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Mahayanist
n 1: an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism

English Dictionary: minister of religion	by the DICT Development Group
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main street n street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town Synonym(s): main street, high street any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis); "Main Street will never vote for a liberal politician"
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mainmast n the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
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mainsheet n (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind Synonym(s): sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
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mainstay n a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" Synonym(s): pillar, mainstay a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" Synonym(s): anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin the forestay that braces the mainmast
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mainstream n the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"
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mainstreamed adj (of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes
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managed economy n a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices
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Manchu dynasty n the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu Synonym(s): Qing, Qing dynasty, Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu, Manchu dynasty
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mango tree n large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit Synonym(s): mango, mango tree, Mangifera indica
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manic depression n a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression Synonym(s): bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis
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manic depressive illness n a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression Synonym(s): bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis
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manic disorder n a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently Synonym(s): mania, manic disorder
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manic-depressive adj suffering from a disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression n a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness
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manic-depressive psychosis n a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression Synonym(s): bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis
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manicotti n large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce
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Mankato n a town in southern Minnesota
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Manx cat n a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man Synonym(s): Manx, Manx cat
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many-sided adj having many parts or sides [syn: multilateral, {many- sided}] Antonym(s): one-sided, unilateral having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd" Synonym(s): many- sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious full of variety or interest; "a many-sided personality"
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means test n an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid
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menage a trois n household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations
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Menai Strait n a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland
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mens store n a store where men's clothes are sold [syn: {clothing store}, haberdashery, haberdashery store, mens store]
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menstrual adj of or relating to menstruation or the menses; "menstrual period" Synonym(s): menstrual, catamenial
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menstrual blood n flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years Synonym(s): menorrhea, menstrual blood, menstrual flow
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menstrual cycle n a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"
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menstrual flow n flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years Synonym(s): menorrhea, menstrual blood, menstrual flow
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menstrual phase n the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)
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menstruate v undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11" Synonym(s): menstruate, flow
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menstruation n the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped" --Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle Synonym(s): menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow
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menstruum n (archaic) a solvent the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"-- Aristotle Synonym(s): menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow
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Mimosoideae n alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae Synonym(s): Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae
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minestrone n soup made with a variety of vegetables [syn: {petite marmite}, minestrone, vegetable soup]
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Ming dynasty n the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 [syn: Ming, Ming dynasty]
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ming tree n an artificial plant resembling a bonsai a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat- topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container
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minister n a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" Synonym(s): curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" Synonym(s): minister, government minister a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador Synonym(s): minister, diplomatic minister the job of a head of a government department v attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time" work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
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minister of finance n the minister responsible for state finances [syn: {finance minister}, minister of finance]
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minister of religion n a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" Synonym(s): curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector
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minister plenipotentiary n a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn: envoy, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary]
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ministerial adj of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office; "ministerial duties" of or relating to a government minister or ministry; "ministerial decree"
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ministerially adv in the manner of a minister or clergyman; "he was called on to visit ministerially on the dying man"
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ministrant adj giving practical help to; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician" n someone who serves as a minister
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ministration n assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" Synonym(s): relief, succor, succour, ministration
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ministry n religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) building where the business of a government department is transacted a government department under the direction of a minister the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry"
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Ministry of Transportation 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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mink coat n fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks [syn: mink, mink coat]
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Minnesota n a midwestern state [syn: Minnesota, Gopher State, North Star State, MN]
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory n a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items Synonym(s): Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI
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Minnesotan n a native or resident of Minnesota [syn: Minnesotan, Gopher]
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minoxidil n a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness Synonym(s): minoxidil, Loniten, Rogaine
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minster n any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
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minstrel n a singer of folk songs [syn: folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour] a performer in a minstrel show v celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels
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minstrel show n a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface
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minstrelsy n a troupe of minstrels ballads sung by minstrels the art of a minstrel
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monastery n the residence of a religious community
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monastic adj of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows Synonym(s): cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical n a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work Synonym(s): monk, monastic
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monastic habit n a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery
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monastic order n a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" Synonym(s): order, monastic order
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monastical adj of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows Synonym(s): cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical
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monasticism n asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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monazite n a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
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monestrous adj having one estrous cycle per year [syn: monestrous, monoestrous]
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Monistat n an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) Synonym(s): miconazole, Monistat
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monistic adj of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of monism; "the monistic school would regard national law and international law as an integrated whole"- J.S.Roucek
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monkey dog n European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle Synonym(s): affenpinscher, monkey pinscher, monkey dog
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monkshood n a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite Synonym(s): monkshood, helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus
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monocot n a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside Synonym(s): monocot, monocotyledon, liliopsid, endogen
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monocot family n family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed Synonym(s): monocot family, liliopsid family
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monocot genus n genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed Synonym(s): monocot genus, liliopsid genus
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monocotyledon n a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside Synonym(s): monocot, monocotyledon, liliopsid, endogen
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Monocotyledonae n comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae Synonym(s): Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida
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Monocotyledones n comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae Synonym(s): Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida
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monocotyledonous adj (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies Antonym(s): dicotyledonous
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monocyte n a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria
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monocytic leukaemia n leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood Synonym(s): monocytic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, histiocytic leukaemia
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monocytic leukemia n leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood Synonym(s): monocytic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, histiocytic leukaemia
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monocytosis n increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia
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monoestrous adj having one estrous cycle per year [syn: monestrous, monoestrous]
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monosodium glutamate n white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking; "food manufacturers sometimes list MSG simply as `artificial flavors' in ingredient lists" Synonym(s): monosodium glutamate, MSG
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monostotic fibrous dysplasia n fibrous dysplasia of bone confined to a single bone
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monoxide n an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
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monster n an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful Synonym(s): giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed Synonym(s): freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae a cruel wicked and inhuman person Synonym(s): monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus Synonym(s): monster, teras
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monstera n any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor Synonym(s): ceriman, monstera
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Monstera deliciosa n tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor Synonym(s): ceriman, Monstera deliciosa
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monstrance n proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion Synonym(s): demonstration, monstrance (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration Synonym(s): monstrance, ostensorium
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monstrosity n a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed Synonym(s): freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae something hideous or frightful; "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity"
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monstrous adj abnormally large shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" Synonym(s): atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes" Synonym(s): grotesque, monstrous
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monstrously adv in a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured after the accident" Synonym(s): hideously, horridly, monstrously in a terribly evil manner; "the child was heinously murdered" Synonym(s): heinously, monstrously in a grotesque manner; "behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies" Synonym(s): grotesquely, monstrously
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moon shot n the launching of a spacecraft to the moon
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moonseed n plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
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moonseed family n herbaceous or woody climbers [syn: Menispermaceae, family Menispermaceae, moonseed family]
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moonstone n a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar
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moonstruck adj insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon Synonym(s): lunatic, moonstruck
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Muenster n semisoft pale-yellow cheese
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munjeet n perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient Synonym(s): Indian madder, munjeet, Rubia cordifolia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.
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Mahon stock \Ma*hon" stock`\ (Bot.) An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers ({Malcolmia maritima}). It is called in England {Virginia stock}, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.
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Mainmast \Main"mast`\, n. (Naut.) The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.
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--Milton. Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast}, {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made of separate spars. 2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane. {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and {Before}. {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}. {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See {Made}.
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Mainmast \Main"mast`\, n. (Naut.) The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.
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--Milton. Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast}, {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made of separate spars. 2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane. {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and {Before}. {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}. {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See {Made}.
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Mainsheet \Main"sheet`\, n. (Naut.) One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.
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Mainstay \Main"stay`\, n. 1. (Naut.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop. 2. Main support; principal dependence. The great mainstay of the Church. --Buckle.
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Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a native African name.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of South African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands. Note: The true or mountain zebra ({Equus, [or] Asinus, zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness. The second species ({Equus, [or] Asinus, Burchellii}), known as {Burchell's zebra}, and {dauw}, inhabits the grassy plains of South Africa, and differs from the preceding in not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered with long white flowing hair. {Zebra caterpillar}, the larva of an American noctuid moth ({Mamestra picta}). It is light yellow, with a broad black stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants. {Zebra opossum}, the zebra wolf. See under {Wolf}. {Zebra parrakeet}, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents; the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are blue. Called also {canary parrot}, {scallop parrot}, {shell parrot}, and {undulated parrot}. {Zebra poison} (Bot.), a poisonous tree ({Euphorbia arborea}) of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). {Zebra shark}. Same as {Tiger shark}, under {Tiger}. {Zebra spider}, a hunting spider. {Zebra swallowtail}, a very large North American swallow-tailed butterfly ({Iphiclides ajax}), in which the wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also {ajax}. {Zebra wolf}. See under {Wolf}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manage \Man"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Managed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Managing}.] [From {Manage}, n.] 1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed. --Sir I. Newton. What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior. 2. Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans. It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. --Addison. It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. --Bp. Hurd. 3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. 4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden. 5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak. Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact.
