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
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Muscovite adj of or relating to the residents of Moscow; "Muscovite street dealers" n a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium a resident of Moscow
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muscovy duck n large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated Synonym(s): muscovy duck, musk duck, Cairina moschata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel. gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove. These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary. 3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames. {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite. {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara. {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite. {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite. {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the female mallard. {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon. {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}. {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black grouse. See {Heath grouse}. {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell. {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in the Old World and America; as the European species ({M. capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M. Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}. {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea}) inhabits arctic America. {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in learning to talk. {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}. {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See {Snapper}. {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage. {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback}, {devilfish}, and {hardhead}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
M91gbote \M[91]g"bote`\, Magbote \Mag"bote`\, n. [AS. m[d6]g kinsman + b[d3]t compensation.] (Anglo-Saxon Law) Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman. --Spelman.
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M91gbote \M[91]g"bote`\, Magbote \Mag"bote`\, n. [AS. m[d6]g kinsman + b[d3]t compensation.] (Anglo-Saxon Law) Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman. --Spelman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magbote \Mag"bote`\, n. See {M[91]gbote}.
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Makebate \Make"bate`\, n. [Make, v. + bate a quarrel.] One who excites contentions and quarrels. [Obs.]
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Mash \Mash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mashing}.] [Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d {Mash}.] To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort. {Mashing tub}, a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries; -- called also {mash tun}, and {mash vat}.
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Megapode \Meg"a*pode\, n. [Mega- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera {Megapodius} and {Leipoa}, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. See {Jungle fowl} (b) under {Jungle}, and {Leipoa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and other palms, very difficult to penetrate. -- Balfour (Cyc. of India). {Jungle bear} (Zo[94]l.), the aswail or sloth bear. {Jungle cat} (Zo[94]l.), the chaus. {Jungle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of a jungle fowl. {Jungle fowl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any wild species of the genus {Gallus}, of which several species inhabit India and the adjacent islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({G. varius}) of Java, {G. Stanleyi} of Ceylon, and {G. Bankiva} of India. Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is supposed to be one of the original species from which the domestic fowl was derived. (b) An Australian grallatorial bird ({Megapodius tumulus}) which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter, where they are hatched by the heat produced by decomposition.
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Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. {Hunchback}.] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler. 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any whale of the genus {Megaptera}, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are {Megaptera longimana} of Europe, and {M. osphyia} of America; that of the California coasts is {M. versabilis}. (b) A small salmon ({Oncorhynchus gorbuscha}), of the northwest coast of America.
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Mesopodial \Mes`opo"dial\ (m[ecr]s`[osl]p[omac]"d[icr][ait]l), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
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d8Mesopodiale \[d8]Mes`opo`dia"le\, n.; pl. {Mesopodialia}. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + [?], dim. of [?], [?], foot.] (Anat.) One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and {glimmer}. Note: The important species of the mica group are: {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron, mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks; {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine. {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende. {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica. {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbede \Mis*bede"\, v. t. [imp. {Misbode}; p. p. {Misboden}.] [AS. mis-be[93]dan.] To wrong; to do injury to. [Obs.] Who hath you misboden or offended? --Chaucer.
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Misbode \Mis*bode"\, imp. of {Misbede}.
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Misbede \Mis*bede"\, v. t. [imp. {Misbode}; p. p. {Misboden}.] [AS. mis-be[93]dan.] To wrong; to do injury to. [Obs.] Who hath you misboden or offended? --Chaucer.
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Misboden \Mis*bo"den\, p. p. of {Misbede}.
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Misbede \Mis*bede"\, v. t. [imp. {Misbode}; p. p. {Misboden}.] [AS. mis-be[93]dan.] To wrong; to do injury to. [Obs.] Who hath you misboden or offended? --Chaucer.
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Miscovet \Mis*cov"et\, v. t. To covet wrongfully. [Obs.]
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Misfaith \Mis*faith"\, n. Want of faith; distrust. [bd][Anger] born of your misfaith.[b8] --Tennyson.
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Misfeature \Mis*fea"ture\, n. Ill feature. [R.] --Keats.
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Misfit \Mis*fit"\, n. 1. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in making a coat; a ludicrous misfit. 2. Something that fits badly, as a garment. I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat tightly on him, as if his new duties were a misfit. --Dickens.
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Misobedience \Mis`obe"dience\, n. Mistaken obedience; disobedience. [Obs.] --Milton.
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2. (Naut.) (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping. (b) Same as 2d {Mousing}, 2. 3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak. 4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang] 5. A match used in firing guns or blasting. {Field mouse}, {Flying mouse}, etc. See under {Field}, {Flying}, etc. {Mouse bird} (Zo[94]l.), a coly. {Mouse deer} (Zo[94]l.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil. {Mouse galago} (Zo[94]l.), a very small West American galago ({Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel. {Mouse hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A hawk that devours mice. (b) The hawk owl; -- called also {mouse owl}. {Mouse lemur} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very small lemurs of the genus {Chirogaleus}, found in Madagascar. {Mouse piece} (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; -- called also {mouse buttock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muscovado \Mus`co*va"do\, n. Unrefined or raw sugar.
