machine
         n 1: any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or
               modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of
               human tasks
         2: an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting
            machine"
         3: an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals
            efficiently; "the war machine"
         4: a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying
            force at some other point [syn: {machine}, {simple machine}]
         5: a group that controls the activities of a political party;
            "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine" [syn: {machine},
            {political machine}]
         6: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an
            internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
            [syn: {car}, {auto}, {automobile}, {machine}, {motorcar}]
         v 1: turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
         2: make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others
            still hand-made cars"

English Dictionary: mission	by the DICT Development Group
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Mackem n a native of Sunderland
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mackinaw n a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material Synonym(s): mackinaw, Mackinaw coat a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States Synonym(s): mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes Synonym(s): mackinaw, Mackinaw boat a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
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Macon n a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry Synonym(s): macon, maconnais
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Macoun n similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening
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magma n molten rock in the earth's crust
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Mahican n a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic Synonym(s): Mohican, Mahican the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican Synonym(s): Mohican, Mahican
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mahogany n wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish Synonym(s): mahogany, mahogany tree a shade of brown with a tinge of red Synonym(s): reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany
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Makin n battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting Synonym(s): Tarawa, Makin, Tarawa- Makin
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Maoism n a form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong
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Mason n American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) Synonym(s): Mason, George Mason English film actor (1909-1984) Synonym(s): Mason, James Mason, James Neville Mason English writer (1865-1948) Synonym(s): Mason, A. E. W. Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason a craftsman who works with stone or brick Synonym(s): mason, stonemason a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love Synonym(s): Freemason, Mason
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Massine n French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979) Synonym(s): Massine, Leonide Fedorovitch Massine, Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin
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Maugham n English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) Synonym(s): Maugham, Somerset Maugham, W. Somerset Maugham, William Somerset Maugham
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maxim n a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits [syn: maxim, axiom] English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) Synonym(s): Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
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May queen n the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival [syn: {May queen}, queen of the May]
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Mazama n brockets Synonym(s): Mazama, genus Mazama
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Mazzini n Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) Synonym(s): Mazzini, Giuseppe Mazzini
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McKim n United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909) [syn: McKim, Charles Follen McKim]
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Meccano n a child's construction set for making mechanical models Synonym(s): Meccano, Meccano set
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megohm n a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms
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meson n an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0 Synonym(s): meson, mesotron
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Messina n a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
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miasm n an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" Synonym(s): miasma, miasm unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke" Synonym(s): miasma, miasm
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miasma n an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" Synonym(s): miasma, miasm unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke" Synonym(s): miasma, miasm
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Mikania n large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America [syn: Mikania, genus Mikania]
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Miocene n from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals Synonym(s): Miocene, Miocene epoch
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Mishna n the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200 Synonym(s): Mishna, Mishnah
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Mishnah n the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200 Synonym(s): Mishna, Mishnah
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mission n an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work Synonym(s): mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission" Synonym(s): mission, military mission a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" Synonym(s): mission, charge, commission the organized work of a religious missionary Synonym(s): mission, missionary work a group of representatives or delegates Synonym(s): deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
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mix in v cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" Synonym(s): blend in, mix in add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the drink" Synonym(s): mix, mix in
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mizen n third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy Synonym(s): mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast Synonym(s): mizzen, mizen
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mizzen n third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy Synonym(s): mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast Synonym(s): mizzen, mizen
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mock sun n a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" Synonym(s): parhelion, mock sun, sundog
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Mohican n a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic Synonym(s): Mohican, Mahican the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican Synonym(s): Mohican, Mahican
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Mosan n a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia
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muazzin n the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day Synonym(s): muezzin, muazzin, muadhdhin
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mucin n a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
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mucuna n any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres
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muezzin n the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day Synonym(s): muezzin, muazzin, muadhdhin
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mug's game n a futile or unprofitable endeavor
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museum n a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
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Mycenae n an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age
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myosin n the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin
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Myxine n type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes) [syn: Myxine, genus Myxine]
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myxoma n a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machine \Ma*chine"\, n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine,       device, trick, Gr. [?], from [?] means, expedient. Cf.       {Mechanic}.]       1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that             their relative motions are constrained, and by means of             which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as             a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a             fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a             construction, more or less complex, consisting of a             combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical             elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their             supports and connecting framework, calculated to             constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion             from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit,             modify, and apply them to the production of some desired             mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the             excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.          Note: The term machine is most commonly applied to such                pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts,                for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining                materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture                of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other                than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated                an apparatus, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus.                Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of                mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire                engine, graduating engine, etc. Although there is no                well-settled distinction between the terms engine and                machine among practical men, there is a tendency to                restrict the application of the former to contrivances                in which the operating part is not distinct from the                motor.          2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which             the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. --Dryden.             --Southey. --Thackeray.          3. A person who acts mechanically or at will of another.          4. A combination of persons acting together for a common             purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social             machine.                         The whole machine of government ought not to bear                      upon the people with a weight so heavy and                      oppressive.                                       --Landor.          5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or             more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.             [Political Cant]          6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being             introduced to perform some exploit. --Addison.          {Elementary machine}, a name sometimes given to one of the             simple mechanical powers. See under {Mechanical}.          {Infernal machine}. See under {Infernal}.          {Machine gun}.See under {Gun.}          {Machine screw}, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into             metal, in distinction from one which is designed             especially to be screwed into wood.          {Machine shop}, a workshop where machines are made, or where             metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.          {Machine tool}, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal,             etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a             lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more             or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from             a machine for producing a special article as in             manufacturing.          {Machine twist}, silken thread especially adapted for use in             a sewing machine.          {Machine work}, work done by a machine, in contradistinction             to that done by hand labor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machine \Ma*chine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Machined}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Machining}.]       To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of       machinery; to print with a printing machine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a.       Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything       according to a pattern.          {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}.       (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t.       (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.                      {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}.       (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (       b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for          castings.          {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber.                      {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand             containing clay, used in making molds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Electric \E*lec"tric\, Electrical \E*lec"tric*al\, a. [L.       electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] the       beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F.       [82]lectrique. The name came from the production of       electricity by the friction of amber.]       1. Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing,             derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric             power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an             electric spark.          2. Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as,             an electric or electrical machine or substance.          3. Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. [bd]Electric             Pindar.[b8] --Mrs. Browning.          {Electric atmosphere}, [or] {Electric aura}. See under             {Aura}.          {Electrical battery}. See {Battery}.          {Electrical brush}. See under {Brush}.          {Electric cable}. See {Telegraph cable}, under {Telegraph}.                      {Electric candle}. See under {Candle}.          {Electric cat} (Zo[94]l.), one of three or more large species             of African catfish of the genus {Malapterurus} (esp. {M.             electricus} of the Nile). They have a large electrical             organ and are able to give powerful shocks; -- called also             {sheathfish}.          {Electric clock}. See under {Clock}, and see             {Electro-chronograph}.          {Electric current}, a current or stream of electricity             traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting             substances, or passing by means of conductors from one             body to another which is in a different electrical state.                      {Electric, [or] Electrical}, {eel} (Zo[94]l.), a South             American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus {Gymnotus}             ({G. electricus}), from two to five feet in length,             capable of giving a violent electric shock. See             {Gymnotus}.          {Electrical fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which has an             electrical organ by means of which it can give an             electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo,             the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the electric cat. See             {Torpedo}, and {Gymnotus}.          {Electric fluid}, the supposed matter of electricity;             lightning.          {Electrical image} (Elec.), a collection of electrical points             regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena,             an image of certain other electrical points, and used in             the solution of electrical problems. --Sir W. Thomson.          {Electrical light}, the light produced by a current of             electricity which in passing through a resisting medium             heats it to incandescence or burns it. See under {Carbon}.                      {Electric, [or] Electrical}, {machine}, an apparatus for             generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by             friction.          {Electric motor}. See {Electro-motor}, 2.          {Electric osmose}. (Physics) See under {Osmose}.          {Electric pen}, a hand pen for making perforated stencils for             multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at             great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the             penhandle.          {Electric railway}, a railway in which the machinery for             moving the cars is driven by an electric current.          {Electric ray} (Zo[94]l.), the torpedo.          {Electric telegraph}. See {Telegraph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machine \Ma*chine"\, n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine,       device, trick, Gr. [?], from [?] means, expedient. Cf.       {Mechanic}.]       1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that             their relative motions are constrained, and by means of             which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as             a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a             fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a             construction, more or less complex, consisting of a             combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical             elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their             supports and connecting framework, calculated to             constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion             from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit,             modify, and apply them to the production of some desired             mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the             excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.          Note: The term machine is most commonly applied to such                pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts,                for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining                materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture                of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other                than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated                an apparatus, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus.                Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of                mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire                engine, graduating engine, etc. Although there is no                well-settled distinction between the terms engine and                machine among practical men, there is a tendency to                restrict the application of the former to contrivances                in which the operating part is not distinct from the                motor.          2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which             the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. --Dryden.             --Southey. --Thackeray.          3. A person who acts mechanically or at will of another.          4. A combination of persons acting together for a common             purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social             machine.                         The whole machine of government ought not to bear                      upon the people with a weight so heavy and                      oppressive.                                       --Landor.          5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or             more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.             [Political Cant]          6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being             introduced to perform some exploit. --Addison.          {Elementary machine}, a name sometimes given to one of the             simple mechanical powers. See under {Mechanical}.          {Infernal machine}. See under {Infernal}.          {Machine gun}.See under {Gun.}          {Machine screw}, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into             metal, in distinction from one which is designed             especially to be screwed into wood.          {Machine shop}, a workshop where machines are made, or where             metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.          {Machine tool}, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal,             etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a             lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more             or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from             a machine for producing a special article as in             manufacturing.          {Machine twist}, silken thread especially adapted for use in             a sewing machine.          {Machine work}, work done by a machine, in contradistinction             to that done by hand labor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machine \Ma*chine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Machined}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Machining}.]       To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of       machinery; to print with a printing machine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a.       Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything       according to a pattern.          {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}.       (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t.       (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.                      {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}.       (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (       b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for          castings.          {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber.                      {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand             containing clay, used in making molds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Electric \E*lec"tric\, Electrical \E*lec"tric*al\, a. [L.       electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] the       beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F.       [82]lectrique. The name came from the production of       electricity by the friction of amber.]       1. Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing,             derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric             power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an             electric spark.          2. Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as,             an electric or electrical machine or substance.          3. Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. [bd]Electric             Pindar.[b8] --Mrs. Browning.          {Electric atmosphere}, [or] {Electric aura}. See under             {Aura}.          {Electrical battery}. See {Battery}.          {Electrical brush}. See under {Brush}.          {Electric cable}. See {Telegraph cable}, under {Telegraph}.                      {Electric candle}. See under {Candle}.          {Electric cat} (Zo[94]l.), one of three or more large species             of African catfish of the genus {Malapterurus} (esp. {M.             electricus} of the Nile). They have a large electrical             organ and are able to give powerful shocks; -- called also             {sheathfish}.          {Electric clock}. See under {Clock}, and see             {Electro-chronograph}.          {Electric current}, a current or stream of electricity             traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting             substances, or passing by means of conductors from one             body to another which is in a different electrical state.                      {Electric, [or] Electrical}, {eel} (Zo[94]l.), a South             American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus {Gymnotus}             ({G. electricus}), from two to five feet in length,             capable of giving a violent electric shock. See             {Gymnotus}.          {Electrical fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which has an             electrical organ by means of which it can give an             electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo,             the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the electric cat. See             {Torpedo}, and {Gymnotus}.          {Electric fluid}, the supposed matter of electricity;             lightning.          {Electrical image} (Elec.), a collection of electrical points             regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena,             an image of certain other electrical points, and used in             the solution of electrical problems. --Sir W. Thomson.          {Electrical light}, the light produced by a current of             electricity which in passing through a resisting medium             heats it to incandescence or burns it. See under {Carbon}.                      {Electric, [or] Electrical}, {machine}, an apparatus for             generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by             friction.          {Electric motor}. See {Electro-motor}, 2.          {Electric osmose}. (Physics) See under {Osmose}.          {Electric pen}, a hand pen for making perforated stencils for             multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at             great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the             penhandle.          {Electric railway}, a railway in which the machinery for             moving the cars is driven by an electric current.          {Electric ray} (Zo[94]l.), the torpedo.          {Electric telegraph}. See {Telegraph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mackinaw blanket \Mack"i*naw blan"ket\, Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\       [From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and       other stores were distributed to the Indians.]       A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of       the United States.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magian \Ma"gi*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to the Magi.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magian \Ma"gi*an\, n.       One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in       Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion. --       {Ma"gi*an*ism}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mahogany \Ma*hog"a*ny\, n. [From the South American name.]       1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus {Swietenia} ({S.             Mahogoni}), found in tropical America.          Note: Several other trees, with wood more or less like                mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany                ({Khaya Senegalensis}), Australian mahogany                ({Eucalyptus marginatus}), Bastard mahogany ({Batonia                apetala} of the West Indies), Indian mahogany ({Cedrela                Toona} of Bengal, and trees of the genera {Soymida} and                {Chukrassia}), Madeira mahogany ({Persea Indica}),                Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch ({Betula                lenta}), also the several species of {Cercocarpus} of                California and the Rocky Mountains.          2. The wood of the {Swietenia Mahogoni}. It is of a reddish             brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and             susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the             manufacture of furniture.          3. A table made of mahogany wood. [Colloq.]          {To be under the mahogany}, to be so drunk as to have fallen             under the table. [Eng.]          {To put one's legs under some one's mahogany}, to dine with             him. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Madjoun \[d8]Mad"joun\, n. [Hind., fr. Ar. ma'j[?]n.]       An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by       the Turks and Hindoos. [Written also {majoun}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Majoun \Maj"oun\, n.       See {Madjoun}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Madjoun \[d8]Mad"joun\, n. [Hind., fr. Ar. ma'j[?]n.]       An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by       the Turks and Hindoos. [Written also {majoun}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Majoun \Maj"oun\, n.       See {Madjoun}.
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Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[?]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio,       mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]       1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick;             also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.          2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See {Freemason}.          {Mason bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             solitary bees of the genus {Osmia}. They construct curious             nests of hardened mud and sand.          {Mason moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth whose larva constructs an             earthen cocoon under the soil.          {Mason shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine univalve shell of the             genus {Phorus}; -- so called because it cements other             shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.          {Mason wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp that constructs its nest,             or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the             cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and             thus provides food for its larv[91]
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Mason \Ma"son\, v. t.       To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.;       to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as,       to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or       boiler.
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Maukin \Mau"kin\, n.       1. See {Malkin}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A hare. [Scot.]
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Malkin \Mal"kin\, n. [Dim. of Maud, the proper name. Cf.       {Grimalkin}.] [Written also {maukin}.]       1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. --Chaucer.          2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.          3. A scarecrow. [Prov. Eng.]          4. (Mil.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for             swabbing out a cannon.
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Maukin \Mau"kin\, n.       1. See {Malkin}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A hare. [Scot.]
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Malkin \Mal"kin\, n. [Dim. of Maud, the proper name. Cf.       {Grimalkin}.] [Written also {maukin}.]       1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. --Chaucer.          2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.          3. A scarecrow. [Prov. Eng.]          4. (Mil.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for             swabbing out a cannon.
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Mawkin \Maw"kin\, n.       See {Malkin}, and {Maukin}.
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Maxim \Max"im\, n. [F. maxime, L. maxima (sc. sententia), the       greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the       greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest,       superl. of magnus great. See {Magnitude}, and cf. {Maximum}.]       1. An established principle or proposition; a condensed             proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of             practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.                         'T is their maxim, Love is love's reward. --Dryden.          2. (Mus.) The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs,             or four breves; a large.          Syn: Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See                {Axiom}.
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Maximum \Max"i*mum\, n.; pl. {Maxima}. [L., neut. from maximus       the greatest. See {Maxim}.]       The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case;       or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first       increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or       degree; -- opposed to {minimum}.                   Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to                the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery.                                                                               --P.                                                                               Colquhoun.          {Maximum thermometer}, a thermometer that registers the             highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or             since its last adjustment.
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard    grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,    troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,    ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,    etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}    (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.    Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.    Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed    meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a    striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,    hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,    etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama    grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in    Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,    meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear    grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,    troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum    jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.    Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.    Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal    grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,    valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,    hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.          Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not                true grasses botanically considered, such as black                grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.          {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),             growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.          {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum             avenaceum} of Europe.          {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}             growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.             palustris}; in the United States there are several             species.          {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.          {Grass bird}, the dunlin.          {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the             grass-cloth plant.          {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family             ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in             Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and             strong fibers suited for textile purposes.          {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes                   gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and                   {bay-winged bunting}.             (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of                   which several species are known.          {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land             and giving rich milk.          {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.          {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus             {Crambus}, found in grass.          {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in             India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --             used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger             grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.                      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix             Capensis}).          {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of             Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also             applied to the zebra parrakeet.          {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.          {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum             Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.          {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American             finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of             the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.          {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus                   natrix}).             (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.                   See {Green snake}, under {Green}.          {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa             maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.          {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena             n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous             when covered with dew.          {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial             sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.          {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.          {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with             narrow grasslike leaves.          {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.             strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]             (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]             (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or                   prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her                   husband. [Slang.]          {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.          {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the             surface of the ground.          {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze             a season, as cattle.
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Maximum \Max"i*mum\, n.; pl. {Maxima}. [L., neut. from maximus       the greatest. See {Maxim}.]       The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case;       or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first       increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or       degree; -- opposed to {minimum}.                   Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to                the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery.                                                                               --P.                                                                               Colquhoun.          {Maximum thermometer}, a thermometer that registers the             highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or             since its last adjustment.
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard    grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,    troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,    ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,    etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}    (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.    Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.    Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed    meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a    striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,    hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,    etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama    grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in    Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,    meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear    grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,    troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum    jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.    Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.    Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal    grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,    valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,    hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.          Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not                true grasses botanically considered, such as black                grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.          {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),             growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.          {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum             avenaceum} of Europe.          {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}             growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.             palustris}; in the United States there are several             species.          {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.          {Grass bird}, the dunlin.          {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the             grass-cloth plant.          {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family             ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in             Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and             strong fibers suited for textile purposes.          {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes                   gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and                   {bay-winged bunting}.             (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of                   which several species are known.          {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land             and giving rich milk.          {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.          {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus             {Crambus}, found in grass.          {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in             India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --             used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger             grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.                      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix             Capensis}).          {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of             Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also             applied to the zebra parrakeet.          {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.          {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum             Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.          {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American             finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of             the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.          {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus                   natrix}).             (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.                   See {Green snake}, under {Green}.          {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa             maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.          {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena             n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous             when covered with dew.          {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial             sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.          {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.          {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with             narrow grasslike leaves.          {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.             strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]             (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]             (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or                   prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her                   husband. [Slang.]          {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.          {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the             surface of the ground.          {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze             a season, as cattle.
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May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the       goddess Maia (Gr. [?]), daughter of Atlas and mother of       Mercury by Jupiter.]       1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.             --Chaucer.          2. The early part or springtime of life.                         His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak.          3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from             their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.                         The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash.                         Plumes that micked the may.               --Tennyson.          4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson.          {Italian may} (Bot.), a shrubby species of {Spir[91]a} ({S.             hypericifolia}) with many clusters of small white flowers             along the slender branches.          {May apple} (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant             ({Podophyllum peltatum}). Also, the plant itself             (popularly called {mandrake}), which has two lobed leaves,             and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The             root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.                      {May beetle}, {May bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous             species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the             winged state in May. They belong to {Melolontha}, and             allied genera. Called also {June beetle}.          {May Day}, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic             parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a             garland, and by dancing about a May pole.          {May dew}, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which             magical properties were attributed.          {May flower} (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its             blossom. See {Mayflower}, in the vocabulary.          {May fly} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Ephemera}, and allied             genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many             species appear in May. See {Ephemeral fly}, under             {Ephemeral}.          {May game}, any May-day sport.          {May lady}, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.          {May lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria             majalis}).          {May pole}. See {Maypole} in the Vocabulary.          {May queen}, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the             sports of May Day.          {May thorn}, the hawthorn.
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May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the       goddess Maia (Gr. [?]), daughter of Atlas and mother of       Mercury by Jupiter.]       1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.             --Chaucer.          2. The early part or springtime of life.                         His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak.          3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from             their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.                         The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash.                         Plumes that micked the may.               --Tennyson.          4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson.          {Italian may} (Bot.), a shrubby species of {Spir[91]a} ({S.             hypericifolia}) with many clusters of small white flowers             along the slender branches.          {May apple} (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant             ({Podophyllum peltatum}). Also, the plant itself             (popularly called {mandrake}), which has two lobed leaves,             and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The             root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.                      {May beetle}, {May bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous             species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the             winged state in May. They belong to {Melolontha}, and             allied genera. Called also {June beetle}.          {May Day}, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic             parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a             garland, and by dancing about a May pole.          {May dew}, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which             magical properties were attributed.          {May flower} (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its             blossom. See {Mayflower}, in the vocabulary.          {May fly} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Ephemera}, and allied             genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many             species appear in May. See {Ephemeral fly}, under             {Ephemeral}.          {May game}, any May-day sport.          {May lady}, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.          {May lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria             majalis}).          {May pole}. See {Maypole} in the Vocabulary.          {May queen}, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the             sports of May Day.          {May thorn}, the hawthorn.
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Mazama \Ma*za"ma\, Mazame \Ma*za"me\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A goatlike antelope ({Haplocerus montanus}) which inhabits       the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called       also {mountain goat}.
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Mazama \Ma*za"ma\, Mazame \Ma*za"me\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A goatlike antelope ({Haplocerus montanus}) which inhabits       the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called       also {mountain goat}.
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Meek \Meek\, Meeken \Meek"en\ (-'n), v. t.       To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obs.]       --Chaucer.
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Megohm \Meg"ohm"\, n. [Mega- + ohm.] (Elec.)       One of the larger measures of electrical resistance,       amounting to one million ohms.
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Meiocene \Mei"o*cene\, a. (Geol.)       See {Miocene}.
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d8Mesencephalon \[d8]Mes`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See {Meso-} and       {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)       The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes       abbreviated to {mesen}. See {Brain}.
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Mesne \Mesne\, a. [Cf. {Mean} intermediate.] (Law)       Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who       holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another       person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but       lord or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called       the mesne lord.          {Mesne process}, intermediate process; process intervening             between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes             understood to be the whole process preceding the             execution. --Blackstone. Burrill.          {Mesne profits}, profits of premises during the time the             owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of             his estate. --Burrill.
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Miasm \Mi"asm\, n. [Cf. F. miasme.]       Miasma.
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Miasma \Mi*as"ma\, n.; pl. {Miasmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       defilement, fr. [?] to pollute.]       Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made       noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious       effluvia; malaria.
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Miocene \Mi"o*cene\, a. [Gr. [?] less + [?] new, fresh, recent.]       (Geol.)       Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. --       n. The Miocene period. See {Chart} of {Geology}.
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Mischna \Misch"na\, n.       See {Mishna}.