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Manchet \Man"chet\, n. Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread. [Archaic] --Bacon. Tennyson.
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Manesheet \Mane"sheet`\, n. A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.
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Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil m[be]nk[be]y.] 1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market. 2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. {Mango bird} (Zo[94]l.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native of India. {Mango fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. {Mango tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus {Mangifera} ({M. Indica}), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.
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Manicate \Man"i*cate\, a. [L. manicatus sleeved, fr. manica a sleeve.] (Bot.) Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.
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Phatagin \Phat"a*gin\, n. [Cf. Gr. [?]; perhaps from native name.] (Zo[94]l.) The long-tailed pangolin ({Manis tetradactyla}); -- called also {ipi}.
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Manstealer \Man"steal`er\, n. A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.
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Manstealing \Man"steal`ing\, n. The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e[?]slave them.
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Man \Man\, n. {Man of sin} (Script.), one who is the embodiment of evil, whose coming is represented (--2 Thess. ii. 3) as preceding the second coming of Christ. [A Hebraistic expression] {Man-stopping bullet} (Mil.), a bullet which will produce a sufficient shock to stop a soldier advancing in a charge; specif., a small-caliber bullet so modified as to expand when striking the human body. Such bullets are chiefly used in wars with savage tribes. Manbird \Man"bird`\, n. An aviator. [Colloq.]
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Mansuete \Man"suete\, a. [L. mansuetus, p. p. of mansuescere to tame; manus hand + suescere to accustom: cf. F. mansuet.] Tame; gentle; kind. [Obs.] --Ray.
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Mansuetude \Man"sue*tude\, n. [L. mansuetudo: cf. F. mansu[82]tude.] Tameness; gentleness; mildness. [Archaic]
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Manucode \Man"u*code\, n. [Javanese manukdewata the bird of the gods: cf. F. manucode.] (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Manucodia}, of Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise.
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Cat \Cat\, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k[94]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. [?], [?], Russ. & Pol. cot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. CF. {Ketten}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An animal of various species of the genera {Felis} and {Lynx}. The domestic cat is {Felis domestica}. The European wild cat ({Felis catus}) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name {wild cat} is commonly applied to the bay lynx ({Lynx rufus}) See {Wild cat}, and {Tiger cat}. Note: The domestic cat includes many varieties named from their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the {Angora cat}; the {Maltese cat}; the {Manx cat}. Note: The word cat is also used to designate other animals, from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat, fisher cat, catbird, catfish shark, sea cat. 2. (Naut.) (a) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade. (b) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship. --Totten. 3. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed. 4. An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See {Tipcat}. (c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc. 5. A cat o' nine tails. See below. {Angora cat}, {blind cat}, See under {Angora}, {Blind}. {Black cat} the fisher. See under {Black}. {Cat and dog}, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonious. [bd]I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it.[b8] --Coleridge. {Cat block} (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to the cathead. {Cat hook} (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block. {Cat nap}, a very short sleep. [Colloq.] {Cat o' nine tails}, an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back. {Cat's cradle}, game played, esp. by children, with a string looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of another, at each transfer with a change of form. See {Cratch}, {Cratch cradle}. {To let the cat out of the bag}, to tell a secret, carelessly or willfully. [Colloq.] {Bush cat}, the serval. See {Serval}.
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Manx \Manx\, a. Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. {Manx cat} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae. {Manx shearwater} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic bird ({Puffinus anglorum}, or {P. puffinus}), called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.
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Many-sided \Ma"ny-sid`ed\, a. 1. Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic. 2. Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile. -- {Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness}, n.
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Many-sided \Ma"ny-sid`ed\, a. 1. Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic. 2. Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile. -- {Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness}, n.
