~2.~ Habitation (_for a season_), abode, residence, dwelling quarters,
dwelling-place, place of residence, headquarters.
~Loftiness~, _n._ ~1.~ Height, elevation, altitude.
~2.~ Pride, haughtiness.
~3.~ Sublimity, dignity.
~Lofty~, _a._ ~1.~ High, elevated.
~2.~ Proud, haughty, arrogant, magisterial.
~3.~ Sublime, dignified.
~Logan~, _n._ Rocking-stone.
~Loggerhead~, _n._ Simpleton, DUNCE.
~Logic~, _n._ ~1.~ Science of reasoning, science of the laws of
thought, analysis of the process of reasoning.
~2.~ Dialectics, application of logical principles, applied logic.
~Logical~, _a._ ~1.~ Of logic.
~2.~ Dialectical, according to the rules of logic, that conforms to
the laws of thought.
~3.~ Coherent, consistent.
~4.~ Discriminating, skilled in reasoning, versed in logic.
~Logomachy~, _n._ Dispute, controversy, altercation, bickering,
wrangling, war of words, words.
~Logwood~, _n._ Campeachy wood.
~Loins~, _n. pl._ Reins, lumbar region.
~Loiter~, _v. n._ Lag, linger, delay, saunter, dillydally, move slowly.
~Loitering~, _a._ Dilatory, lingering.
~Loll~, _v. n._ Lounge, recline, lean, sprawl, lie at ease.
~Lone~, _a._ ~1.~ Solitary, isolated, secluded, lonely, alone.
~2.~ Unfrequented, deserted, uninhabited, unoccupied, lonesome.
~Loneliness~, _n._ Solitariness, seclusion, solitude, retirement,
isolation.
~Lonely~, _a._ ~1.~ Apart, retired, solitary, secluded, isolated,
sequestered, remote, dreary, lonesome.
~2.~ Lone, alone, solitary, unaccompanied, companionless.
~Lonesome~, _a._ ~1.~ Solitary, lonely, secluded, deserted, lone.
~2.~ Desolate, cheerless, dismal, gloomy, dreary.
~Long~, _a._ ~1.~ Extended, lengthy, not short.
~2.~ Protracted, prolonged, long-winded, spun out.
~3.~ Slow, dilatory, slack, lingering, tardy, not quick.
~Long home~, The tomb, the sepulchre, the grave, narrow house, house
of death.
~Long~, _ad._ ~1.~ To a great extent.
~2.~ A long time, for a long time.
~3.~ Throughout, all along.
~Long for~, Crave, hanker for, hanker after, lust after, pine for,
have a longing for, yearn for, aspire after.
~Long-breathed~, _a._ Long-winded.
~Longe~, _n. & v. n._ [Fr.] Pass, thrust, allonge, lunge.
~Longevity~, _n._ Long life.
~Long-headed~, _a._ Sagacious, discerning, intelligent, acute, shrewd,
clear-sighted, keen-sighted.
~Longing~, _n._ Craving, yearning, hankering, itching, aspiration,
breathing, continual wish, earnest desire, wistful eye, lickerish tooth.
~Longitudinally~, _ad._ Lengthwise, from end to end.
~Long-sighted~, _a._ Far-sighted.
~Long-spun~, _a._ Lengthy, tedious, long-winded, spun out.
~Long-suffering~, _a._ Forbearing, patient, not easily provoked.
~Long-suffering~, _n._ Forbearance, clemency, patient endurance (_of
injuries_).
~Long-winded~, _a._ ~1.~ Long-breathed.
~2.~ Protracted, prolonged, spun out.
~3.~ Tedious, wearisome.
~Look~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Direct the eye.
~2.~ Turn the thoughts, apply the mind.
~3.~ Mind, consider, take care, take heed.
~4.~ Front, face, be turned, be directed.
~5.~ Appear, seem; have, wear, or present the appearance; strike one
as being.
~Look~, _v. a._ Influence by looks.
~Look~, _interj._ See, lo, behold.
~Look~, _n._ ~1.~ Gaze.
~2.~ Appearance, aspect, complexion.
~3.~ Mien, air of the face, cast of countenance.
~Look after~, ~1.~ Attend to, take care of, see to.
~2.~ Seek, search for, look for.
~3.~ Expect, wait for.
~Look down upon~, Despise, contemn, spurn, regard with contempt.
~Look for~, ~1.~ Expect.
~2.~ Search, seek, look after.
~Look in the face~, Face, meet boldly.
~Look into~, Investigate, examine, study, consider, inspect closely,
observe narrowly.
~Look on~, ~1.~ Be a spectator.
~2.~ Regard, esteem, consider, look upon.
~Look out~, (_Active._) Search for, look up.
~Look out~, (_Neuter._) Be on the watch, be on one's guard.
~Look over~, Examine, cast the eye over.
~Look sharp~, Be vigilant, have all one's eyes about one.
~Look to~, ~1.~ Watch, take care of, look after.
~2.~ Rely on, depend on.
~Look upon~, Regard, consider, esteem, look on.
~Look up~, Search for, look out.
~Look up to~, Respect, honor, defer to, think much of, think highly of.
~Loon~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Ornith._) Great northern diver (_Colymbus
glacialis_).
~2.~ Simpleton, fool, dunce.
~Looper~, _n._ Canker-worm, span-worm, geometer.
~Loophole~, _n._ ~1.~ Opening (_in the wall of a fortification_),
aperture.
~2.~ Plea, pretext, pretence, excuse, way for evasion, way of escape.
~Loose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unfasten, untie, unbind, unloose, CAST OFF.
~2.~ Release, liberate, free, set free.
~3.~ Detach, disconnect, disengage.
~Loose~, _a._ ~1.~ Unbound, untied, not fastened, not confined.
~2.~ Movable, not fast, not fixed.
~3.~ Slack, relaxed, not tense, not tight.
~4.~ Open, not close, not compact, not dense.
~5.~ Prolix, rambling, not concise.
~6.~ Vague, indefinite, indistinct, indeterminate, ill-defined, not
precise, not exact.
~7.~ Lax in the bowels, not costive.
~8.~ Immoral, dissolute, WANTON, unchaste, of lax morals.
~Loosen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Slacken, relax, make loose, make less tight.
~2.~ Release, unloose, loose, let loose.
~3.~ Make lax (_as the bowels_).
~Lop~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cut, cut off.
~2.~ Dock, crop, curtail, prune, cut short.
~3.~ Drop, let fall.
~Loquacious~, _a._ Talkative, garrulous, chatty, conversable, COZY.
~Loquacity~, _n._ Talkativeness, garrulity, gift of gab.
~Lord~, _n._ ~1.~ Master, ruler, governor, sovereign, king.
~2.~ Noble, nobleman, peer.
~3.~ Husband.
~4.~ GOD, Jehovah.
~Lord it over~, Rule, rule over, domineer over.
~Lord over~, Rule, rule over, domineer over.
~Lorgnette~, _n._ [Fr.] Opera-glass.
~Lordliness~, _n._ ~1.~ Dignity, majesty.
~2.~ Pride, haughtiness.
~Lordly~, _a._ ~1.~ Dignified, majestic.
~2.~ Proud, haughty, domineering, imperious, overbearing.
~Lord's-day~, _n._ Sunday, the Sabbath, the Christian Sabbath, first
day of the week, the day of rest.
~Lordship~, _n._ ~1.~ Authority, dominion, rule, sway, command,
control, government, direction, domination, empire.
~2.~ Manor, feudal estate of a nobleman.
~Lord's-prayer~, _n._ Pater noster.
~Lord's-supper~, _n._ Eucharist, communion, sacrament, Christian
sacrament.
~Lore~, _n._ Learning, erudition, knowledge.
~Loriot~, _n._ Witwall, golden oriole (_of Europe; Oriolus galbula_).
~Lose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Be deprived of, fail to keep, let slip, let slip
through the fingers.
~2.~ Forfeit, fail to win, fail to obtain.
~3.~ Waste, squander, misspend, throw away, make no use of.
~4.~ Miss, wander from.
~5.~ Be bereaved of, be deprived of.
~Lose caste~, Be disgraced.
~Lose ground~, ~1.~ Fall behind.
~2.~ Decline, lose credit.
~Lose heart~, Despair, be discouraged, give up hope.
~Lose one's heart~, Fall in love.
~Lose one's self~, ~1.~ Be bewildered.
~2.~ Slumber, fall asleep.
~Loss~, _n._ ~1.~ Privation, deprivation, bereavement.
~2.~ Forfeiture, failure to win.
~3.~ Destruction, overthrow, damage, detriment, ruin.
~4.~ Waste, squandering.
~Lost~, _a._ ~1.~ Missing, not to be found.
~2.~ Forfeited, missed.
~3.~ Misspent, wasted, squandered, dissipated, thrown away.
~4.~ Bewildered, confused, perplexed, puzzled, distracted, benighted,
posed, nonplussed, at a loss, at fault, in a maze, in the dark.
~5.~ Abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absent-minded, dreamy, napping.
~6.~ Depraved, corrupt, abandoned, profligate, dissolute, reprobate,
graceless, shameless, obdurate, hardened, incorrigible, irreclaimable.
~7.~ Ruined, destroyed, perished, gone, vanished, disappeared, departed.
~Lost to~, Insensible to, unconscious of.
~Lot~, _n._ ~1.~ Destiny, doom, allotment, apportionment, fate.
~2.~ Chance, hazard, fortune, hap, haphazard.
~3.~ Portion, parcel, division.
~4.~ Piece or land.
~5.~ [_Colloquial U. S._] Great quantity, great number.
~Lotion~, _n._ Wash.
~Loud~, _a._ ~1.~ Resounding, high-sounding.
~2.~ Deafening, stunning, stentorian.
~3.~ Clamorous, vociferous, boisterous, noisy.
~Loud~, _ad._ Loudly.
~Loudly~, _ad._ Loud, not low.
~Lounge~, _v. n._ Recline, loll, LOAF, live lazily, spend time idly.
~Lounger~, _n._ Idler.
~Lout~, _n._ Bumpkin, clown, boor, lubber, bungler, fumbler, clumsy
fellow, awkward fellow.
~Loutish~, _a._ Clownish, rude, boorish, awkward.
~Lovable~, _a._ AMIABLE, LOVELY, sweet, winning.
~Love~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Have affection for, regard with affection.
~2.~ Have a passionate affection for, be in love with, be enamoured of.
~3.~ Like, be pleased with.
~Love~, _v. n._ Delight, take pleasure.
~Love~, _n._ ~1.~ Affection, affectionate regard.
~2.~ Attachment, passionate affection, the tender passion.
~3.~ Liking, fondness.
~4.~ Lover, person beloved.
~5.~ Cupid, god of love.
~Love-apple~, _n._ Tomato (_Lycopersicum esculentum_ or _Solanum
lycopersicum_).
~Love-child~, _n._ Bastard, illegitimate child, natural child.
~Love-feasts~, _n. pl._ Agapæ.
~Love-letter~, _n._ BILLET-DOUX.
~Lovely~, _a._ Pleasing, delightful, charming, delectable, enchanting,
winning, sweet, AMIABLE, that inspires love.
~Loving~, _a._ Affectionate, fond, attached.
~Loving-cup~, _n._ Grace cup.
~Loving-kindness~, _n._ Mercy, favor, tenderness, tender regard.
~Low~, _a._ ~1.~ Depressed, not high, not elevated, of little height.
~2.~ Not acute, shrill, or sharp; grave.
~3.~ Cheap, not dear, reasonable.
~4.~ Ignoble, abject, degraded, servile, slavish, menial, mean, base,
plebeian, vulgar, untitled, base-born, common.
~5.~ Undignified, grovelling, vile, base-minded, low-minded, shabby,
scurvy, dirty.
~6.~ Dishonorable, disreputable, derogatory, unhandsome, unbecoming,
disgraceful, unmanly, ungentlemanly.
~7.~ Moderate, not great, not intense.
~8.~ Weak, exhausted, reduced, feeble.
~9.~ Plain, simple, not luxurious, not rich.
~Low~, _ad._ ~1.~ With little elevation.
~2.~ Near the ground.
~3.~ To a reduced state, in a low condition.
~4.~ Softly, in a low tone, not loudly.
~5.~ Cheaply, at a moderate price.
~Low~, _v. n._ Bellow, moo.
~Low~, _n._ Moo, lowing.
~Low-born~, _a._ Of mean birth, of low extraction.
~Low-bred~, _a._ Vulgar, unrefined.
~Lower~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Depress, detrude, drop, sink, let down, bring
down, take down.
~2.~ Degrade, debase, disgrace, humble, humiliate.
~3.~ Lessen, diminish, reduce, decrease.
~Lower~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Grow dark, be clouded, appear gloomy, appear
stormy.
~2.~ Frown, glower, look sullen, look black.
~Lowering~, _a._ Cloudy, clouded, overcast, lurid, murky.
~Lowering~, _n._ Depression, diminution, reduction.
~Lowing~, _n._ Low, moo.
~Lowliness~, _n._ ~1.~ Humility, humbleness, meekness, self-abasement,
submissiveness.
~2.~ Lowness, meanness, abjectness.
~Lowly~, _a._ ~1.~ Low, not high.
~2.~ Humble, meek, resigned, submissive.
~3.~ Mean, not great, without dignity.
~4.~ Modest, unpretending, not lofty.
~Low-minded~, _a._ Base-minded, base, mean, servile, vile, grovelling,
slavish, abject, low.
~Low-priced~, _a._ Low, cheap.
~Low-spirited~, _a._ Dispirited, dejected, depressed, disheartened,
discouraged, down-hearted, desponding, cast down, in low spirits.
~Low spirits~, Dejection, dejectedness, depression, despondency,
MELANCHOLY, hypochondria.
~Loyal~, _a._ Faithful, true, not perfidious, not treacherous.
~Loyalty~, _n._ Allegiance, fealty, fidelity.
~Lozenge~, _n._ ~1.~ Rhomb, rhombus, oblique-angled parallelogram
(_with equal sides_).
~2.~ Troche.
~Lubber~, _n._ Clown, boor, lout, bungler, fumbler, clumsy fellow,
awkward fellow.
~Lubberly~, _a._ Clumsy, awkward, bungling, fumbling.
~Lubricate~, _v. a._ Smooth, make slippery.
~Lubricity~, _n._ Smoothness, slipperiness.
~Luce~, _n._ Pike, pickerel, true-jack (_Esox lucius_).
~Lucid~, _a._ ~1.~ Shining, radiant, luminous, bright, beaming,
resplendent, effulgent.
~2.~ Clear, transparent, pure, pellucid, limpid, diaphanous,
crystalline.
~3.~ Distinct, intelligible, perspicuous, plain.
~4.~ Sane, sober, sound (_in mind_).
~Lucifer~, _n._ ~1.~ Venus, Phosphorus, the morning star.
~2.~ Satan, Belial, Apollyon, Devil, arch-fiend, the tempter, the evil
one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of
darkness, the foul fiend, the enemy, the author of evil.
~Lucifer match~, Locofoco match.
~Luciferous~, _a._ Luminiferous.
~Luck~, _n._ Chance, fortune, hazard, hap, haphazard, fate.
~Luckily~, _ad._ Fortunately, by good luck, as good luck would have it.
~Luckless~, _a._ Unfortunate, unlucky, unprosperous, unsuccessful, ill-
fated, ill-starred.
~Lucky~, _a._ ~1.~ Fortunate (_in an unexpected way_), happy, blessed,
in luck.
~2.~ Prosperous, auspicious, propitious, favorable.
~Lucrative~, _a._ Profitable, remunerative, gainful, paying.
~Lucre~, _n._ Gain, profit, emolument, pelf, riches, wealth, mammon.
~Lucubration~, _n._ ~1.~ Study (_by night_), meditation, speculation,
cogitation.
~2.~ Composition, writing.
~Luculent~, _a._ Lucid, clear, transparent, bright.
~Ludicrous~, _a._ Laughable, comical, odd, ridiculous, droll, funny,
farcical, absurd.
~Luff~, _v. n._ (_Naut._) Sail nearer the wind, bring the bow into the
wind.
~Lug~, _v. a._ Pull, tug, haul, drag.
~Lug~, _n._ [_Low._] Heavy load.
~Luggage~, _n._ ~1.~ Baggage, bag and baggage.
~2.~ Effects, TRAPS, things, stuff.
~Lugubrious~, _a._ Mournful, sorrowful, doleful, sad, gloomy,
melancholy.
~Lukewarm~, _a._ ~1.~ Tepid, blood warm, slightly warm.
~2.~ Indifferent, unconcerned, listless, cold, torpid, dull, dead, not
ardent, not zealous.
~Lull~, _v. a._ Compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put
to rest.
~Lull~, _v. n._ Subside, cease, become calm.
~Lull~, _n._ Calm, calmness.
