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

Marquand
John Marquand noun United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)

marquee
marquise noun permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.

Marquesas Islands
Iles Marquises noun a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia

marquess
noun a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl

marquetry
marqueterie noun inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture

Marquette
Jacques Marquette noun French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)

marquis
noun nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquis noun humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

Marrakesh
Marrakech noun a city in western Morocco; tourist center

Marrano
Converso noun (medieval Spain) a Jew or Moor who converted to Christianity (especially those who professed conversion in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly)

marred
scarred adjective blemished by injury or rough wear; `the scarred piano bench`; `walls marred by graffiti`

marri
Eucalyptus calophylla noun very large red gum tree

marriage
wedding noun the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; `their marriage was conducted in the chapel`

marriage bed
noun the bed shared by a newly wed couple

marriage brokerage
marriage mart noun a business that arranges marriage contracts

marriage contract
marriage settlement noun a prenuptial agreement or contract

marriage counseling
noun counseling on marital problems and disagreements

marriage license
marriage licence noun a license authorizing a man and a woman to marry

marriage of convenience
noun a marriage for expediency rather than love

marriage proposal
proposal of marriage noun an offer of marriage

marriageability
noun eligibility for marriage

marriageable
nubile adjective of girls or women who are eligible to marry

married
adjective joined in matrimony; `a married man`; `a married couple`

marrow
vegetable marrow noun large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins

marrow
noun very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones

marrowbone
noun a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup

marrowfat pea
noun a variety of large pea that is commonly processed and sold in cans

Marrubium
genus Marrubium noun Old World aromatic herbs: horehound

marry
splice verb perform a marriage ceremony; `The minister married us on Saturday`; `We were wed the following week`; `The couple got spliced on Hawaii`

Mars
Red Planet noun a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; `Mars has two satellites`

Marsala
noun dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily

Marseillaise
noun the French national anthem

marseille
noun strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads

Marseilles fever
Kenya fever noun a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals

Marsh
Ngaio Marsh noun New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

Marsh
noun United States painter (1898-1954)

marsh andromeda
common bog rosemary noun erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe

marsh bellflower
Campanula aparinoides noun bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers

marsh cress
yellow watercress noun annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities

marsh elder
iva noun any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America

marsh felwort
Swertia perennia noun perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers

marsh fern
Thelypteris palustris noun fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions

marsh gas
noun methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water

marsh gentian
calathian violet noun perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths

marsh hare
swamp rabbit 2 Sylvilagus palustris noun of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida

marsh harrier
Circus Aeruginosus noun Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions

marsh hawk
northern harrier noun common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land

marsh horsetail
Equisetum palustre noun scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere

marsh mallow
white mallow noun European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers

marsh marigold
kingcup 2 meadow bright noun swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups

marsh orchid
noun any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region

marsh pea
Lathyrus palustris noun scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers

marsh pink
rose pink noun any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury

marsh plant
bog plant noun a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath

marsh St-John`s wort
Hypericum virginianum noun perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States

marsh wren
noun a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes

marshal
marshall noun a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

marshal
summon verb make ready for action or use; `marshal resources`

Marshall
noun United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)

Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands noun a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands

Marshall Plan
European Recovery Program noun a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall

marshalling yard
noun a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded

marshalship
noun the post of marshall

marshmallow
noun spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar

marshmallow fluff
noun a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy

Marsilea
genus Marsilea noun clover ferns

Marsileaceae
family Marsileaceae noun clover ferns

Marstan
John Marstan noun English playwright (1575-1634)

Marston Moor
battle of Marston Moor noun a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert

marsupial
adjective of or relating to the marsupials; `marsupial animals`

Marsupialia
order Marsupialia noun coextensive with the subclass Metatheria

marsupium
noun an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled

martagon
Lilium martagon noun lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia

martello tower
noun a circular masonry fort for coastal defence

marten
marten cat noun agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

martensite
noun a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel

Martes
genus Martes noun martens

Martha`s Vineyard
noun an island summer resort off of Cape Cod

Marti
Jose Julian Marti noun Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban independence from Spain (1853-1895)

Martial
noun Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

martial art
noun any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; `he had a black belt in the martial arts`

martial law
noun the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

martial(a)
adjective of or relating to the armed forces; `martial law`

martially
adverb in a martial manner

Martian
adjective of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional inhabitants)

martin
noun any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

Martin
noun United States actress (1913-1990)

Martin Luther King Jr`s Birthday
Martin Luther King Day noun observed on the Monday closest to January 15

Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. noun United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

Martin V
Oddone Colonna noun Italian pope from 1417 to 1431 whose election as pope ended the Great Schism (1368-1431)

martinet
disciplinarian noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

martingale
noun a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head

martini
noun a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

Martinique
noun an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France

Martinmas
St Martin`s Day noun the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland

martynia
Martynia annua noun sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit

Martyniaceae
family Martyniaceae noun in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae

martyr
noun one who suffers for the sake of principle

martyrdom
noun death that is imposed because of the person`s adherence of a religious faith or cause

marumi
marumi kumquat noun shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats