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   madam
         n 1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the
               limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {madam},
               {ma'am}, {lady}, {gentlewoman}]
         2: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: {madam},
            {brothel keeper}]

English Dictionary: motion	by the DICT Development Group
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madame n title used for a married Frenchwoman
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madden v cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind [syn: madden, craze] drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves make mad; "His behavior is maddening"
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Madonna n the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics Synonym(s): Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin, Madonna United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958) Synonym(s): Madonna, Madonna Louise Ciccone
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mahatma n (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage
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maiden adj serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" Synonym(s): inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden n an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) [syn: maid, maiden] (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored Synonym(s): maiden over, maiden
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matinee n a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)
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MDMA n a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States; "MDMA is often used at parties because it enables partygoers to remain active for long periods of time" Synonym(s): methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA
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Medan n a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
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median adj relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" Synonym(s): median(a), average dividing an animal into right and left halves Synonym(s): medial, median relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle Synonym(s): median, medial n the value below which 50% of the cases fall [syn: median, median value]
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Medina n a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam Synonym(s): Medina, Al Madinah the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
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medium adj around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" Synonym(s): average, intermediate, medium (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside n a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium" an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms Synonym(s): culture medium, medium a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium" someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" Synonym(s): medium, spiritualist, sensitive (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public Synonym(s): medium, mass medium an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" Synonym(s): metier, medium
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methane n a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
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mid-May n the middle part of May
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mid-on n the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side
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midden n (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement Synonym(s): eitchen midden, midden, kitchen midden a heap of dung or refuse Synonym(s): dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill
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mithan n ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur Synonym(s): gayal, mithan, Bibos frontalis
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mitten n glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
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modem n (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
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motion n the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals Synonym(s): gesture, motion a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something Synonym(s): movement, motion a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" Synonym(s): motion, movement, move, motility a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" Antonym(s): lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" Synonym(s): motion, question the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" Synonym(s): motion, movement, move an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" Synonym(s): apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement v show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" Synonym(s): gesticulate, gesture, motion
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Motown n the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor Synonym(s): Detroit, Motor City, Motown
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mouton n meat from a mature domestic sheep Synonym(s): mouton, mutton
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mow down v kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" Synonym(s): massacre, slaughter, mow down
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mud hen n a coot found in North America [syn: American coot, {marsh hen}, mud hen, water hen, Fulica americana]
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Mutawa'een n religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded Synonym(s): Mutawa'een, Mutawa
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mutiny n open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) v engage in a mutiny against an authority
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muton n the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur
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mutton n meat from a mature domestic sheep Synonym(s): mouton, mutton
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myodynia n pain in a muscle or group of muscles [syn: myalgia, myodynia]
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myotomy n surgical incision or division of a muscle
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myotonia n abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. {Madams}, or {Mesdames}. [See {Madame}.] A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.
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Madden \Mad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maddened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maddening}.] To make mad; to drive to madness; to craze; to excite violently with passion; to make very angry; to enrage.
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Madden \Mad"den\, v. i. To become mad; to act as if mad. They rave, recite, and madden round the land. --Pope.
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Madonna \Ma*don"na\, n. [It. madonna my lady. See {Dame}, {Donna}, and cf. {Madame}, {Monkey}.] 1. My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English. --Shak. 2. [pl. {Madonnas} (n[adot]z).] A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe). The Italian painters are noted for drawing the Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses. --Rymer.
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Mahatma \Mahat"ma\, n. [Skr. mah[be]tman, lit., great-souled, wise.] (Theosophy) One of a class of sages, or [bd]adepts,[b8] reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men. -- {Mahat"ma*ism}, n.
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Maiden \Maid"en\, n. [OE. maiden, meiden, AS. m[91]gden, dim. of AS. m[91]g[?], fr. mago son, servant; akin to G. magd, m[84]dchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. m[94]gr son, Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend. magu youth. Cf. {Maid} a virgin.] 1. An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid. She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways, building of bridges, and endowing of maidens. --Carew. A maiden of our century, yet most meek. --Tennyson. 2. A female servant. [Obs.] 3. An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals. --Wharton. 4. A machine for washing linen.
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Maiden \Maid"en\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. [bd]Amid the maiden throng.[b8] --Addison. Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak. 2. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. [bd]A surprising old maiden lady.[b8] --Thackeray. 3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused. [bd]Maiden flowers.[b8] --Shak. Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. --Shak. 4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay. {Maiden assize} (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart. {Maiden name}, the surname of a woman before her marriage. {Maiden pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Maiden plum} (Bot.), a West Indian tree ({Comocladia integrifolia}) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain. {Maiden speech}, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body. {Maiden tower}, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.
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Maiden \Maid"en\, v. t. To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object. For had I maiden'd it, as many use. Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse. --Bp. Hall.
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Matin \Mat"in\, n. [F. fr. L. matutinum the morning, matutinus of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See {Matutinal}.] 1. Morning. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. pl. [F. matines. See Etymol. above.] Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs. The winged choristers began To chirp their matins. --Cleveland. 3. Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Matin \Mat"in\, a. Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.
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Levee \Lev"ee\ (l[ecr]v"[esl]; often l[ecr]v*[emac]" in U. S.), n. [F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See {Lever}, n.] 1. The act of rising. [bd] The sun's levee.[b8] --Gray. 2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a {soir[82]e}, or evening assembly; a {matin[82]e}; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee. Note: In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a {drawing-room}.
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Matin82e \Mat`i*n[82]e"\, n. [F., from matin. See {Matin}.] A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See {Soir[90]e}.
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Levee \Lev"ee\ (l[ecr]v"[esl]; often l[ecr]v*[emac]" in U. S.), n. [F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See {Lever}, n.] 1. The act of rising. [bd] The sun's levee.[b8] --Gray. 2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a {soir[82]e}, or evening assembly; a {matin[82]e}; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee. Note: In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a {drawing-room}.
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Matin82e \Mat`i*n[82]e"\, n. [F., from matin. See {Matin}.] A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See {Soir[90]e}.
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Stake-driver \Stake"-driv`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The common American bittern ({Botaurus lentiginosus}); -- so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud. Called also {meadow hen}, and {Indian hen}.
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Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons, of various species. Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus stellaris}. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is {B. lentiginosus}, and is also called {stake-driver} and {meadow hen}. See {Stake-driver}. Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the {least bittern} ({Ardetta exilis}), and the {sun bittern}.
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Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
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Stake-driver \Stake"-driv`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The common American bittern ({Botaurus lentiginosus}); -- so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud. Called also {meadow hen}, and {Indian hen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons, of various species. Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus stellaris}. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is {B. lentiginosus}, and is also called {stake-driver} and {meadow hen}. See {Stake-driver}. Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the {least bittern} ({Ardetta exilis}), and the {sun bittern}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Median \Me"di*an\, a. [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See {Medial}.] 1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves; -- said of unpaired organs and parts; as, median coverts. {Median line}. (a) (Anat.) Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either of the lines in which the mesial plane meets the surface of the body. (b) (Geom.) The line drawn from an angle of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side; any line having the nature of a diameter. {Median plane} (Anat.), the mesial plane. {Median point} (Geom.), the point where the three median lines of a triangle mutually intersect.
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Median \Me"di*an\, n. (Geom.) A median line or point.
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Medino \Me*di"no\, n. Same as {Para}.
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Medium \Me"di*um\, a. Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength.
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Medium \Me"dium\, n.; pl. L. {Media}, {E}. {Mediums}. [L. medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}, and cf. {Medius}.] 1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean. The just medium . . . lies between pride and abjection. --L'Estrange. (b) (Math.) See {Mean}. (c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection. 2. A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion* or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted. Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried. --Bacon. I must bring together All these extremes; and must remove all mediums. --Denham. 3. An average. [R.] A medium of six years of war, and six years of peace. --Burke. 4. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See {Paper}. 5. (Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application. {Circulating medium}, a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes. {Ethereal medium} (Physics), the ether. {Medium of exchange}, that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current representatives of money.
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Meeten \Meet"en\, v. t. To render fit. [R.]
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d8Maidan \[d8]Mai*dan"\, n. [Written also {midan}, {meidan}, {mydan}, etc.] [Hind. & Per. maid[be]n, fr. Ar. maid[be]n.] In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade. A gallop on the green maidan. --M. Crawford.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methane \Meth"ane\, n. [See {Methal}.] (Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, {CH4}; marsh gas. See {Marsh gas}, under {Gas}. {Methane series} (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the {paraffin (little affinity) series}. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper.
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{Gas fitter}, one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for gas. {Gas fitting}. (a) The occupation of a gas fitter. (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc. {Gas fixture}, a device for conveying illuminating or combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner, consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are adjusted. {Gas generator}, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as: (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by heat; (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor; (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for a[89]rating water, bread, etc. --Knight. {Gas jet}, a flame of illuminating gas. {Gas machine}, an apparatus for carbureting air for use as illuminating gas. {Gas meter}, an instrument for recording the quantity of gas consumed in a given time, at a particular place. {Gas retort}, a retort which contains the coal and other materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the manufacture of gas. {Gas stove}, a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by gas. {Gas tar}, coal tar. {Gas trap}, a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th {Trap}, 5. {Gas washer} (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it. --Knight. {Gas water}, water through which gas has been passed for purification; -- called also {gas liquor} and {ammoniacal water}, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac, carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson. {Gas well}, a deep boring, from which natural gas is discharged. --Raymond. {Gas works}, a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting cities. {Laughing gas}. See under {Laughing}. {Marsh gas} (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous hydrocarbon, {CH4}, produced artificially by the dry distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools, whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin series. Called also {methane}, and in coal mines, {fire damp}. {Natural gas}, gas obtained from wells, etc., in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from the Coal Measures. {Olefiant gas} (Chem.). See {Ethylene}. {Water gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon, as gasoline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methane \Meth"ane\, n. [See {Methal}.] (Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, {CH4}; marsh gas. See {Marsh gas}, under {Gas}. {Methane series} (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the {paraffin (little affinity) series}. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper.
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{Gas fitter}, one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for gas. {Gas fitting}. (a) The occupation of a gas fitter. (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc. {Gas fixture}, a device for conveying illuminating or combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner, consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are adjusted. {Gas generator}, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as: (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by heat; (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor; (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for a[89]rating water, bread, etc. --Knight. {Gas jet}, a flame of illuminating gas. {Gas machine}, an apparatus for carbureting air for use as illuminating gas. {Gas meter}, an instrument for recording the quantity of gas consumed in a given time, at a particular place. {Gas retort}, a retort which contains the coal and other materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the manufacture of gas. {Gas stove}, a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by gas. {Gas tar}, coal tar. {Gas trap}, a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th {Trap}, 5. {Gas washer} (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it. --Knight. {Gas water}, water through which gas has been passed for purification; -- called also {gas liquor} and {ammoniacal water}, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac, carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson. {Gas well}, a deep boring, from which natural gas is discharged. --Raymond. {Gas works}, a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting cities. {Laughing gas}. See under {Laughing}. {Marsh gas} (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous hydrocarbon, {CH4}, produced artificially by the dry distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools, whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin series. Called also {methane}, and in coal mines, {fire damp}. {Natural gas}, gas obtained from wells, etc., in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from the Coal Measures. {Olefiant gas} (Chem.). See {Ethylene}. {Water gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon, as gasoline.
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Methene \Meth"ene\, n. [Methyl + ethylene.] (Chem.) See {Methylene}.
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Methylene \Meth"yl*ene\, n. [F. m[82]thyl[8a]ne, from Gr. [?] wine + [?] wood; -- a word coined to correspond to the name wood spirit.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, {CH2}, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, {CH2Br2}; -- formerly called also {methene}. {Methylene blue} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; -- called also {pure blue}.
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Methene \Meth"ene\, n. [Methyl + ethylene.] (Chem.) See {Methylene}.
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Methylene \Meth"yl*ene\, n. [F. m[82]thyl[8a]ne, from Gr. [?] wine + [?] wood; -- a word coined to correspond to the name wood spirit.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, {CH2}, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, {CH2Br2}; -- formerly called also {methene}. {Methylene blue} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; -- called also {pure blue}.
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d8Maidan \[d8]Mai*dan"\, n. [Written also {midan}, {meidan}, {mydan}, etc.] [Hind. & Per. maid[be]n, fr. Ar. maid[be]n.] In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade. A gallop on the green maidan. --M. Crawford.
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Midden \Mid"den\, n. [Also {midding}.] [Cf. Dan. m[94]gdynge, E. muck, and dung.] 1. A dunghill. [Prov. Eng.] 2. An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See {Kitchen middens}.
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Mitome \Mi"tome\, n. [Gr. [?] a thread.] (Biol.) The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell.
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Mitten \Mit"ten\, n. [OE. mitaine, meteyn, F. mitaine, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. miotog, Gael. miotag, Ir. & Gael. mutan a muff, a thick glove. Cf. {Mitt}.] 1. A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury. It differs from a glove in not having a separate sheath for each finger. --Chaucer. 2. A cover for the wrist and forearm. {To give the mitten to}, to dismiss as a lover; to reject the suit of. [Colloq.] {To handle without mittens}, to treat roughly; to handle without gloves. [Colloq.]
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Mothen \Moth"en\, a. Full of moths. [Obs.] --Fulke.
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Resolution \Res`olu"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [F. r[82]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem. The unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action. --Dryden. 2. The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.] 3. The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination. Be it with resolution then to fight. --Shak. 4. That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting. 5. The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance. [Obs.] Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania. --Holland. 6. (Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem. 7. (Med.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like. 8. (Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord. {Joint resolution}. See under {Joint}, a. {Resolution of a force} [or] {motion} (Mech.), the separation of a single force or motion* into two or more which have different directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of {composition of a force}. {Resolution of a nebula} (Astron.), the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be composed of small stars. Syn: Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve. See {Decision}.
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Resultant \Result"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. r[82]sultant.] Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence. {Resultant force} [or] {motion} (Mech.), a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion* which is the result of two or more motions combined. See {Composition of forces}, under {Composition}.
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Motion \Mo"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to {rest}. Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends thee, and each word, each motion, forms. --Milton. 2. Power of, or capacity for, motion. Devoid of sense and motion. --Milton. 3. Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east. In our proper motion we ascend. --Milton. 4. Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts. This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion. --Dr. H. More. 5. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity. Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God. --South. 6. A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn. Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion. --Shak. 7. (Law) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant. --Mozley & W. 8. (Mus.) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. The independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint. --Grove. Note: Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is that when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is that when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is that when parts move in the same direction. 9. A puppet show or puppet. [Obs.] What motion's this? the model of Nineveh? --Beau. & Fl. Note: Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound. {Simple motions} are: ({a}) straight translation, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. ({b}) Simple rotation, which may be either continuous or reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called oscillating. ({c}) Helical, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. {Compound motion} consists of combinations of any of the simple motions. {Center of motion}, {Harmonic motion}, etc. See under {Center}, {Harmonic}, etc. {Motion block} (Steam Engine), a crosshead. {Perpetual motion} (Mech.), an incessant motion conceived to be attainable by a machine supplying its own motive forces independently of any action from without.
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Motion \Mo"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Motioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Motioning}.] 1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat. 2. To make proposal; to offer plans. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Motion \Mo"tion\, v. t. 1. To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat. 2. To propose; to move. [Obs.] I want friends to motion such a matter. --Burton.
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Resolution \Res`olu"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [F. r[82]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem. The unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action. --Dryden. 2. The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.] 3. The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination. Be it with resolution then to fight. --Shak. 4. That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting. 5. The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance. [Obs.] Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania. --Holland. 6. (Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem. 7. (Med.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like. 8. (Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord. {Joint resolution}. See under {Joint}, a. {Resolution of a force} [or] {motion} (Mech.), the separation of a single force or motion* into two or more which have different directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of {composition of a force}. {Resolution of a nebula} (Astron.), the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be composed of small stars. Syn: Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve. See {Decision}.
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Resultant \Result"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. r[82]sultant.] Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence. {Resultant force} [or] {motion} (Mech.), a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion* which is the result of two or more motions combined. See {Composition of forces}, under {Composition}.
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Motion \Mo"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to {rest}. Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends thee, and each word, each motion, forms. --Milton. 2. Power of, or capacity for, motion. Devoid of sense and motion. --Milton. 3. Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east. In our proper motion we ascend. --Milton. 4. Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts. This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion. --Dr. H. More. 5. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity. Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God. --South. 6. A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn. Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion. --Shak. 7. (Law) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant. --Mozley & W. 8. (Mus.) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. The independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint. --Grove. Note: Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is that when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is that when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is that when parts move in the same direction. 9. A puppet show or puppet. [Obs.] What motion's this? the model of Nineveh? --Beau. & Fl. Note: Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound. {Simple motions} are: ({a}) straight translation, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. ({b}) Simple rotation, which may be either continuous or reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called oscillating. ({c}) Helical, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. {Compound motion} consists of combinations of any of the simple motions. {Center of motion}, {Harmonic motion}, etc. See under {Center}, {Harmonic}, etc. {Motion block} (Steam Engine), a crosshead. {Perpetual motion} (Mech.), an incessant motion conceived to be attainable by a machine supplying its own motive forces independently of any action from without.
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Motion \Mo"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Motioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Motioning}.] 1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat. 2. To make proposal; to offer plans. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Motion \Mo"tion\, v. t. 1. To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat. 2. To propose; to move. [Obs.] I want friends to motion such a matter. --Burton.
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Moton \Mo"ton\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anc. Armor) A small plate covering the armpit in armor of the 14th century and later.
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Moutan \Mou"tan\, n. (Bot.) The Chinese tree peony ({P[91]onia Mountan}), a shrub with large flowers of various colors.
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Mud \Mud\, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a scum on liquors.] Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive. {Mud bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum pomotis}) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep grunting note. {Mud bath}, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease. {Mud boat}, a large flatboat used in deredging. {Mud cat}. See {Catfish}. {Mud crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several American marine crabs of the genus {Panopeus}. {Mud dab} (Zo[94]l.), the winter flounder. See {Flounder}, and {Dab}. {Mud dauber} (Zo[94]l.), a mud wasp. {Mud devil} (Zo[94]l.), the fellbender. {Mud drum} (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and mud in the water can settle for removal. {Mud eel} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of legs. See {Siren}. {Mud frog} (Zo[94]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus}). {Mud hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana}). (b) The clapper rail. {Mud lark}, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud. [Slang] {Mud minnow} (Zo[94]l.), any small American fresh-water fish of the genus {Umbra}, as {U. limi}. The genus is allied to the pickerels. {Mud plug}, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler. {Mud puppy} (Zo[94]l.), the menobranchus. {Mud scow}, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat. [U.S.] {Mud turtle}, {Mud tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States. {Mud wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to {Pep[91]us}, and allied genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached, side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings, etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva. Called also {mud dauber}.
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Muezzin \Muez"zin\ (m[usl][ecr]z"z[icr]n), n. [Ar.] A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer. [Written also {mouezzin}, {mueddin}, and {muwazzin}.]
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Mutine \Mu"tine\, v. i. [F. mutiner.] To mutiny. [Obs.]
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Mutine \Mu"tine\, n. [F. mutin.] A mutineer. [Obs.]
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Mutiny \Mu"ti*ny\, n.; pl. {Mutinies}. [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p. p. of movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination. In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader. --Macaulay. 2. Violent commotion; tumult; strife. [Obs.] o raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves. --Shak. {Mutiny act} (Law), an English statute re[89]nacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion. --Wharton. Syn: See {Insurrection}.
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Mutiny \Mu"ti*ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mutinied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mutinying}.] 1. To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority. 2. To fall into strife; to quarrel. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Mutton \Mut"ton\, n. [OE. motoun, OF. moton, molton, a sheep, wether, F. mouton, LL. multo, by transposition of l fr. L. mutilus mutilated. See {Mutilate}.] 1. A sheep. [Obs.] --Chapman. Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. --Sir H. Sidney. Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds. --Hallam. 2. The flesh of a sheep. The fat of roasted mutton or beef. --Swift. 3. A loose woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] {Mutton bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian short-tailed petrel ({Nectris brevicaudus}). {Mutton chop}, a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off. {Mutton fish} (Zo[94]l.), the American eelpout. See {Eelpout}. {Mutton fist}, a big brawny fist or hand. [Colloq.] --Dryden. {Mutton monger}, a pimp. [Low & Obs.] --Chapman. {To return to one's muttons}. [A translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys, revenons [85] nos moutons let us return to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc. [Humorous] I willingly return to my muttons. --H. R. Haweis.
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Muttony \Mut"ton*y\, a. Like mutton; having a flavor of mutton.
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d8Maidan \[d8]Mai*dan"\, n. [Written also {midan}, {meidan}, {mydan}, etc.] [Hind. & Per. maid[be]n, fr. Ar. maid[be]n.] In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade. A gallop on the green maidan. --M. Crawford.
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Myotome \My"o*tome\, n. [See {Myotomy}.] (Anat.) (a) A muscular segment; one of the zones into which the muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, are divided; a myocomma. (b) One of the embryonic muscular segments arising from the protovertebr[91]; also, one of the protovertebr[91] themselves. (c) The muscular system of one metamere of an articulate.
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Myotomy \Myot"omy\, n. [Myo- + Gr. [?] to cut: cf. F. myotomie.] The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles.
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Medinah, IL (CDP, FIPS 48112) Location: 41.97546 N, 88.05569 W Population (1990): 2512 (853 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60157
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Medon, TN (town, FIPS 47020) Location: 35.45846 N, 88.86569 W Population (1990): 137 (59 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38356
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Methuen, MA Zip code(s): 01844
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Modena, NY Zip code(s): 12548 Modena, PA (borough, FIPS 50232) Location: 39.96215 N, 75.80249 W Population (1990): 563 (206 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Modena, UT Zip code(s): 84753 Modena, WI Zip code(s): 54755
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Myton, UT (city, FIPS 53340) Location: 40.19349 N, 110.06179 W Population (1990): 468 (179 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84052
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
M2toM3 A simple {Modula-2} to {Modula-3} translator by Peter Klein which covers most of the syntactic differences between those languages. No context sensitive analysis is done, so WITH statements, local {modules}, {enumeration type} literals and {variant RECORD}S have to be dealt with by hand. Part of the {Sun} Modula 2 library is emulated by the Modula 3 library. Version 1.01. {(ftp://martha.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/Modula3)}. (1992-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
modem (Modulator/demodulator) An electronic device for converting between serial data (typically {EIA-232}) from a computer and an audio signal suitable for transmission over a telephone line connected to another modem. In one scheme the audio signal is composed of silence (no data) or one of two frequencies representing zero and one. Modems are distinguished primarily by the maximum data rate they support. Data rates can range from 75 bits per second up to 56000 and beyond. Data from the user (i.e. flowing from the local terminal or computer via the modem to the telephone line) is sometimes at a lower rate than the other direction, on the assumption that the user cannot type more than a few characters per second. Various data {compression} and error correction {algorithms} are required to support the highest speeds. Other optional features are {auto-dial} (auto-call) and {auto-answer} which allow the computer to initiate and accept calls without human intervention. Most modern modems support a number of different {protocols}, and two modems, when first connected, will automatically negotiate to find a common protocol (this process may be audible through the modem or computer's loudspeakers). Some modem protocols allow the two modems to renegotiate ("retrain") if the initial choice of data rate is too high and gives too many transmission errors. A modem may either be internal (connected to the computer's {bus}) or external ("stand-alone", connected to one of the computer's {serial ports}). The actual speed of transmission in characters per second depends not just the modem-to-modem data rate, but also on the speed with which the processor can transfer data to and from the modem, the kind of compression used and whether the data is compressed by the processor or the modem, the amount of noise on the telephone line (which causes retransmissions), the serial character format (typically {8N1}: one {start bit}, eight data bits, no {parity}, one {stop bit}). See also {acoustic coupler}, {adaptive answering}, {baud barf}, {Bulletin Board System}, {Caller ID}, {SoftModem}, {U.S. Robotics}, {UUCP}, {whalesong}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.dcom.modems}. (2002-05-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MODEM7 A {batch file transfer protocol}. See also {XMODEM}. (1995-05-02)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Madon strife, a Canaanitish city in the north of Palestine (Josh. 11:1; 12:19), whose king was slain by Joshua; perhaps the ruin Madin, near Hattin, some 5 miles west of Tiberias.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mattan gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18). (2.) The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary (Matt. 1:15). (3.) The father of Shephatiah (Jer. 38:1).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mattanah a gift, a station of the Israelites (Num. 21:18, 19) between the desert and the borders of Moab, in the Wady Waleh.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mattaniah gift of Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Heman, the chief of the ninth class of temple singers (1 Chr. 25:4, 16). (2.) A Levite who assisted in purifying the temple at the reformation under Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:13). (3.) The original name of Zedekiah (q.v.), the last of the kings of Judah (2 Kings 24:17). He was the third son of Josiah, who fell at Megiddo. He succeeded his nephew Jehoiakin.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Matthan gift, one of our Lord's ancestry (Matt. 1:15).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Medan contention, the third son of Abraham by Keturah (Gen. 25:2).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Middin measures, one of the six cities "in the wilderness," on the west of the Dead Sea, mentioned along with En-gedi (Josh. 15:61).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Midian strife, the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah, the father of the Midianites (Gen. 25:2; 1 Chr. 1:32).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Madian, judgment; striving; covering; chiding
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Madon, a chiding; a garment; his measure
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mattan, Mattana, Mattenai, gifts; rains
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mattaniah, gift, or hope, of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Matthan, same as Mattan
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Medan, judgment; process
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Middin, judgment; striving
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Midian, judgment; covering; habit