MacGuffin
         n 1: (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention
               or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of
               Alfred Hitchcock's films" [syn: {McGuffin}, {MacGuffin}]

English Dictionary: misfunction	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
make a point v make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally Synonym(s): make a point, make sure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
make fun v subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" Synonym(s): ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
make up one's mind v reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" Synonym(s): decide, make up one's mind, determine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
massiveness n an unwieldy largeness Synonym(s): bulkiness, massiveness the property of being large in mass Synonym(s): heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
McGuffin n (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films" Synonym(s): McGuffin, MacGuffin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
megaphone n a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mickey Finn n slang term for knockout drops
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Mies Van Der Rohe n United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969) Synonym(s): Mies Van Der Rohe, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mischief-maker n someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn: troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, mischief- maker, bad hat]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mischief-making n reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others Synonym(s): mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misfunction v fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" Synonym(s): malfunction, misfunction Antonym(s): function, go, operate, run, work
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misgiving n uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: scruple, qualm, misgiving] painful expectation Synonym(s): apprehension, misgiving doubt about someone's honesty Synonym(s): misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misshapen adj so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill- shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" Synonym(s): deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misshapenness n an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed Synonym(s): deformity, malformation, misshapenness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Missippian period n from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects Synonym(s): Mississippian, Missippian period, Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misspend v spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth" spend (money or other resources) unwisely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moss family n a family of mosses
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moss pink n low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers Synonym(s): ground pink, fringed pink, moss pink, Linanthus dianthiflorus low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover Synonym(s): moss pink, mountain phlox, moss phlox, dwarf phlox, Phlox subulata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mugho pine n low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two Synonym(s): Swiss mountain pine, mountain pine, dwarf mountain pine, mugho pine, mugo pine, Pinus mugo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mugo pine n low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two Synonym(s): Swiss mountain pine, mountain pine, dwarf mountain pine, mugho pine, mugo pine, Pinus mugo
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratel \Ra"tel\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any carnivore of the genus {Mellivora}, allied to the weasels       and the skunks; -- called also {honey badger}.          Note: Several species are known in Africa and India. The Cape                ratel ({M. Capensis}) and the Indian ratel ({M.                Indica}) are the best known. The back is gray; the                lower parts, face, and tail are black. They are fond of                honey, and rob the nests of wild bees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kite \Kite\, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c[?]ta; cf. W. cud, cut.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily             {Milvin[91]}, of which many species are known. They have             long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked             tail.          Note: The European species are {Milvus ictinus} and {M.                govinda}; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is                {Haliastur Indus}; the American fork-tailed kite is the                {Nauclerus furcatus}.          2. Fig. : One who is rapacious.                         Detested kite, thou liest.                  --Shak.          3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper             or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.          4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.          5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis             of symmetry. --Henrici.          6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to             sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in             bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of             goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]          7. (Zo[94]l.) The brill. [Prov. Eng. ]          {Flying kites}. (Naut.) See under {Flying}.          {Kite falcon} (Zo[94]l.), an African falcon of the genus             {Avicida}, having some resemblance to a kite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maccabean \Mac`ca*be"an\, a.       Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as,       the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.       Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and       common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita       pearl, Gr. [?], prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie,       and cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related       genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.          Note: The common European magpie ({Pica pica}, or {P.                caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous                bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie                ({P. Hudsonica}) is very similar. The yellow-belled                magpie ({P. Nuttalli}) inhabits California. The blue                magpie ({Cyanopolius Cooki}) inhabits Spain. Other                allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and                Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white                magpie ({Gymnorhina organicum}), the black magpie                ({Strepera fuliginosa}), and the Australian magpie                ({Cracticus picatus}).          {Magpie lark} (Zo[94]l.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina             picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; --             called also {little magpie}.          {Magpie moth} (Zo[94]l.), a black and white European             geometrid moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin             moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Massiveness \Mass"ive*ness\, n.       The state or quality of being massive; massiness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Megaphone \Meg"a*phone\, n. [Mega- + Gr. [?] voice.]       A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction       in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear       trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misaventure \Mis`a*ven"ture\, n.       Misadventure. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mischief-maker \Mis"chief-mak`er\, n.       One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates       quarrels or enmity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mischief-making \Mis"chief-mak`ing\, a.       Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. --Rowe. -- n. The       act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]       1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.          2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead             of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make             irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and             followed by the objective personal pronoun.                         So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What                      may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.                         Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they                      had deserved.                                    --Milton.          3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misgiving \Mis*giv"ing\, n.       Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. [bd]Suspicious and       misgivings.[b8] --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]       1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.          2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead             of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make             irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and             followed by the objective personal pronoun.                         So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What                      may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.                         Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they                      had deserved.                                    --Milton.          3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mishappen \Mis*hap"pen\, v. i.       To happen ill or unluckily. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misopinion \Mis`o*pin"ion\, n.       Wrong opinion. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mispaint \Mis*paint"\, v. t.       To paint ill, or wrongly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mispell \Mis*pell"\, v. t., Mispend \Mis*pend"\, v. t., etc.       See {Misspell}, {Misspend}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mispense \Mis*pense"\, n.       See {Misspense}. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mispoint \Mis*point"\, v. t.       To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mispunctuate \Mis*punc"tu*ate\ (?; 135), v. t.       To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misshapen \Mis*shap"en\, a.       Having a bad or ugly form. [bd]The mountains are       misshapen.[b8] --Bentley. -- {Mis*shap"en*ly}, adv. --       {Mis*shap"en*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misshapen \Mis*shap"en\, a.       Having a bad or ugly form. [bd]The mountains are       misshapen.[b8] --Bentley. -- {Mis*shap"en*ly}, adv. --       {Mis*shap"en*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misshapen \Mis*shap"en\, a.       Having a bad or ugly form. [bd]The mountains are       misshapen.[b8] --Bentley. -- {Mis*shap"en*ly}, adv. --       {Mis*shap"en*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misspend \Mis*spend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misspent}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Misspending}.]       To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to aquander; to waste;       as, to misspend time or money. --J. Philips.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misspender \Mis*spend"er\, n.       One who misspends.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misspend \Mis*spend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misspent}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Misspending}.]       To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to aquander; to waste;       as, to misspend time or money. --J. Philips.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