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Muscovado \Mus`co*va"do\, a. [Corrupted fr. Sp. mascabado; cf. Pg. mascavado, F. moscouade, n., formerly also mascovade, It. mascavato.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and {glimmer}. Note: The important species of the mica group are: {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron, mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks; {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine. {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende. {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica. {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muscovite \Mus"co*vite\, n. [See {Muscovy glass}.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian. 2. (Min.) Common potash mica. See {Mica}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and {glimmer}. Note: The important species of the mica group are: {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron, mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks; {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine. {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende. {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica. {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muscovite \Mus"co*vite\, n. [See {Muscovy glass}.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian. 2. (Min.) Common potash mica. See {Mica}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muscovy duck \Mus"co*vy duck`\ [A corruption of musk duck.] (Zo[94]l.) A duck ({Cairina moschata}), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also {musk duck}. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Musk \Musk\, n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and cd. {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.] 1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The musk deer. See {Musk deer} (below). 3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar. 4. (Bot.) (a) The musk plant ({Mimulus moschatus}). (b) A plant of the genus {Erodium} ({E. moschatum}); -- called also {musky heron's-bill}. (c) A plant of the genus {Muscari}; grape hyacinth. {Musk beaver} (Zo[94]l.), muskrat (1). {Musk beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a European longicorn beetle ({Aromia moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses. {Musk cat}. See {Bondar}. {Musk cattle} (Zo[94]l.), musk oxen. See {Musk ox} (below). {Musk deer} (Zo[94]l.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil and napu. {Musk duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The Muscovy duck. (b) An Australian duck ({Biziura lobata}). {Musk lorikeet} (Zo[94]l.), the Pacific lorikeet ({Glossopsitta australis}) of Australia. {Musk mallow} (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants: (a) A species of mallow ({Malva moschata}), the foliage of which has a faint musky smell. (b) An Asiatic shrub. See {Abelmosk}. {Musk orchis} (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family ({Herminium Minorchis}); -- so called from its peculiar scent. {Musk ox} (Zo[94]l.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant ({Ovibos moschatus}), now existing only in America, but found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds. {Musk parakeet}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Musk lorikeet} (above). {Musk pear} (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling the Seckel pear. {Musk plant} (Bot.), the {Mimulus moschatus}, a plant found in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a strong musky odor. {Musk root} (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong odor, as that of the nard ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) and of a species of {Angelica}. {Musk rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa moschata}), having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms. {Musk seed} (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family ({Hibiscus moschatus}), used in perfumery and in flavoring. See {Abelmosk}. {Musk sheep} (Zo[94]l.), the musk ox. {Musk shrew} (Zo[94]l.), a shrew ({Sorex murinus}), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also {sondeli}, and {mondjourou}. {Musk thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling strongly of musk. {Musk tortoise}, {Musk turtle} (Zo[94]l.), a small American fresh-water tortoise ({Armochelys, [or] Ozotheca, odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called also {stinkpot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myxopod \Myx"o*pod\, n. [Gr. [?] mucus, slime + -pod.] (Zo[94]l.) A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; as, a myxopod state.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
misfeature /mis-fee'chr/ or /mis'fee`chr/ n. [common] A feature that eventually causes lossage, possibly because it is not adequate for a new situation that has evolved. Since it results from a deliberate and properly implemented feature, a misfeature is not a bug. Nor is it a simple unforeseen side effect; the term implies that the feature in question was carefully planned, but its long-term consequences were not accurately or adequately predicted (which is quite different from not having thought ahead at all). A misfeature can be a particularly stubborn problem to resolve, because fixing it usually involves a substantial philosophical change to the structure of the system involved. Many misfeatures (especially in user-interface design) arise because the designers/implementors mistake their personal tastes for laws of nature. Often a former feature becomes a misfeature because trade-offs were made whose parameters subsequently change (possibly only in the judgment of the implementors). "Well, yeah, it is kind of a misfeature that file names are limited to six characters, but the original implementors wanted to save directory space and we're stuck with it for now."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
megabits per second (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of {bit}s per second. A unit of {data rate}. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. {Ethernet} can carry 10 Mbps. (2002-03-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
megabyte ({MB}, colloquially "meg") 2^20 = 1,048,576 {bytes} = 1024 {kilobytes}. 1024 megabytes are one {gigabyte}. The text of a six hundred page paperback book would require about a megabyte of {ASCII} storage. See {prefix}. (1997-03-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
misfeature /mis-fee'chr/ or /mis'fee"chr/ A feature that eventually causes lossage, possibly because it is not adequate for a new situation that has evolved. Since it results from a deliberate and properly implemented feature, a misfeature is not a bug. Nor is it a simple unforeseen side effect; the term implies that the feature in question was carefully planned, but its long-term consequences were not accurately or adequately predicted (which is quite different from not having thought ahead at all). A misfeature can be a particularly stubborn problem to resolve, because fixing it usually involves a substantial philosophical change to the structure of the system involved. Many misfeatures (especially in user-interface design) arise because the designers/implementors mistake their personal tastes for laws of nature. Often a former feature becomes a misfeature because trade-offs were made whose parameters subsequently change (possibly only in the judgment of the implementors). "Well, yeah, it is kind of a misfeature that file names are limited to six characters, but the original implementors wanted to save directory space and we"re stuck with it for now."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MOSFET {Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mouse pad {mouse mat}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mesopotamia the country between the two rivers (Heb. Aram-naharaim; i.e., "Syria of the two rivers"), the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris (Gen. 24:10; Deut. 23:4; Judg. 3:8, 10). In the Old Testament it is mentioned also under the name "Padan-aram;" i.e., the plain of Aram, or Syria (Gen. 25:20). The northern portion of this fertile plateau was the original home of the ancestors of the Hebrews (Gen. 11; Acts 7:2). From this region Isaac obtained his wife Rebecca (Gen. 24:10, 15), and here also Jacob sojourned (28:2-7) and obtained his wives, and here most of his sons were born (35:26; 46:15). The petty, independent tribes of this region, each under its own prince, were warlike, and used chariots in battle. They maintained their independence till after the time of David, when they fell under the dominion of Assyria, and were absorbed into the empire (2 Kings 19:13).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mesobaite, the Lord's standing-place; a little doe
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mesopotamia, between two rivers