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

misspelling
noun a spelling that is incorrect

misstatement
noun a statement that contains a mistake

missus
missis noun informal term of address for someone`s wife

mist
noun a thin fog with condensation near the ground

mistake
misunderstanding noun an understanding of something that is not correct; `he wasn`t going to admit his mistake`; `make no mistake about his intentions`; `there must be some misunderstanding--I don`t have a sister`

mistake
verb identify incorrectly; `Don`t mistake her for her twin sister`

mistakenly
erroneously adverb in a mistaken manner; `he mistakenly believed it`

mister
Mr noun a form of address for a man

mistflower
mist-flower noun rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

mistily
adverb in a misty manner; `the summits of the mountains were mistily purple`

mistiness
steaminess noun cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor

mistletoe
Old World mistletoe noun Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas

mistletoe cactus
noun a plant of the genus Rhipsalis

mistletoe fig
mistletoe rubber plant noun shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe

mistral
noun a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter

mistranslation
noun an incorrect translation

mistreatment
noun the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; `he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother`

mistress
noun a woman master who directs the work of others

mistress
fancy woman noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

mistrial
noun a trial that is invalid or inconclusive

misty
adjective wet with mist; `the misty evening`

misty-eyed
adjective having eyes blurred as with tears; `sad and misty-eyed`

misunderstood
adjective wrongly understood; `a misunderstood criticism`; `a misunderstood question`

misuse
noun improper or excessive use

misused
adjective used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose; `misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents`

Mitchell
noun United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919)

Mitchella
genus Mitchella noun creeping evergreen herbs of North America

mite
noun any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

Mitella
genus Mitella noun genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals

Mitella diphylla
noun miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers

miter
mitre noun a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions

miter box
mitre box noun hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints

miter joint
mitre joint noun joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

miterwort
mitrewort noun any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop`s miter

Mitford
Nancy Mitford noun English writer of comic novels (1904-1973)

mithraic
mithraistic adjective of or relating to Mithraism or its god

Mithraism
Mithraicism noun ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.

Mithraist
noun adherent of Mithraism

mithramycin
Mithracin noun an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes

Mithras
Mithra noun ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god

Mithridates
Mithridates VI noun ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)

mitigable
adjective capable of being alleviated

mitigated
adjective made less severe or intense; `he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty`

mitigating circumstance
noun (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense

mitochondrion
chondriosome noun an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy

mitogen
noun an agent that triggers mitosis

mitomycin
Mutamycin noun a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug

mitosis
noun cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

mitotic
adjective of or relating to or undergoing mitosis

Mitra
noun Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth

mitral stenosis
mitral valve stenosis noun obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)

mitral valve
bicuspid valve noun valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle

mitral valve prolapse
noun cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart

Mitrula elegans
noun a discomycete that is 3-8 cm high with an orange to yellow fertile portion and white or pinkish stalks often half in and half out of the water

mittelschmerz
noun pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)

mitten
noun glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together

Mitterand
Francois Mitterand noun French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996)

mitzvah
mitsvah noun (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty

Miwok
noun a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California

mix
premix noun a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients

mixed bud
noun a bud yielding both leaves and flowers

mixed drink
noun made of two or more ingredients

mixed economy
noun an economic system that combines private and state enterprises

mixed farming
noun growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm

mixed marriage
noun marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; `the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove`

mixed metaphor
noun a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect

mixed nuisance
noun a nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same time

mixed-blood
noun a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races

mixer
noun a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods

mixing bowl
noun bowl used with an electric mixer

mixing faucet
noun single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes

mixology
noun skill in preparing mixed drinks

mixture
noun (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

mizzenmast
mizenmast noun third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy

mnemonic
mnemotechnic adjective of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; `mnemonic device`

mnemonics
noun a method or system for improving the memory

mnemonist
noun an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory

Mnemosyne
noun (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses

Mniaceae
family Mniaceae noun family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae

Mnium
genus Mnium noun mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger

moa
noun extinct flightless bird of New Zealand

moat
fosse noun ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

moated
adjective protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water

mob
rabble noun a disorderly crowd of people

mobbish
moblike adjective characteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless; `fanned mounting tension into mobbish terrorizing`; `moblike mentality`

mobcap
noun large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women

mobile
nomadic adjective (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; `a restless mobile society`; `the nomadic habits of the Bedouins`; `believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future`; `wandering tribes`

Mobile Bay
noun a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River

mobile canteen
noun a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen

mobile home
manufactured home noun a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing

mobilisation
militarisation noun act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: `mobilization of the troops`

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

mobility
noun the quality of moving freely

mobilization
mobilisation noun act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; `mobilization of the country`s economic resources`

mobilization
militarisation noun act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: `mobilization of the troops`

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

Mobius
August F. Mobius noun German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868)

Mobius strip
noun a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end

mobocracy
ochlocracy noun a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses

Mobula
genus Mobula noun type genus of the Mobulidae