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

Malthusianism
Malthusian theory noun Malthus` theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence

Malto
noun the Dravidian language spoken by the Malto

maltose
malt sugar noun a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches

maltreatment
ill-treatment noun cruel or inhumane treatment

maltster
maltman noun a maker of malt

Malus
genus Malus noun apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere

Malva
genus Malva noun herbs and subshrubs: mallows

Malvaceae
family Malvaceae noun herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra

Malvales
order Malvales noun Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae

malvasia
noun used to make malmsey wine

Malvastrum
genus Malvastrum noun genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera

Malvaviscus
genus Malvaviscus noun small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows

malversation
noun misconduct in public office

Malvina Hoffman
noun United States sculptor (1887-1966)

Mam
noun a Mayan language spoken by the Mam

mamba
noun arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal

mambo
noun a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba

mamey
mammee 1 mammee apple noun globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh

mamillary body
mammillary body noun one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix

mammal
mammalian noun any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk

mammal family
noun a family of mammals

mammal genus
noun a genus of mammals

mammal-like
adjective resembling a mammal

Mammalia
class Mammalia noun warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female

mammalian
adjective of or relating to the class Mammalia

mammalogist
noun one skilled in the study of mammals

mammalogy
noun the branch of zoology that studies mammals

mammary
adjective of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female

mammary gland
mamma noun milk-secreting organ of female mammals

Mammea
genus Mammea noun American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit

mammee apple
mammee 1 mamey noun tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind

mammillaria
noun any cactus of the genus Mammillaria

mammogram
noun X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast

mammography
noun a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays

Mammon
noun (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; `ye cannot serve God and Mammon`

mammoth
noun any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

Mammoth Cave National Park
noun a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river

mammothermography
noun the use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots)

Mammut
genus Mammut noun extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons

Mammuthus
genus Mammuthus noun extinct genus: mammoths

Mammutidae
family Mammutidae noun extinct family: mastodons

mamo
noun black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct

man
noun game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; `he taught me to set up the men on the chess board`; `he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage`

man hour
person hour noun a time unit used in industry for measuring work

man jack
noun a single individual; `every man jack`

man of action
man of deeds noun someone inclined to act first and think later

man of letters
noun a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities

man of means
rich man noun a man who is wealthy

man`s clothing
noun clothing that is designed for men to wear

man-at-arms
noun a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times

man-made
semisynthetic adjective not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; `man-made fibers`; `synthetic leather`

man-made fiber
synthetic fiber noun created from natural materials or by chemical processes

man-of-the-earth
noun a morning glory with long roots of western United States

man-of-war
ship of the line noun a warship intended for combat

man-on-a-horse
Tricholoma flavovirens noun an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center

man-portable
adjective portable by one man

man-sized
adjective calling for the strength of a man; `a man-sized job`

man-to-man
adjective forthright and honest; `had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life`

manageability
manageableness noun capable of being managed or controlled

manageable
adjective capable of being managed or controlled

manageably
adverb so as to be manageable; `this house is manageably small`

managed economy
noun a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices

management
direction noun the act of managing something; `he was given overall management of the program`; `is the direction of the economy a function of government?`

management consulting
noun a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business

management consultant
noun adviser to business about efficient management practices

management control
noun an internal control performed by one or more managers

management personnel
noun personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities

manager
noun (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

manageress
noun a woman manager

managerial
adjective of or relating to the function or responsibility or activity of management

managerially
adverb in a managerial manner

managership
noun the position of manager

managing editor
noun the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine

Managua
capital of Nicaragua noun the capital and largest city of Managua

manakin
noun any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior

Manama
capital of Bahrain noun the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island

Manannan
noun Celtic god of the sea; son of Ler

manat
noun the basic unit of money in Azerbaijan

manatee
Trichechus manatus noun sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded

Manawydan
Manawyddan noun Celtic sea god; son of Llyr

Manchester
noun a city in northwestern England (30 miles east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England

Manchester terrier
black-and-tan terrier noun a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England

Manchu
noun the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu

Manchuria
noun a region in northeastern China

Manchurian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Manchuria or its people or their culture; `the Manchurian invasion`

Mancunian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the English city of Manchester or its residents; `Mancunian merchants`

Manda
noun a Dravidian language spoken in south central India

Mandaean
Mandean adjective of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture

Mandaeanism
Mandeanism noun a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs

mandala
noun any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation

Mandalay
noun a city in central Myanmar north of Rangoon

mandamus
writ of mandamus noun an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official`s discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail

Mandara
Wandala noun a Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels

mandarin
mandarin orange noun a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China

mandarin duck
Aix galericulata noun showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated

mandatary
mandatory noun the recipient of a mandate

mandate
mandatory noun a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

mandator
noun an authority who issues a mandate

mandatory injunction
noun injunction requiring the performance of some specific act

Mande
noun a group of African languages in the Niger-Congo group spoken from Senegal east as far as the Ivory Coast