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Mean \Mean\, a. [Compar. {Meaner}; superl. {Meanest}.] [OE. mene, AS. m[?]ne wicked; akin to m[be]n, a., wicked, n., wickedness, OS. m[?]n wickedness, OHG. mein, G. meineid perjury, Icel. mein harm, hurt, and perh. to AS. gem[?]ne common, general, D. gemeen, G. gemein, Goth. gam[a0]ins, and L. communis. The AS. gem[?]ne prob. influenced the meaning.] 1. Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble. [bd]Of mean parentage.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. The mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself. --Is. ii. 9. 2. Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive. Can you imagine I so mean could prove, To save my life by changing of my love ? --Dryden. 3. Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable. The Roman legions and great C[91]sar found Our fathers no mean foes. --J. Philips. 4. Of poor quality; as, mean fare. 5. Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality. Note: Mean is sometimes used in the formation of compounds, the sense of which is obvious without explanation; as, meanborn, mean-looking, etc. Syn: Base; ignoble; abject; beggarly; wretched; degraded; degenerate; vulgar; vile; servile; menial; spiritless; groveling; slavish; dishonorable; disgraceful; shameful; despicable; contemptible; paltry; sordid. See {Base}.
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Menace \Men"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Menaced} ([be]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Menacing}.] [OF. menacier, F. menacer. See {Menace}, n.] 1. To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war. My master . . . did menace me with death. --Shak. 2. To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted. By oath he menaced Revenge upon the cardinal. --Shak.
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Meniscoid \Me*nis"coid\, a. [Meniscus + -oid.] Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.
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Menostation \Men`os*ta"tion\, n. (Med.) Same as {Menostasis}.
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Menstruum \Men"stru*um\, n.; pl. E. {Menstruums}, L. {Menstrua}. [L. menstruus. See {Menstruous}.] Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent. The proper menstruum to dissolve metal. --Bacon. All liquors are called menstruums which are used as dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infusion or decoction. --Quincy. Note: The use is supposed to have originated in some notion of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in the preparation of dissolvents. --Johnson.
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Menstrual \Men"stru*al\, a. [L. menstrualis: cf. F. menstruel. See {Menstruous}.] 1. Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's place. 2. Of or pertaining to the menses; as, menstrual discharges; the menstrual period. 3. Of or pertaining to a menstruum. --Bacon.
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Epact \E"pact\ ([emac]"p[acr]kt), n. [F. [82]pacte, fr. Gr. 'epakto`s brought on or in, added, fr. 'epa`gein to bring on or in; 'epi` on, in + 'a`gein to bring or lead. See {Epi-}, and {Act}.] (Chron.) The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year. {Annual epact}, the excess of the solar year over the lunar year, -- being eleven days. {Menstrual epact}, [or] {Monthly epact}, the excess of a calendar month over a lunar.
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Menstruant \Men"stru*ant\, a. [L. menstruans, p. pr. of menstruare to have a monthly term, fr. menstruus. See {Menstruous}.] Subject to monthly flowing or menses.
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Menstruate \Men"stru*ate\, a. Menstruous. [Obs.]
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Menstruate \Men"stru*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Menstruated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Menstruating}.] To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.
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Menstruate \Men"stru*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Menstruated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Menstruating}.] To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.
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Menstruate \Men"stru*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Menstruated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Menstruating}.] To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.
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Menstruation \Men`stru*a"tion\, n. The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.
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Menstrue \Men"strue\, n. [Cf. F. menstrues. See {Menstruous}.] The menstrual flux; menses. [Obs.]
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Menstruous \Men"stru*ous\, a. [L. menstruus, fr. mensis month. Cf. {Menstruum}.] 1. Having the monthly flow or discharge; menstruating. 2. Of or pertaining tj the monthly flow; catamenial.
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Menstruum \Men"stru*um\, n.; pl. E. {Menstruums}, L. {Menstrua}. [L. menstruus. See {Menstruous}.] Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent. The proper menstruum to dissolve metal. --Bacon. All liquors are called menstruums which are used as dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infusion or decoction. --Quincy. Note: The use is supposed to have originated in some notion of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in the preparation of dissolvents. --Johnson.
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Menstruum \Men"stru*um\, n.; pl. E. {Menstruums}, L. {Menstrua}. [L. menstruus. See {Menstruous}.] Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent. The proper menstruum to dissolve metal. --Bacon. All liquors are called menstruums which are used as dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infusion or decoction. --Quincy. Note: The use is supposed to have originated in some notion of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in the preparation of dissolvents. --Johnson.
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Mimic \Mim"ic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mimicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mimicking}.] 1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie. --Dryden. 2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage. Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.
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Minacity \Minac"ity\, n. Disposition to threaten. [R.]
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Mince \Mince\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Minging}.] [AS. minsian to grow less, dwindle, fr. min small; akin to G. minder less, Goth. minniza less, mins less, adv., L. minor, adj. (cf. {Minor}); or more likely fr. F. mincer to mince, prob. from (assumed) LL. minutiare. [?][?][?][?]. See {Minish}.] 1. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat. --Bacon. 2. To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of. I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say -- [bd]I love you.[b8] --Shak. Siren, now mince the sin, And mollify damnation with a phrase. --Dryden. If, to mince his meaning, I had either omitted some part of what he said, or taken from the strength of his expression, I certainly had wronged him. --Dryden. 3. To affect; to make a parade of. [R.] --Shak.
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Minister \Min"is*ter\, n. [OE. ministre, F. ministre, fr. L. minister, orig. a double comparative from the root of minor less, and hence meaning, an inferior, a servant. See 1st {Minor}, and cf. {Master}, {Minstrel}.] 1. A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument. Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua. --Ex. xxiv. 13. I chose Camillo for the minister, to poison My friend Polixenes. --Shak. 2. An officer of justice. [Obs.] I cry out the on the ministres, quod he, That shoulde keep and rule this cit[82]. --Chaucer. 3. One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs. Ministers to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man. --Bacon. 4. A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business. Note: Ambassadors are classed (in the diplomatic sense) in the first rank of public ministers, ministers plenipotentiary in the second. [bd]The United States diplomatic service employs two classes of ministers, -- ministers plenipotentiary and ministers resident.[b8] --Abbott. 5. One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments. --Addison. Syn: Delegate; official; ambassador; clergyman; parson; priest.
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Minister \Min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ministered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ministering}.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr. L. ministrare. See {Minister}, n.] To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer. He that ministereth seed to the sower. --2 Cor. ix. 10. We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor.
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Minister \Min"is*ter\, v. i. 1. To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular. The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. --Matt. xx. 28. 2. To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply consolation or remedies. --Matt. xxv. 44. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased? --Shak.
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Minister \Min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ministered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ministering}.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr. L. ministrare. See {Minister}, n.] To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer. He that ministereth seed to the sower. --2 Cor. ix. 10. We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor.
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Ministerial \Min`iste"rial\, a. [L. ministerialis: cf. F. minist[82]riel. See {Minister}, and cf. {Minstrel}.] 1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant. Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames. --Prior. 2. Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal. [bd]Ministerial offices.[b8] --Bacon. [bd]A ministerial measure.[b8] --Junius. [bd]Ministerial garments.[b8] --Hooker. 3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. [bd]Ministerial to intellectual culture.[b8] --De Quincey. {The ministerial benches}, the benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. [bd]Very solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the ministerial benches.[b8] --Burke. Syn: Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.
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Ministerialist \Min`iste"rial*ist\, n. A supporter of the ministers, or the party in power.
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Ministerially \Min`iste"rial*ly\, adv. In a ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a minister.
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Minister \Min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ministered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ministering}.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr. L. ministrare. See {Minister}, n.] To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer. He that ministereth seed to the sower. --2 Cor. ix. 10. We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor.
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Ministery \Min"istery\, n. See {Ministry}. --Milton.
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Ministracy \Min"istracy\, n. Ministration. [Obs.]
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Ministral \Min"is*tral\, a. Ministerial. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Ministrant \Min"is*trant\, a. [L. ministrans, -antis, of ministrare to minister.] Performing service as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command; subordinate. [bd]Princedoms and dominations ministrant.[b8] --Milton. -- n. One who ministers.
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Ministration \Min`is*tra"tion\, n. [L. ministratio, fr. ministrare.] The act of ministering; service; ministry. [bd]The days of his ministration.[b8] --Luke i. 23.
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Ministrative \Min"istrative\, a. Serving to aid; ministering.
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Ministress \Min"is*tress\, n. [Cf. L. ministrix.] A woman who ministers. --Akenside.
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Ministry \Min"is*try\, n.; pl. Ministries . [L. ministerium. See {Minister}, n., and cf. {Mystery} a trade.] 1. The act of ministering; ministration; service. [bd]With tender ministry.[b8] --Thomson. 2. Hence: Agency; instrumentality. The ordinary ministry of second causes. --Atterbury. The wicked ministry of arms. --Dryden. 3. The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession. 4. The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body. 5. Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.
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Ministryship \Min"istryship\, n. The office of a minister. --Swift.
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Minster \Min"ster\, n. [AS. mynster, fr. L. monasterium. See {Monastery}.] (Arch.) A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc.), and is also improperly used for any large church. {Minster house}, the official house in which the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation. --Shipley.
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Minster \Min"ster\, n. [AS. mynster, fr. L. monasterium. See {Monastery}.] (Arch.) A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc.), and is also improperly used for any large church. {Minster house}, the official house in which the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation. --Shipley.
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Minstrel \Min"strel\, n. [OE. minstrel, menestral, OF. menestrel, fr. LL. ministerialis servant, workman (cf. ministrellus harpist), fr. L. ministerium service. See {Ministry}, and cf. {Ministerial}.] In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician. --Chaucer.
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Minstrelsy \Min"strel*sy\, n. 1. The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel. 2. Musical instruments. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs. --Chaucer. [bd]The minstrelsy of heaven.[b8] --Milton.
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Monacid \Mon*ac"id\, a. [Mon- + acid.] (Chem.) Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing a monobasic acid; -- said of bases, and of certain metals.
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Monasterial \Mon`aste"rial\, a. [L. monasterials, fr. monasterium.] Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life. -- {Mon`aste"rial*ly}, adv.
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Monasterial \Mon`aste"rial\, a. [L. monasterials, fr. monasterium.] Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life. -- {Mon`aste"rial*ly}, adv.
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Monastery \Mon"astery\, n.; pl. {Monasteries}. [L. monasterium, Gr. [?], fr. [?] a solitary, a monk, fr. [?] to be alone, live in solitude, fr. [?] alone. Cf. {Minister}.] A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females. Syn: Convent; abbey; priory. See {Cloister}.
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Monastery \Mon"astery\, n.; pl. {Monasteries}. [L. monasterium, Gr. [?], fr. [?] a solitary, a monk, fr. [?] to be alone, live in solitude, fr. [?] alone. Cf. {Minister}.] A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females. Syn: Convent; abbey; priory. See {Cloister}.
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Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, n. A monk.
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Monastic \Monas"tic\, Monastical \Monas"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] monk: cf. F. monastique. See {Monastery}.] 1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules. 2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. [bd]A life monastic.[b8] --Denham.
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Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen, eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten, one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks, from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.] 1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop. {Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter; he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its estates. {Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.] {Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or districts of the diocese. 2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley. 3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities. 4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department. [U.S.] 5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy. {Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of cardinals at Rome. --Shipley. {Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and his canons or prebendaries. {Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches. {Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or barristers; specifically, the president of the incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh. {Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see that they conform to the law. {Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior over ten monks. {Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.
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Monastic \Monas"tic\, Monastical \Monas"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] monk: cf. F. monastique. See {Monastery}.] 1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules. 2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. [bd]A life monastic.[b8] --Denham.
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Monastically \Monas"tical*ly\, adv. In a monastic manner.
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Monasticism \Monas"ticism\, n. The monastic life, system, or condition. --Milman.
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Monasticon \Monas"ticon\, n. [NL. See {Monastic}.] A book giving an account of monasteries.
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Monazite \Mon"azite\ (m[ocr]n"[adot]z[imac]t), n. [From Gr. mona`zein to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.] (Min.) A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a phosphate of the cerium metals.
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Monest \Mo*nest"\, v. t. [See {Admonish}.] To warn; to admonish; to advise. [Obs.] --Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
'Mongst \'Mongst\, prep. See {Amongst}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monist \Mon"ist\, n. A believer in monism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monistic \Mo*nis"tic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or involving, monism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monkeytail \Mon"key*tail`\, n. (Naut.) A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery. --Totten.
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Monkhood \Monk"hood\, n. [Monk + -hood.] 1. The character or condition of a monk. --Atterbury. 2. Monks, regarded collectively. --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monkshood \Monks"hood`\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Aconitum}; aconite. See {Aconite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monocotyl \Mon"ocotyl\, n. (Bot.) Any monocotyledonous plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monocotyle \Mon"ocotyle\, a. [Cf. F. monocotyle.] (Bot.) Monocotyledonous.
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Monocotyledon \Mon`ocot`yle"don\, n. [Mono- + cotyledon: cf. F. monocotyl[82]done.] (Bot.) A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe. Note: The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent to the term endogens.
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Monocotyledonous \Mon`ocot`yle"don*ous\, a. [Cf. F. monocotyl[82]don[82].] (Bot.) Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. --Lindley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Monozoa \[d8]Mon`ozo"a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] single + [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Radiolaria; -- called also {Monocyttaria}. -- {Mon`ozo"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monostich \Mon"o*stich\, n. [Gr. [?], from [?] consisting of one verse; [?] single + [?] line, verse.] A composition consisting of one verse only.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monostichous \Monos"tichous\ (m[osl]n[ocr]s"t[icr]k[ucr]s), a. [See {Monostich}.] (Bot.) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe {Chlorid[91]}.
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d8Phyllopoda \[d8]Phyllop"oda\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a leaf + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in swimming. Called also {Branchiopoda}. Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell ({Holostraca}); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped carapace ({Monostraca}); in others, like Artemia, there is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented. Sometimes the group is made to include also the Cladocera.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monostrophe \Monos"trophe\ (m[osl]n[ocr]s"tr[osl]f[esl]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. mono`strofos monostrophic.] A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.
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Monostrophic \Mon`ostroph"ic\ (m[ocr]n`[osl]str[ocr]f"[icr]k), a. [Gr. monostrofiko`s; mo`nos single + strofh` strophe.] (Pros.) Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monoxide \Mo*nox"ide\, n. [Mon- + oxide.] (Chem.) An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monster \Mon"ster\, n. [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See {Monition}, and cf. {Demonstrate}, {Muster}.] 1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel. A monster or marvel. --Chaucer. 2. Specifically, an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs. 3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monster \Mon"ster\, v. t. To make monstrous. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monster \Mon"ster\, a. Monstrous in size. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstrance \Mon"strance\, n. [LL. monstrantia, fr. L. monstrare to show: cf. OF. monstrance. See {Monster}.] (R. C. Ch.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstration \Mon*stra"tion\, n. [L. monstratio.] The act of demonstrating; proof. [Obs.] A certain monstration. --Grafton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstrosity \Monstros"ity\, n.; pl. {Monstrosities}. [Cf. F. monstruosit[82]. See {Monstrous}.] The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster. --South. A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species. --Adanson (Trans. ).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstrosity \Monstros"ity\, n.; pl. {Monstrosities}. [Cf. F. monstruosit[82]. See {Monstrous}.] The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster. --South. A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species. --Adanson (Trans. ).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstrous \Mon"strous\, a. [OE. monstruous, F. monstrueux, fr. L. monstruosus, fr. monstrum. See {Monster}.] 1. Marvelous; strange. [Obs.] 2. Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth. --Locke. He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love . . . is unnatural and monstrous in his affections. --Jer. Taylor. 3. Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story. 4. Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful. So bad a death argues a monstrous life. --Shak. 5. Abounding in monsters. [R.] Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstrous \Mon"strous\, adv. Exceedingly; very; very much. [bd]A monstrous thick oil on the top.[b8] --Bacon. And will be monstrous witty on the poor. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstrously \Mon"strous*ly\, adv. In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, monstrously wicked. [bd]Who with his wife is monstrously in love.[b8] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstrousness \Mon"strous*ness\, n. The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstruosity \Mon`struos"ity\, n. Monstrosity. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monstruous \Mon"stru*ous\, a. Monstrous. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonseed \Moon"seed`\, n. (Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus {Menispermum}; -- so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonset \Moon"set`\, n. The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonsticken \Moon"stick`en\, a. See {Moonstruck}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonstone \Moon"stone`\, n. (Min.) A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonstruck \Moon"struck`\, a. 1. Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic. 2. Produced by the supposed influence of the moon. [bd]Moonstruck madness.[b8] --Milton. 3. Made sick by the supposed influence of the moon, as a human being; made unsuitable for food, as fishes, by such supposed influence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[83]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}). See {Mumble}.] To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.] I could munch your good dry oats. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madder \Mad"der\, n. [OE. mader, AS. m[91]dere; akin to Icel. ma[?]ra.] (Bot.) A plant of the {Rubia} ({R. tinctorum}). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See {Rubiaceous}. Note: Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors; as. madder yellow. {Field madder}, an annual European weed ({Sherardia arvensis}) resembling madder. {Indian madder}, the East Indian {Rubia cordifolia}, used in the East for dyeing; -- called also {munjeet}. {Wild madder}, {Rubia peregrina} of Europe; also the {Galium Mollugo}, a kind of bedstraw.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Munjeet \Mun*jeet"\, n. [Hind. maj[c6][tsdot]h a drug used for dyeing red.] See {Indian madder}, under {Madder}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madder \Mad"der\, n. [OE. mader, AS. m[91]dere; akin to Icel. ma[?]ra.] (Bot.) A plant of the {Rubia} ({R. tinctorum}). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See {Rubiaceous}. Note: Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors; as. madder yellow. {Field madder}, an annual European weed ({Sherardia arvensis}) resembling madder. {Indian madder}, the East Indian {Rubia cordifolia}, used in the East for dyeing; -- called also {munjeet}. {Wild madder}, {Rubia peregrina} of Europe; also the {Galium Mollugo}, a kind of bedstraw.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Munjeet \Mun*jeet"\, n. [Hind. maj[c6][tsdot]h a drug used for dyeing red.] See {Indian madder}, under {Madder}.
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Mahanoy City, PA (borough, FIPS 46592) Location: 40.81274 N, 76.13847 W Population (1990): 5209 (2788 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17948
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Manhasset Hills, NY (CDP, FIPS 44908) Location: 40.75915 N, 73.68025 W Population (1990): 3722 (1236 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Manistee, MI (city, FIPS 50720) Location: 44.24462 N, 86.32644 W Population (1990): 6734 (3290 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)
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Manistee County, MI (county, FIPS 101) Location: 44.30084 N, 86.31249 W Population (1990): 21265 (13330 housing units) Area: 1408.6 sq km (land), 1908.9 sq km (water)
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Mankato, KS (city, FIPS 44300) Location: 39.78743 N, 98.20763 W Population (1990): 1037 (541 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66956 Mankato, MN (city, FIPS 39878) Location: 44.16666 N, 93.99107 W Population (1990): 31477 (11688 housing units) Area: 30.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56001
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Minnesota City, MN (city, FIPS 43144) Location: 44.09201 N, 91.75008 W Population (1990): 258 (98 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55959
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
manged /mahnjd/ n. [probably from the French `manger' or Italian `mangiare', to eat; perhaps influenced by English `mange', `mangy'] adj. Refers to anything that is mangled or damaged, usually beyond repair. "The disk was manged after the electrical storm." Compare {mung}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
monstrosity 1. n. A ridiculously {elephantine} program or system, esp. one that is buggy or only marginally functional. 2. adj. The quality of being monstrous (see `Overgeneralization' in the discussion of jargonification). See also {baroque}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
manged /mahnjd/ [probably from the French "manger" or Italian "mangiare", to eat; perhaps influenced by English "mange", "mangy"] Refers to anything that is mangled or damaged, usually beyond repair. "The disk was manged after the electrical storm." Compare {mung}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
memoisation {memo function}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
memoised function {memo function}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
memoization {memo function}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
memoized function {memo function}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Minnesota Internet Users Essential Tool (Minuet) An integrated package for {IBM PC} that includes modules for {electronic mail} (using the {POP} {protocol}), {Gopher}, {telnet}, {Usenet} news and {FTP}. Minuet provides an easy-to-use, {mouse}-driven {graphical user interface} via the {TurboVision} libraries. It is a {TCP/IP} {client} that runs over any type of TCP/IP {network} including {Ethernet} and {SLIP}. It will work with either {static IP address}es or {dynamic IP address}es ({bootp}). {FAQ (http://www.micro.umn.edu/products/minuet/minuet-1.html)}. {(ftp://boombox.micro.umn.edu/pub/pc/minuet/beta16/minuarc.exe)}. (1995-04-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MONSTR A {term graph rewriting} language from {Manchester University}(?), designed to be easily implementable on distributed architectures and featuring limited synchronisation facilities. (1995-03-20)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Minister one who serves, as distinguished from the master. (1.) Heb. meshereth, applied to an attendant on one of superior rank, as to Joshua, the servant of Moses (Ex. 33:11), and to the servant of Elisha (2 Kings 4:43). This name is also given to attendants at court (2 Chr. 22:8), and to the priests and Levites (Jer. 33:21; Ezek. 44:11). (2.) Heb. pelah (Ezra 7:24), a "minister" of religion. Here used of that class of sanctuary servants called "Solomon's servants" in Ezra 2:55-58 and Neh. 7:57-60. (3.) Greek leitourgos, a subordinate public administrator, and in this sense applied to magistrates (Rom. 13:6). It is applied also to our Lord (Heb. 8:2), and to Paul in relation to Christ (Rom. 15:16). (4.) Greek hyperetes (literally, "under-rower"), a personal attendant on a superior, thus of the person who waited on the officiating priest in the synagogue (Luke 4:20). It is applied also to John Mark, the attendant on Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:5). (5.) Greek diaconos, usually a subordinate officer or assistant employed in relation to the ministry of the gospel, as to Paul and Apollos (1 Cor. 3:5), Tychicus (Eph. 6:21), Epaphras (Col. 1:7), Timothy (1 Thess. 3:2), and also to Christ (Rom. 15:8).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Minstrel (Matt. 9:23), a flute-player. Such music was a usual accompaniment of funerals. In 2 Kings 3:15 it denotes a player on a stringed instrument.