General Dictionary
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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items. |
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Concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solvent
The 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d''Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
A semiautomatic rifle
A semiautomatic rifle
The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)
A measure of the money supply; includes currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances
A measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit)
A measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan associations)
A master''s degree in arts and sciences
A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
Informal terms for a mother
One thousandth of an ampere
A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
An antacid
A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water
A town that is the chief port of the Aland islands Back to top
A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
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"; "macabr
Macaques; rhesus monkeys
Monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines
Of southern Asia; used in medical research
Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
Tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
Broken stone used in macadamized roadways
Any tree of the genus Macadamia
Medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers
Nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat
Small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
Small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
Small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
Bushy tree with pink to purple flowers
Any tree of the genus Macadamia
Surface with macadam; "macadam the road"
Surface with macadam; "macadam the road"
Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts Back to top
A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverts to China in 1999
Monetary unit in Macao
Short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
Pasta in the form of slender tubes
A British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"
Of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together; "macaronic verse"
Macaroni in a cheese sauce
Having macaroni as the base
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
Chewy drop cookie usually containing almond paste
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)
A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverts to China in 1999
English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859)
Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
King of Scotland (died in 1057)
United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908)
A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
Spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
An official who carries a mace of office
(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 Back to top
An official who carries a mace of office
Mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold
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
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
Landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
The Slavic language of modern Macedonia
A native or inhabitant of Macedon
Of or relating to Macedonia or its inhabitants; "Macedonian hills"
One the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in thye 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia and its annexation as a Roman province
An official who carries a mace of office
Cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
Soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
Separate into constituents by soaking
Extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
Softening due to soaking or steeping
Accompanied by or characterized by maceration; "macerative degeneration of the liver"
Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
Wildflowers of western North America Back to top
Wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona
Wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico
Wild aster having grayish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rayes; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah
A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
A statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
Of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; "Machiavellian thinking"
The political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government
Supply with projecting galleries; "machicolate the castle walls"
A projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy
Wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
Jumping bristletails
Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
Arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director''s office"
A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
A member of a conspiracy
4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
A group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"
An intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine" Back to top
An efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"
Make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"
Turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
Stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
Operated by automation; "an automated stoker"
Electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image
Operated by automation; "an automated stoker"
Made by machine
A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers
Electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats
Wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?"
Like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you''"; "machinelike efficiency"
Machines or machine systems collectively
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"
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
A set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation
A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
Shoot with a machine gun
A serviceman in the artillery
A set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation Back to top
A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers
An elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform
A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun
A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
Suitable for feeding directly into a computer
A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically
Light machine gun
A screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver
Workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools
Made by a sewing machine using two threads
A powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials
The use of computers to translate from one language to another
Wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?"
A craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
A vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below
Exaggerated masculinity
Speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound
Used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
A man who is virile and sexually active
The RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice Back to top
The ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound
A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
A lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
A Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea
Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North American by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
A Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea
Any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
Flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
Small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil
Small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil
Fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks
A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds
A suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan
A heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
A flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
A thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
A short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
A thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
A flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes Back to top
A short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
A lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
A printed impression that is blurred or doubled
United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960)
A perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy
Herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
United States poet (1892-1982)
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
Yellowwood trees or shrubs
Small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary h
Fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry
A city in central Georgia southeast of Atlanta
Fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry
Similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening
A stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely
A small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap
A coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords
Make knotted patterns; "macrame a plant holder"
Having a large brain case Back to top
Having a large brain case
An abnormally large braincase
A single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
Very large in scale or scope or capability; "`macro'' in the word `macroscopic'' is a combining form"
Of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics; "macrobiotic diet"
The theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)
A diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains
Having an exceptionally large head and brain
Maleos
Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
Having an exceptionally large head and brain
An abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical
Giant crabs of Japan
Very large deep-water Japanese crab
Alligator snapping turtles
Large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
Everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
Relating to or constituting a macrocosm
Abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
Anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal Back to top
Anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal
The presence of macrocytes in the blood
A genus of Melolonthidae
Common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
Derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract
Of or relating to macroeconomics
The branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy
An economist who specializes in macroeconomics
An economist who specializes in macroeconomics
Evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells
A congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down''s syndrome
Relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules; "macromolecular compounds"
Any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals
A diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
Giant petrels
Large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
A large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream
Kangaroos; wallabies
Type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies Back to top
Height 30 inches
Very large grayish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas
Bellows fishes
Large enough to be visible to the naked eye
Large enough to be visible to the naked eye
Without using a microscope; "The tubes were examined macroscopically"
The study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope
A plant structure that produces megaspores
Larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte
Medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas
A genus of Peramelidae
Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
Large-eared grayish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico
Large-eared grayish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico
Annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos
Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Grenadiers
Any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia
Large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales
Large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales Back to top
A genus of Zoarcidae
Common along northeastern coast of North America
A single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
Grenadiers
A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun''s photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
Degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea which results in blurred vision and can cause blindness; usually age-related
Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
Spotted or blotched
Morally blemished; stained or impure
The act of spotting or staining something
