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

male genitalia
male genitals noun external male sex organs

male horse
noun the male of species Equus caballus

male hypogonadism
eunuchoidism noun the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop)

male internal reproductive organ
noun the reproductive organs of a man

male offspring
man-child noun a child who is male

male orchis
early purple orchid noun Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike

male orgasm
noun an orgasm accompanied by the sensation of ejaculation of semen

male plug
noun an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

male reproductive gland
noun the reproductive organs of a man

male reproductive system
noun the reproductive system of males

male sibling
noun a sibling who is male

male-patterned baldness
noun loss of hair on the crown of the head

maleate
noun a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation

maleberry
male berry noun deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers

Malebranche
Nicolas de Malebranche noun French philosopher (1638-1715)

Malecite
Maleseet noun the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody

malefic
malevolent adjective having or exerting a malignant influence; `malevolent stars`; `a malefic force`

maleficence
mischief noun the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

maleficent
adjective harmful or evil in intent or effect

maleic acid
noun a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins

maleness
masculinity noun the properties characteristic of the male sex

maleo
Macrocephalon maleo noun Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches

Malevich
Kazimir Malevich noun Russian abstract painter (1878-1935)

malevolence
malignity noun wishing evil to others

malevolent
adjective wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; `a gossipy malevolent old woman`; `failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful`

malevolent program
noun a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects

malevolently
adverb in a malevolent manner; `she gossips malevolently`

malfeasance
noun wrongful conduct by a public official

malfeasant
noun one guilty of malfeasance

malformation
miscreation noun something abnormal or anomalous

malfunction
noun a failure to function normally

malfunctioning
adjective not performing or able to perform its regular function; `a malfunctioning valve`

malheur wire lettuce
Stephanomeria malheurensis noun a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species

Mali
Republic of Mali noun a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years

Mali franc
noun the basic unit of money in Mali

Malian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people; `Malian deserts`

malice
maliciousness noun feeling a need to see others suffer

malicious
adjective having the nature of or resulting from malice; `malicious gossip`; `took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince`- Rudyard Kipling

maliciously
adverb with malice; in a malicious manner; `she answered maliciously`

malign
adjective evil or harmful in nature or influence; `prompted by malign motives`; `believed in witches and malign spirits`; `gave him a malign look`; `a malign lesion`

malignancy
malignance noun (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death

malignant hypertension
noun severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain; `malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension`

malignant hyperthermia
noun hereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity

malignant tumor
malignant neoplasm noun a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body

malignantly
adverb in a malignant manner, as of a tumor that spreads

malignity
malignancy noun quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will

malignly
adverb in a malign and evil manner

malik
noun the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; `maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords`

malingerer
noun someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

malingering
skulking noun evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; `they developed a test to detect malingering`

malinois
noun fawn-colored short-haired sheepdog

mall
shopping center noun mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; `a good plaza should have a movie house`; `they spent their weekends at the local malls`

mallard
Anas platyrhynchos noun wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed

Mallarme
Stephane Mallarme noun French symbolist poet noted for his free verse (1842-1898)

malleability
plasticity noun the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking

mallee
noun any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts

mallee fowl
leipoa noun Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds

mallee hen
noun adult female mallee fowl

mallet
beetle noun a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

malleus
hammer noun the ossicle attached to the eardrum

Mallon
Mary Mallon noun United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)

Mallophaga
order Mallophaga noun biting lice

Mallotus
genus Mallotus noun capelins

mallow
noun any of various plants of the family Malvaceae

Malmo
noun a port in southern Sweden

malmsey
noun sweet Madeira wine

malnourished
adjective not being provided with adequate nourishment

malnutrition
noun a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods

malocclusion
noun (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally

malodor
malodour noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

malodorous
malodourous adjective having an unpleasant smell

malodorousness
stinkiness noun the attribute of having a strong offensive smell

Malone
Edmund Malone noun English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare`s plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)

malope
Malope trifida noun western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts

Malopterurus
genus Malopterurus noun electric catfish

Malory
Thomas Malory noun English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471)

Malosma
genus Malosma noun one species; often included in the genus Rhus

Malpighi
Marcello Malpighi noun Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694)

Malpighia
genus Malpighia noun type genus of the Malpighiaceae

Malpighiaceae
family Malpighiaceae noun tropical shrubs or trees

malpighian body
malpighian corpuscle noun the capsule that contains Bowman`s capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron

malposed
adjective characterized by malposition; `crooked malposed teeth`

malposed tooth
noun a tooth that has grown in a faulty position

malposition
misplacement noun faulty position

malpractice
noun a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; `he charged them with electoral malpractices`

malpractice insurance
noun insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice; `obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance`

Malraux
Andre Malraux noun French novelist (1901-1976)

malt
noun a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

malt liquor
noun a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

Malta
Republic of Malta noun a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

malted
adjective of grain that has been converted into malt; `malted barley`

Maltese
adjective of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants; `Maltese customs officers`

Maltese cat
noun a short-haired bluish-grey cat breed

Maltese cross
noun a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center

Maltese dog
Maltese noun breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

Maltese lira
noun the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents

Maltese monetary unit
noun monetary unit on Malta

maltha
mineral tar noun a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt

Malthus
Thomas Malthus noun an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)

Malthusian
adjective of or relating to Thomas Malthus or to Malthusianism; `Malthusian theories`