Machu Picchu
         n 1: Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911;
               it may have been built in the 15th century

English Dictionary: mispickel	by the DICT Development Group
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make a face v contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" Synonym(s): grimace, make a face, pull a face
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make pass v cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: pass, make pass]
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make peace v end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace" Antonym(s): war
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make-peace n someone who tries to bring peace [syn: conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler]
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mass spectrograph n a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum
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mass spectrometer n spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer Synonym(s): mass spectrometer, spectrometer
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mass spectroscopic adj relating to or involving mass spectroscopy
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mass spectroscopy n the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small electrically charged particles
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mass spectrum n a distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a mass spectrometer
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mass-spectrometric adj relating to or involving a mass spectrometer
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Massif Central n a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country
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Mayakovski n Soviet poet; leader of Russian futurism (1893-1930) [syn: Mayakovski, Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovski]
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McGuffey Eclectic Readers n readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages
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megabucks n a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" Synonym(s): pile, bundle, big bucks, megabucks, big money
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mesohippus n North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses
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misbegot adj born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman Synonym(s): bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious
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misbegotten adj born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman Synonym(s): bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mischievous adj naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank" Synonym(s): arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked deliberately causing harm or damage; "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"
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mischievously adv in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" Synonym(s): badly, mischievously, naughtily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mischievousness n an attribute of mischievous children [syn: naughtiness, mischievousness, badness] the trait of behaving like an imp Synonym(s): impishness, mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicality 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]:
misfeasance n doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
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mishpachah n (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha" Synonym(s): mishpocha, mishpachah
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mishpocha n (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha" Synonym(s): mishpocha, mishpachah
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mispickel n a silver-white or grey ore of arsenic [syn: arsenopyrite, mispickel]
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misspeak v pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words" Synonym(s): mispronounce, misspeak
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Mojave aster n wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah Synonym(s): Mojave aster, Machaeranthera tortifoloia
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mossback n an extremely old-fashioned conservative
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mucoviscidosis n the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known Synonym(s): cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis
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mug book n a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) Synonym(s): mug file, mug book
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Musa basjoo n Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan Synonym(s): Japanese banana, Musa basjoo
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mushy peas n marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips
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Musophaga n type genus of the Musophagidae [syn: Musophaga, {genus Musophaga}]
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Musophagidae n touracos Synonym(s): Musophagidae, family Musophagidae
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mycobacteria n rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases Synonym(s): mycobacteria, mycobacterium
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Mycobacteriaceae n a family of bacteria [syn: Mycobacteriaceae, {family Mycobacteriaceae}]
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mycobacterium n rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases Synonym(s): mycobacteria, mycobacterium
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Mycobacterium leprae n cause of leprosy [syn: leprosy bacillus, {Mycobacterium leprae}]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis n cause of tuberculosis [syn: tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis]
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mycophage n a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) Synonym(s): mycophagist, mycophage
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mycophagist n a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) Synonym(s): mycophagist, mycophage
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mycophagy n the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild)
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myxobacter n bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste Synonym(s): myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria
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Myxobacterales n an order of higher bacteria [syn: order Myxobacteria, Myxobacterales, order Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, order Myxobacteriales]
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myxobacteria n bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste Synonym(s): myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria
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Myxobacteriaceae n bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung [syn: Polyangiaceae, family Polyangiaceae, Myxobacteriaceae, family Myxobacteriaceae]
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Myxobacteriales n an order of higher bacteria [syn: order Myxobacteria, Myxobacterales, order Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, order Myxobacteriales]
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myxobacterium n bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste Synonym(s): myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Myxophyceae n former terms for Cyanophyceae [syn: Myxophyceae, {family Myxophyceae}, Schizophyceae, family Schizophyceae]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Macaw bush} (Bot.), a West Indian name for a prickly kind of             nightshade ({Solanum mammosum}).          {Macaw palm}, {Macaw tree} (Bot.), a tropical American palm             ({Acrocomia fusiformis} and other species) having a             prickly stem and pinnately divided leaves. Its nut yields             a yellow butter, with the perfume of violets, which is             used in making violet soap. Called also {grugru palm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maccabees \Mac"ca*bees\, n. pl.       1. The name given later times to the Asmon[91]ans, a family             of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the             reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 B. C., which led to a             period of freedom for Israel. --Schaff-Herzog.          2. The name of two ancient historical books, which give             accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the             Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical             books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in             the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books,             two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Make-peace \Make"-peace`\ (-p[emac]s`), n.       A peacemaker. [R.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mass \Mass\, n. [OE. masse, messe, AS. m[91]sse. LL. missa, from       L. mittere, missum, to send, dismiss: cf. F. messe. In the       ancient churches, the public services at which the       catechumens were permitted to be present were called missa       catechumenorum, ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then       they were dismissed with these words : [bd]Ite, missa est[b8]       [sc. ecclesia], the congregation is dismissed. After that the       sacrifice proper began. At its close the same words were said       to those who remained. So the word gave the name of Mass to       the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. See {Missile}, and cf.       {Christmas}, {Lammas}, {Mess} a dish, {Missal}.]       1. (R. C. Ch.) The sacrifice in the sacrament of the             Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.          2. (Mus.) The portions of the Mass usually set to music,             considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie,             the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei,             besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.          {Canon of the Mass}. See {Canon}.          {High Mass}, Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a             deacon, subdeacon, etc.          {Low Mass}, Mass which is said by the priest through-out,             without music.          {Mass bell}, the sanctus bell. See {Sanctus}.          {Mass book}, the missal or Roman Catholic service book.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misaffect \Mis`af*fect"\, v. t.       To dislike. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misaffected \Mis`af*fect"ed\, a.       Ill disposed. [Obs.]
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Misaffection \Mis`af*fec"tion\, n.       An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.       [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misavize \Mis`a*vize"\, v. t.       To misadvise. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbecome \Mis`be*come"\, v. t.       Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to.       --Macaulay.                   Thy father will not act what misbecomes him. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbecoming \Mis`be*com"ing\, a.       Unbecoming. --Milton. -- {Mis`be*com"ing*ly}, adv. --       {Mis`be*com"ing*ness}, n. --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbecoming \Mis`be*com"ing\, a.       Unbecoming. --Milton. -- {Mis`be*com"ing*ly}, adv. --       {Mis`be*com"ing*ness}, n. --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbecoming \Mis`be*com"ing\, a.       Unbecoming. --Milton. -- {Mis`be*com"ing*ly}, adv. --       {Mis`be*com"ing*ness}, n. --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbegot \Mis`be*got"\, Misbegotten \Mis`be*got"ten\, p. a.       Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin;       pernicious. [bd]Valor misbegot.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbegot \Mis`be*got"\, Misbegotten \Mis`be*got"ten\, p. a.       Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin;       pernicious. [bd]Valor misbegot.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbeseem \Mis`be*seem"\, v. t.       To suit ill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbestow \Mis`be*stow"\, v. t.       To bestow improperly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misbestowal \Mis`be*stow"al\, n.       The act of misbestowing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\, a.       Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied       where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a       mischievous child. [bd]Most mischievous foul sin.[b8] --Shak.                   This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably                mischievous to society.                           --South.          Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious;                destructive. -- {Mis"chie*vous*ly}, adv. --                {Mis"chie*vous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\, a.       Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied       where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a       mischievous child. [bd]Most mischievous foul sin.[b8] --Shak.                   This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably                mischievous to society.                           --South.          Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious;                destructive. -- {Mis"chie*vous*ly}, adv. --                {Mis"chie*vous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\, a.       Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied       where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a       mischievous child. [bd]Most mischievous foul sin.[b8] --Shak.                   This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably                mischievous to society.                           --South.          Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious;                destructive. -- {Mis"chie*vous*ly}, adv. --                {Mis"chie*vous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misfashion \Mis*fash"ion\, v. t.       To form wrongly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misfeasance \Mis*fea"sance\, n. [OF. pref. mes- wrong (L. minus       less) + faisance doing, fr. faire to do, L. facere. Cf.       {Malfeasance}.] (Law)       A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which       a person might lawfully do. --Bouvier. Wharton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misfeign \Mis*feign"\, v. i.       To feign with an evil design. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misobserve \Mis`ob*serve"\, v. t.       To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misobserver \Mis`ob*serv"er\, n.       One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mispassion \Mis*pas"sion\, n.       Wrong passion or feeling. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mispickel \Mis*pick"el\, n. [G.] (Min.)       Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arsenopyrite \Ar`sen*o*pyr"ite\, n. [Arsenic + pyrite.] (Min.)       A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster,       containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called       {arsenical pyrites} and {mispickel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mispickel \Mis*pick"el\, n. [G.] (Min.)       Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arsenopyrite \Ar`sen*o*pyr"ite\, n. [Arsenic + pyrite.] (Min.)       A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster,       containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called       {arsenical pyrites} and {mispickel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Missificate \Mis*sif"i*cate\, v. i. [LL. missa Mass + -ficare       (in comp.) to make. See {fy-}.]       To perform Mass. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misspeak \Mis*speak"\, v. t.       To utter wrongly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misspeak \Mis*speak"\, v. i.       To err in speaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misspeech \Mis*speech"\, n.       Wrong speech. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misvouch \Mis*vouch"\, v. t.       To vouch falsely.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mock \Mock\, a.       Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed;       sham.                   That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator.          {Mock bishop's weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous             herbs ({Discopleura}) growing in wet places.          {Mock heroic}, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic             poem.          {Mock lead}. See {Blende} (       a ).          {Mock nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the European blackcap.          {Mock orange} (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs             ({Philadelphus}), with showy white flowers in panicled             cymes. {P. coronarius}, from Asia, has fragrant flowers;             the American kinds are nearly scentless.          {Mock sun}. See {Parhelion}.          {Mock turtle soup}, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or             other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle             soup.          {Mock velvet}, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See             {Mockado}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mossback \Moss"back`\, n.       A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion       that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with       moss. [Political Slang, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. (Naut.)             (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to                   prevent a running eye from slipping.             (b) Same as 2d {Mousing}, 2.          3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak.          4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang]          5. A match used in firing guns or blasting.          {Field mouse}, {Flying mouse}, etc. See under {Field},             {Flying}, etc.          {Mouse bird} (Zo[94]l.), a coly.          {Mouse deer} (Zo[94]l.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.          {Mouse galago} (Zo[94]l.), a very small West American galago             ({Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a             mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.          {Mouse hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A hawk that devours mice.             (b) The hawk owl; -- called also {mouse owl}.          {Mouse lemur} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very             small lemurs of the genus {Chirogaleus}, found in             Madagascar.          {Mouse piece} (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part             next below the round or from the lower part of the latter;             -- called also {mouse buttock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mousefish \Mouse"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Frogfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mucific \Mu*cif"ic\, a. [Mucus + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make.       See {-fy}.]       1. (Med.) Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus;             blennogenous.          2. (Physiol.) Secreting mucus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muscovy glass \Mus"co*vy glass`\ [From Muscovy, the old name of       Russia: cf. F. verre de Moscovie.]       Mica; muscovite. See {Mica}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Plantain cutter}, [or] {Plantain eater} (Zo[94]l.), any one             of several large African birds of the genus {Musophaga},             or family {Musophagid[91]}, especially {Musophaga             violacea}. See {Turaco}. They are allied to the cuckoos.                      {Plantain squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a Java squirrel ({Sciurus             plantani}) which feeds upon plantains.          {Plantain tree} (Bot.), the treelike herb {Musa paradisiaca}.             See def. 1 (above).
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Massapequa, NY (CDP, FIPS 45986)       Location: 40.66825 N, 73.47180 W       Population (1990): 22018 (7225 housing units)       Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Massapequa Park, NY (village, FIPS 45997)       Location: 40.68080 N, 73.44983 W       Population (1990): 18044 (5720 housing units)       Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 11762
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Maxbass, ND (city, FIPS 51420)       Location: 48.72224 N, 101.14171 W       Population (1990): 123 (77 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58760
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Veigh, KY       Zip code(s): 41546
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Moose Pass, AK (CDP, FIPS 50190)       Location: 60.46728 N, 149.38838 W       Population (1990): 81 (51 housing units)       Area: 20.8 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99631
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Moss Beach, CA (CDP, FIPS 49446)       Location: 37.52180 N, 122.50560 W       Population (1990): 3002 (1113 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 94038
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
misbug /mis-buhg/ n.   [MIT; rare (like its referent)] An    unintended property of a program that turns out to be useful;    something that should have been a {bug} but turns out to be a    {feature}.   Compare {green lightning}.   See {miswart}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mcvax          mcvax.cwi.nl used to be the international {backbone} node of       {EUnet}, the European Unix network.   It was located in       Amsterdam, Netherlands and belonged to "Centrum voor Wiskunde       en Informatica" (Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science)       which is an institute belonging to a foundation called       "Mathematisch Centrum".   Since the first mcvax was on of the       first {VAXen} in Europe and one of it's first {uucp}       connections was to a machine called decvax it was quickly       christened mcvax.   Some also say this was done to give Jim       McKie a nice mail address: mcvax!mckie.   But this is certainly       not true at all.   The function of EUnet international backbone       moved to another VAX later but the name moved with it, because       in those days of mainly uucp based mail and before widespread       use of {pathalias} it was simply not feasible to rename the       machine to "europa" as was suggested at one stage.          Mcsun (or relay.eu.net or net.eu.relay in some parts of       Europe) replaced the international backbone host of EUnet       around 1990.   This machine was donated by {Sun Microsystems}       owned by the {European Unix Systems User Group} (EUUG).   It       was located about 5m from where mcvax used to be and operated       by the same people.          Mcvax has finally ceased to exist in the {domain} and {uucp}       {namespace}s.   It still exists in the {EARN}/{BITNET}       namespace.          [Posting by Daniel Karrenberg to eunet.general].          (1990-03-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
misbug          /mis-buhg/ [MIT] An unintended property of a program that       turns out to be useful; something that should have been a       {bug} but turns out to be a {feature}.   Usage: rare.   Compare       {green lightning}.   See {miswart}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
M-JPEG          {Moving JPEG}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MS-BASIC          {Microsoft Basic}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MXIbus          {Multisystem eXtention Interface Bus}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Maccabees       This word does not occur in Scripture. It was the name given to       the leaders of the national party among the Jews who suffered in       the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, who succeeded to the       Syrian throne B.C. 175. It is supposed to have been derived from       the Hebrew word (makkabah) meaning "hammer," as suggestive of       the heroism and power of this Jewish family, who are, however,       more properly called Asmoneans or Hasmonaeans, the origin of       which is much disputed.                After the expulsion of Antiochus Epiphanes from Egypt by the       Romans, he gave vent to his indignation on the Jews, great       numbers of whom he mercilessly put to death in Jerusalem. He       oppressed them in every way, and tried to abolish altogether the       Jewish worship. Mattathias, an aged priest, then residing at       Modin, a city to the west of Jerusalem, became now the       courageous leader of the national party; and having fled to the       mountains, rallied round him a large band of men prepared to       fight and die for their country and for their religion, which       was now violently suppressed. In 1 Macc. 2:60 is recorded his       dying counsels to his sons with reference to the war they were       now to carry on. His son Judas, "the Maccabee," succeeded him       (B.C. 166) as the leader in directing the war of independence,       which was carried on with great heroism on the part of the Jews,       and was terminated in the defeat of the Syrians.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Maccabees, Books of the       There were originally five books of the Maccabees. The first       contains a history of the war of independence, commencing (B.C.       175) in a series of patriotic struggles against the tyranny of       Antiochus Epiphanes, and terminating B.C. 135. It became part of       the Vulgate Version of the Bible, and was thus retained among       the Apocrypha.                The second gives a history of the Maccabees' struggle from       B.C. 176 to B.C. 161. Its object is to encourage and admonish       the Jews to be faithful to the religion of their fathers.                The third does not hold a place in the Apocrypha, but is read       in the Greek Church. Its design is to comfort the Alexandrian       Jews in their persecution. Its writer was evidently an       Alexandrian Jew.                The fourth was found in the Library of Lyons, but was       afterwards burned. The fifth contains a history of the Jews from       B.C. 184 to B.C. 86. It is a compilation made by a Jew after the       destruction of Jerusalem, from ancient memoirs, to which he had       access. It need scarcely be added that none of these books has       any divine authority.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Micah, Book of       the sixth in order of the so-called minor prophets. The       superscription to this book states that the prophet exercised       his office in the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. If we       reckon from the beginning of Jotham's reign to the end of       Hezekiah's (B.C. 759-698), then he ministered for about       fifty-nine years; but if we reckon from the death of Jotham to       the accession of Hezekiah (B.C. 743-726), his ministry lasted       only sixteen years. It has been noticed as remarkable that this       book commences with the last words of another prophet, "Micaiah       the son of Imlah" (1 Kings 22:28): "Hearken, O people, every one       of you."                The book consists of three sections, each commencing with a       rebuke, "Hear ye," etc., and closing with a promise, (1) ch. 1;       2; (2) ch. 3-5, especially addressed to the princes and heads of       the people; (3) ch. 6-7, in which Jehovah is represented as       holding a controversy with his people: the whole concluding with       a song of triumph at the great deliverance which the Lord will       achieve for his people. The closing verse is quoted in the song       of Zacharias (Luke 1:72, 73). The prediction regarding the place       "where Christ should be born," one of the most remarkable       Messianic prophecies (Micah 5:2), is quoted in Matt. 2:6.                There are the following references to this book in the New       Testament:                5:2, with Matt. 2:6; John 7:42.                7:6, with Matt. 10:21,35,36.                7:20, with Luke 1:72,73.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Magbish, excelling; height
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Magpiash, a body thrust hard together