Copy of `Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language`

The wordlist doesn't exist anymore, or, the website doesn't exist anymore. On this page you can find a copy of the original information. The information may have been taken offline because it is outdated.

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

multiple correlation coefficient
noun an estimate of the combined influence of two or more variables on the observed (dependent) variable

multiple mononeuropathy
noun pathology of several individual nerve trunks

multiple myeloma
noun myeloma that develops in several places at the same time

multiple regression
multiple correlation noun a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables

multiple sclerosis
MS noun a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

multiple star
noun a system of three or more stars associated by gravity

multiple voting
noun voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)

multiple-choice
adjective offering several alternative answers from which the correct one is to be chosen; or consisting of such questions; `multiple-choice questions`; `a multiple-choice test`

multiplex
adjective having many parts or aspects; `the multiplex problem of drug abuse`

multiplex operation
noun an operation in which two or more activities are interleaved

multiplexer
noun a device that can interleave two or more activities

multiplicand
noun the number that is multiplied by the multiplier

multiplication
times noun an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; `the multiplication of four by three gives twelve`; `four times three equals twelve`

multiplicative
adjective tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree; `the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation`

multiplicative inverse
reciprocal noun (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7

multiplicatively
adverb in a multiplicative manner; `the errors increased multiplicatively`

multiplied
adjective greatly increased as by multiplication

multiplier
multiplier factor noun the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied

multiply
adverb in several ways; in a multiple manner; `they were multiply checked for errors`

multipotent
adjective able to many things; `multipotent drugs`

multiprocessing
parallel processing noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units

multiprocessor
noun a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control

multiprogramming
concurrent execution noun the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer

multipurpose
adjective having multiple uses; `a multipurpose tool`

multiracial
adjective made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races; `a multiracial society`; `multiracial government`

multistage
noun occurring in more than one stage

multistage rocket
step rocket noun a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted

multistory
multistorey adjective having more than one story

multitude
throng noun a large gathering of people

multitude
mass 1 hoi polloi noun the common people generally; `separate the warriors from the mass`; `power to the people`

multitudinousness
noun a very large number (especially of people)

multivalent
multi-valued adjective having many values, meanings, or appeals; `subtle, multivalent allegory`

multivariate
adjective pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables

multivariate analysis
noun a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable

multiversity
noun a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers

multivitamin
multivitamin pill noun a pill or tablet containing several vitamins

mum
silent adjective failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; `the witness remained silent`

Mumbai
Bombay noun a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India`s 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

mumble
noun a soft indistinct utterance

mumblety-peg
mumble-the-peg noun a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground

mumbling
gumming noun ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)

mumbo jumbo
noun language that is unnecessarily difficult to understand

mummery
flummery noun meaningless ceremonies and flattery

mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus noun silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States

mummification
noun embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

mummy
noun a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

mumps
epidemic parotitis noun an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands

mumpsimus
noun a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; `he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman`s place is in the kitchen`

munch
noun a large bite; `he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich`

Munchausen`s syndrome
Munchausen syndrome noun syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found

muncher
noun a chewer who makes a munching noise

Munchhausen
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen noun German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)

Muncie
noun a town in east central Indiana

Munda
noun a family of languages spoken by people scattered throughout central India

mundane
terrene adjective belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; `not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind`; `so terrene a being as himself`

mundanely
adverb in a mundane manner; `the young man spoke so mundanely of university life`

mung
mung bean noun erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus

Munich
Muenchen noun the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany

municipal
adjective of or relating to the government of a municipality; `international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law`- J.L.kuntz

municipal bond
noun a bond issued by a state or local government

municipal government
noun the government of a municipality

municipal note
noun a municipal debt instrument with a maturity of less than 2 years

municipality
noun people living in a town or city having local self-government

municipally
adverb by municipality; `municipally funded`

munificence
largess noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

munificently
generously adverb in a generous manner; `he gave liberally to several charities`

muniments
noun deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land

munition
ordnance store noun military supplies

munitions industry
arms industry noun an industry that manufacturers weapons of war

munj
munja noun tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets

Munro
H. H. Munro noun British writer of short stories (1870-1916)

Muntiacus
genus Muntiacus noun muntjacs

Muntingia
genus Muntingia noun one species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae

muntjac
barking deer noun small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark

muon
negative muon noun an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino

Muraenidae
family Muraenidae noun marine eels

mural
adjective of or relating to walls; `mural painting`

muralist
noun a painter of murals

murder
slaying noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

murder
verb alter so as to make unrecognizable; `The tourists murdered the French language`

murder charge
murder indictment noun an indictment charging someone with murder

murder conviction
noun conviction for murder

murder mystery
noun a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered

murder suspect
noun someone suspected of committing murder

murdered
adjective killed unlawfully; `the murdered woman`; `lay a wreath on murdered Lincoln`s bier`

murderee
noun a victim who is murdered

murderer
liquidator 1 manslayer noun a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

murderess
noun a woman murderer

murderousness
noun cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder

muriatic acid
noun a former name for hydrochloric acid

Muridae
family Muridae noun originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches

Murillo
Bartolome Esteban Murillo noun Spanish painter (1617-1682)

murine
adjective of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice); `a murine plague`

murine typhus
rat typhus noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash

murkily
adverb with a dim light; `a dimly lit room`

murky
mirky adjective dark or gloomy; `a murky dungeon`; `murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps`

Murmansk
noun a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II

murmur
grumble verb make complaining remarks or noises under one`s breath; `she grumbles when she feels overworked`

murmur vowel
noun a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant

murmuring
susurrant adjective making a low continuous indistinct sound; `like murmuring waves`; `susurrant voices`