~Lumbago~, _n._ (_Med._) Rheumatism in the loins.
~Lumbar region~, Loins, reins.
~Lumber~, _n._ ~1.~ Trash, trumpery, rubbish.
~2.~ [_U. S._] Sawed or split timber.
~Lumber~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Heap in disorder.
~2.~ Fill with trumpery.
~Lumber~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Trudge, move heavily.
~2.~ [_U. S._] Cut timber, prepare logs for lumber.
~Lumbering~, _a._ ~1.~ Trudging, moving slowly.
~2.~ Cumbrous, cumbersome, clumsy, awkward, unwieldy.
~Luminiferous~, _a._ Luciferous, producing light.
~Luminous~, _a._ ~1.~ BRIGHT, shining, radiant.
~2.~ Lucid, clear, perspicuous.
~Lump~, _n._ ~1.~ Shapeless mass.
~2.~ Whole, gross, aggregate.
~Lump~, _v. a._ Throw into an aggregate, take in the gross.
~Lumper~, _n._ Laborer, (_employed in loading or unloading a ship_).
~Lumpish~, _a._ Dull, heavy, stupid, gross, inactive.
~Lump-fish~, _n._ Lump-sucker.
~Lump-sucker~, _n._ Lump-fish (_Cyclopterus lumpus_).
~Lunacy~, _n._ Insanity, madness, mania, derangement, craziness,
mental aberration.
~Lunar caustic~, Nitrate of silver (_fused_).
~Lunate~, _a._ (_Bot._) Crescent-shaped.
~Lunated~, _a._ (_Bot._) Crescent-shaped.
~Lunatic~, _a._ ~1.~ Insane, mad, deranged, crazy, out of one's head.
~2.~ For lunatics.
~Lunatic~, _n._ Madman, maniac, insane person.
~Lunatic asylum~, Madhouse, bedlam, insane asylum, insane hospital,
hospital for the insane.
~Lunch~, _n._ Luncheon.
~Lunch~, _v. n._ Take a lunch.
~Luncheon~, _n._ Lunch, slight meal.
~Lune~, _n._ Crescent, half-moon.
~Lunge~, _n._ Pass, thrust, allonge, longe.
~Lungs~, _n. pl._ Organs of respiration, LIGHTS.
~Lurch~, _n._ (_Naut._) Sudden roll.
~Lurch~, _v. n._ (_Naut._) Roll suddenly.
~Lure~, _n._ Enticement, bait, attraction, allurement, decoy,
temptation.
~Lure~, _v. a._ Entice, allure, attract, decoy, tempt, seduce,
inveigle, lead by the nose.
~Lurid~, _a._ Gloomy, murky, ghastly, dismal.
~Lurk~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Lie hid, lie concealed, lie in wait.
~2.~ Skulk, keep out of sight, keep out of the way.
~Lurking-hole~, _n._ Ambush, ambuscade, retreat, cover, hiding-place.
~Lurking-place~, _n._ Ambush, ambuscade, retreat, cover, hiding-place.
~Luscious~, _a._ ~1.~ Honeyed, excessively sweet.
~2.~ Delicious, savory, palatable, grateful.
~Lusern~, _n._ Lynx.
~Lush~, _a._ Juicy, succulent, watery, sappy, moist, full of juice.
~Lust~, _n._ ~1.~ Cupidity, inordinate desire.
~2.~ Concupiscence, carnality, lechery, pruriency, lasciviousness,
carnal desire, animal appetite.
~Lust after~, ~1.~ Long for, desire eagerly.
~2.~ Have carnal desire for.
~Lustful~, _a._ Concupiscent, libidinous, lecherous, lascivious,
prurient, lickerish, rampant, carnal.
~Lustration~, _n._ Purification, cleansing.
~Lustre~, _n._ [Written also _Luster_.] ~1.~ Brightness, brilliancy,
splendor, gleam, radiance, resplendence, refulgence.
~2.~ Distinction, repute, renown, eminence, celebrity, glory, honor,
ECLAT.
~3.~ Chandelier, CANDELABRUM.
~Lustrous~, _a._ Bright, shining, beaming, luminous, radiant, brilliant.
~Lusty~, _a._ Stout, vigorous, robust, stalwart, athletic, muscular,
brawny, burly, sturdy.
