Chapter M (1)

~Macaroni~, _n._ ~1.~ Italian paste, Genoese paste.

~2.~ Beau, exquisite, fop, popinjay, coxcomb, jackanapes, jack-a- dandy, man milliner, man of dress, vain fellow.

~Macerate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mortify, make lean, wear away.

~2.~ Soften (_by steeping_), steep, soak, digest.

~Maceration~, _n._ ~1.~ Mortification.

~2.~ Softening, steeping, soaking.

~Machiavelian~, _a._ Artful, designing, insidious, sly, shrewd, astute, subtle, diplomatic, arch, intriguing, cunning, crafty, wily, crooked, tricky, deceitful.

~Machiavelism~, _n._ Duplicity, chicane, guile, chicanery, trickery, cunning, circumvention, deceit, deception, artifice, dissimulation, double-dealing, hocus-pocus.

~Machination~, _n._ Plot, complot, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, stratagem, trick.

~Machine~, _n._ Engine, piece of mechanism.

~Machinery~, _n._ ~1.~ Enginery, mechanism.

~2.~ Supernatural agency (_in poems_).

~Macrocosm~, _n._ Universe, great world, wide world.

~Maculate~, _a._ Spotted.

~Maculated~, _a._ Spotted.

~Mad~, _a._ ~1.~ Insane, crazy, crazed, distracted, lunatic, delirious, out of one's head.

~2.~ Frantic, furious, enraged, raging, violent.

~3.~ Angry, exasperated, provoked, incensed, in a passion.

~Madcap~, _n._ Hotspur, blood, wild fellow, hot-brained or hot-headed fellow.

~Madden~, _v. a._ Irritate, provoke, enrage, infuriate, exasperate, inflame, make mad, drive mad, turn one's head, lash into fury, make one's blood boil.

~Madhouse~, _n._ Bedlam, lunatic hospital, lunatic asylum, hospital for the insane.

~Madman~, _n._ Lunatic, maniac, bedlamite, insane person, crazy person.

~Madness~, _n._ ~1.~ Insanity, derangement, craziness, lunacy, distraction, MANIA, mental aberration.

~2.~ Frenzy, fury, rage.

~Madrigal~, _n._ Pastoral poem.

~Magazine~, _n._ ~1.~ Warehouse, storehouse, ENTREPOT.

~2.~ Periodical pamphlet.

~Maggot~, _n._ ~1.~ Grub.

~2.~ Caprice, whim, crotchet, quirk, freak, vagary, humor, fancy, whimsey, WRINKLE, odd fancy.

~Maggoty~, _a._ ~1.~ Fly-blown, full of maggots.

~2.~ Whimsical, crotchety, capricious, fantastic, fantastical, odd, strange.

~Magic~, _n._ Sorcery, necromancy, enchantment, the black art.

~Magic~, _a._ Necromantic.

~Magical~, _a._ Necromantic.

~Magician~, _n._ Sorcerer, enchanter, necromancer, conjurer.

~Magilp~, _n._ Gumption.

~Magisterial~, _a._ Domineering, lordly, imperious, proud, arrogant, lofty.

~Magistrate~, _n._ Officer (_in civil service_).

~Magnanimity~, _n._ Generosity, disinterestedness, high-mindedness, greatness or nobleness of mind, elevation of soul, chivalrous spirit.

~Magnanimous~, _a._ Noble, elevated, lofty, generous, disinterested, chivalrous, liberal, high-minded, great-souled.

~Magnate~, _n._ Noble, nobleman, grandee, man of rank, distinguished person.

~Magnesite~, _n._ Meerschaum, sea-foam, hydrous silicate of magnesia.

~Magnet~, _n._ ~1.~ Loadstone, natural magnet.

~2.~ Artificial magnet.

~Magnetic~, _a._ Attractive

~Magnetical~, _a._ Attractive

~Magnetism~, _n._ Power of attraction.

~Magnetize~, _v. a._ Make magnetic.

~Magnificence~, _n._ Grandeur, splendor, pomp, éclat, grand appearance.

~Magnificent~, _a._ Grand (_in appearance_), splendid, pompous, imposing, stately, superb.

~Magnify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Enlarge, augment, amplify, exaggerate, make great, increase the size of (_to the eye_).

~2.~ Extol, exalt, elevate, celebrate, glorify, bless, laud, praise highly.

~Magniloquence~, _n._ Bombast, grandiloquence, turgidity, inflation, fustian, flourish, pompous language.

~Magniloquent~, _a._ Grandiloquent, bombastic, inflated, swelling, declamatory, turgid, pompous, stilted, high-flowing, HIGHFALUTIN.

~Magnitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Size, bulk, volume, extent, dimension, CAPACITY.

~2.~ Greatness, importance.

~3.~ (_Math._) Quantity.

~Mahometan~, n_._ Mohammedan, Mussulman.

~Mahometanism~, _n._ Mohammedanism, Islamism, Islam.

~Maid~, _n._ ~1.~ Girl, lass, LASSIE, virgin, maiden, damsel, young lady.

~2.~ Maid-servant, female servant.

~Maiden~, _n._ Girl, virgin, MAID.

~Maiden~, _a._ ~1.~ Of maids, of virgins.

~2.~ Pure, chaste, undefiled, virgin.

~3.~ Fresh, new.

~Maidenhood~, _n._ Virginity, virgin purity.

~Maidenly~, _a._ Modest, gentle, reserved.

~Maiden speech~, First speech (_in public_).

~Maid-servant~, _n._ Maid, female servant.

~Mail~, _n._ ~1.~ Defensive armor.

~2.~ Post, conveyance for mailed matter.

~3.~ Mailed matter.

~Mail~, _v. a._ Put in the mail, put in the post-office, send by post.

~Maim~, _v. a._ Cripple, mutilate, disable.

~Main~, _a._ Chief, principal, leading, most important.

~Main~, _n._ ~1.~ Ocean, great sea.

~2.~ Continent, mainland.

~3.~ Main conduit, main pipe, main duct.

~4.~ Force, power, strength, might.

~Mainland~, _n._ Continent.

~Mainly~, _ad._ Chiefly, principally, in the main.

~Main-spring~, _n._ Prime mover.

~Main-stay~, _n._ Principal support, chief reliance.

~Maintain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sustain, support, preserve, uphold, keep.

~2.~ Defend, vindicate, assert, justify.

~3.~ Continue, keep up, carry on.

~4.~ Provide food for, supply with means of living.

~Maintain~, _v. n._ Affirm, aver, allege, say, contend, hold the opinion, hazard the opinion.

~Maintenance~, _n._ ~1.~ Support, vindication, justification, defence; preservation.

~2.~ Sustenance, food, victuals, provisions, BREAD, livelihood, subsistence.

~Maize~, _n._ Indian corn (_Zea mays_).

~Majestic~, _a._ August, imposing, dignified, noble, princely, stately, imperial, grand, royal.

~Majesty~, _n._ Grandeur, dignity, stateliness.

~Major~, _a._ Greater.

~Major-domo~, _n._ Steward.

~Majority~, _n._ ~1.~ Greater number, more than half.

~2.~ Manhood, full age.

~Majuscule~, _n._ Capital letter (_in ancient manuscripts_).

~Make~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Create, bring into being.

~2.~ Frame, fashion, mould, shape, form, figure.

~3.~ Produce, effect, be productive of.

~4.~ Constitute, compose.

~5.~ Perform, do, execute, practise.

~6.~ Secure, gain, acquire, get.

~7.~ Compel, constrain, force.

~8.~ Represent, show.

~Make~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Proceed, go, travel, journey, tend, move.

~2.~ Contribute, conduce, operate, have effect.

~Make~, _n._ Structure, construction, texture, constitution.

~Make a clean breast~, Make a full confession.

~Make a figure~, Figure, make a distinguished appearance, be distinguished, be conspicuous.

~Make against~, Tend to injure.

~Make as if~, Appear, seem, feign, pretend, make believe, act as if.

~Make away with~, Kill, destroy.

~Make-believe~, Pretend, feign, appear, seem, act as if, make as if.

~Make-believe~, _a._ Pretended, counterfeited, sham, mock, clap-trap.

~Make bold~, Presume, venture, dare, take the liberty, have the presumption.

~Make choice of~, Choose, select, pick out.

~Make for~, ~1.~ Move toward, go toward, STRIKE FOR.

~2.~ Favor, tend to the advantage of.

~Make free with~, Treat without ceremony, treat as one's own, use without leave.

~Make good~, ~1.~ Defend, maintain, vindicate, justify, stand by.

~2.~ Fulfil, accomplish.

~3.~ Establish, verify, confirm, prove, substantiate.

~4.~ Compensate for, make compensation for, supply by an equivalent, make up for.

~Make haste~, Be quick, BEAR A HAND.

~Make head against~, Stem, resist successfully.

~Making~, Composition, constitution, formation.

~Make known~, Publish, declare, bring to light, proclaim.

~Make light of~, Consider as of no consequence, treat with contempt.

~Make love to~, Court, woo, make suit to.

~Make mention of~, Speak of, take notice of, allude to, refer to.

~Make merry~, Feast, be jovial, be joyful.

~Make much of~, Cherish, foster, fondle, pet, coddle, treat with fondness.

~Make no bones~, Have no scruple, make no scruple.

~Make no difference~, Be as well, be a matter of indifference, make no matter.

~Make no doubt~, Be confident, have no doubt.

~Make no matter~, Make no difference, be a matter of indifference, be as well.

~Make nothing for~, Be of no value to, be of no use to, have no effect in aiding or supporting.

~Make oath~, Swear, take an oath.

~Make of~, ~1.~ Understand, interpret.

~2.~ Effect or produce from.

~3.~ Consider, account, esteem.

~Make off with~, ~1.~ Take away, carry off.

~2.~ Steal, pilfer, filch, purloin, cabbage.

~Make one's mouth water~, Excite or whet the appetite.

~Make one's toilet~, Arrange one's dress, attend to one's dress.

~Make out~, (_Active._) ~1.~ Discover, ascertain, learn, determine, interpret, decipher, get a clear understanding of.

~2.~ Prove, establish.

~3.~ Prepare, draw up.

~4.~ Provide, furnish, supply.

~Make out~, (_Neuter._) Succeed, be able at last.

~Maker~, _n._ ~1.~ [With _The_ prefixed.] Creator, GOD.

~2.~ Manufacturer, former, builder, constructor.

~3.~ Author, writer, composer.

~4.~ (_Law._) Signer of a promissory note.

~Make over~, Transfer, convey, alienate, demise.

~Make sail~, (_Naut._) Set the sails, hoist the sails, spread the sails.

~Makeshift~, _n._ Substitute, temporary, expedient.

~Make sport of~, Mock, ridicule, deride, scout, scoff at, jeer at, laugh at.

~Make suit to~, ~1.~ Court the favor of, endeavor to gain the favor of.

~2.~ Court, woo, make love to.

~Make sure of~, Secure, make certain.

~Make the best of~, Put the best face on, turn to the best account.

~Make tracks~, DEPART, go, start, set out, be off.

~Make up~, (_Active._) ~1.~ Collect, get together.

~2.~ Constitute, form.

~3.~ Reconcile, settle, adjust.

~4.~ Compensate, make good, make up for.

~5.~ Supply, furnish, provide.

~6.~ Determine, bring to a conclusion.

~Make up~, (_Neuter._) Settle a difference, become reconciled.

~Make up for~, Compensate, make good, make up.

~Make up to~, [_Colloquial._] Accost, address, speak to.

~Make water~, ~1.~ Urinate, void urine.

~2.~ (_Naut._) Leak.

~Make way~, ~1.~ Advance, proceed.

~2.~ Clear a way, open a passage.

~Malacology~, _n._ Science of mollusks or molluscous animals.

~Maladroit~, _a._ Awkward, clumsy, unskilful, unskilled, bungling, unhandy, inapt, inexpert, without dexterity.

~Malady~, _n._ Disease, distemper, disorder, complaint, ail, ailment, sickness, illness, indisposition.

~Malapert~, _a._ Saucy, impudent, rude, forward, flippant, bold, impertinent, impudent, insolent, cavalier.

~Malapertness~, _n._ Insolence, sauciness, impudence, rudeness.

~Malapropos~, _ad._ [Fr.] Unseasonably, unsuitably.

~Malaria~, _n._ Miasma, miasm, noxious exhalation, bad air.

~Malcontent~, _a._ Discontented, dissatisfied, unsatisfied.

~Male~, _a._ He.

~Male~, _n._ Male animal.

~Malediction~, _n._ Curse, denunciation, execration, imprecation, anathema, fulmination, ban.

~Malefactor~, _n._ Culprit, felon, convict, criminal, outlaw.

~Malefeasance~, _n._ (_Law._) Wrong doing, ill conduct, illegal deed.

~Malepractice~, _n._ [Written also and preferably MALPRACTICE.] Misconduct, MALPRACTICE.

~Malevolence~, _n._ Malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, grudge, ill-will.

~Malevolent~, _a._ Malicious, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill- natured.

~Malice~, _n._ Malevolence, maliciousness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, spite, ill-will.

~Malicious~, _a._ Malevolent, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill- natured.

~Maliciousness~, _n._ Malevolence, malice, malignity, ill-will.

~Malign~, _a._ ~1.~ Malicious, malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed.

~2.~ Injurious, pernicious, unfavorable, baneful, very bad.

~Malign~, _v. a._ Revile, slander, abuse, calumniate, asperse, defame, blacken, traduce, scandalize, disparage, vilify.

~Malignancy~, _n._ Malice, malignity.

~Malignant~, _a._ ~1.~ Malign, MALICIOUS, malevolent.

~2.~ (_Med._) Dangerous, fatal.

~Maligner~, _n._ Vilifier, slanderer, traducer, calumniator, backbiter, libeller, defamer.

~Malignity~, _n._ ~1.~ Malice, malevolence, maliciousness, malignancy, hatred, animosity, ill-will.

~2.~ Virulence, fatality.

~Malinger~, _v. n._ Feign illness (_as a soldier, to avoid duty_), sham sickness, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham.

~Mall~, _n._ [Written also _Maul_.] Beetle, heavy mallet.

~Mall~, _v. a._ [Written also _Maul_.] Beat, bruise.

~Mall~, _n._ Public walk.

~Mallet~, _n._ Wooden hammer.

~Malpractice~, _n._ [Written also _Malepractice_.] Misconduct, misbehavior, misdoing, dereliction, MALVERSATION.

~Maltreat~, _v. a._ Abuse, ill treat, ill use.

~Maltreatment~, _n._ Abuse, ill treatment, bad treatment.

~Malversation~, _n._ Misconduct (in office), fraudulent conduct (_as embezzlement, &c._).

~Mamma~, n. [_Childish term._] Mother.

~Mamma~, _n._ [L. _pl. Mammas_.] Breast, teat, dug, udder.

~Mammal~, _n._ Mammifer, one of the mammalia.

~Mammalia~, _n. pl._ [L.] Mammals, mammifers, viviparous animals that suckle their young.

~Mammifer~, _n._ Mammal, one of the mammalia.

~Mammon~, _n._ ~1.~ Riches, wealth.

~2.~ God of riches.

~Mammoth~, _n._ Fossil elephant (_Elephas primigenus_).

~Mammoth~, _a._ Gigantic, very large.

~Man~, _n._ ~1.~ Person, individual, body, somebody, one, personage, soul, living soul, some one, human being.

~2.~ Mankind, the human race.

~3.~ Male person.

~4.~ Adult male.

~5.~ Piece (_as chess, draughts, &c._).

~Man~, _v. a._ Furnish with men, supply with hands.

~Manacle~, _n._ Shackle (_for the hands_), handcuff, hand-fetter.

~Manacle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Handcuff.

~2.~ Shackle, fetter, tie, restrain, confine.

~Manage~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conduct, direct, regulate, superintend, supervise, administer, carry on, have the charge of.

~2.~ Rule (_with address or artifice_), control, govern, guide.

~3.~ Wield, handle.

~Manage~, _v. n._ Manœuvre, concert measures, contrive ways, direct affairs, pull the wires or strings.

~Manageable~, _a._ Tractable, governable.

~Management~, _n._ ~1.~ Conduct, control, direction, charge, administration, superintendence, care, SURVEILLANCE.

~2.~ Contrivance, prudent conduct, cunning practice.

~Manager~, _n._ ~1.~ Director, superintendent, overseer, supervisor, comptroller, governor.

~2.~ Economist, good economist.

~Manatee~, _n._ Lamantine, sea-cow.

~Manciple~, _n._ Steward (_of a college_), purveyor.

~Mandate~, _n._ Command, order, injunction, precept, charge, requirement.

~Mandatory~, _a._ Preceptive, directory.

~Mandible~, _n._ ~1.~ Jaw.

~2.~ (_Ornith._) Beak, bill.

~Mandrake~, _n._ May-apple (_Podyphyllum peltatum_).

~Manducate~, _v. a._ Chew, masticate.

~Manducation~, _n._ Chewing, mastication.

~Man-eater~, _n._ Cannibal.

~Man-eaters~, _n. pl._ Anthropophagi, cannibals.

~Manège~, _n._ [Fr.] ~1.~ Horsemanship.

~2.~ Riding-school.

~Maneuver~, _n._ [Written also _Manœuvre_.] ~1.~ Evolution, movement.

~2.~ Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artful management, adroit procedure.

~Maneuver~, _v. n._ [Written also _Manœuvre_.] ~1.~ Perform evolutions.

~2.~ Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings.

~Maneuverer~, _n._ [Written also MANŒUVRER.] Tactician, adroit manager, wire-puller.

~Manful~, _a._ Courageous, bold, brave, stout, strong, vigorous, daring, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, manly.

~Manganese~, _n._ Black oxide of manganese (_the oxide having the same name as the metal_), peroxide or deutoxide of manganese.

~Mangel-wurzel~, _n._ [Written also _Mangold-wurzel_.] Field-beet, scarcity-root (_Beta altissima_).

~Mangle~, _v. a._ Lacerate, hack, tear (_in cutting_).

~Mangold-wurzel~, _n._ MANGEL-WURZEL.

~Mangy~, _a._ Scabby, infected with mange.

~Manhaden~, _n._ [Preferably written _Menhaden_.] Hardhead, mossbunker, pauhaugen.

~Man-hater~, _n._ Misanthrope, cynic.

~Manhood~, _n._ ~1.~ Virility.

~2.~ Courage, bravery, hardihood, firmness, resolution.

~Mania~, [_n._ missing?] ~1.~ Raging madness, violent insanity.

~2.~ Vehement desire.

~Mania a potu~, [L.] Delirium tremens, the horrors.

~Maniac~, _n._ Madman, lunatic, bedlamite, insane person.

~Manicheism~, _n._ Dualism, doctrine of two supreme principles (_good and evil_).

~Manifest~, _a._ Apparent, open, obvious, plain, evident, patent, clear, palpable, visible, unmistakable, glaring, notorious.

~Manifest~, _v. a._ Show, exhibit, reveal, declare, display, disclose, prove, evince, discover, express, set forth, bring to light, expose to view, hold up to view, make known.

~Manifestation~, _n._ Exhibition, revelation, display, expression.

~Manifesto~, _n._ Declaration (_of a sovereign or a government_).

~Manifold~, _a._ Numerous, multiplied, various, many, of divers kinds.

~Manioc~, _n._ Cassava, TAPIOCA.

~Manipulate~, _v. a. & n._ Work or operate with the hands.

~Manipulation~, _n._ Manual operations.

~Manis~, _n._ Pangolin, scaly ant-eater.

~Man-killer~, _n._ Murderer, manslayer, homicide.

~Mankind~, _n._ ~1.~ Man, the human race.

~2.~ Men, the lords of creation.

~Manliness~, _n._ Bravery, courage, intrepidity, heroism, firmness, resolution, nobleness.

~Manly~, _a._ Brave, courageous, intrepid, stout, bold, firm, undaunted, vigorous, strong, daring, heroic, noble, manful.

~Man-midwife~, _n._ ACCOUCHEUR, obstetrician.

~Manner~, _n._ ~1.~ Method, mode, fashion, form, way, style, cast.

~2.~ Custom, habit, practice.

~3.~ Degree, measure, extent.

~4.~ [_Sing, and pl._] Sort, kind, sorts, kinds.

~5.~ Behavior, carriage, deportment.

~Mannerism~, _n._ Sameness of manner.

~Mannerly~, _a._ Courteous, civil, polite, urbane, complaisant, gentlemanly, refined, well-bred.

~Manners~, _n. pl._ Morals, habits, carriage, behavior, deportment, bearing, breeding, air, customary conduct.

~Manoeuvre~, _n._ [Written also _Maneuver_.] ~1.~ Evolution, movement.

~2.~ Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artifice, ruse, trick, finesse, artful management, adroit procedure.

~Manoeuvre~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Perform evolutions.

~2.~ Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings.

~Manoeuvrer~, _n._ [Written also _Maneuverer_.] Tactician, adroit manager, wire-puller.

~Man of straw~, Imaginary person.

~Man-of-war~, _n._ Ship of war.

~Manor~, _n._ Lordship, feudal estate of a nobleman.

~Manor-house~, _n._ Hall.

~Mansard-roof~, _n._ Curb-roof, gambrel-roof.

~Manse~, _n._ [_Scotland._] Parsonage, parsonage house.

~Mansion~, _n._ Dwelling, seat, residence, habitation, dwelling-house, mansion-house.

~Mansion-house~, _n._ Dwelling-house, mansion.

~Manslaughter~, _n._ Homicide (_without malice_).

~Man-slayer~, _n._ Murderer, homicide, man-killer.

~Mantilla~, _n._ Small mantle.

~Mantle~, _n._ ~1.~ Cloak.

~2.~ Cover, covering.

~3.~ Mantel-piece, mantel-tree, mantel-shelf.

~Mantle~, _v. a._ Cloak, overspread, cover.

~Mantle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Expand, spread, be expanded.

~2.~ Be suffused (_said of blood rushing to the face_).

~3.~ Effervesce, bubble, foam, sparkle, froth.

~Mantel-piece~, _n._ MANTLE.

~Mantel-shelf~, _n._ MANTLE.

~Mantel-tree~, _n._ MANTLE.

~Mantua-maker~, _n._ Dressmaker.

~Manual~, _n._ Of the hand, by the hand.

~Manual~, _n._ Hand-book.

~Manufactory~, _n._ Mill, factory.

~Manufacture~, _n._ ~1.~ Production, fabrication.

~2.~ Manufactured product.

~Manufacture~, _v. a._ Make by art.

~Manumission~, _n._ Emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation.

~Manumit~, _v. a._ Free, liberate, release, emancipate, enfranchise, set free.

~Manure~, _v. a._ Fertilize, enrich.

~Manure~, _n._ Fertilizer, compost, dressing, fertilizing mixture.

~Manuscript~, _n._ Copy, written paper.

~Many~, _a._ Numerous, manifold, various, multiplied, divers.

~Many~, _n._ Multitude, people, many persons, many people.

~Many-sided~, ~1.~ Of many sides.

~2.~ Liberal, not narrow, not bigoted.

~Many times~, Often, frequently, repeatedly, often times.

~Map~, _n._ Chart.

~Mar~, _v. a._ Injure, spoil, ruin, disfigure, hurt, damage, harm.

~Marasmus~, _n._ ATROPHY, emaciation, decline, gradual wasting.

~Maraud~, _v. n._ Rove for plunder.

~Maraud~, _n._ Marauding, ravage, plunder.

~Marauder~, _n._ Plunderer, ravager, pillager, robber, freebooter, highwayman, brigand, footpad, outlaw, bandit.

~March~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Walk (_by regular steps, as soldiers_), move forward.

~2.~ Walk in a steady manner.

~March~, _n._ ~1.~ Military movement, passage of soldiers.

~2.~ Stately walk.

~3.~ Progression, advance.

~4.~ Military tune.

~Marches~, _n. pl._ Borders, limits, frontiers, confines, precincts, boundaries.

~Mare~, _n._ Female horse.

~Mare's-nest~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Absurdity, absurd or ridiculous thing (_such as wags impose upon the credulous by way of hoax or practical joke_).

~Mare's-tail~, _n._ Cirrus, cat's-tail.

~Margin~, _n._ Border, edge, rim, brim, verge, brink, confine, limit, skirt.

~Marine~, _a._ ~1.~ Oceanic, pelagic, of the sea.

~2.~ Maritime, naval, nautical.

~Marine~, _n._ ~1.~ Navy, shipping, sea affairs.

~2.~ Soldier (_of a ship of war_).

~Mariner~, _n._ Seaman, sailor, seafarer, tar, seafaring man.

~Mariput~, _n._ Zoril (_Viverra zorilla_).

~Marital~, _a._ Of a husband, incident to a husband.

~Maritime~, _a._ ~1.~ Marine, naval, nautical, of the sea.

~2.~ Near the sea.

~Mark~, _n._ ~1.~ Sign, token, note, symbol, index.

~2.~ Indication, evidence, proof, badge, symptom.

~3.~ Line, impression, stamp, print, incision.

~4.~ Trace, track, vestige, footprint.

~5.~ Object (_aimed at_).

~6.~ Eminence, consequence, distinction.

~7.~ Cross (_made as a signature_).

~Mark~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distinguish by a mark, put a mark upon.

~2.~ Stamp, brand, trace a line or lines upon.

~3.~ Notice, note, observe, remark, take notice of.

~Mark~, _v. n._ Observe, note, remark, take notice.

~Marked~, _a._ Notable, remarkable, noted, prominent, conspicuous, eminent, distinguished.

~Market~, _n._ ~1.~ Mart, emporium, ENTREPOT, place of traffic.

~2.~ Market-house, market-place.

~3.~ Sale, opportunity to sell.

~Marketable~, _a._ Salable.

~Market-place~, _n._ Market-house, bazaar.

~Mark out~, Designate, indicate, point out.

~Marriage~, _n._ ~1.~ Nuptials, wedding, espousals, spousals, nuptial rites.

~2.~ Matrimony, wedlock.

~Maroon~, _n._ Chestnut color.

~Maroon~, _a._ Of a chestnut color.

~Marrow~, _n._ ~1.~ Medulla, pith.

~2.~ Essence, quintessence, best part, essential part.

~Marrow-bones~, _n. pl._ [_Colloquial._] Knees.

~Marry~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Join in marriage, unite in marriage.

~2.~ Wed, espouse, take for husband or wife, lead to the altar, bestow one's hand upon.

~3.~ Give in marriage.

~Marry~, _v. n._ Enter into the married state, assume the conjugal relation, take a husband or a wife.

~Marsh~, _n._ Fen, bog, quagmire, morass, swamp, slough.

~Marshal~, _v. a._ Arrange, range, rank, dispose, array, draw up, set in order.

~Marsh-samphire~, _n._ Glass-wort, salt-wort (_Salicornia herbacea_).

~Marshy~, _a._ Boggy, fenny, swampy, wet.

~Mart~, _n._ Market, emporium, ENTREPOT, place of traffic.

~Martial~, _a._ ~1.~ Suited to war.

~2.~ Warlike, brave, given to war.

~3.~ Military, not civil.

~Martinet~, _n._ Precisian, formalist, strict or severe disciplinarian.

~Marvel~, _n._ Wonder, prodigy, miracle.

~Marvel~, _v. n._ Wonder, be surprised, be astonished.

~Marvellous~, _a._ [Written also _Marvelous_.] Wondrous, wonderful, amazing, stupendous, astonishing, miraculous, very extraordinary, most strange.

~Masculine~, _a._ ~1.~ Male, of the male sex, not female.

~2.~ Manly, virile, manlike, not feminine, not effeminate.

~Mash~, _v. a._ Bruise, crush.

~Mask~, _n._ ~1.~ Cover (_for the face_), veil, visor, cloak, screen, blind, disguise.

~2.~ Subterfuge, evasion, trick, shift, pretence, pretext, plea.

~3.~ Masquerade, revel, piece of mummery.

~Mask~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put a mask on.

~2.~ Disguise, conceal, hide, cloak, veil, screen, shroud, cover.

~Masker~, _n._ Mummer, BUFFOON.

~Mason~, _n._ ~1.~ Builder in stone or brick.

~2.~ Free-mason.

~Masquerade~, _n._ Mask, revel, piece of mummery.

~Mass~, _n._ ~1.~ Lump, heap, collection.

~2.~ Size, magnitude, bulk, dimension, quantity of matter.

~3.~ Assemblage, congeries.

~4.~ Whole, aggregate, totality, body.

~Mass~, _n._ Communion service (_in the Roman Catholic Church_), celebration of the Lord's Supper.

~Massacre~, _v. a._ Butcher (_human beings_), murder, kill, slay, slaughter.

~Massacre~, _n._ Butchery, slaughter, carnage.

~Mass-book~, _n._ Missal.

~Massicot~, _n._ Yellow protoxide of lead (_not fused; when fused it forms litharge_).

~Massive~, _a._ Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous.

~Massy~, _a._ Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous.

~Master~, _n._ ~1.~ Ruler, director, governor, manager, chief, head, superintendent, overseer, principal, lord, GOODMAN.

~2.~ Commander, captain.

~3.~ Teacher, instructor, tutor, preceptor, school-master, pedagogue.

~4.~ Owner, proprietor, holder, possessor.

~5.~ Proficient, adept, master-hand.

~Master~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overpower, overcome, conquer, subdue, subjugate, vanquish.

~2.~ Acquire, learn thoroughly, make one's self master of.

~Master~, _a._ Main, chief, leading, principal, cardinal, prime, especial, great, grand, most important.

~Masterdom~, _n._ Dominion, rule, ASCENDENCY.

~Master-hand~, _n._ Adept, proficient, dab, DABSTER, good hand, capital hand, nice hand.

~Masterly~, _a._ Skilful, clever, dexterous, expert, adroit.

~Master-mind~, _n._ Master-spirit.

~Master-piece~, _n._ CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, paragon, master-stroke, master- work, capital performance.

~Mastership~, _n._ ~1.~ Headship.

~2.~ Dominion, rule, sway, mastery, supreme power.

~3.~ Superiority, supremacy, upper hand.

~Master-spirit~, _n._ Master-mind.

~Master-stroke~, _n._ MASTER-PIECE.

~Master-work~, _n._ MASTER-PIECE.

~Mastery~, _n._ ~1.~ Dominion, rule, sway, command, mastership, supreme power.

~2.~ Superiority, pre-eminence, ascendency, supremacy, victory, conquest, upper hand.

~3.~ Acquirement, attainment, acquisition.

~4.~ Skill, dexterity, great proficiency.

~Masticate~, _v. a._ Chew, eat, manducate, MUNCH.

~Mastication~, _n._ Chewing, manducation.

~Masturbation~, _n._ Onanism, self-pollution, secret vice, self-abuse.

~Mat~, _v. a._ Braid, weave, plait, plat.

~Match~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Rival, be equal to.

~2.~ Adapt, suit, fit, proportion.

~3.~ Marry, give in marriage.

~Matchless~, _a._ Unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, peerless, incomparable, exquisite, inimitable, excellent, first-rate, superlatively good, of the best, of the first water.

~Mate~, _n._ Associate, companion, fellow, compeer.

~Maté~, _n._ Brazil tea.

~Material~, _a._ ~1.~ Physical, corporeal, bodily, not spiritual.

~2.~ Essential, important, momentous, vital.

~Material~, _n._ Matter, substance, stuff.

~Materially~, _ad._ ~1.~ Substantially, in substance, not in form merely.

~2.~ Importantly, essentially, vitally.

~Maternal~, _a._ Motherly.

~Matins~, _n. pl._ Morning prayers, morning service.

~Matrice~, _n._ Mould (_especially a mould in which printers' letters are cast, and a mould in which coin is cast_), matrix.

~Matrimonial~, _a._ Connubial, nuptial, CONJUGIAL, hymeneal, bridal, conjugal.

~Matrimony~, _n._ Marriage, wedlock, nuptial state.

~Matrix~, _n._ [L.] Mould, MATRICE.

~Matron~, _n._ ~1.~ Wife, married woman, mother of a family.

~2.~ Elderly woman.

~Matronal~, _a._ MATRON-LIKE.

~Matron-like~, _a._. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.

~Matronly~, _a._. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.

~Matted~, _a._ Entangled, twisted together.

~Matter~, _n._ ~1.~ Substance, body.

~2.~ Stuff, material, raw material.

~3.~ Topic, subject, question, subject-matter, matter in hand.

~4.~ Affair, business, concern, thing, event, course of things.

~5.~ Trouble, cause of distress.

~6.~ Importance, consequence, import, moment.

~7.~ Pus, purulence, purulent matter.

~Matter~, _v. n._ Signify, import, be of importance, be of consequence.

~Matter-of-fact~, _n._ Fact, reality, actuality.

~Matter-of-fact~, _a._ Practical, sensible, plain.

~Mattock~, _n._ Grub-axe, grubbing-hoe.

~Maturate~, _v. n._ Suppurate.

~Maturation~, _n._ Suppuration.

~Mature~, _a._ ~1.~ Perfected by time, complete, perfect, ripe.

~2.~ Prepared, ready, well-considered, well-digested.

~Mature~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Ripen.

~2.~ Perfect, bring to perfection, bring to maturity.

~Mature~, _v. n._ Become ripe.

~Maturity~, _n._ ~1.~ Completion, ripeness.

~2.~ Time of being due (_said of a promissory note, &c._).

~Maudlin~, _a._ ~1.~ Intoxicated, inebriated, fuddled, muddled, disguised, corned, tipsy, mellow, drunk, SLEWED, groggy, in liquor, HALF SEAS OVER.

~2.~ Silly, weak, childish.

~Maugre~, _prep._ [_Used only in burlesque._] Notwithstanding, in spite of, in defiance of.

~Maul~, _n._ [Written also _Mall_.] Beetle, heavy mallet.

~Maul~, _v. a._ [Written also _Mall_.] Beat, bruise.

~Maunder~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Mutter (_as a beggar_,) grumble, murmur.

~2.~ Talk incoherently.

~Maunderer~, _n._ Grumbler, murmurer.

~Mausoleum~, _n._ Sepulchral monument.

~Mauvaise honte~, [Fr.] Bashfulness, false modesty.

~Maw~, _n._ ~1.~ Stomach (_of animals_).

~2.~ Craw, crop, first stomach (_of a bird_).

~Mawkish~, _a._ Insipid, flat, vapid, tasteless, stale.

~Maxim~, _n._ Proverb, saying, saw, adage, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept.

~May-apple~, _n._ Mandrake (_Podophyllum peltatum_).

~Maybe~, _ad._ Perhaps, possibly, haply, PERADVENTURE, it may be, as luck may have it.

~May-beetle~, Cockchafer, dor, dor-bug, tree-beetle, dor-beetle, dummador.

~May-bug~, Cockchafer, dor, dor-bug, tree-beetle, dor-beetle, dummador.

~May-flower~, _n._ ~1.~ [_England._] Hawthorn, whitethorn.

~2.~ [_New England._] Trailing arbutus (_Epigæa repens_).

~Mayhap~, _ad._ Perchance, perhaps, it may be, probably, BELIKE, it may happen.

~May-lily~, _n._ Lily of the valley (_Convallaria majalis_).

~Maze~, _n._ ~1.~ Labyrinth, meander, winding course.

~2.~ Intricacy, perplexity, bewilderment, embarrassment, uncertainty.

~Mazy~, _a._ Labyrinthian, confused.

~Mead~, _n._ ~1.~ Metheglin.

~2.~ [_Poetical._] Meadow.

~Meadow~, _n._ MEAD, lea, grass land, sward land.

~Meagre~, _a._ [Written also _Meager_.] ~1.~ Lean, thin, emaciated, spare, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, fallen away.

~2.~ Tame, feeble, jejune, vapid, bald, barren, dull, prosing, prosy.

~Meal~, _n._ ~1.~ Repast, COLLATION.

~2.~ Flour, grain in powder.

~Mealy~, _a._ Farinaceous.

~Mealy-mouthed~, _a._ Over-cautious in speech, averse to telling the whole truth, inclined to mince matters, not plain-spoken.

~Mean~, _a._ ~1.~ Middle, medium, average.

~2.~ Intermediate, intervening, coming between.

~3.~ Ignoble, plebeian, untitled, low, base-born, ordinary, common, vulgar, coarse, homespun.

~4.~ Base, abject, grovelling, vile, contemptible, despicable, servile, beggarly, sneaking, dirty, scurvy, shabby, sorry, disingenuous, unfair, rascally, pitiful, base-minded, low-minded, dishonorable.

~5.~ Sordid, penurious, miserly, stingy, niggardly, illiberal, ungenerous, selfish, narrow, mercenary, narrow-minded.

~6.~ Small, little, paltry, insignificant, diminutive, petty, poor, wretched.

~Mean~, _n._ ~1.~ Medium, mediocrity, middle state, middle course.

~2.~ Instrument, method, mode, way, means.

~Mean~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Intend, purpose, design, have in view.

~2.~ Signify, indicate, imply, denote, purport, import, express.

~Mean~, _v. n._ Intend, purpose, design, have in view, propose to one's self.

~Meander~, _n._ Labyrinth, maze, winding course.

~Meander~, _v. n._ Wind, be tortuous, run in a serpentine course.

~Meandering~, _a._ Winding, serpentine, tortuous.

~Meaning~, _n._ ~1.~ Intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, object.

~2.~ Signification, sense, acceptation, explanation, interpretation.

~3.~ Import, purport, significance.

~Meanness~, _n._ ~1.~ Smallness, littleness, scantiness, slenderness, lowness, poverty, meagreness, poorness.

~2.~ Abjectness, vileness, baseness, contemptibleness, abasement, despicableness.

~3.~ Illiberality, ungenerousness, sordidness, penuriousness.

~Means~, _n. sing. & pl._ ~1.~ Instrument, method, mode, way.

~2.~ Resource, appliance, expedient, shift, step, measure.

~3.~ Revenue, income, resources, the wherewithal, ways and means.

~Mean-spirited~, _a._ Base, low, beggarly, vile, grovelling, pitiful, despicable, abject, low-minded, base-minded.

~Meantime~, _ad._ In the mean time, in the interim.

~Meanwhile~, _ad._ In the mean time, in the interim.

~Measles~, _n. pl._ Rubeola.

~Measurable~, _a._ ~1.~ Mensurable.

~2.~ Moderate, temperate.

~Measure~, _n._ ~1.~ Standard (_of size or of quantity_).

