English words starting with M

m-theory

1. noun: (particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong

ma

1. noun: informal terms for a mother
2. noun: a master's degree in arts and sciences

ma'am

1. noun: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"

maalox

1. noun: an antacid

maar

1. noun: a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water

maarianhamina

1. noun: a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands

mac

1. noun: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

macabre

1. adjective: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

macaca

1. noun: macaques; rhesus monkeys

macaca irus

1. noun: monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines

macaca mulatta

1. noun: of southern Asia; used in medical research

macaca radiata

1. noun: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair

macaca sylvana

1. noun: tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar

macadam

1. noun: broken stone used in macadamized roadways
2. noun: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

macadamia

1. noun: any tree of the genus Macadamia

macadamia integrifolia

1. noun: medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers

macadamia nut

1. noun: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
2. noun: nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat

macadamia nut tree

1. noun: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts

macadamia ternifolia

1. noun: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts

macadamia tetraphylla

1. noun: bushy tree with pink to purple flowers

macadamia tree

1. noun: any tree of the genus Macadamia

macadamias

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macadamise

1. verb: surface with macadam; "macadam the road"

macadamize

1. verb: surface with macadam; "macadam the road"

macadamized

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macadamizes

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macamba

1. noun: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts

macao

1. noun: a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999

macao monetary unit

1. noun: monetary unit in Macao

macaque

1. noun: short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

macaques

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macaroni

1. noun: a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"
2. noun: pasta in the form of slender tubes

macaroni and cheese

1. noun: macaroni prepared in a cheese sauce

macaroni salad

1. noun: having macaroni as the base

macaroni wheat

1. noun: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America

macaronic

1. adjective: of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together; "macaronic verse"

macaronis

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macaroon

1. noun: chewy cookie usually containing almond paste

macaroons

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macarthur

1. noun: United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964)

macau

1. noun: a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999

macaulay

1. noun: English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859)

macaw

1. noun: long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots

macaws

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macbeth

1. noun: king of Scotland (died in 1057)

macdowell

1. noun: United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908)

mace

1. noun: (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
2. noun: an official who carries a mace of office

macebearer

1. noun: an official who carries a mace of office

maced

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macedoine

1. noun: mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold

macedon

1. noun: the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria

macedonia

1. noun: landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
2. noun: the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria

macedonian

1. noun: a native or inhabitant of Macedon
2. noun: the Slavic language of modern Macedonia

macedonian war

1. noun: one the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia and its annexation as a Roman province

macer

1. noun: an official who carries a mace of office

macerate

1. verb: separate into constituents by soaking
2. verb: become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"

macerated

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macerates

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macerating

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maceration

1. noun: softening due to soaking or steeping
2. noun: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

macerative

1. adjective: accompanied by or characterized by maceration; "macerative degeneration of the liver"

maces

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macgregor

1. noun: Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)

macguffin

1. noun: (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films"

mach

1. noun: Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)

mach number

1. noun: the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound

machaeranthera

1. noun: wildflowers of western North America

machaeranthera bigelovii

1. noun: wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona

machaeranthera tanacetifolia

1. noun: wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico

machaeranthera tortifoloia

1. noun: wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah

machete

1. noun: a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

machetes

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machiavelli

1. noun: a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)

machiavellian

1. noun: a follower of Machiavelli's principles
2. adjective: of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; "Machiavellian thinking"

machiavellianism

1. noun: the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government

machicolate

1. verb: supply with projecting galleries; "machicolate the castle walls"

machicolation

1. noun: a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy

machilid

1. noun: wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed

machilidae

1. noun: jumping bristletails

machinable

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machinate

1. verb: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
2. verb: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"

machinated

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machinates

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machinating

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machination

1. noun: a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

machinations

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machinator

1. noun: a member of a conspiracy

machine

1. noun: any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
2. noun: an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"

machine bolt

1. noun: a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts

machine code

1. noun: a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation

machine gun

1. noun: a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
2. verb: shoot with a machine gun

machine gunner

1. noun: a serviceman in the artillery

machine language

1. noun: a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers
2. noun: a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation

machine operation

1. noun: an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform

machine pistol

1. noun: a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun

machine politician

1. noun: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

machine readable

1. adjective: suitable for feeding directly into a computer

machine readable dictionary

1. noun: a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically

machine rifle

1. noun: light machine gun

machine screw

1. noun: a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver

machine shop

1. noun: workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools

machine stitch

1. noun: a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread

machine tool

1. noun: a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials

machine translation

1. noun: the use of computers to translate from one language to another

machine wash

1. verb: wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?"

machine-accessible

1. adjective: stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

machine-controlled

1. adjective: operated by automation; "an automated stoker"

machine-displayable text

1. noun: electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image

machine-driven

1. adjective: operated by automation; "an automated stoker"

machine-made

1. adjective: made by machine

machine-oriented language

1. noun: a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers

machine-readable text

1. noun: electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats

machine-wash

1. verb: wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?"

machined

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machinelike

1. adjective: resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"

machinery

1. noun: machines or machine systems collectively
2. noun: a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"

machines

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machining

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machinist

1. noun: a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools