~Major~, _a._ Greater.
~Major-domo~, _n._ Steward.
~Majority~, _n._ ~1.~ Greater number, more than half.
~2.~ Manhood, full age.
~Majuscule~, _n._ Capital letter (_in ancient manuscripts_).
~Make~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Create, bring into being.
~2.~ Frame, fashion, mould, shape, form, figure.
~3.~ Produce, effect, be productive of.
~4.~ Constitute, compose.
~5.~ Perform, do, execute, practise.
~6.~ Secure, gain, acquire, get.
~7.~ Compel, constrain, force.
~8.~ Represent, show.
~Make~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Proceed, go, travel, journey, tend, move.
~2.~ Contribute, conduce, operate, have effect.
~Make~, _n._ Structure, construction, texture, constitution.
~Make a clean breast~, Make a full confession.
~Make a figure~, Figure, make a distinguished appearance, be
distinguished, be conspicuous.
~Make against~, Tend to injure.
~Make as if~, Appear, seem, feign, pretend, make believe, act as if.
~Make away with~, Kill, destroy.
~Make-believe~, Pretend, feign, appear, seem, act as if, make as if.
~Make-believe~, _a._ Pretended, counterfeited, sham, mock, clap-trap.
~Make bold~, Presume, venture, dare, take the liberty, have the
presumption.
~Make choice of~, Choose, select, pick out.
~Make for~, ~1.~ Move toward, go toward, STRIKE FOR.
~2.~ Favor, tend to the advantage of.
~Make free with~, Treat without ceremony, treat as one's own, use
without leave.
~Make good~, ~1.~ Defend, maintain, vindicate, justify, stand by.
~2.~ Fulfil, accomplish.
~3.~ Establish, verify, confirm, prove, substantiate.
~4.~ Compensate for, make compensation for, supply by an equivalent,
make up for.
~Make haste~, Be quick, BEAR A HAND.
~Make head against~, Stem, resist successfully.
~Making~, Composition, constitution, formation.
~Make known~, Publish, declare, bring to light, proclaim.
~Make light of~, Consider as of no consequence, treat with contempt.
~Make love to~, Court, woo, make suit to.
~Make mention of~, Speak of, take notice of, allude to, refer to.
~Make merry~, Feast, be jovial, be joyful.
~Make much of~, Cherish, foster, fondle, pet, coddle, treat with
fondness.
~Make no bones~, Have no scruple, make no scruple.
~Make no difference~, Be as well, be a matter of indifference, make no
matter.
~Make no doubt~, Be confident, have no doubt.
~Make no matter~, Make no difference, be a matter of indifference, be
as well.
~Make nothing for~, Be of no value to, be of no use to, have no effect
in aiding or supporting.
~Make oath~, Swear, take an oath.
~Make of~, ~1.~ Understand, interpret.
~2.~ Effect or produce from.
~3.~ Consider, account, esteem.
~Make off with~, ~1.~ Take away, carry off.
~2.~ Steal, pilfer, filch, purloin, cabbage.
~Make one's mouth water~, Excite or whet the appetite.
~Make one's toilet~, Arrange one's dress, attend to one's dress.
~Make out~, (_Active._) ~1.~ Discover, ascertain, learn, determine,
interpret, decipher, get a clear understanding of.
~2.~ Prove, establish.
~3.~ Prepare, draw up.
~4.~ Provide, furnish, supply.
~Make out~, (_Neuter._) Succeed, be able at last.
~Maker~, _n._ ~1.~ [With _The_ prefixed.] Creator, GOD.
~2.~ Manufacturer, former, builder, constructor.
~3.~ Author, writer, composer.
~4.~ (_Law._) Signer of a promissory note.
~Make over~, Transfer, convey, alienate, demise.
~Make sail~, (_Naut._) Set the sails, hoist the sails, spread the sails.
~Makeshift~, _n._ Substitute, temporary, expedient.
~Make sport of~, Mock, ridicule, deride, scout, scoff at, jeer at,
laugh at.
~Make suit to~, ~1.~ Court the favor of, endeavor to gain the favor of.
~2.~ Court, woo, make love to.
~Make sure of~, Secure, make certain.
~Make the best of~, Put the best face on, turn to the best account.
~Make tracks~, DEPART, go, start, set out, be off.
~Make up~, (_Active._) ~1.~ Collect, get together.
~2.~ Constitute, form.
~3.~ Reconcile, settle, adjust.
~4.~ Compensate, make good, make up for.
~5.~ Supply, furnish, provide.
~6.~ Determine, bring to a conclusion.
~Make up~, (_Neuter._) Settle a difference, become reconciled.
~Make up for~, Compensate, make good, make up.
~Make up to~, [_Colloquial._] Accost, address, speak to.
~Make water~, ~1.~ Urinate, void urine.
~2.~ (_Naut._) Leak.
~Make way~, ~1.~ Advance, proceed.
~2.~ Clear a way, open a passage.
~Malacology~, _n._ Science of mollusks or molluscous animals.
~Maladroit~, _a._ Awkward, clumsy, unskilful, unskilled, bungling,
unhandy, inapt, inexpert, without dexterity.
~Malady~, _n._ Disease, distemper, disorder, complaint, ail, ailment,
sickness, illness, indisposition.
~Malapert~, _a._ Saucy, impudent, rude, forward, flippant, bold,
impertinent, impudent, insolent, cavalier.
~Malapertness~, _n._ Insolence, sauciness, impudence, rudeness.
~Malapropos~, _ad._ [Fr.] Unseasonably, unsuitably.
~Malaria~, _n._ Miasma, miasm, noxious exhalation, bad air.
~Malcontent~, _a._ Discontented, dissatisfied, unsatisfied.
~Male~, _a._ He.
~Male~, _n._ Male animal.
~Malediction~, _n._ Curse, denunciation, execration, imprecation,
anathema, fulmination, ban.
~Malefactor~, _n._ Culprit, felon, convict, criminal, outlaw.
~Malefeasance~, _n._ (_Law._) Wrong doing, ill conduct, illegal deed.
~Malepractice~, _n._ [Written also and preferably MALPRACTICE.]
Misconduct, MALPRACTICE.
~Malevolence~, _n._ Malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness,
malignity, rancor, venom, hate, grudge, ill-will.
~Malevolent~, _a._ Malicious, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill-
natured.
~Malice~, _n._ Malevolence, maliciousness, malignity, rancor, venom,
hate, spite, ill-will.
~Malicious~, _a._ Malevolent, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill-
natured.
~Maliciousness~, _n._ Malevolence, malice, malignity, ill-will.
~Malign~, _a._ ~1.~ Malicious, malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed.
~2.~ Injurious, pernicious, unfavorable, baneful, very bad.
~Malign~, _v. a._ Revile, slander, abuse, calumniate, asperse, defame,
blacken, traduce, scandalize, disparage, vilify.
~Malignancy~, _n._ Malice, malignity.
~Malignant~, _a._ ~1.~ Malign, MALICIOUS, malevolent.
~2.~ (_Med._) Dangerous, fatal.
~Maligner~, _n._ Vilifier, slanderer, traducer, calumniator,
backbiter, libeller, defamer.
~Malignity~, _n._ ~1.~ Malice, malevolence, maliciousness, malignancy,
hatred, animosity, ill-will.
~2.~ Virulence, fatality.
~Malinger~, _v. n._ Feign illness (_as a soldier, to avoid duty_),
sham sickness, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham.
~Mall~, _n._ [Written also _Maul_.] Beetle, heavy mallet.
~Mall~, _v. a._ [Written also _Maul_.] Beat, bruise.
~Mall~, _n._ Public walk.
~Mallet~, _n._ Wooden hammer.
~Malpractice~, _n._ [Written also _Malepractice_.] Misconduct,
misbehavior, misdoing, dereliction, MALVERSATION.
~Maltreat~, _v. a._ Abuse, ill treat, ill use.
~Maltreatment~, _n._ Abuse, ill treatment, bad treatment.
~Malversation~, _n._ Misconduct (in office), fraudulent conduct (_as
embezzlement, &c._).
~Mamma~, n. [_Childish term._] Mother.
~Mamma~, _n._ [L. _pl. Mammas_.] Breast, teat, dug, udder.
~Mammal~, _n._ Mammifer, one of the mammalia.
~Mammalia~, _n. pl._ [L.] Mammals, mammifers, viviparous animals that
suckle their young.
~Mammifer~, _n._ Mammal, one of the mammalia.
~Mammon~, _n._ ~1.~ Riches, wealth.
~2.~ God of riches.
~Mammoth~, _n._ Fossil elephant (_Elephas primigenus_).
~Mammoth~, _a._ Gigantic, very large.
~Man~, _n._ ~1.~ Person, individual, body, somebody, one, personage,
soul, living soul, some one, human being.
~2.~ Mankind, the human race.
~3.~ Male person.
~4.~ Adult male.
~5.~ Piece (_as chess, draughts, &c._).
~Man~, _v. a._ Furnish with men, supply with hands.
~Manacle~, _n._ Shackle (_for the hands_), handcuff, hand-fetter.
~Manacle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Handcuff.
~2.~ Shackle, fetter, tie, restrain, confine.
~Manage~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conduct, direct, regulate, superintend,
supervise, administer, carry on, have the charge of.
~2.~ Rule (_with address or artifice_), control, govern, guide.
~3.~ Wield, handle.
~Manage~, _v. n._ Manœuvre, concert measures, contrive ways, direct
affairs, pull the wires or strings.
~Manageable~, _a._ Tractable, governable.
~Management~, _n._ ~1.~ Conduct, control, direction, charge,
administration, superintendence, care, SURVEILLANCE.
~2.~ Contrivance, prudent conduct, cunning practice.
~Manager~, _n._ ~1.~ Director, superintendent, overseer, supervisor,
comptroller, governor.
~2.~ Economist, good economist.
~Manatee~, _n._ Lamantine, sea-cow.
~Manciple~, _n._ Steward (_of a college_), purveyor.
~Mandate~, _n._ Command, order, injunction, precept, charge,
requirement.
~Mandatory~, _a._ Preceptive, directory.
~Mandible~, _n._ ~1.~ Jaw.
~2.~ (_Ornith._) Beak, bill.
~Mandrake~, _n._ May-apple (_Podyphyllum peltatum_).
~Manducate~, _v. a._ Chew, masticate.
~Manducation~, _n._ Chewing, mastication.
~Man-eater~, _n._ Cannibal.
~Man-eaters~, _n. pl._ Anthropophagi, cannibals.
~Manège~, _n._ [Fr.] ~1.~ Horsemanship.
~2.~ Riding-school.
~Maneuver~, _n._ [Written also _Manœuvre_.] ~1.~ Evolution, movement.
~2.~ Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artful management, adroit procedure.
~Maneuver~, _v. n._ [Written also _Manœuvre_.] ~1.~ Perform evolutions.
~2.~ Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings.
~Maneuverer~, _n._ [Written also MANŒUVRER.] Tactician, adroit
manager, wire-puller.
~Manful~, _a._ Courageous, bold, brave, stout, strong, vigorous,
daring, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, manly.
~Manganese~, _n._ Black oxide of manganese (_the oxide having the same
name as the metal_), peroxide or deutoxide of manganese.
~Mangel-wurzel~, _n._ [Written also _Mangold-wurzel_.] Field-beet,
scarcity-root (_Beta altissima_).
~Mangle~, _v. a._ Lacerate, hack, tear (_in cutting_).
~Mangold-wurzel~, _n._ MANGEL-WURZEL.
~Mangy~, _a._ Scabby, infected with mange.
~Manhaden~, _n._ [Preferably written _Menhaden_.] Hardhead,
mossbunker, pauhaugen.
~Man-hater~, _n._ Misanthrope, cynic.
~Manhood~, _n._ ~1.~ Virility.
~2.~ Courage, bravery, hardihood, firmness, resolution.
~Mania~, [_n._ missing?] ~1.~ Raging madness, violent insanity.
~2.~ Vehement desire.
~Mania a potu~, [L.] Delirium tremens, the horrors.
~Maniac~, _n._ Madman, lunatic, bedlamite, insane person.
~Manicheism~, _n._ Dualism, doctrine of two supreme principles (_good
and evil_).
~Manifest~, _a._ Apparent, open, obvious, plain, evident, patent,
clear, palpable, visible, unmistakable, glaring, notorious.
~Manifest~, _v. a._ Show, exhibit, reveal, declare, display, disclose,
prove, evince, discover, express, set forth, bring to light, expose to
view, hold up to view, make known.
~Manifestation~, _n._ Exhibition, revelation, display, expression.
~Manifesto~, _n._ Declaration (_of a sovereign or a government_).
~Manifold~, _a._ Numerous, multiplied, various, many, of divers kinds.
~Manioc~, _n._ Cassava, TAPIOCA.
~Manipulate~, _v. a. & n._ Work or operate with the hands.
~Manipulation~, _n._ Manual operations.
~Manis~, _n._ Pangolin, scaly ant-eater.
~Man-killer~, _n._ Murderer, manslayer, homicide.
~Mankind~, _n._ ~1.~ Man, the human race.
~2.~ Men, the lords of creation.
~Manliness~, _n._ Bravery, courage, intrepidity, heroism, firmness,
resolution, nobleness.
~Manly~, _a._ Brave, courageous, intrepid, stout, bold, firm,
undaunted, vigorous, strong, daring, heroic, noble, manful.
~Man-midwife~, _n._ ACCOUCHEUR, obstetrician.
~Manner~, _n._ ~1.~ Method, mode, fashion, form, way, style, cast.
~2.~ Custom, habit, practice.
~3.~ Degree, measure, extent.
~4.~ [_Sing, and pl._] Sort, kind, sorts, kinds.
~5.~ Behavior, carriage, deportment.
~Mannerism~, _n._ Sameness of manner.
~Mannerly~, _a._ Courteous, civil, polite, urbane, complaisant,
gentlemanly, refined, well-bred.
~Manners~, _n. pl._ Morals, habits, carriage, behavior, deportment,
bearing, breeding, air, customary conduct.
~Manoeuvre~, _n._ [Written also _Maneuver_.] ~1.~ Evolution, movement.
~2.~ Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artifice, ruse, trick, finesse,
artful management, adroit procedure.
~Manoeuvre~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Perform evolutions.
~2.~ Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings.
~Manoeuvrer~, _n._ [Written also _Maneuverer_.] Tactician, adroit
manager, wire-puller.
~Man of straw~, Imaginary person.
~Man-of-war~, _n._ Ship of war.
~Manor~, _n._ Lordship, feudal estate of a nobleman.
~Manor-house~, _n._ Hall.
~Mansard-roof~, _n._ Curb-roof, gambrel-roof.
~Manse~, _n._ [_Scotland._] Parsonage, parsonage house.
~Mansion~, _n._ Dwelling, seat, residence, habitation, dwelling-house,
mansion-house.
~Mansion-house~, _n._ Dwelling-house, mansion.
~Manslaughter~, _n._ Homicide (_without malice_).
~Man-slayer~, _n._ Murderer, homicide, man-killer.
~Mantilla~, _n._ Small mantle.
~Mantle~, _n._ ~1.~ Cloak.
~2.~ Cover, covering.
~3.~ Mantel-piece, mantel-tree, mantel-shelf.
~Mantle~, _v. a._ Cloak, overspread, cover.
~Mantle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Expand, spread, be expanded.
~2.~ Be suffused (_said of blood rushing to the face_).
~3.~ Effervesce, bubble, foam, sparkle, froth.
~Mantel-piece~, _n._ MANTLE.
~Mantel-shelf~, _n._ MANTLE.
~Mantel-tree~, _n._ MANTLE.
~Mantua-maker~, _n._ Dressmaker.
~Manual~, _n._ Of the hand, by the hand.
~Manual~, _n._ Hand-book.
~Manufactory~, _n._ Mill, factory.
~Manufacture~, _n._ ~1.~ Production, fabrication.
~2.~ Manufactured product.
~Manufacture~, _v. a._ Make by art.
~Manumission~, _n._ Emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation.
~Manumit~, _v. a._ Free, liberate, release, emancipate, enfranchise,
set free.
~Manure~, _v. a._ Fertilize, enrich.
~Manure~, _n._ Fertilizer, compost, dressing, fertilizing mixture.
~Manuscript~, _n._ Copy, written paper.
~Many~, _a._ Numerous, manifold, various, multiplied, divers.
~Many~, _n._ Multitude, people, many persons, many people.
~Many-sided~, ~1.~ Of many sides.
~2.~ Liberal, not narrow, not bigoted.
~Many times~, Often, frequently, repeatedly, often times.
~Map~, _n._ Chart.
~Mar~, _v. a._ Injure, spoil, ruin, disfigure, hurt, damage, harm.
~Marasmus~, _n._ ATROPHY, emaciation, decline, gradual wasting.
~Maraud~, _v. n._ Rove for plunder.
~Maraud~, _n._ Marauding, ravage, plunder.
~Marauder~, _n._ Plunderer, ravager, pillager, robber, freebooter,
highwayman, brigand, footpad, outlaw, bandit.
~March~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Walk (_by regular steps, as soldiers_), move
forward.
~2.~ Walk in a steady manner.
~March~, _n._ ~1.~ Military movement, passage of soldiers.
~2.~ Stately walk.
~3.~ Progression, advance.
~4.~ Military tune.
~Marches~, _n. pl._ Borders, limits, frontiers, confines, precincts,
boundaries.
~Mare~, _n._ Female horse.
~Mare's-nest~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Absurdity, absurd or ridiculous
thing (_such as wags impose upon the credulous by way of hoax or
practical joke_).
~Mare's-tail~, _n._ Cirrus, cat's-tail.
~Margin~, _n._ Border, edge, rim, brim, verge, brink, confine, limit,
skirt.
~Marine~, _a._ ~1.~ Oceanic, pelagic, of the sea.
~2.~ Maritime, naval, nautical.
~Marine~, _n._ ~1.~ Navy, shipping, sea affairs.
~2.~ Soldier (_of a ship of war_).
~Mariner~, _n._ Seaman, sailor, seafarer, tar, seafaring man.
~Mariput~, _n._ Zoril (_Viverra zorilla_).
~Marital~, _a._ Of a husband, incident to a husband.
~Maritime~, _a._ ~1.~ Marine, naval, nautical, of the sea.
~2.~ Near the sea.
~Mark~, _n._ ~1.~ Sign, token, note, symbol, index.
~2.~ Indication, evidence, proof, badge, symptom.
~3.~ Line, impression, stamp, print, incision.
~4.~ Trace, track, vestige, footprint.
~5.~ Object (_aimed at_).
~6.~ Eminence, consequence, distinction.
~7.~ Cross (_made as a signature_).
~Mark~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distinguish by a mark, put a mark upon.
~2.~ Stamp, brand, trace a line or lines upon.
~3.~ Notice, note, observe, remark, take notice of.
~Mark~, _v. n._ Observe, note, remark, take notice.
~Marked~, _a._ Notable, remarkable, noted, prominent, conspicuous,
eminent, distinguished.
~Market~, _n._ ~1.~ Mart, emporium, ENTREPOT, place of traffic.
~2.~ Market-house, market-place.
~3.~ Sale, opportunity to sell.
~Marketable~, _a._ Salable.
~Market-place~, _n._ Market-house, bazaar.
~Mark out~, Designate, indicate, point out.
~Marriage~, _n._ ~1.~ Nuptials, wedding, espousals, spousals, nuptial
rites.
~2.~ Matrimony, wedlock.
~Maroon~, _n._ Chestnut color.
~Maroon~, _a._ Of a chestnut color.
~Marrow~, _n._ ~1.~ Medulla, pith.
~2.~ Essence, quintessence, best part, essential part.
~Marrow-bones~, _n. pl._ [_Colloquial._] Knees.
~Marry~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Join in marriage, unite in marriage.
~2.~ Wed, espouse, take for husband or wife, lead to the altar, bestow
one's hand upon.
~3.~ Give in marriage.
~Marry~, _v. n._ Enter into the married state, assume the conjugal
relation, take a husband or a wife.
~Marsh~, _n._ Fen, bog, quagmire, morass, swamp, slough.
~Marshal~, _v. a._ Arrange, range, rank, dispose, array, draw up, set
in order.
~Marsh-samphire~, _n._ Glass-wort, salt-wort (_Salicornia herbacea_).
~Marshy~, _a._ Boggy, fenny, swampy, wet.
~Mart~, _n._ Market, emporium, ENTREPOT, place of traffic.
~Martial~, _a._ ~1.~ Suited to war.
~2.~ Warlike, brave, given to war.
~3.~ Military, not civil.
~Martinet~, _n._ Precisian, formalist, strict or severe disciplinarian.
~Marvel~, _n._ Wonder, prodigy, miracle.
~Marvel~, _v. n._ Wonder, be surprised, be astonished.
~Marvellous~, _a._ [Written also _Marvelous_.] Wondrous, wonderful,
amazing, stupendous, astonishing, miraculous, very extraordinary, most
strange.
~Masculine~, _a._ ~1.~ Male, of the male sex, not female.
~2.~ Manly, virile, manlike, not feminine, not effeminate.
~Mash~, _v. a._ Bruise, crush.
~Mask~, _n._ ~1.~ Cover (_for the face_), veil, visor, cloak, screen,
blind, disguise.
~2.~ Subterfuge, evasion, trick, shift, pretence, pretext, plea.
~3.~ Masquerade, revel, piece of mummery.
~Mask~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put a mask on.
~2.~ Disguise, conceal, hide, cloak, veil, screen, shroud, cover.
~Masker~, _n._ Mummer, BUFFOON.
~Mason~, _n._ ~1.~ Builder in stone or brick.
~2.~ Free-mason.
~Masquerade~, _n._ Mask, revel, piece of mummery.
~Mass~, _n._ ~1.~ Lump, heap, collection.
~2.~ Size, magnitude, bulk, dimension, quantity of matter.
~3.~ Assemblage, congeries.
~4.~ Whole, aggregate, totality, body.
~Mass~, _n._ Communion service (_in the Roman Catholic Church_),
celebration of the Lord's Supper.
~Massacre~, _v. a._ Butcher (_human beings_), murder, kill, slay,
slaughter.
~Massacre~, _n._ Butchery, slaughter, carnage.
~Mass-book~, _n._ Missal.
~Massicot~, _n._ Yellow protoxide of lead (_not fused; when fused it
forms litharge_).
~Massive~, _a._ Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous.
~Massy~, _a._ Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous.
~Master~, _n._ ~1.~ Ruler, director, governor, manager, chief, head,
superintendent, overseer, principal, lord, GOODMAN.
~2.~ Commander, captain.
~3.~ Teacher, instructor, tutor, preceptor, school-master, pedagogue.
~4.~ Owner, proprietor, holder, possessor.
~5.~ Proficient, adept, master-hand.
~Master~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overpower, overcome, conquer, subdue,
subjugate, vanquish.
~2.~ Acquire, learn thoroughly, make one's self master of.
~Master~, _a._ Main, chief, leading, principal, cardinal, prime,
especial, great, grand, most important.
~Masterdom~, _n._ Dominion, rule, ASCENDENCY.
~Master-hand~, _n._ Adept, proficient, dab, DABSTER, good hand,
capital hand, nice hand.
~Masterly~, _a._ Skilful, clever, dexterous, expert, adroit.
~Master-mind~, _n._ Master-spirit.
~Master-piece~, _n._ CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, paragon, master-stroke, master-
work, capital performance.
~Mastership~, _n._ ~1.~ Headship.
~2.~ Dominion, rule, sway, mastery, supreme power.
~3.~ Superiority, supremacy, upper hand.
~Master-spirit~, _n._ Master-mind.
~Master-stroke~, _n._ MASTER-PIECE.
~Master-work~, _n._ MASTER-PIECE.
~Mastery~, _n._ ~1.~ Dominion, rule, sway, command, mastership,
supreme power.
~2.~ Superiority, pre-eminence, ascendency, supremacy, victory,
conquest, upper hand.
~3.~ Acquirement, attainment, acquisition.
~4.~ Skill, dexterity, great proficiency.
~Masticate~, _v. a._ Chew, eat, manducate, MUNCH.
~Mastication~, _n._ Chewing, manducation.
~Masturbation~, _n._ Onanism, self-pollution, secret vice, self-abuse.
~Mat~, _v. a._ Braid, weave, plait, plat.
~Match~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Rival, be equal to.
~2.~ Adapt, suit, fit, proportion.
~3.~ Marry, give in marriage.
~Matchless~, _a._ Unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, peerless,
incomparable, exquisite, inimitable, excellent, first-rate,
superlatively good, of the best, of the first water.
~Mate~, _n._ Associate, companion, fellow, compeer.
~Maté~, _n._ Brazil tea.
~Material~, _a._ ~1.~ Physical, corporeal, bodily, not spiritual.
~2.~ Essential, important, momentous, vital.
~Material~, _n._ Matter, substance, stuff.
~Materially~, _ad._ ~1.~ Substantially, in substance, not in form
merely.
~2.~ Importantly, essentially, vitally.
~Maternal~, _a._ Motherly.
~Matins~, _n. pl._ Morning prayers, morning service.
~Matrice~, _n._ Mould (_especially a mould in which printers' letters
are cast, and a mould in which coin is cast_), matrix.
~Matrimonial~, _a._ Connubial, nuptial, CONJUGIAL, hymeneal, bridal,
conjugal.
~Matrimony~, _n._ Marriage, wedlock, nuptial state.
~Matrix~, _n._ [L.] Mould, MATRICE.
~Matron~, _n._ ~1.~ Wife, married woman, mother of a family.
~2.~ Elderly woman.
~Matronal~, _a._ MATRON-LIKE.
~Matron-like~, _a._. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.
~Matronly~, _a._. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.
~Matted~, _a._ Entangled, twisted together.
~Matter~, _n._ ~1.~ Substance, body.
~2.~ Stuff, material, raw material.
~3.~ Topic, subject, question, subject-matter, matter in hand.
~4.~ Affair, business, concern, thing, event, course of things.
~5.~ Trouble, cause of distress.
~6.~ Importance, consequence, import, moment.
~7.~ Pus, purulence, purulent matter.
~Matter~, _v. n._ Signify, import, be of importance, be of consequence.
~Matter-of-fact~, _n._ Fact, reality, actuality.
~Matter-of-fact~, _a._ Practical, sensible, plain.
~Mattock~, _n._ Grub-axe, grubbing-hoe.
~Maturate~, _v. n._ Suppurate.
~Maturation~, _n._ Suppuration.
~Mature~, _a._ ~1.~ Perfected by time, complete, perfect, ripe.
~2.~ Prepared, ready, well-considered, well-digested.
~Mature~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Ripen.
~2.~ Perfect, bring to perfection, bring to maturity.
~Mature~, _v. n._ Become ripe.
~Maturity~, _n._ ~1.~ Completion, ripeness.
~2.~ Time of being due (_said of a promissory note, &c._).
~Maudlin~, _a._ ~1.~ Intoxicated, inebriated, fuddled, muddled,
disguised, corned, tipsy, mellow, drunk, SLEWED, groggy, in liquor,
HALF SEAS OVER.
~2.~ Silly, weak, childish.
~Maugre~, _prep._ [_Used only in burlesque._] Notwithstanding, in
spite of, in defiance of.
~Maul~, _n._ [Written also _Mall_.] Beetle, heavy mallet.
~Maul~, _v. a._ [Written also _Mall_.] Beat, bruise.
~Maunder~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Mutter (_as a beggar_,) grumble, murmur.
~2.~ Talk incoherently.
~Maunderer~, _n._ Grumbler, murmurer.
~Mausoleum~, _n._ Sepulchral monument.
~Mauvaise honte~, [Fr.] Bashfulness, false modesty.
~Maw~, _n._ ~1.~ Stomach (_of animals_).
~2.~ Craw, crop, first stomach (_of a bird_).
~Mawkish~, _a._ Insipid, flat, vapid, tasteless, stale.
~Maxim~, _n._ Proverb, saying, saw, adage, aphorism, apothegm, dictum,
by-word, sententious precept.