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Mishna \Mish"na\, n. [NHeb. mishn[be]h, i. e., repetition,       doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb.       sh[be]n[be]h to change, to repeat.]       A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations       of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud. [Written also       {Mischna}.]
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Mishna \Mish"na\, n. [NHeb. mishn[be]h, i. e., repetition,       doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb.       sh[be]n[be]h to change, to repeat.]       A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations       of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud. [Written also       {Mischna}.]
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Misjoin \Mis*join"\, v. t.       To join unfitly or improperly.
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Misken \Mis*ken"\, v. t.       Not to know. [Obs.]
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Miskin \Mis"kin\, n. [Prob. for music + -kin.] (Mus.)       A little bagpipe. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Misknow \Mis*know"\, v. t.       To have a mistaken notion of or about. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Misseem \Mis*seem"\, v. i.       1. To make a false appearance. [Obs.]          2. To misbecome; to be misbecoming. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Mission \Mis"sion\, n. [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send:       cf. F. mission. See {Missile}.]       1. The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being             sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for             transacting business; comission.                         Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,                      Made emulous missions' mongst the gods themselves.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an             errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a             commission.                         How to begin, how to accomplish best His end of                      being on earth, and mission high.      --Milton.          3. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform             any service; a delegation; an embassy.                         In these ships there should be a mission of three of                      the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house. --Bacon.          4. An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station             or residence of missionaries.          5. An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or             more churches.          6. A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a             particular place and time for the special purpose of             quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of             converting unbelievers. --Addis & Arnold.          7. Dismission; discharge from service. [Obs.]          {Mission school}.             (a) A school connected with a mission and conducted by                   missionaries.             (b) A school for the religious instruction of children not                   having regular church privileges.          Syn: Message; errand; commission; deputation.
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Mission \Mis"sion\, v. t.       To send on a mission. [Mostly used in the form of the past       participle.] --Keats.
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Misween \Mis*ween"\, v. i.       To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.       [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Mixen \Mix"en\, n. [AS. mixen, myxen, fr. meohx, meox, dung,       filth; akin to E. mist. See {Mist}.]       A compost heap; a dunghill. --Chaucer. Tennyson.
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Mizzen \Miz"zen\, a. [It. mezzana, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo       middle, half: cf. F. misaine foresail. See {Mezzo}.] (Naut.)       Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails,       etc.
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Mizzen \Miz"zen\, n. (Naut.)       The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted       vessel; also, the spanker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly       fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to       E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]       1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to             dress; a fop; a coxcomb.          2. (Naut.)             (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is                   set.             (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small                   boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}.          3. A dandy roller. See below.          {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush.          {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}.          {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached             several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at             each end.          {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making             paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the             paper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mizzen \Miz"zen\, a. [It. mezzana, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo       middle, half: cf. F. misaine foresail. See {Mezzo}.] (Naut.)       Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails,       etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mizzen \Miz"zen\, n. (Naut.)       The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted       vessel; also, the spanker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly       fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to       E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]       1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to             dress; a fop; a coxcomb.          2. (Naut.)             (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is                   set.             (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small                   boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}.          3. A dandy roller. See below.          {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush.          {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}.          {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached             several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at             each end.          {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making             paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the             paper.
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]:
Moggan \Mog"gan\, n.       A closely fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted       material. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mohicans \Mo*hi"cans\, n. pl.; sing. {Mohican}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited       Western Connecticut and Eastern New York. [Written also       {Mohegans}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moschine \Mos"chine\, a.       Of or pertaining to {Moschus}, a genus including the musk       deer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mouazzin \Mou*az"zin\, n. [F.]       See {Muezzin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muezzin \Mu*ez"zin\ (m[usl]*[ecr]z"z[icr]n), n. [Ar.]       A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer. [Written also       {mouezzin}, {mueddin}, and {muwazzin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mucedin \Mu*ce"din\, n. [From {Mucus}.] (Bot. Chem.)       A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in       wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called       also {mucin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mucin \Mu"cin\ (m[umac]"s[icr]n), n. [From {Mucus}.]       1. (Bot. Chem.) See {Mucedin}. [Obs.]          2. (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminoid substance which is             contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its             peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions             from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of             connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of             {Demilune}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mucedin \Mu*ce"din\, n. [From {Mucus}.] (Bot. Chem.)       A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in       wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called       also {mucin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mucin \Mu"cin\ (m[umac]"s[icr]n), n. [From {Mucus}.]       1. (Bot. Chem.) See {Mucedin}. [Obs.]          2. (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminoid substance which is             contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its             peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions             from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of             connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of             {Demilune}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muezzin \Mu*ez"zin\ (m[usl]*[ecr]z"z[icr]n), n. [Ar.]       A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer. [Written also       {mouezzin}, {mueddin}, and {muwazzin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Museum \Mu*se"um\, n. [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place       of study, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] a Muse.]       A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or       literary curiosities, or of works of art.          {Museum beetle}, {Museum pest}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Anthrenus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muezzin \Mu*ez"zin\ (m[usl]*[ecr]z"z[icr]n), n. [Ar.]       A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer. [Written also       {mouezzin}, {mueddin}, and {muwazzin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myosin \My"o*sin\, n. [Gr. [?], a muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.)       An albuminous body present in dead muscle, being formed in       the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis;       the clot formed in the coagulation of muscle plasma. See       {Muscle plasma}, under {Plasma}.          Note: Myosin belongs to the group of globulins. It is                insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solution of                salt, and is especially characterized by being                completely precipitated by saturation of its solutions                with salt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myxine \Myx"ine\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See {Hag},       4.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mackinaw, IL (village, FIPS 45785)       Location: 40.53500 N, 89.35845 W       Population (1990): 1331 (525 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61755
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Macon, GA (city, FIPS 49000)       Location: 32.83675 N, 83.65684 W       Population (1990): 106612 (45499 housing units)       Area: 124.0 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31204, 31210, 31211    Macon, IL (city, FIPS 45941)       Location: 39.70895 N, 88.99937 W       Population (1990): 1282 (489 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62544    Macon, MO (city, FIPS 45326)       Location: 39.73874 N, 92.47053 W       Population (1990): 5571 (2609 housing units)       Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63552    Macon, MS (city, FIPS 44240)       Location: 33.11492 N, 88.56120 W       Population (1990): 2256 (932 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 39341    Macon, NC (town, FIPS 40540)       Location: 36.43901 N, 78.08467 W       Population (1990): 154 (69 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27551
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Magna, UT (CDP, FIPS 47290)       Location: 40.70400 N, 112.08622 W       Population (1990): 17829 (5534 housing units)       Area: 19.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84044
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Maquon, IL (village, FIPS 46695)       Location: 40.79826 N, 90.16268 W       Population (1990): 331 (144 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61458
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Mason, IL (town, FIPS 47449)       Location: 38.95310 N, 88.62540 W       Population (1990): 387 (150 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62443    Mason, MI (city, FIPS 52180)       Location: 42.58170 N, 84.44390 W       Population (1990): 6768 (2463 housing units)       Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48854    Mason, NH       Zip code(s): 03048    Mason, OH (city, FIPS 48188)       Location: 39.36000 N, 84.30704 W       Population (1990): 11452 (4274 housing units)       Area: 31.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45040    Mason, TN (town, FIPS 46420)       Location: 35.41323 N, 89.53663 W       Population (1990): 337 (135 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38049    Mason, TX (city, FIPS 46968)       Location: 30.74925 N, 99.23209 W       Population (1990): 2041 (1069 housing units)       Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76856    Mason, WI (village, FIPS 49900)       Location: 46.43550 N, 91.06227 W       Population (1990): 102 (41 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Mason, WV (town, FIPS 52180)       Location: 39.01885 N, 82.03245 W       Population (1990): 1053 (506 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 25260
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Massena, IA (city, FIPS 50250)       Location: 41.25125 N, 94.76925 W       Population (1990): 372 (206 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50853    Massena, NY (village, FIPS 46019)       Location: 44.92850 N, 74.89344 W       Population (1990): 11719 (5017 housing units)       Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13662
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Mazama, WA       Zip code(s): 98833
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Mazon, IL (village, FIPS 47787)       Location: 41.23958 N, 88.42486 W       Population (1990): 764 (298 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60444
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Mc Camey, TX       Zip code(s): 79752
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Mc Cune, KS       Zip code(s): 66753
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Mc Ewen, TN       Zip code(s): 37101
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Mc Kean, PA       Zip code(s): 16426
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Mc Kenney, VA       Zip code(s): 23872
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Mc Kinney, TX       Zip code(s): 75069, 75070
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Mc Queeney, TX       Zip code(s): 78123
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McCamey, TX (city, FIPS 45432)       Location: 31.13260 N, 102.21946 W       Population (1990): 2493 (1010 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Mccanna, ND       Zip code(s): 58251
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McCune, KS (city, FIPS 43725)       Location: 37.35386 N, 95.01909 W       Population (1990): 462 (228 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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McEwen, TN (city, FIPS 44840)       Location: 36.10679 N, 87.63568 W       Population (1990): 1442 (632 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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McKean, PA (borough, FIPS 46216)       Location: 41.99906 N, 80.13829 W       Population (1990): 418 (163 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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McKenney, VA (town, FIPS 48344)       Location: 36.98564 N, 77.72173 W       Population (1990): 386 (174 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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McKinney, TX (city, FIPS 45744)       Location: 33.20094 N, 96.65487 W       Population (1990): 21283 (8539 housing units)       Area: 115.0 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
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McQueeney, TX (CDP, FIPS 45948)       Location: 29.59787 N, 98.04318 W       Population (1990): 2063 (990 housing units)       Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
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Mequon, WI (city, FIPS 51150)       Location: 43.23588 N, 87.98926 W       Population (1990): 18885 (6470 housing units)       Area: 119.6 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 53092
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Michiana, MI (village, FIPS 53500)       Location: 41.76340 N, 86.81119 W       Population (1990): 164 (323 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Mission, KS (city, FIPS 47225)       Location: 39.02670 N, 94.65670 W       Population (1990): 9504 (5239 housing units)       Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66205    Mission, OR (CDP, FIPS 49000)       Location: 45.66709 N, 118.67181 W       Population (1990): 664 (240 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Mission, SD (city, FIPS 42940)       Location: 43.30647 N, 100.66045 W       Population (1990): 730 (272 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57555    Mission, TX (city, FIPS 48768)       Location: 26.21145 N, 98.31689 W       Population (1990): 28653 (10658 housing units)       Area: 36.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Mokane, MO (city, FIPS 49070)       Location: 38.67436 N, 91.87275 W       Population (1990): 186 (87 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65059
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Mokena, IL (village, FIPS 49854)       Location: 41.53203 N, 87.87571 W       Population (1990): 6128 (2113 housing units)       Area: 11.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60448
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Mosheim, TN (town, FIPS 50320)       Location: 36.19224 N, 82.95682 W       Population (1990): 1451 (586 housing units)       Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37818
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Mosinee, WI (city, FIPS 54500)       Location: 44.78721 N, 89.68345 W       Population (1990): 3820 (1478 housing units)       Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54455
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
machine          Common term for "computer", usually when considered at the       hardware level.   The {Turing Machine}, an early example of       this usage, was however neither hardware nor software, but       only an idea.          [Earlier use?]          (1995-02-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MACSYMA          {Project MAC}'s SYmbolic MAnipulator.   The first comprehensive       {symbolic mathematics} system, written in {Lisp} by Joel Moses       of {MIT} in 1969, later {Symbolics},       Inc.          Versions include {Symbolics Macsyma}, {DOE Maxima} (ANL, in       Common LISP) and {Vaxima}.          {(ftp://rascal.ics.utexas.edu/pub/maxima-4-155.tar.Z)}.       E-mail: .          ["MACSYMA - The Fifth Year", J. Moses, SIGSAM Bulletin 8(3)       (Aug 1974)].          (1994-11-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Magma          A program used for heavy duty       algebraic computation in many branches of mathematics.   Magma,       developed by John Cannon and associates at the University of       Sydney, succeeded {Cayley}.   It runs at several hundred sites.          E-mail: .          {Home (http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au:8000/u/magma/)}.          [W. Bosma, J. Cannon and C. Playoust, The Magma algebra system       I: The user language, J. Symb. Comp., 24, 3/4, 1997, 235-265].          (2000-12-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Magma2          A language that allows programmability of the       control environment, e.g. {recursion}, {backtracking},       {coroutine}s, {nondeterminism}, etc.   Magma2 was the successor       to {MagmaLISP}.          ["Magma2: A Language Oriented Toward Experiments in Control",       Franco Turini, ACM TOPLAS 6(4):468-486 (Oct 1984)].          (1995-07-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MASM          {Microsoft} {Assembler} for {MS-DOS}.          (1995-04-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MSM          {Micronetics Standard MUMPS}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MSN          {The Microsoft Network}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
museum          {Museums on the Web       (http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/other/museums.html)}.       {(http://galaxy.einet.net/GJ/museums.html)}.          (1995-03-16)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mason       an artificer in stone. The Tyrians seem to have been specially       skilled in architecture (1 Kings 5:17, 18; 2 Sam. 5:11). This       art the Hebrews no doubt learned in Egypt (Ex. 1:11, 14), where       ruins of temples and palaces fill the traveller with wonder at       the present day.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mekonah       a base or foundation, a town in the south of Judah (Neh. 11:28),       near Ziklag.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Misham       their cleansing or their beholding, a Benjamite, one of the sons       of Elpaal (1 Chr. 8:12).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mishma       hearing. (1.) One of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:14), and       founder of an Arab tribe.                (2.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:25, 26).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mnason       reminding, or remembrancer, a Christian of Jerusalem with whom       Paul lodged (Acts 21:16). He was apparently a native of Cyprus,       like Barnabas (11:19, 20), and was well known to the Christians       of Caesarea (4:36). He was an "old disciple" (R.V., "early       disciple"), i.e., he had become a Christian in the beginning of       the formation of the Church in Jerusalem.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mekonah, a foot of a pillar; provision
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Misham, their savior; taking away
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mishma, hearing; obeying
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mnason, a diligent seeker; an exhorter