A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard''s spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
A Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing a chanting and dancing
Popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
(an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling Back to top
Roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"
Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
Very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"
An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
A native or inhabitant of Madagascar
Of or relating to Madagascar or its people; "Madagascan pepper"
An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world
A republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
Small lemur having its tail barred with black
The basic unit of money in Madagascar
Twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
Large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere
A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
A woman who runs a house of prostitution
Title used for a married Frenchwoman Back to top
French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
French romantic writer (1766-1817)
French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850)
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish'' is archaic)
Make mad; "His behavior is maddening"
Drive up the wall; go on someone''s nerves
Cause to go crazy; cause to lose one''s mind
Marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd"
Extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I''ve had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
Color a moderate to strong red
Any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae
Widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
Produced by a manufacturing process; "bought some made goods at the local store; rope and nails"
(of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order; "a neatly made bed"
Successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe
Of clothing
Built for a particular individual Back to top
Formed by fitting or joining components together
Marked by the use of makeup; "heavily made-up eyes"
Having been paved
Formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story"
Amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira
A Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
A rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine
A group of volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco
A Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
A rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine
Small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
Small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
Put to use
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum
Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light
California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays
Used as a substitute for olive oil
South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil
South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil
Capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin Back to top
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
(used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
In an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly"
In a desperate manner; "she fought back madly"
An insane person
Biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
A feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
Obsolete terms for legal insanity
United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
The mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
Lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
Genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa
A light patterned cotton cloth
A city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"
Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"
Stony corals Back to top
Corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
The capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
An unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
Sing madrigals; "The group was madrigaling beautifully"
A singer of madrigals
A tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled
Corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
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
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
A woman lunatic
Any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
Brain corals
A powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides)
(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
An artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" Back to top
Belgian playwright (1862-1949)
An inflatable life jacket
United States film actress (1892-1980)
A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
Any tightly knit group of trusted associates
A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
Any tightly knit group of trusted associates
A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
A member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States
A member of the Sicilian Mafia
A periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"
A subfamily of Indic languages
A metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
A storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
Product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines"
A light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
A periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"
A business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine" Back to top
An article published in a magazine
A business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine"
A rack for displaying magazines
A reformed prostitute
A river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
A river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole
A battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
A dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
Deep purplish red
A six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
The larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
Spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"
The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar
The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar
The region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia
(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usuall
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
Any art that invokes supernatural powers Back to top
Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "''tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wi
Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "''tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wi
In a magical manner; "it disappeared magically"
An ability to perform magic
An ability to perform magic
Someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
One who practices magic or sorcery
Seventeen-year locust
North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
A remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer"
A transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
An early form of slide projector
A pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker)
The button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin
The atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126
Genre of meticulously realistic painting of imaginary scenes and fantastic images
A verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"
A square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n-squared integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix is such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932) Back to top
A fortification built before World War II to protect France''s eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable it was easily overrun by the Germans in 1940
Used of a person''s appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch''s imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisteri
Of or relating to a magistrate; "official magisterial functions"
In an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively"
In an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues"
The position of magistrate
A public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
The position of magistrate
High-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction
Molten rock in the earth''s crust
Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
Generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that''s very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
Noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror"
In a magnanimous manner; "magnanimously, he forgave all those who had harmed him"
The quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct
A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
The royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
The royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
With high honor; with high academic distinction; "a magna cum laude graduate" Back to top
With high honor; "he graduated magna cum laude"
Great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
A white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
A black magnetic mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium
A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
A bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water
Purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid
A nitride containing nitrogen and magnesium
A white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
A salt of magnesium
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
A characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"
Possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"
Having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; "the knife hung on a magnetic board"
Having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"
Determined by earth''s magnetic fields; "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole"
Capable of being magnetized
Of or relating to or caused by magnetism; "magnetic forces"
As if by magnetism; "he was magnetically attracted to her"
By the use of magnetism; "magnetically contaminated material" Back to top
The branch of science that studies magnetism
Attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
Container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions
A nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers
Compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north
(computer science) a doughnut-shaped magnet formerly used to store one bit of information in the main memory of a computer; now superseded by semiconductor memories
The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
A dipole with opposing magnetic poles
(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole; "An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment"
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
An imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow
The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area
The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow
A measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area
Attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force Back to top
An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface a later retrieved
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow
The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
An ink that contains particles of a magnetic substance whose presence can be detected by magnetic sensors
The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow
An oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets
High-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction
A line of force in a magnetic field
Any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic storage"
An imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth
(nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)
The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field
A hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two
A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction; used to indicate the direction of the earth''s magnetic pole
The direction in which a compass needle points
One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
Either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth''s magnetic field are vertical
A brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties
Recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media Back to top
Resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in a magnetic field
The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
Any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic storage"
Any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic storage"
A sudden disturbance of the earth''s magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun
A short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; the magnetic stripe contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.
Memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"
The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
The physical property of being magnetic
The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
The extent or degree to which something is magnetized
Make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
Having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"
The branch of science that studies magnetism
Attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
An oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets
The physical property of being magnetic
The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
The extent or degree to which something is magnetized Back to top
Make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
Having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"
A small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine
A small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine
The study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal)
A meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields
The force that produces magnetic flux
A unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
A unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle
The magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet''s magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field
A diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators
(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum'')
The act of expanding something in apparent size
A photographic print that has been enlarged
Making to seem more important than it really is
The ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
Splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"
The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" Back to top
In a splendid manner; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously"
In an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed"
A person of distinguished rank or appearance
Enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
A scientific instrument that magnifies an image
Make large; "blow up an image"
Increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery"
Light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250"
High flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
Lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
In a rhetorically grandiloquent manner; "the orator spoke magniloquently"
The property of relative size or extent; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"
Relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"
A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
A relation between magnitudes
Any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms
Dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
Subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia
American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber Back to top
Subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia
Small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips
Evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
Large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base
Large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America
A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
Deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States
Small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
Shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States
A group of families or trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classif
Family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
Genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
Comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and dist
Family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
A large wine bottle for liquor or wine
A great work of art or literature
A rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch Back to top
Long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
An obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967)
Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal
A member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
A magician or sorcerer of ancient times
The official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages
A native or inhabitant of Hungary
Relating to or characteristic of Hungary; "Hungarian folk music"
A republic in central Europe
Memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"
Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
Erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament Back to top
United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)
A great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
A great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
A great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja
A great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja
A historical area in west-central India
(Hinduism) term of respect for a Brahmin sage
Political and spiritual leader during India''s struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)
One of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan
A major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
One of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan
An adherent of Mahayana Buddhism
African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs
The region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia
The Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican people
A member of the Algonquian people formerly living the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic
Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
The lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii)
Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles Back to top
Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911)
A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush
Erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
Any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
Wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
Tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
Any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
The Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)
Evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia
Ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
Small shrub with gray-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries
The Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)
The driver and keeper of an elephant
A member of a people of India living in Maharashtra
An Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script
Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine
Type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley
Small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan Back to top
Small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers
An unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
A female domestic
An unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
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"
Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
Slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds
Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
Small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds
Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
A fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
The childhood of a girl
Befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
Behavior befitting a young maiden
Befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
An unmarried aunt
Small widely branching Western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado
A woman''s surname before marriage
(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored Back to top
Low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers
The childhood of a girl
A disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alco
A female domestic
A Penutian language spoken by the Maidu people
A member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
A city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center
An unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
A method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students
Large European marine food fish
Large European marine food fish
South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
A conveyance that transports mail
The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post''"
The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I''ll mail you the paper when it''s written"
Send via the postal service; "I''ll mail you the check tomorrow"
Wearing protective mail Back to top
Buying goods to be shipped through the mail
Letter carrier''s shoulder bag; "in England they call a mailbag a postbag"
Pouch used in the shipment of mail
A boat for carrying mail
A private box for delivery of mail
Public box for deposit of mail
A drop where mail can be deposited
Wearing protective mail
A container for something to be mailed
An advertisement that is sent by mail
A person who mails something
United States writer (born in 1923)
The transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing"
Mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings"
A card for sending messages by post without an envelope
The address where a person or organization can be communicated with
A list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed
French sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944)
Tights for dancers or gymnasts
A woman''s one-piece bathing suit Back to top
A man who delivers the mail
A sorter for sorting mail according to the address
A boat for carrying mail
A call of names of those receiving mail
A railway car in which mail is transported and sorted
A man who delivers the mail
A clerk in a post office
Use of the mails to defraud someone
A purchase negotiated by mail
Transmit by mail; "The company mailed out the catalog to all potential customers"
Pouch used in the shipment of mail
The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post''"
A slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered
A train that carries mail
Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"
People who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell"
Having a part of the body crippled or disabled
Badly injured, perhaps with amputation; "the maimed right hand twisted and clutched"- P.B.Kyne; "mutilated victims of the rocket attack"
A person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples
Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204) Back to top
A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
Any very large body of (salt) water
Of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
Most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"
Of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"
The topmast next above the mainmast
A topsail set on the mainmast
A state in New England
A resident of Maine
Lobster of Atlantic coast of America
Flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached
A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin"
For the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"
The chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
The lowermost sail on the mainmast Back to top
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
The forestay that braces the mainmast
A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
A prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
The prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"
(of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes
Observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
State categorically
State or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
Maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
Supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There''s little to earn and many to keep"
Maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
Of power or authority
Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the an
Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
Capable of being maintained
Kept in good condition
Continued in your keeping or use or memory; "in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered" Back to top
Made ready for service
Someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"
Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
Court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
Means of maintenance of a family or group
A skilled worker whose job is to repair things
Those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant
French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
A square mainsail
The principal dish of a meal
The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel
The diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry
The main street of a town or city
The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
(computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent
The principal route of a transportation system
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"
A major road for any form of motor transport Back to top
Rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air
Street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
Any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis); "Main Street will never vote for a liberal politician"
Yard for a square mainsail
Highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
A small house
A self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
A small house
A self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906)
The Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama
A diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
A diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
A strong yellow color
Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
Type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
Large European spider crab
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" Back to top
Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag''s head"
Majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
In a majestic manner; "flamingoes walk majestically through the marshes"
Impressiveness in scale or proportion
Spider crabs
Highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
The principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"
A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
Have as one''s principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"
Greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"
Greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"
Of full legal age; "major children"
Of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major"
Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"
Of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
Of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"
Of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"
The chief steward or butler of a great household Back to top
A general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general
A team that plays in a major league
A team that plays in a major league
Small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum
Aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe
The largest of the Balearic Islands
The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
(elections) more than half of the votes
The age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs
Leader of the majority party in a legislature
A threshold operation in which each operand is 0 or 1; output is 1 if and only if more than half the operands have the value 1
The opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion'')
The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
The most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
Any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
The longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci
(psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction
A diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
Any of the parts of speech of traditional grammar
A key whose harmony is based on the major scale Back to top
The most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
A member of a major-league baseball team
The maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam
A key whose harmony is based on the major scale
A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
A diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
(bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts
Any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance
The term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion
Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the
Uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
Of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
A terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fights the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist
Marlins
Small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic Back to top
Pacific marlin
Pacific marlin
Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes
Largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas
A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)
The act of mixing cards haphazardly
A recognizable kind; "there''s a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
Act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
Have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
Behave in a certain way; "make merry"
Give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don''t make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"
Put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
Develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
Change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
Favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
Cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
Institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
Calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" Back to top
Consider as being; "It wasn''t the problem some people made it"
Make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
Assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
Induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
Make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one''s office"; "create a furor"
Create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
Create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
Create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
Make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
Make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
Prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
Organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
Gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
Perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
Reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
Reach in time; "We barely made the plane" Back to top
Reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
Proceed along a path; "work one''s way through the crowd"; "make one''s way into the forest"
Head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
Appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to us"
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
Achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
Charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
Engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
Carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
Form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof"
Constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
To compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
Amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
Be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
Add up to; "four and four make eight"
Be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
Undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
The enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"
Imaginative intellectual play
Imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish" Back to top
Someone who tries to bring peace
Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
Active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"
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
A complete reconstruction and renovation of something; "the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover"
An overall beauty treatment (involving a person''s hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person''s appearance
A business engaged in manufacturing some product
Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
A person who makes things
Final preparation and adjustments
Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
Done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
The way in which someone or something is composed
An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later"
A weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
Anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights"
Begin or appear to begin an action; "He made as if to shake my hand"
Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting Back to top
Make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"
Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
Come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
Make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
Act as promised; "make good on promises"
Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let''s whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
Turn to one''s advantage; "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident"
Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
Go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
Succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don''t know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"
Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let''s whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
Emit a noise
Comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying" Back to top
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