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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Macao monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Macao

macaque
noun short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

macaroni
noun pasta in the form of slender tubes

macaroni and cheese
noun macaroni prepared in a cheese sauce

macaroni salad
noun having macaroni as the base

macaronic
adjective of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together; `macaronic verse`

macaroon
noun chewy cookie usually containing almond paste

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

Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay noun English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859)

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

Macbeth
noun king of Scotland (died in 1057)

MacDowell
Edward MacDowell noun United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908)

mace
noun a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

macebearer
mace noun an official who carries a mace of office

macedoine
noun mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold

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

Macedonia
noun landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991

Macedonian
adjective of or relating to Macedonia or its inhabitants; `Macedonian hills`

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

maceration
noun softening due to soaking or steeping

macerative
adjective accompanied by or characterized by maceration; `macerative degeneration of the liver`

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

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

Mach number
noun the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound

Machaeranthera
genus Machaeranthera noun wildflowers of western North America

machete
matchet noun a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli noun a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)

Machiavellian
adjective of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; `Machiavellian thinking`

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

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

Machilidae
family Machilidae noun jumping bristletails

machine
political machine noun a group that controls the activities of a political party; `he was endorsed by the Democratic machine`

machine
noun a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

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

machine code
machine language noun a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation

machine gun
noun a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)

machine politician
ward-heeler noun a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

machine readable
computer readable adjective suitable for feeding directly into a computer

machine readable dictionary
MRD noun a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically

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

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

machine stitch
sewing-machine stitch noun made by a sewing machine using two threads

machine tool
noun a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials

machine translation
MT noun the use of computers to translate from one language to another

machine-accessible
adjective stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

machine-displayable text
noun electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image

machine-made
adjective made by machine

machine-readable text
noun electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats

machinery
noun machines or machine systems collectively

machinist
mechanic noun a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

machinist`s vise
metalworking vise noun a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below

machismo
noun exaggerated masculinity

machmeter
noun speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound

macho
noun a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo

Machu Picchu
noun Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century

Machupo virus
noun the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice

macintosh
mackintosh 1 mac noun a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

Mackem
noun a native of Sunderland

Mackenzie
Mackenzie River noun a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea

mackerel
noun any of various fishes of the family Scombridae

mackerel scad
mackerel shad noun small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil

mackerel shark
noun fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks

mackerel sky
noun a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds

Mackinac Bridge
noun a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan

mackinaw
noun a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design

mackinaw
noun a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material

Mackinaw blanket
noun a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States

Mackinaw boat
noun a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes

Mackinaw coat
noun a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material

mackintosh
noun a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric

mackle
noun a printed impression that is blurred or doubled

Macleaya
genus Macleaya noun a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy

MacLeish
Archibald MacLeish noun United States poet (1892-1982)

Macleod
John Macleod noun Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)

Maclura
genus Maclura noun yellowwood trees or shrubs

macon
maconnais noun fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry

Macoun
noun similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening

Macowanites
genus Macowanites noun a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely

Macowanites americanus
noun 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

macrame
noun a coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords

macrencephalic
macrencephalous adjective having a large brain case

macrencephaly
noun an abnormally large braincase

macro
adjective very large in scale or scope or capability

macrobiotic
adjective of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics; `macrobiotic diet`

macrobiotic diet
noun a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains

macrobiotics
noun the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)

macrocephalic
macrocephalous adjective having an exceptionally large head and brain

Macrocephalon
genus Macrocephalon noun maleos

macrocephaly
megacephaly noun an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical

Macrocheira
genus Macrocheira noun giant crabs of Japan

Macroclemys
genus Macroclemys noun alligator snapping turtles

macrocosmic
adjective relating to or constituting a macrocosm

macrocytic anemia
macrocytic anaemia noun anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal

macrocytosis
noun the presence of macrocytes in the blood

Macrodactylus
genus Macrodactylus noun a genus of Melolonthidae

macroeconomic
adjective of or relating to macroeconomics

macroeconomics
noun the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy

macroeconomist
macroeconomic expert noun an economist who specializes in macroeconomics

macroevolution
noun evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups

macroglossia
noun a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down`s syndrome