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   Marie Henri Beyle
         n 1: French writer whose novels were the first to feature
               psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842) [syn:
               {Stendhal}, {Marie Henri Beyle}]

English Dictionary: murmur	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marinara n sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs
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marine archaeology n the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine archeology}, marine archaeology, underwater archeology, underwater archaeology]
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marine archeology n the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine archeology}, marine archaeology, underwater archeology, underwater archaeology]
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mariner n a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog]
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mariner's compass n compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north Synonym(s): compass card, mariner's compass
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Marmara n an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles Synonym(s): Marmara, Sea of Marmara, Marmara Denizi, Marmora, Sea of Marmora
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Marmara Denizi n an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles Synonym(s): Marmara, Sea of Marmara, Marmara Denizi, Marmora, Sea of Marmora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Marmora n an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles Synonym(s): Marmara, Sea of Marmara, Marmara Denizi, Marmora, Sea of Marmora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marmoreal adj of or relating to or characteristic of marble [syn: marmorean, marmoreal]
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marmorean adj of or relating to or characteristic of marble [syn: marmorean, marmoreal]
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Marne River n a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 Synonym(s): Battle of the Marne, Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry, Marne River
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Mary Martin n United States actress (1913-1990) [syn: Martin, {Mary Martin}]
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Mary Morse Baker Eddy n founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn: Eddy, Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy]
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mourner n a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) Synonym(s): mourner, griever, sorrower, lamenter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
murmur 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 schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant Synonym(s): murmur vowel, murmur an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves Synonym(s): heart murmur, cardiac murmur, murmur a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Synonym(s): grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering v speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms" make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" Synonym(s): murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
murmur vowel n a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant Synonym(s): murmur vowel, murmur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
murmuration 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
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
murmurer n a person who speaks softly and indistinctly [syn: mutterer, mumbler, murmurer]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
murmuring adj making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" Synonym(s): murmuring, susurrant, whispering 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 WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
murmurous adj characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren Synonym(s): murmurous, rustling, soughing, susurrous
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Mya arenaria n an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe Synonym(s): soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rainbow \Rain"bow`\, n. [AS. regenboga, akin to G. regenbogen. See {Rain}, and {Bow} anything bent,] A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of falling rain. Note: Besides the ordinary bow, called also primary rainbow, which is formed by two refractions and one reflection, there is also another often seen exterior to it, called the secondary rainbow, concentric with the first, and separated from it by a small interval. It is formed by two refractions and two reflections, is much fainter than the primary bow, and has its colors arranged in the reverse order from those of the latter. {Lunar rainbow}, a fainter arch or rainbow, formed by the moon. {Marine rainbow}, [or] {Sea bow}, a similar bow seen in the spray of waves at sea. {Rainbow trout} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored trout ({Salmoirideus}), native of the mountains of California, but now extensively introduced into the Eastern States. Japan, and other countries; -- called also {brook trout}, {mountain trout}, and {golden trout}. {Rainbow wrasse}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Wrasse}. {Supernumerary rainbow}, a smaller bow, usually of red and green colors only, sometimes seen within the primary or without the secondary rainbow, and in contact with them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mariner \Mar"i*ner\, n. [F. marinier, LL. marinarius. See {Marine}.] One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor. --Chaucer. {Mariner's compass}. See under {Compass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mariner \Mar"i*ner\, n. [F. marinier, LL. marinarius. See {Marine}.] One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor. --Chaucer. {Mariner's compass}. See under {Compass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination. The compass of his argument. --Wordsworth. 5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within. In two hundred years before (I speak within compass), no such commission had been executed. --Sir J. Davies. 6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument. You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass. --Shak. 7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction. He that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses. --Locke. 8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See {Compasses.}. To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please. --Swift. 9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.] The tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.] --Chaucer. {Azimuth compass}. See under {Azimuth}. {Beam compass}. See under {Beam}. {Compass card}, the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs. {Compass dial}, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day. {Compass plane} (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork. {Compass plant}, {Compass flower} (Bot.), a plant of the American prairies ({Silphium laciniatum}), not unlike a small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south. Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet: This is the compass flower. --Longefellow. {Compass saw}, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a curve; -- called also {fret saw} and {keyhole saw}. {Compass timber} (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber. {Compass window} (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel window. {Mariner's compass}, a kind of compass used in navigation. It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order to preserve its horizontal position. {Surveyor's compass}, an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles. See {Circumferentor}. {Variation compass}, a compass of delicate construction, used in observations on the variations of the needle. {To fetch a compass}, to make a circuit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marinership \Mar"inership\, n. Seamanship. [Obs.] --Udalt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marinorama \Mar`inora"ma\, n. [NL., from L. marinus marine + Gr. [?] view.] A representation of a sea view.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmoraceous \Mar`mo*ra"ceous\, a. [L. marmor marble. See {Marble}.] Pertaining to, or like, marble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmorate \Mar"morate\, Marmorated \Mar"mora`ted\, a. [L. marmoratus, p. p. of marmorate to overlay with marble, fr. marmor marble.] Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmorate \Mar"morate\, Marmorated \Mar"mora`ted\, a. [L. marmoratus, p. p. of marmorate to overlay with marble, fr. marmor marble.] Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmoration \Mar`mo*ra"tion\, n. [L. marmoratio.] A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmoreal \Marmo"real\, Marmorean \Marmo"rean\, a. [L. marmoreus, fr. marmor marble: cf. F. marmor[82]en. See {Marble}.] Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmoreal \Marmo"real\, Marmorean \Marmo"rean\, a. [L. marmoreus, fr. marmor marble: cf. F. marmor[82]en. See {Marble}.] Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Society of the Sacred Heart} (R.C. Ch.), a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female education. {Sacred baboon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hamadryas}. {Sacred bean} (Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus ({Nelumbo speciosa} or {Nelumbium speciosum}), a plant resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See {Lotus}. {Sacred beetle} (Zo[94]l.) See {Scarab}. {Sacred canon}. See {Canon}, n., 3. {Sacred fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water African fishes of the family {Mormyrid[91]}. Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially {Mormyrus oxyrhynchus}. {Sacred ibis}. See {Ibis}. {Sacred monkey}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus {Semnopithecus}, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus. See {Entellus}. (b) The sacred baboon. See {Hamadryas}. (c) The bhunder, or rhesus monkey. {Sacred place} (Civil Law), the place where a deceased person is buried. Syn: Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted; religious; venerable; reverend. -- {Sa"credly}, adv. -- {Sa"credness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mornward \Morn"ward\, adv. Towards the morn. [Poetic] And mornward now the starry hands move on. --Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mourner \Mourn"er\, n. 1. One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death of a friend. His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes. --Byron. 2. One who attends a funeral as a hired mourner. Mourners were provided to attend the funeral. --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. t. To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales. --Shak. The people murmured such things concerning him. --John vii. 32.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmur \Mur"mur\, n. [F. murmure: cf. L. murmur. CF. {Murmur}, v. i.] 1. A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water. 2. A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice. --Chaucer. Some discontents there are, some idle murmurs. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Murmured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Murmuring}.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr. murmur murmur; cf. Gr.[?] to roar and boil, said of water, Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest. They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer. 2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against. [bd]His disciples murmured at it.[b8] --John vi. 61. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. --Num. xiv. 2. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured. --1 Cor. x. 10.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmuration \Mur`mur*a"tion\, n. [L. murmuratio.] The act of murmuring; a murmur. [Obs.] --Skelton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Murmured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Murmuring}.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr. murmur murmur; cf. Gr.[?] to roar and boil, said of water, Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest. They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer. 2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against. [bd]His disciples murmured at it.[b8] --John vi. 61. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. --Num. xiv. 2. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured. --1 Cor. x. 10.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmurer \Mur"mur*er\, n. One who murmurs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmuring \Mur"muring\, a. & n. Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. -- {Mur"muring*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Murmured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Murmuring}.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr. murmur murmur; cf. Gr.[?] to roar and boil, said of water, Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest. They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer. 2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against. [bd]His disciples murmured at it.[b8] --John vi. 61. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. --Num. xiv. 2. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured. --1 Cor. x. 10.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmuring \Mur"muring\, a. & n. Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. -- {Mur"muring*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murmurous \Mur"mur*ous\, a. [Cf. L. murmuriosus, OF. murmuros.] Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring. [Archaic or Poetic] The lime, a summer home of murmurous wings. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book. 3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching. 4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away. The we may us reserve both fresh and strong Against the tournament, which is not long. --Spenser. 5. Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc. 6. Far-reaching; extensive. [bd] Long views.[b8] --Burke. 7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See {Short}, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 22, 30. Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as, long-armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long-horned, long-necked, long-sleeved, long-tailed, long- worded, etc. {In the long run}, in the whole course of things taken together; in the ultimate result; eventually. {Long clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common clam ({Mya arenaria}) of the Northern United States and Canada; -- called also {soft-shell clam} and {long-neck clam}. See {Mya}. {Long cloth}, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality. {Long clothes}, clothes worn by a young infant, extending below the feet. {Long division}. (Math.) See {Division}. {Long dozen}, one more than a dozen; thirteen. {Long home}, the grave. {Long measure}, {Long mater}. See under {Measure}, {Meter}. {Long Parliament} (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell, April 20, 1653. {Long price}, the full retail price. {Long purple} (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed to be the {Orchis mascula}. --Dr. Prior. {Long suit} (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally more than three cards. --R. A. Proctor. {Long tom}. (a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of a vessel. (b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western U.S.] (c) (Zo[94]l.) The long-tailed titmouse. {Long wall} (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work progresses, except where passages are needed. {Of long}, a long time. [Obs.] --Fairfax. {To be}, [or] {go}, {long of the market}, {To be on the long side of the market}, etc. (Stock Exchange), to hold stock for a rise in price, or to have a contract under which one can demand stock on or before a certain day at a stipulated price; -- opposed to {short} in such phrases as, to be short of stock, to sell short, etc. [Cant] See {Short}. {To have a long head}, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE. softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.] 1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal. 2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin. They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses. --Matt. xi. 8. 3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton. 4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints. The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds . . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T. Browne. 5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music. Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an excellent thing in woman. --Shak. Soft were my numbers; who could take offense? --Pope. 6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind. I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's; Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak. The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale. 7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes. A soft answer turneth away wrath. --Prov. xv. 1. A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by human kindness bred. --Wordsworth. 8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak. A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft, and wandering. --Jer. Taylor. 9. Gentle in action or motion; easy. On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears thee soft with the smooth air along. --Milton. 10. Weak in character; impressible. The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's. --Glanvill. 11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.] He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as were foolish quite mad. --Burton. 12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers. 13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines. 14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing. 15. (Phonetics) (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}. (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc. {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya arenaria}). See {Mya}. {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from anthracite, or hard, coal. {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its shell. {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal fin of fishes when supported by soft rays. {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}. {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or hard money. [Colloq. U.S.] {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}. {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}. {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and usually branched. {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}. {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}. {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clam \Clam\, n. [Cf. {Clamp}, {Clam}, v. t., {Clammy}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam ({Mya arenaria}), the quahog or round clam ({Venus mercenaria}), the sea clam or hen clam ({Spisula solidissima}), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the {Tridacna gigas}, a huge East Indian bivalve. You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore, or cove of sand, where you may not take many clampes, or lobsters, or both, at your pleasure. --Capt. John Smith (1616). Clams, or clamps, is a shellfish not much unlike a coclke; it lieth under the sand. --Wood (1634). 2. (Ship Carp.) Strong pinchers or forceps. 3. pl. (Mech.) A kind of vise, usually of wood. {Blood clam}. See under {Blood}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marmarth, ND (city, FIPS 50860) Location: 46.29586 N, 103.93392 W Population (1990): 144 (99 housing units) Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58643
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marmora, NJ Zip code(s): 08223
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Miramar, FL (city, FIPS 45975) Location: 25.97693 N, 80.33345 W Population (1990): 40663 (15243 housing units) Area: 76.9 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33023
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Miramar Beach, FL (CDP, FIPS 46000) Location: 30.37987 N, 86.36024 W Population (1990): 1644 (3834 housing units) Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Murmuring of the Hebrews in the wilderness, called forth the displeasure of God, which was only averted by the earnest prayer of Moses (Num. 11:33, 34; 12; 14:27, 30, 31; 16:3; 21:4-6; Ps. 106:25). Forbidden by Paul (1 Cor. 10:10).