mag tape
         n 1: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip
               coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video
               signals or to store computer information; "he took along a
               dozen tapes to record the interview" [syn: {magnetic tape},
               {mag tape}, {tape}]

English Dictionary: misstep	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Maksutov telescope n reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens
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Maktab al-Khidmat n a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda Synonym(s): Maktab al-Khidmat, MAK
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masdevallia n any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mashed potato n potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed
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masked ball n a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn: masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball]
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mass defect n the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles Synonym(s): mass defect, mass deficiency
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mass deficiency n the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles Synonym(s): mass defect, mass deficiency
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massed fire n fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships) Synonym(s): concentrated fire, massed fire
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mastaba n an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba" Synonym(s): mastaba, mastabah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mastabah n an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba" Synonym(s): mastaba, mastabah
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mastiff n an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mastiff bat n a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground
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mastopathy n any pathology of the breast [syn: mastopathy, mazopathy]
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mastopexy n plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts
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mesh topology n the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component Synonym(s): mesh topology, mesh
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might-have-been n an event that could have occurred but never did
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misadventure n an instance of misfortune [syn: mishap, misadventure, mischance]
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misadvise v give bad advice to Synonym(s): misadvise, misguide
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misstep n an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" Synonym(s): trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep
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mist over v become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over" Synonym(s): mist, mist over
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mist-flower n rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium Synonym(s): mistflower, mist-flower, ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mistflower n rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium Synonym(s): mistflower, mist-flower, ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum
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mixed bag n a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" Synonym(s): assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mixed bud n a bud yielding both leaves and flowers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mixed farming n growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm
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mixed-blood n a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
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mixed-up adj perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" Synonym(s): baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea
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mosquito bite n a sting inflicted by a mosquito
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mosquito boat n a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat Synonym(s): PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat
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mosquito fern n small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe Synonym(s): mosquito fern, floating fern, Carolina pond fern, Azolla caroliniana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mosquitofish n silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control Synonym(s): mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
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most valuable player n the player judged to be the most important to the sport Synonym(s): most valuable player, MVP
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most-favored-nation adj of or relating to a commercial treaty where two nations agree to accord each other the same favorable terms that would be offered in treaties with any other nation
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most-valuable adj designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport; "the most-valuable player award"
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musette pipe n a small simple oboe
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musket ball n a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" Synonym(s): musket ball, ball
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Mustafa Kemal n Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) Synonym(s): Ataturk, Kemal Ataturk, Kemal Pasha, Mustafa Kemal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mycetophilidae n fungus gnats [syn: Mycetophilidae, {family Mycetophylidae}]
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Myctophidae n deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes [syn: Myctophidae, family Myctophidae]
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mystification n confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement] something designed to mystify or bewilder the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered Synonym(s): mystification, obfuscation
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mystified adj totally perplexed and mixed up; "all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized"- Wall Street Journal Synonym(s): metagrobolized, metagrobolised, metagrabolized, metagrabolised, mystified
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mystifier n a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" Synonym(s): puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mystify v be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me-- I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Synonym(s): perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound make mysterious; "mystify the story" Antonym(s): demystify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mystifying adj of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" Synonym(s): cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medic \Med"ic\, n. [L. medica, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) a kind of       clover introduced from Media, from [?] Median.] (Bot.)       A leguminous plant of the genus {Medicago}. The black medic       is the {Medicago lupulina}; the purple medic, or lucern, is       {M. sativa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magdeburg \Mag"de*burg\, n.       A city of Saxony.          {Magdeburg centuries}, {Magdeburg hemispheres}. See under             {Century}, and {Hemisphere}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magdeburg \Mag"de*burg\, n.       A city of Saxony.          {Magdeburg centuries}, {Magdeburg hemispheres}. See under             {Century}, and {Hemisphere}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magdeburg \Mag"de*burg\, n.       A city of Saxony.          {Magdeburg centuries}, {Magdeburg hemispheres}. See under             {Century}, and {Hemisphere}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hemisphere \Hem"i*sphere\, n. [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. [?]; [?]       half = [?] sphere: cf. F. h[82]misph[8a]re. See {Hemi-}, and       {Sphere}.]       1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided             by a plane passing through its center.          2. Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same             in a map or picture.          3. The people who inhabit a hemisphere.                         He died . . . mourned by a hemisphere. --J. P.                                                                               Peters.          {Cerebral hemispheres}. (Anat.) See {Brain}.          {Magdeburg hemispheres} (Physics), two hemispherical cups             forming, when placed together, a cavity from which the air             can be withdrawn by an air pump; -- used to illustrate the             pressure of the air. So called because invented by Otto             von Guericke at Magdeburg.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maggot-pie \Mag"got-pie`\, n.       A magpie. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Magot-pie \Mag"ot-pie`\, n.       A magpie. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Masked \Masked\, a.       1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;             cincealed; hidden.          2. (Bot.) Same as {Personate}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing             decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said             of birds.          {Masked ball}, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.          {Masked battery} (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be             seen by an enemy until it opens fire. --H. L. Scott.          {Masked crab} (Zo[94]l.), a European crab ({Corystes             cassivelaunus}) with markings on the carapace somewhat             resembling a human face.          {Masked pig} (Zo[94]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ({Sus             pliciceps}). Its face is deeply furrowed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Battery \Bat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr.       battre. See {Batter}, v. t.]       1. The act of battering or beating.          2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every             willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of             another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his             person or held by him.          3. (Mil.)             (a) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for                   attack or defense.             (b) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.             (c) A company or division of artillery, including the                   gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the                   United States, a battery of flying artillery consists                   usually of six guns.          {Barbette battery}. See {Barbette}.          {Battery d'enfilade}, or {Enfilading battery}, one that             sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a             work.          {Battery en [82]charpe}, one that plays obliquely.          {Battery gun}, a gun capable of firing a number, of shots             simultaneously or successively without stopping to load.                      {Battery wagon}, a wagon employed to transport the tools and             materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the             battery.          {In battery}, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over             a parapet in readiness for firing.          {Masked battery}, a battery artificially concealed until             required to open upon the enemy.          {Out of battery}, or {From battery}, withdrawn, as a gun, to             a position for loading.          4. (Elec.)             (a) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected                   that they may be charged and discharged                   simultaneously.             (b) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.          Note: In the trough battery, copper and zinc plates,                connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which                are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect                is exhibited when wires connected with the two                end-plates are brought together. In Daniell's battery,                the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute                sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the                latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A                modification of this is the common gravity battery, so                called from the automatic action of the two fluids,                which are separated by their specific gravities. In                Grove's battery, platinum is the metal used with zinc;                two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell                surrounded by the other. In Bunsen's or the carbon                battery, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the                platinum of Grove's. In Leclanch[82]'s battery, the                elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride,                and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a                porous cell. A secondary battery is a battery which                usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally                of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when                traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and                is then capable of giving a current of itself for a                time, owing to chemical changes produced by the                charging current. A storage battery is a kind of                secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the                energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by                means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator.          5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an             apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a             battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.          6. (Metallurgy) A series of stamps operated by one motive             power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.             --Knight.          7. The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and             down.          8. (Baseball) The pitcher and catcher together.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Masked \Masked\, a.       1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;             cincealed; hidden.          2. (Bot.) Same as {Personate}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing             decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said             of birds.          {Masked ball}, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.          {Masked battery} (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be             seen by an enemy until it opens fire. --H. L. Scott.          {Masked crab} (Zo[94]l.), a European crab ({Corystes             cassivelaunus}) with markings on the carapace somewhat             resembling a human face.          {Masked pig} (Zo[94]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ({Sus             pliciceps}). Its face is deeply furrowed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pig \Pig\, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige       girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[c6]ka.]       1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a             hog. [bd]Two pigges in a poke.[b8] --Chaucer.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any wild species of the genus {Sus} and related             genera.          3. [Cf. {Sow} a channel for melted iron.] An oblong mass of             cast iron, lead, or other metal. See {Mine pig}, under             {Mine}.          4. One who is hoggish; a greedy person. [Low]          {Masked pig}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Masked}.          {Pig bed} (Founding), the bed of sand in which the iron from             a smelting furnace is cast into pigs.          {Pig iron}, cast iron in pigs, or oblong blocks or bars, as             it comes from the smelting furnace. See {Pig}, 4.          {Pig yoke} (Naut.), a nickname for a quadrant or sextant.          {A pig in a poke} (that is, bag), a blind bargain; something             bought or bargained for, without the quality or the value             being known. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Masked \Masked\, a.       1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;             cincealed; hidden.          2. (Bot.) Same as {Personate}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing             decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said             of birds.          {Masked ball}, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.          {Masked battery} (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be             seen by an enemy until it opens fire. --H. L. Scott.          {Masked crab} (Zo[94]l.), a European crab ({Corystes             cassivelaunus}) with markings on the carapace somewhat             resembling a human face.          {Masked pig} (Zo[94]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ({Sus             pliciceps}). Its face is deeply furrowed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pupa \Pu"pa\, n.; pl. L. {Pup[?]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl.       doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis             which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago,             stage.          Note: Among insects belonging to the higher orders, as the                Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, the pupa is inactive                and takes no food; in the lower orders it is active and                takes food, and differs little from the imago except in                the rudimentary state of the sexual organs, and of the                wings in those that have wings when adult. The term                pupa is sometimes applied to other invertebrates in                analogous stages of development.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of air-breathing land snails having an             elongated spiral shell.          {Coarctate}, [or] {Obtected}, {pupa}, a pupa which is incased             in the dried-up skin of the larva, as in many Diptera.          {Masked pupa}, a pupa whose limbs are bound down and partly             concealed by a chitinous covering, as in Lepidoptera.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
--Milton.          Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast},                {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made                of separate spars.          2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.          {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and             {Before}.          {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}.          {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore             edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is             raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in             making a made mast. See {Made}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mastaba \Mas"ta*ba\, n. Also Mastabah \Mas"ta*bah\ . [Ar.       ma[87]tabah a large stone bench.]       1. In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings             and in public places.          2. (Egyptology) A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite             dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping             sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes             of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in             the rock beneath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mastaba \Mas"ta*ba\, n. Also Mastabah \Mas"ta*bah\ . [Ar.       ma[87]tabah a large stone bench.]       1. In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings             and in public places.          2. (Egyptology) A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite             dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping             sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes             of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in             the rock beneath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mastful \Mast"ful\, a. [See lst {Mast}.]       Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the       mastful forest; a mastful chestnut. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mastiff \Mas"tiff\, n.; pl. {Mastiffs}. [{Mastives} is irregular       and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. masty, adj., large, n., a       great dog, prob. fr. mast fruit, and hence, lit., fattened       with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. mestif mongrel;       cf. also F. m[83]tin mastiff, OF. mastin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There       are various strains, differing in form and color, and       characteristic of different countries.          {Mastiff bat} (Zo[94]l.), any bat of the genus {Molossus}; so             called because the face somewhat resembles that of a             mastiff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mastiff \Mas"tiff\, n.; pl. {Mastiffs}. [{Mastives} is irregular       and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. masty, adj., large, n., a       great dog, prob. fr. mast fruit, and hence, lit., fattened       with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. mestif mongrel;       cf. also F. m[83]tin mastiff, OF. mastin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There       are various strains, differing in form and color, and       characteristic of different countries.          {Mastiff bat} (Zo[94]l.), any bat of the genus {Molossus}; so             called because the face somewhat resembles that of a             mastiff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mastiff \Mas"tiff\, n.; pl. {Mastiffs}. [{Mastives} is irregular       and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. masty, adj., large, n., a       great dog, prob. fr. mast fruit, and hence, lit., fattened       with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. mestif mongrel;       cf. also F. m[83]tin mastiff, OF. mastin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There       are various strains, differing in form and color, and       characteristic of different countries.          {Mastiff bat} (Zo[94]l.), any bat of the genus {Molossus}; so             called because the face somewhat resembles that of a             mastiff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mastiff \Mas"tiff\, n.; pl. {Mastiffs}. [{Mastives} is irregular       and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. masty, adj., large, n., a       great dog, prob. fr. mast fruit, and hence, lit., fattened       with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. mestif mongrel;       cf. also F. m[83]tin mastiff, OF. mastin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There       are various strains, differing in form and color, and       characteristic of different countries.          {Mastiff bat} (Zo[94]l.), any bat of the genus {Molossus}; so             called because the face somewhat resembles that of a             mastiff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mesotype \Mes"o*type\, n. [Meso- + -type: cf. F. m[82]sotype.]       (Min.)       An old term covering natrolite or soda mesolite, scolecite or       lime mesotype, and mesolite or lime-soda mesotype.
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Mesquite bean \Mes*qui"te bean\       The pod or seed of the mesquite.
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Mightful \Might"ful\, a.       Mighty. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Misadventure \Mis`ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F.       m[82]saventure.]       Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill       adventure. --Chaucer.          {Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when             a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of             injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also             {excusable homicide}. See {Homicide}. --Blackstone.          Syn: Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.
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Misadventured \Mis`ad*ven"tured\, a.       Unfortunate. [Obs.]
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Misadventurous \Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous\, a.       Unfortunate.
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Misadvertence \Mis`ad*vert"ence\, n.       Inadvertence.
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Misadvice \Mis`ad*vice"\, n.       Bad advice.
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Misadvise \Mis`ad*vise"\, v. t.       To give bad counsel to.
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Misadvised \Mis`ad*vised"\, a.       Ill advised. -- {Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly}, adv.
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Misadvised \Mis`ad*vised"\, a.       Ill advised. -- {Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly}, adv.
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Misdepart \Mis`de*part"\, v. t.       To distribute wrongly. [Obs.]                   He misdeparteth riches temporal.            --Chaucer.
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Misdevotion \Mis`de*vo"tion\, n.       Mistaken devotion.
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Misdivide \Mis`di*vide"\, v. t.       To divide wrongly.
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Misdivision \Mis`di*vi"sion\, n.       Wrong division.
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Misdoubt \Mis*doubt"\, v. t. & i.       To be suspicious of; to have suspicion. [Obs.]                   I do not misdoubt my wife.                     --Shak.
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Misdoubt \Mis*doubt"\, n.       1. Suspicion. [Obs.]          2. Irresolution; hesitation. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misdoubtful \Mis*doubt"ful\, a       Misgiving; hesitating. [Obs.] [bd]Her misdoubtful mind.[b8]       --Spenser.
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Misstep \Mis*step"\, n.       A wrong step; an error of conduct.
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Misstep \Mis*step"\, v. i.       To take a wrong step; to go astray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mist \Mist\ (m[icr]st), n. [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist,       Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. ma[a1]hstus, AS. m[c6]gan to       make water, Icel. m[c6]ga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L.       mingere, meiere, to make water, gr. [?] to make water, [?]       mist, Skr. mih to make water, n., a mist m[b5]gha cloud.       [fb]102. Cf. {Misle}, {Mizzle}, {Mixen}.]       1. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or             near the surface of the earth; fog.          2. Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible             particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.          3. Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or             intercepts vision.                         His passion cast a mist before his sense. --Dryden.          {Mist flower} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Eupatorium             c[d2]lestinum}), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs             of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and             Southern United States.
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Mistful \Mist"ful\, a.       Clouded with, or as with, mist.
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Mixed \Mixed\, a.       Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, v. t.       & i.          {Mixed action} (Law), a suit combining the properties of a             real and a personal action.          {Mixed angle}, a mixtilineal angle.          {Mixed fabric}, a textile fabric composed of two or more             kinds of fiber, as a poplin.          {Mixed marriage}, a marriage between persons of different             races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman             Catholic and a Protestant.          {Mixed number}, a whole number and a fraction taken together.                      {Mixed train}, a railway train containing both passenger and             freight cars.          {Mixed voices} (Mus.), voices of both males and females             united in the same performance.
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Foursome \Four"some\, n. (Golf)       A game between four players, with two on each side and each       side playing but one ball, the partners striking alternately.       It is called a          {mixed foursome} when each side consists of a man and a             woman.
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Mixed \Mixed\, a.       Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, v. t.       & i.          {Mixed action} (Law), a suit combining the properties of a             real and a personal action.          {Mixed angle}, a mixtilineal angle.          {Mixed fabric}, a textile fabric composed of two or more             kinds of fiber, as a poplin.          {Mixed marriage}, a marriage between persons of different             races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman             Catholic and a Protestant.          {Mixed number}, a whole number and a fraction taken together.                      {Mixed train}, a railway train containing both passenger and             freight cars.          {Mixed voices} (Mus.), voices of both males and females             united in the same performance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moistful \Moist"ful\, a.       Full of moisture. [R.]
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Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\, n.; pl. {Mosquitoes}. [Sp. mosquito, fr.       moscafly, L. musca. Cf. {Musket}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of various species of gnats of the genus {Culex} and       allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,       within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike       organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals       to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many       persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some       pain. The larv[91] and pup[91], called wigglers, are aquatic.       [Written also {musquito}.]          {Mosquito bar}, {Mosquito net}, a net or curtain for             excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.          {Mosquito fleet}, a fleet of small vessels.          {Mosquito hawk} (Zo[94]l.), a dragon fly; -- so called             because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.          {Mosquito netting}, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for             making mosquito bars.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\, n.; pl. {Mosquitoes}. [Sp. mosquito, fr.       moscafly, L. musca. Cf. {Musket}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of various species of gnats of the genus {Culex} and       allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,       within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike       organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals       to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many       persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some       pain. The larv[91] and pup[91], called wigglers, are aquatic.       [Written also {musquito}.]          {Mosquito bar}, {Mosquito net}, a net or curtain for             excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.          {Mosquito fleet}, a fleet of small vessels.          {Mosquito hawk} (Zo[94]l.), a dragon fly; -- so called             because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.          {Mosquito netting}, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for             making mosquito bars.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mostahiba \Mos`ta*hi"ba\, n.       See {Mustaiba}.
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Mustaiba \Mus`ta*i"ba\, n.       A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from       Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools,       and the like. [Written also {mostahiba}.] --MaElrath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mostahiba \Mos`ta*hi"ba\, n.       See {Mustaiba}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mustaiba \Mus`ta*i"ba\, n.       A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from       Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools,       and the like. [Written also {mostahiba}.] --MaElrath.
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Most \Most\, adv.          {Most-favored-nation clause} (Diplomacy), a clause, often             inserted in treaties, by which each of the contracting             nations binds itself to grant to the other in certain             stipulated matters the same terms as are then, or may be             thereafter, granted to the nation which receives from it             the most favorable terms in respect of those matters.                         There was a [bd]most-favored-nation[b8] clause with                      provisions for the good treatment of strangers                      entering the Republic.                        --James Bryce.                         Steam navigation was secured by the Japanese as far                      as Chungking, and under the most-favored-nation                      clause the right accrued to us.         --A. R.                                                                               Colquhoun.    Mother's Day \Moth"er's Day\       A day appointed for the honor and uplift of motherhood by the       loving remembrance of each person of his mother through the       performance of some act of kindness, visit, tribute, or       letter. The founder of the day is Anna Jarvis, of       Philadelphia, who designated the second Sunday in May, or for       schools the second Friday, as the time, and a white carnation       as the badge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mustahfiz \Mus`tah"fiz`\, n. [Turk. & Ar. musta[hsdot]fi[zsdot]       who trusts to another's keeping, a soldier of a garrison.]       See {Army organization}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mustaiba \Mus`ta*i"ba\, n.       A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from       Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools,       and the like. [Written also {mostahiba}.] --MaElrath.
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Mystification \Mys`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. mystification.]       The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also,       something designed to, or that does, mystify.                   The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had been                playing off a mystification on his Grace. --De Quincey.
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Mystificator \Mys"ti*fi*ca`tor\, n.       One who mystifies.
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Mystify \Mys"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mystified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mystifying}.] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. [?] + L. -ficare       (in comp.) to make. See 1st {Mystery}, and {-fy}.]       1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to             understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.          2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the             credulity of; as, to mystify an opponent.                         He took undue advantage of his credulity and                      mystified him exceedingly.                  --Ld.                                                                               Campbell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mystify \Mys"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mystified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mystifying}.] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. [?] + L. -ficare       (in comp.) to make. See 1st {Mystery}, and {-fy}.]       1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to             understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.          2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the             credulity of; as, to mystify an opponent.                         He took undue advantage of his credulity and                      mystified him exceedingly.                  --Ld.                                                                               Campbell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mystify \Mys"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mystified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mystifying}.] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. [?] + L. -ficare       (in comp.) to make. See 1st {Mystery}, and {-fy}.]       1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to             understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.          2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the             credulity of; as, to mystify an opponent.                         He took undue advantage of his credulity and                      mystified him exceedingly.                  --Ld.                                                                               Campbell.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McDuffie County, GA (county, FIPS 189)       Location: 33.47772 N, 82.48190 W       Population (1990): 20119 (8043 housing units)       Area: 672.9 sq km (land), 16.9 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
maggotbox /mag'*t-boks/ n.   See {Macintrash}.   This is even    more derogatory.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
maggotbox          /mag'*t-boks/ An even more derogatory term than       {Macintrash}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-25)