~Lusus naturæ~, [L.] Freak of nature.
~Luthern~, _n._ Dormer, dormer-window.
~Luxate~, _v. a._ Dislocate, disjoint, put out of joint.
~Luxation~, _n._ Displacement (_of a joint_), dislocation, disjointing.
~Luxuriance~, _n._ Exuberance, superabundance, profusion, rank growth.
~Luxuriancy~, _n._ Exuberance, superabundance, profusion, rank growth.
~Luxuriant~, _a._ Exuberant, profuse, superabundant, plentiful,
plenteous.
~Luxuriate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Flourish, grow luxuriantly.
~2.~ Revel, wanton, live luxuriously, live in clover.
~Luxurious~, _a._ Voluptuous, given to luxury.
~Luxuriously~, _ad._ Voluptuously, in luxury, in clover, on velvet, on
a bed of roses, in the lap of luxury.
~Luxury~, _n._ ~1.~ Voluptuousness, luxuriousness, sensuality,
epicurism.
~2.~ Pleasure, gratification.
~3.~ Dainty, treat.
~Lye~, _n._ Lixivium.
~Lying~, _a._ False, mendacious, untruthful, untrue.
~Lying~, _n._ Falsehood.
~Lying-in~, Childbirth.
~Lynch~, _v. a._ [_U. S._] Punish without trial, inflict summary
punishment on.
~Lynch law~, [_U. S._] Mob law.
~Lynx~, _n._ Lusern.
~Lynx-eyed~, _a._ Discerning, perspicacious, sharp-sighted, eagle-
eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-eyed, Argus-eyed.
~Lyric~, _n._ Lyric poem.
M
~Macaroni~, _n._ ~1.~ Italian paste, Genoese paste.
~2.~ Beau, exquisite, fop, popinjay, coxcomb, jackanapes, jack-a-
dandy, man milliner, man of dress, vain fellow.
~Macerate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mortify, make lean, wear away.
~2.~ Soften (_by steeping_), steep, soak, digest.
~Maceration~, _n._ ~1.~ Mortification.
~2.~ Softening, steeping, soaking.
~Machiavelian~, _a._ Artful, designing, insidious, sly, shrewd,
astute, subtle, diplomatic, arch, intriguing, cunning, crafty, wily,
crooked, tricky, deceitful.
~Machiavelism~, _n._ Duplicity, chicane, guile, chicanery, trickery,
cunning, circumvention, deceit, deception, artifice, dissimulation,
double-dealing, hocus-pocus.
~Machination~, _n._ Plot, complot, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal,
stratagem, trick.
~Machine~, _n._ Engine, piece of mechanism.
~Machinery~, _n._ ~1.~ Enginery, mechanism.
~2.~ Supernatural agency (_in poems_).
~Macrocosm~, _n._ Universe, great world, wide world.
~Maculate~, _a._ Spotted.
~Maculated~, _a._ Spotted.
~Mad~, _a._ ~1.~ Insane, crazy, crazed, distracted, lunatic,
delirious, out of one's head.
~2.~ Frantic, furious, enraged, raging, violent.
~3.~ Angry, exasperated, provoked, incensed, in a passion.
~Madcap~, _n._ Hotspur, blood, wild fellow, hot-brained or hot-headed
fellow.
~Madden~, _v. a._ Irritate, provoke, enrage, infuriate, exasperate,
inflame, make mad, drive mad, turn one's head, lash into fury, make
one's blood boil.
~Madhouse~, _n._ Bedlam, lunatic hospital, lunatic asylum, hospital
for the insane.
~Madman~, _n._ Lunatic, maniac, bedlamite, insane person, crazy person.
~Madness~, _n._ ~1.~ Insanity, derangement, craziness, lunacy,
distraction, MANIA, mental aberration.
~2.~ Frenzy, fury, rage.
~Madrigal~, _n._ Pastoral poem.
~Magazine~, _n._ ~1.~ Warehouse, storehouse, ENTREPOT.
~2.~ Periodical pamphlet.
~Maggot~, _n._ ~1.~ Grub.
~2.~ Caprice, whim, crotchet, quirk, freak, vagary, humor, fancy,
whimsey, WRINKLE, odd fancy.
~Maggoty~, _a._ ~1.~ Fly-blown, full of maggots.
~2.~ Whimsical, crotchety, capricious, fantastic, fantastical, odd,
strange.
~Magic~, _n._ Sorcery, necromancy, enchantment, the black art.
~Magic~, _a._ Necromantic.
~Magical~, _a._ Necromantic.
~Magician~, _n._ Sorcerer, enchanter, necromancer, conjurer.
~Magilp~, _n._ Gumption.
~Magisterial~, _a._ Domineering, lordly, imperious, proud, arrogant,
lofty.
~Magistrate~, _n._ Officer (_in civil service_).
~Magnanimity~, _n._ Generosity, disinterestedness, high-mindedness,
greatness or nobleness of mind, elevation of soul, chivalrous spirit.
~Magnanimous~, _a._ Noble, elevated, lofty, generous, disinterested,
chivalrous, liberal, high-minded, great-souled.
~Magnate~, _n._ Noble, nobleman, grandee, man of rank, distinguished
person.
~Magnesite~, _n._ Meerschaum, sea-foam, hydrous silicate of magnesia.
~Magnet~, _n._ ~1.~ Loadstone, natural magnet.
~2.~ Artificial magnet.
~Magnetic~, _a._ Attractive
~Magnetical~, _a._ Attractive
~Magnetism~, _n._ Power of attraction.
~Magnetize~, _v. a._ Make magnetic.
~Magnificence~, _n._ Grandeur, splendor, pomp, éclat, grand appearance.
~Magnificent~, _a._ Grand (_in appearance_), splendid, pompous,
imposing, stately, superb.
~Magnify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Enlarge, augment, amplify, exaggerate, make
great, increase the size of (_to the eye_).
~2.~ Extol, exalt, elevate, celebrate, glorify, bless, laud, praise
highly.
~Magniloquence~, _n._ Bombast, grandiloquence, turgidity, inflation,
fustian, flourish, pompous language.
~Magniloquent~, _a._ Grandiloquent, bombastic, inflated, swelling,
declamatory, turgid, pompous, stilted, high-flowing, HIGHFALUTIN.
~Magnitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Size, bulk, volume, extent, dimension, CAPACITY.
~2.~ Greatness, importance.
~3.~ (_Math._) Quantity.
~Mahometan~, n_._ Mohammedan, Mussulman.
~Mahometanism~, _n._ Mohammedanism, Islamism, Islam.
~Maid~, _n._ ~1.~ Girl, lass, LASSIE, virgin, maiden, damsel, young
lady.
~2.~ Maid-servant, female servant.
~Maiden~, _n._ Girl, virgin, MAID.
~Maiden~, _a._ ~1.~ Of maids, of virgins.
~2.~ Pure, chaste, undefiled, virgin.
~3.~ Fresh, new.
~Maidenhood~, _n._ Virginity, virgin purity.
~Maidenly~, _a._ Modest, gentle, reserved.
~Maiden speech~, First speech (_in public_).
~Maid-servant~, _n._ Maid, female servant.
~Mail~, _n._ ~1.~ Defensive armor.
~2.~ Post, conveyance for mailed matter.
~3.~ Mailed matter.
~Mail~, _v. a._ Put in the mail, put in the post-office, send by post.
~Maim~, _v. a._ Cripple, mutilate, disable.
~Main~, _a._ Chief, principal, leading, most important.
~Main~, _n._ ~1.~ Ocean, great sea.
~2.~ Continent, mainland.
~3.~ Main conduit, main pipe, main duct.
~4.~ Force, power, strength, might.
~Mainland~, _n._ Continent.
~Mainly~, _ad._ Chiefly, principally, in the main.
~Main-spring~, _n._ Prime mover.
~Main-stay~, _n._ Principal support, chief reliance.
~Maintain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sustain, support, preserve, uphold, keep.
~2.~ Defend, vindicate, assert, justify.
~3.~ Continue, keep up, carry on.
~4.~ Provide food for, supply with means of living.
~Maintain~, _v. n._ Affirm, aver, allege, say, contend, hold the
opinion, hazard the opinion.
~Maintenance~, _n._ ~1.~ Support, vindication, justification, defence;
preservation.
~2.~ Sustenance, food, victuals, provisions, BREAD, livelihood,
subsistence.
~Maize~, _n._ Indian corn (_Zea mays_).
~Majestic~, _a._ August, imposing, dignified, noble, princely,
stately, imperial, grand, royal.