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

meat loaf
meatloaf noun a baked loaf of ground meat

meat packer
noun a wholesaler in the meat-packing business

meat pie
noun pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough

meat safe
noun a safe for storing meat

meat thermometer
noun a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source); used to measure how well done the meat is

meatball
noun ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth

meatless
adjective lacking meat; `meatless days`

meatman
noun a retailer of meat

meatpacking
meat packing noun wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)

meatus
noun a natural body passageway

meaty
substantive adjective being on topic and prompting thought; `a meaty discussion`

mebendazole
noun an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations

Meccano
Meccano set noun a child`s construction set for making mechanical models

mechanic
adjective resembling the action of a machine; `from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet`- Emily Dickenson

mechanic`s lien
noun lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure

mechanical
adjective relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics; `a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance`; `the mechanical pressure of a strong wind`

mechanical
adjective relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; `mechanical arts`; `mechanical design`; `mechanical skills`

mechanical advantage
noun the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it

mechanical device
noun mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

mechanical drawing
noun scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,

mechanical drawing
noun the craft of drawing blueprints

mechanical energy
noun energy in a mechanical form

mechanical engineering
noun the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery

mechanical engineer
noun a person trained to design and construct machines

mechanical mixture
noun a mixture whose components can be separated by mechanical means

mechanical phenomenon
noun a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects

mechanical piano
Pianola noun a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys

mechanical system
noun a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles

mechanically
adverb in a machinelike manner; without feeling; `he smiled mechanically`

mechanically skillful
adjective relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; `mechanical arts`; `mechanical design`; `mechanical skills`

mechanics
noun the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference

mechanise
motorise verb equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; `mechanize armies`

mechanism
mechanics noun the technical aspects of doing something; `a mechanism of social control`; `mechanisms of communication`; `the mechanics of prose style`

mechanist
noun a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism

mechanistic
adjective explained in terms of physical forces; `a mechanistic universe`

mechanistically
adverb in a mechanistic manner; `Handel achieves a huge breadth of musical thought when composing almost mechanistically in the least weighty of styles`

mechanization
mechanisation noun the condition of having a highly technical implementation

mechanize
motorise verb equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; `mechanize armies`

mechanized
mechanised adjective equipped with machinery; `a mechanized factory`

mechanized cavalry
noun an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles

Meckel`s diverticulum
noun a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac

meclizine
meclizine hydrochloride noun an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness

meclofenamate
meclofenamate sodium noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis

meconium
noun thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child

Meconopsis
genus Meconopsis noun herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic

Mecoptera
order Mecoptera noun an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip

mecopteran
noun any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera

mecopterous
adjective of or relating to mecopterans

Medaille Militaire
noun a French military decoration

Medal of Honor
Congressional Medal of Honor noun the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty`

medal play
stroke play noun golf scoring by total strokes taken

medalist
medallist noun (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament

medallion
noun a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); `medallions of veal`

meddler
noun an officious annoying person who interferes with others

meddling
tampering noun the act of altering something secretly or improperly

Medea
noun (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father

Medellin
noun city in western Colombia; important coffee center

Medellin cartel
noun a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed

Medford
noun a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort

media consultant
medai guru noun someone who advises about the use of communication media

mediacy
mediateness noun the quality of being mediate

medial
median adjective dividing an animal into right and left halves

medial condyle
noun a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur

medial geniculate body
corpus geniculatum mediale noun a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex

medial rectus muscle
medial rectus noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially

medially
adverb in a medial position; `this consonant always occurs medially`

median
medial adjective relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

median(a)
adjective relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); `the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20`; `the median income for the year was $15,000`

mediant
noun (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant

mediastinum
noun the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus

mediate
adjective acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; `the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact`

mediated
adjective acting or brought about through an intervening agency; `the mediated settlement brought satisfaction to both sides`

mediation
intermediation noun the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

mediator
go-between noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

mediatorial
adjective of or relating to a mediator or the duties of a mediator

mediatory
adjective of or related to or directed toward mediation

mediatrix
noun a woman who is a mediator

medic
medick noun any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves

Medicago
genus Medicago noun a genus of herbs that resemble clover

Medicaid
noun health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program

Medicaid funds
noun public funds used to pay for Medicaid

medical
adjective relating to the study or practice of medicine; `the medical profession`; `a medical student`; `medical school`

medical assistant
noun a person trained to assist medical professionals

medical bill
doctor`s bill noun statement of charges for medical services

medical building
health facility noun building where medicine is practiced

medical care
medical aid noun professional treatment for illness or injury

medical center
noun the part of a city where medical facilities are centered

medical diagnosis
noun identification a disease from its symptoms

medical evacuation
medevac noun the evacuation of persons (usually be air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care

medical expense
noun amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems

medical history
medical record noun the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient

medical institution
noun an institution created for the practice of medicine

medical instrument
noun instrument used in the practice of medicine

medical officer
medic noun a medical practitioner in the armed forces

medical practice
noun the practice of medicine

medical practitioner
medical man noun someone who practices medicine

medical procedure
noun a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners

medical profession
medical community noun the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine

medical relation
noun the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient

medical report
noun a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient