Madeira winter cherry
         n 1: small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for
               its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-
               sized fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {winter cherry},
               {Madeira winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]

English Dictionary: madrona	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
madrona n evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning Synonym(s): madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
madrono n evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning Synonym(s): madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
materia medica n the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects Synonym(s): pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica
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maternal adj characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers Antonym(s): paternal relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes" relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" Synonym(s): parental, maternal, paternal Antonym(s): filial related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" Synonym(s): enate, enatic, maternal(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternal language n one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next Synonym(s): mother tongue, maternal language, first language
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maternal quality n the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" Synonym(s): motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternal-infant bonding n the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth; "maternal-infant bonding influences the child's psychological and physical development"
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maternalism n the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" Synonym(s): motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternalistic adj showing maternal instincts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternally adv in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally" Synonym(s): maternally, motherly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternity n the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus Synonym(s): pregnancy, gestation, maternity the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother Synonym(s): motherhood, maternity the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" Synonym(s): motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternity hospital n a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternity ward n a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matrimonial adj of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss" Synonym(s): marital, matrimonial, married
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matrimonial law n that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matrimony n the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" Synonym(s): marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matrimony vine n any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries Synonym(s): matrimony vine, boxthorn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matron n a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified a wardress in a prison a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matron of honor n a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matronly adj befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman; "her matronly figure"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matronymic n a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor Synonym(s): matronymic, metronymic
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Matthew Arnold n English poet and literary critic (1822-1888) [syn: Arnold, Matthew Arnold]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mature-onset diabetes n mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin Synonym(s): type II diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketosis-resistant diabetes, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes, adult-onset diabetes mellitus, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus, maturity-onset diabetes, mature-onset diabetes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maturement n coming to full development; becoming mature [syn: maturation, ripening, maturement]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matureness n state of being mature; full development [syn: maturity, matureness] Antonym(s): immatureness, immaturity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meat thermometer n a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source); used to measure how well done the meat is
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meter maid n policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metronidazole n antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis Synonym(s): metronidazole, Flagyl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metronome n clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metronome marking n the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds Synonym(s): beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metronymic n a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor Synonym(s): matronymic, metronymic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Metternich n Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: Metternich, {Klemens Metternich}, Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
midiron n long iron with a nearly vertical face [syn: midiron, {two iron}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
midterm n the middle of the gestation period middle of an academic term or a political term in office an examination administered in the middle of an academic term Synonym(s): midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
midterm exam n an examination administered in the middle of an academic term Synonym(s): midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
midterm examination n an examination administered in the middle of an academic term Synonym(s): midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
miter mushroom n a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted Synonym(s): Helvella crispa, miter mushroom
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mithramycin n an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes Synonym(s): mithramycin, Mithracin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mitterrand n French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996) Synonym(s): Mitterrand, Francois Mitterrand, Francois Maurice Marie Mitterrand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern adj belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric" Antonym(s): nonmodern relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs"; Synonym(s): mod, modern, modernistic characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" Synonym(s): advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew" Synonym(s): Modern, New n a contemporary person a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes Synonym(s): modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font Antonym(s): old style, old style font
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern ballet n a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern dance n a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Modern English n English since about 1450
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern era n the present or recent times
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern font n a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes Synonym(s): modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font Antonym(s): old style, old style font
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Modern Greek n the Greek language as spoken and written today [syn: Modern Greek, New Greek]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Modern Hebrew n Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern jazz n any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940 Synonym(s): modern jazz, new jazz, neo jazz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern man n subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races [syn: Homo sapiens sapiens, modern man]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern times n the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "in modern times like these" Synonym(s): modern times, present times, modern world, contemporary world
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern world n the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "in modern times like these" Synonym(s): modern times, present times, modern world, contemporary world
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modern-day adj characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine" Synonym(s): contemporary, modern-day
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moderne adj of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernisation n making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process" Synonym(s): modernization, modernisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernise v become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" Synonym(s): modernize, modernise, develop make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system" Synonym(s): overhaul, modernize, modernise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernised adj brought up to date; "modernized methods" [syn: modernized, modernised]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernism n genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" Synonym(s): modernity, modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness practices typical of contemporary life or thought
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernist n an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernistic adj relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs"; Synonym(s): mod, modern, modernistic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernity n the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" Synonym(s): modernity, modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernization n making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process" Synonym(s): modernization, modernisation a modernized version (as of a play)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernize v make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system" Synonym(s): overhaul, modernize, modernise become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" Synonym(s): modernize, modernise, develop
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernized adj brought up to date; "modernized methods" [syn: modernized, modernised]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modernness n the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" Synonym(s): modernity, modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mother hen n a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way) a hen with chicks
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mother-in-law n the mother of your spouse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mother-in-law plant n an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name Synonym(s): dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother- in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mother-in-law's tongue n stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant Synonym(s): mother-in-law's tongue, snake plant, Sansevieria trifasciata an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name Synonym(s): dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in- law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine
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mother-naked adj as naked as at birth [syn: mother-naked, {naked as the day one was born}, naked as the day you were born, in one's birthday suit, in your birthday suit]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor end plate n the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle Synonym(s): end-plate, endplate, motor end plate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor home n a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling Synonym(s): camper, camping bus, motor home
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor inn n a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area Synonym(s): motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court, court
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor memory n your memory for motor skills [syn: motor memory, {muscle memory}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor mower n a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor [syn: {power mower}, motor mower] Antonym(s): hand mower
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor nerve n a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands Synonym(s): motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor nerve fiber n a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord Synonym(s): motor neuron, efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber, motoneuron
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor neuron n a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord Synonym(s): motor neuron, efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber, motoneuron
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motoring n the act of driving an automobile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motorman n the operator of streetcar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motormouth n someone who talks incessantly; "I wish that motormouth would shut up"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Motrin n a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic; "daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach" Synonym(s): ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mt. Ranier n a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) Synonym(s): Ranier, Mount Ranier, Mt. Ranier, Mount Tacoma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muttering n a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech Synonym(s): mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Synonym(s): grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madeira \Ma*dei"ra\, n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly,       wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called       because well wooded. See {Matter}.]       A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.                   A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. --Shak.          {Madeira nut} (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the             {Juglans regia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maternal \Ma*ter"nal\, a. [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater       mother. See {Mother}.]       Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly;       as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.          Syn: See {Motherly}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maternally \Ma*ter"nal*ly\, adv.       In a motherly manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maternity \Ma*ter"ni*ty\, n. [F. maternit[82], LL. maternitas.]       The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a       mother.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mathurin \Math"u*rin\, n. (R. C. Ch.)       See {Trinitarian}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matrimoine \Mat"ri*moine\, n.       Matrimony. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matrimonial \Mat`ri*mo"ni*al\, a. [L. matrimonialis: cf. F.       matrimonial. See {Matrimony}.]       Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage;       connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, matrimonial rights or       duties.                   If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king at                courtesy, and have rather a matrimonial than a regal                power.                                                   --Bacon.          Syn: Connubial; conjugal; sponsal; spousal; nuptial;                hymeneal.
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Matrimonially \Mat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly\, adv.       In a matrimonial manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matrimonious \Mat`ri*mo"ni*ous\, a.       Matrimonial. [R.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matrimony \Mat"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. matrimoine, through Old       French, fr. L. matrimonium, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.]       1. The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the             nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.                         If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not                      be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now                      confessit.                                          --Book of Com.                                                                               Prayer (Eng.                                                                               Ed. )          2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons.          {Matrimony vine} (Bot.), a climbing thorny vine ({Lycium             barbarum}) of the Potato family. --Gray.          Syn: Marriage; wedlock. See {Marriage}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matrimony \Mat"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. matrimoine, through Old       French, fr. L. matrimonium, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.]       1. The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the             nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.                         If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not                      be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now                      confessit.                                          --Book of Com.                                                                               Prayer (Eng.                                                                               Ed. )          2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons.          {Matrimony vine} (Bot.), a climbing thorny vine ({Lycium             barbarum}) of the Potato family. --Gray.          Syn: Marriage; wedlock. See {Marriage}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matron \Ma"tron\, n. [F. matrone, L. matrona, fr. mater mother.       See {Mother}.]       1. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children;             a woman of staid or motherly manners.                         Your wives, your daughters, Your matrons, and your                      maids.                                                --Shak.                         Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a                      matron before she was a mother.         --Fuller.          2. A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic             economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital;             as, the matron of a school or hospital.          {Jury of matrons} (Law), a jury of experienced women called             to determine the question of pregnancy when set up in bar             of execution, and for other cognate purposes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matronage \Mat"ron*age\, n.       1. The state of a matron.          2. The collective body of matrons. --Burke.                         Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions                      of the whole matronage of his country ? --Hare.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matronal \Mat"ron*al\, a. [L. matronalis.]       Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or       to a married woman; grave; motherly.
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Matronhood \Ma"tron*hood\, n.       The state of being a matron.
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Matronize \Mat"ron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matronized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Matronizing}.]       1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.                         Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.                                                                               --Richardson.          2. To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to             chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matronize \Mat"ron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matronized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Matronizing}.]       1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.                         Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.                                                                               --Richardson.          2. To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to             chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matronize \Mat"ron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matronized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Matronizing}.]       1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.                         Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.                                                                               --Richardson.          2. To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to             chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matronlike \Ma"tron*like`\, a.       Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matronly \Ma"tron*ly\, a.       1. Advanced in years; elderly.          2. Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matronymic \Mat`ro*nym"ic\, n. [L. mater mother + -nymic, as in       patronimic.]       See {Metronymic}.
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7. Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.                         Away he goes, . . . a matter of seven miles. --L'                                                                               Estrange.                         I have thoughts to tarry a small matter. --Congreve.                         No small matter of British forces were commanded                      over sea the year before.                  --Mi                                                                               --lton.          8. Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which             is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess;             pus; purulent substance.          9. (Metaph.) That which is permanent, or is supposed to be             given, and in or upon which changes are effected by             psychological or physical processes and relations; --             opposed to {form}. --Mansel.          10. (Print.) Written manuscript, or anything to be set in             type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or             which has been used, in printing.          {Dead matter} (Print.), type which has been used, or which is             not to be used, in printing, and is ready for             distribution.          {Live matter} (Print.), type set up, but not yet printed             from.          {Matter in bar}, {Matter of fact}. See under {Bar}, and             {Fact}.          {Matter of record}, anything recorded.          {Upon the matter}, [or] {Upon the whole matter}, considering             the whole; taking all things into view.                         Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse,                      but were, upon the whole matter, equal in foot.                                                                               --Clarendon.
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4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth             of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.          5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of             assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having             special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.          6. (Law)             (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel                   occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the                   bar of the court signifies in open court.             (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for                   arraignment, trial, or sentence.             (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or                   district; the legal profession.             (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to                   plaintiff's action.          7. Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of             God.          8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are             passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind             the counter where liquors for sale are kept.          9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying             only one fifth part of the field.          10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a             bar of color.          11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the             staff into spaces which represent measures, and are             themselves called measures.          Note: A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division                of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in                psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The                term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e.,                for such length of music, or of silence, as is included                between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight                bars; two bars' rest.          12. (Far.) pl.             (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper                   jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.             (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent                   inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side,                   and extends into the center of the sole.          13. (Mining)             (a) A drilling or tamping rod.             (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode.          14. (Arch.)             (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.             (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports                   the glass of a window; a sash bar.          {Bar shoe} (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across             the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog             from injury.          {Bar shot}, a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a             ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for             destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.          {Bar sinister} (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used             for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See {Baton}.          {Bar tracery} (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars             of iron twisted into the forms required.          {Blank bar} (Law). See {Blank}.          {Case at bar} (Law), a case presently before the court; a             case under argument.          {In bar of}, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent.          {Matter in bar}, or {Defence in bar}, a plea which is a final             defense in an action.          {Plea in bar}, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the             plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely.          {Trial at bar} (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of             one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum             representing the full court.
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Matter \Mat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mattered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Mattering}.]       1. To be of importance; to import; to signify.                         It matters not how they were called.   --Locke.          2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. [R.]             [bd]Each slight sore mattereth.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney.
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Maturant \Mat"u*rant\, n. [L. maturans, p. pr. See {Maturate}.]       (Med.)       A medicine, or application, which promotes suppuration.
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Matureness \Ma*ture"ness\, n.       The state or quality of being mature; maturity.
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Mature \Ma*ture"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matured}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Maturing}.] [See {Maturate}, {Mature}.]       To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to       ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans. --Bacon.
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Maturing \Ma*tur"ing\, a.       Approaching maturity; as, maturing fruits; maturing notes of       hand.
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May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the       goddess Maia (Gr. [?]), daughter of Atlas and mother of       Mercury by Jupiter.]       1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.             --Chaucer.          2. The early part or springtime of life.                         His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak.          3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from             their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.                         The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash.                         Plumes that micked the may.               --Tennyson.          4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson.          {Italian may} (Bot.), a shrubby species of {Spir[91]a} ({S.             hypericifolia}) with many clusters of small white flowers             along the slender branches.          {May apple} (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant             ({Podophyllum peltatum}). Also, the plant itself             (popularly called {mandrake}), which has two lobed leaves,             and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The             root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.                      {May beetle}, {May bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous             species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the             winged state in May. They belong to {Melolontha}, and             allied genera. Called also {June beetle}.          {May Day}, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic             parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a             garland, and by dancing about a May pole.          {May dew}, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which             magical properties were attributed.          {May flower} (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its             blossom. See {Mayflower}, in the vocabulary.          {May fly} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Ephemera}, and allied             genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many             species appear in May. See {Ephemeral fly}, under             {Ephemeral}.          {May game}, any May-day sport.          {May lady}, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.          {May lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria             majalis}).          {May pole}. See {Maypole} in the Vocabulary.          {May queen}, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the             sports of May Day.          {May thorn}, the hawthorn.
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Meteoromancy \Me`te*or"o*man`cy\, n. [Meteor + -mancy : cf. F.       m[82]t[82]oromancie.]       A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and       lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans.
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Meteorometer \Me`te*or*om"e*ter\, n. [Meteor + -meter.]       An apparatus which transmits automatically to a central       station atmospheric changes as marked by the anemometer,       barometer, thermometer, etc.
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Metromania \Met`ro*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. [?] measure + E. mania.]       A mania for writing verses.
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Metromaniac \Met`ro*ma"ni*ac\, n.       One who has metromania.
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Metrometer \Me*trom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] womb + -meter.] (Med.)       An instrument for measuring the size of the womb. --Knight.
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Metronome \Met"ro*nome\, n. [Gr. [?] measure + [?] distribute,       assign: cf. F. m[82]tronome, It. metronomo.]       An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding       weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to       measure time in music.
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Metronomy \Me*tron"o*my\, n. [See {Metronome}.]       Measurement of time by an instrument.
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Metronymic \Met`ro*nym"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] mother + [?], for       [?] name.]       Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female       ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. -- A       metronymic appellation.
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Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitered}or       {Mitred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mitering}or {Mitring}.]       1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. [bd]Mitered             locks.[b8] --Milton.          2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule             on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the             ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at             an angle.
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Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitered}or       {Mitred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mitering}or {Mitring}.]       1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. [bd]Mitered             locks.[b8] --Milton.          2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule             on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the             ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at             an angle.
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Moderance \Mod"er*ance\, n.       Moderation. [Obs.] --Caxton.
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Modern \Mod"ern\, a. [F. moderne, L. modernus; akin to modo just       now, orig. abl. of modus measure; hence, by measure, just       now. See {Mode}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long             past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent             period; as, modern days, ages, or time; modern authors;             modern fashions; modern taste; modern practice. --Bacon.          2. New and common; trite; commonplace. [Obs.]                         We have our philosophical persons, to make modern                      and familiar, things supernatural and causeless.                                                                               --Shak.          {Modern English}. See the Note under {English}.
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Modern \Mod"ern\, n.       A person of modern times; -- opposed to {ancient}. --Pope.
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Modern \Mod"ern\, a. [F. moderne, L. modernus; akin to modo just       now, orig. abl. of modus measure; hence, by measure, just       now. See {Mode}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long             past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent             period; as, modern days, ages, or time; modern authors;             modern fashions; modern taste; modern practice. --Bacon.          2. New and common; trite; commonplace. [Obs.]                         We have our philosophical persons, to make modern                      and familiar, things supernatural and causeless.                                                                               --Shak.          {Modern English}. See the Note under {English}.
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Modernism \Mod"ern*ism\, n.       Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage       or mode of expression.
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Modernism \Mod"ern*ism\, n.       Certain methods and tendencies which, in Biblical questions,       apologetics, and the theory of dogma, in the endeavor to       reconcile the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church with the       conclusions of modern science, replace the authority of the       church by purely subjective criteria; -- so called officially       by Pope Pius X.
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Modernist \Mod"ern*ist\, n. [Cf. F. moderniste.]       One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.
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Modernist \Mod"ern*ist\, n.       An advocate of the teaching of modern subjects, as modern       languages, in preference to the ancient classics.
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Modernity \Mo*der"ni*ty\, n.       Modernness; something modern. --Walpole.
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Modernization \Mod`ern*i*za"tion\, n.       The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of       causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.
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Modernize \Mod"ern*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modernized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Modernizing}.] [Cf. F. moderniser.]       To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to       cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste.       --Percy.
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Modernize \Mod"ern*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modernized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Modernizing}.] [Cf. F. moderniser.]       To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to       cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste.       --Percy.
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Modernizer \Mod"ern*i`zer\, n.       One who modernizes.
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Modernize \Mod"ern*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modernized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Modernizing}.] [Cf. F. moderniser.]       To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to       cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste.       --Percy.
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Modernly \Mod"ern*ly\, adv.       In modern times. --Milton.
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Modernness \Mod"ern*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being modern; recentness; novelty.       --M. Arnold.
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Mothering \Moth"er*ing\, n.       A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on       Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting       the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.
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Mother \Moth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mothered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Mothering}.]       To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a       mother to.                   The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the                crown, would have mothered another body's child.                                                                               --Howell.
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Mother-in-law \Moth"er-in-law`\, n.       The mother of one's husband or wife.
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Mother-naked \Moth"er-na`ked\, a.       Naked as when born.
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Motoring \Mo"tor*ing\, n.       Act or recreation of riding in or driving a motor car or       automobile.
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Motoring \Mo"tor*ing\, a.       Pertaining to motor cars or automobiles, or to the technology       of such; addicted to riding in or driving automobiles; as,       motoring parlance; my motoring friend.
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Motorman \Mo"tor*man\, n.       A man who controls a motor.
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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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Mudarin \Mu"da*rin\, n. (Chem.)       A brown, amorphous, bitter substance having a strong emetic       action, extracted from the root of the mudar.
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Mutter \Mut"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Muttered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Muttering}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire,       mutire.]       1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips             partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or             angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.                         Wizards that peep, and that mutter.   --Is. viii.                                                                               19.                         Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, And                      mutter to himself.                              --Dryden.          2. To sound with a low, rumbling noise.                         Thick lightnings flash, the muttering thunder rolls.                                                                               --Pope.
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Mutteringly \Mut"ter*ing*ly\, adv.       With a low voice and indistinct articulation; in a muttering       manner.
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MADTRAN          Early preprocessor that translated Fortran to MAD, for gain in       speed.