misspense \mis*spense"\, n.       A spending improperly; a wasting. [Obs.] --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misspent \Mis*spent"\,       imp. & p. p. of {Misspend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misspend \Mis*spend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misspent}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Misspending}.]       To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to aquander; to waste;       as, to misspend time or money. --J. Philips.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moss \Moss\, n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[a2]s, D. mos, G. moos,       OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh',       L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.]       1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with             distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small             capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so             discharging the spores. There are many species,             collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,             and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.          Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other                small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species                of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,                etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus                {Lycopodium}. See {Club moss}, under {Club}, and                {Lycopodium}.          2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses             of the Scottish border.          Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of                words which need no special explanation; as,                moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.          {Black moss}. See under {Black}, and {Tillandsia}.          {Bog moss}. See {Sphagnum}.          {Feather moss}, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.             several species of the genus {Hypnum}.          {Florida moss}, {Long moss}, [or] {Spanish moss}. See             {Tillandsia}.          {Iceland moss}, a lichen. See {Iceland Moss}.          {Irish moss}, a seaweed. See {Carrageen}.          {Moss agate} (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,             black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in             part to oxide of manganese. Called also {Mocha stone}.          {Moss animal} (Zo[94]l.), a bryozoan.          {Moss berry} (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium             Oxycoccus}).          {Moss campion} (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene             acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the             highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the             Arctic circle.          {Moss land}, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,             forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the             water is grained off or retained in its pores.          {Moss pink} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Phlox} ({P.             subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the             Middle United States, and often cultivated for its             handsome flowers. --Gray.          {Moss rose} (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike             growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived             from the Provence rose.          {Moss rush} (Bot.), a rush of the genus {Juncus} ({J.             squarrosus}).          {Scale moss}. See {Hepatica}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the       petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the             caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers,             which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in             cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial             herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome             five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.          2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red             with more or less white; -- so called from the common             color of the flower. --Dryden.          3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection             of something. [bd]The very pink of courtesy.[b8] --Shak.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the             color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]          {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}.          {China}, [or] {Indian}, {pink}. See under {China}.          {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which             carnations are derived.          {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}.          {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to             the ragged robin.          {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}.          {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}.          {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long,             tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}.          {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mossbanker \Moss"bank`er\, Mossbunker \Moss"bunk`er\, n.       (Zo[94]l.)       The menhaded.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Menhaden \Men*ha"den\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       An American marine fish of the Herring familt ({Brevoortia       tyrannus}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component       of fertilizers; -- called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish},       {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead}, {whitefish}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mossbanker \Moss"bank`er\, Mossbunker \Moss"bunk`er\, n.       (Zo[94]l.)       The menhaded.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Menhaden \Men*ha"den\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       An American marine fish of the Herring familt ({Brevoortia       tyrannus}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component       of fertilizers; -- called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish},       {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead}, {whitefish}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mossbanker \Moss"bank`er\, Mossbunker \Moss"bunk`er\, n.       (Zo[94]l.)       The menhaded.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muchness \Much"ness\, n.       Greatness; extent. [Obs. or Colloq.]                   The quantity and muchness of time which it filcheth.                                                                               --W. Whately.          {Much of a muchness}, much the same. [Colloq.] [bd]Men's men;             gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness.[b8] --G.             Eliot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, n.       1. (Bot.) A plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain             fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped             flowers.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly             ({Musca vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Machipongo, VA       Zip code(s): 23405
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Macoupin County, IL (county, FIPS 117)       Location: 39.25745 N, 89.92118 W       Population (1990): 47679 (20068 housing units)       Area: 2236.9 sq km (land), 10.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Magoffin County, KY (county, FIPS 153)       Location: 37.69916 N, 83.06468 W       Population (1990): 13077 (4800 housing units)       Area: 801.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Bain, MI       Zip code(s): 49657
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McBain, MI (city, FIPS 49980)       Location: 44.19444 N, 85.21441 W       Population (1990): 692 (261 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Meshoppen, PA (borough, FIPS 48856)       Location: 41.61359 N, 76.04586 W       Population (1990): 439 (197 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18630
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Moss Point, MS (city, FIPS 49240)       Location: 30.42550 N, 88.52903 W       Population (1990): 17837 (6605 housing units)       Area: 64.8 sq km (land), 4.5 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
megapenny /meg'*-pen`ee/ n.   $10,000 (1 cent * 10^6).   Used    semi-humorously as a unit in comparing computer cost and performance    figures.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MacBinary          An eight-bit wide representation of the data and       {resource fork}s of an {Macintosh} file and of relevant       {Finder} information.   MacBinary files are recognised as       "special" by several MacIntosh {terminal emulator}s.   These       emulators, using {Kermit} or {XMODEM} or any other file       transfer protocol, can separate the incoming file into {fork}s       and appropriately modify the {Desktop} to display {icon}s,       types, creation dates, and the like.          (1995-03-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
megapenny          /meg'*-pen"ee/ $10,000 (1 cent * 10^6).   Used semi-humorously       as a unit in comparing computer cost and performance figures.          [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Machbanai       clad with a mantle, or bond of the Lord, one of the Gadite       heroes who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:13).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Machbenah, Machbanai, poverty; the smiting of his son