~2.~ Rule, gauge.

~3.~ Degree, extent.

~4.~ Metre.

~Measure~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mete.

~2.~ Estimate, appraise, judge of.

~3.~ Adjust, proportion, gauge.

~4.~ Distribute, allot, apportion, mete out.

~Measureless~, _a._ Immeasurable, unlimited, immense.

~Measurement~, _n._ Mensuration.

~Meat~, _n._ ~1.~ Food, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, nourishment, provision, victuals, viands, diet, regimen, cheer, pabulum, subsistence, rations, feed, fare, PROVENDER, FODDER, PROG.

~2.~ Flesh (_for food_).

~Meat-pie~, _n._ ~1.~ Mince-pie.

~2.~ Pasty

~Mechanic~, _n._ Artisan, craftsman, handicraftsman, operative, workman, hand, ARTIFICER.

~Mechanical~, _a._ Involuntary, blind, automatic.

~Mechanism~, _n._ ~1.~ Mechanical action, mechanical agency.

~2.~ Machinery.

~Meddle~, _v. n._ Interfere, intermeddle, take part (_officiously_).

~Meddler~, _n._ Intermeddler, busybody.

~Meddlesome~, _a._ Interfering, intermeddling, pragmatical, officious.

~Meddling~, _a._ Interfering, intermeddling, pragmatical, officious.

~Medial~, _a._ Mean, average.

~Median~, _a._ Middle.

~Mediate~, _v. n._ Interpose, intercede, arbitrate.

~Mediation~, _n._ Interposition, intervention, arbitration.

~Mediator~, _n._ ~1.~ Intercessor.

~2.~ CHRIST, Jesus, the Messiah.

~Medical~, _a._ ~1.~ Of medicine, of the healing art.

~2.~ Medicinal, healing, curative.

~Medicament~, _n._ Remedy, medicine, healing application.

~Medicate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Tincture or impregnate with something medicinal.

~2.~ Heal, cure, treat with medicine.

~Medicinal~, _a._ Healing, curative, medical.

~Medicine~, _n._ ~1.~ Drug, physic, medicament, remedy, NOSTRUM.

~2.~ Healing art.

~Mediocrity~, _n._ ~1.~ Inferiority, moderate degree, middle state.

~2.~ Average, average standard, medial standard.

~Meditate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Plan, contrive, devise, scheme, concoct, intend, purpose, COMPASS.

~2.~ Contemplate, study, chew, ruminate, think on, reflect upon, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, dwell intently upon, chew the cud upon.

~Meditate~, _v. n._ Muse, ponder, think, reflect, rack, beat or cudgel one's brains, collect one's thoughts, advise with one's pillow.

~Meditation~, _n._ Contemplation, reflection, study, musing, pondering, deep thought, close attention.

~Mediterranean~, _a._ Midland.

~Medium~, _n._ ~1.~ Intervening substance.

~2.~ Means, instrumentality.

~3.~ Mean average, mean proportion.

~4.~ (_Painting._) Menstruum.

~5.~ (_Logic._) Middle term.

~Medley~, _n._ Mixture, miscellany, jumble, farrago, hotch-potch, hodge-podge, salmagundi, gallimaufry, mish-mash, pot-pourri, olio, MÉLANGE, confused mass.

~Meeching~, _n._ Sneaking, skulking, base, creeping, cowardly, vile, mean, contemptible.

~Meed~, _n._ Reward, recompense, remuneration.

~Meek~, _a._ Humble, lowly, submissive, mild, soft, gentle, modest, demure.

~Meekness~, _n._ Humbleness, humility, lowliness, lowness, demureness, condescension, self-abasement, gentleness, modesty, submission, submissiveness, mildness.

~Meerschaum~, _n._ (_Min._) ~1.~ Magnesite, sea-foam, hydrous silicate of magnesia.

~2.~ Turkish pipe.

~Meet~, _a._ Fit, proper, fitting, befitting, suitable, suited, adapted, appropriate, congenial.

~Meet~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Come together (_from opposite directions_).

~2.~ Confront, encounter, come up to face to face.

~3.~ Find, meet with, light on, fall upon, fall in with, happen upon.

~4.~ Fulfil, comply with.

~Meet~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Encounter one another.

~2.~ Unite, join, converge, come in contact.

~3.~ Assemble, congregate, muster, collect, come together, flock together, meet together.

~Meet with~, ~1.~ Find, meet, light on, fall upon, fall in with, happen upon.

~2.~ Suffer, be subjected to.

~Meeting~, _n._ ~1.~ Interview, encounter.

~2.~ Assembly, assemblage, congregation, concourse, gathering, company, collection of people.

~Meeting-house~, _n._ Church, temple, house of worship, house of God.

~Megrims~, _n. pl._ Dejection, MELANCHOLY.

~Melancholy~, _n._ Dejection, depression, gloominess, sadness, gloom, despondency, hypochondria, blues, blue devils, dumps, megrims, vapors, low spirits, depression of spirits.

~Melancholy~, _a._ Dejected, dispirited, depressed, sad, sorrowful, LACKADAISICAL, atrabillous, gloomy, hypochondriac, BLUE, dumpish, mopish, glum, downcast, desponding, down-hearted, chap-fallen, crest- fallen, hypped, low-spirited, cast down, in the dumps, with a long face, down in the mouth, out of sorts.

~Mélange~, _n._ [Fr.] Mixture, medley, farrago, jumble, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, salmagundi, olio, OLLA PODRIDA, pot-pourri, gallimaufry, mish-mash, confused mass.

~Mélée~, _n._ [Fr.] Fight (_of combatants confusedly mixed_), affray, contest, row, fray, broil, brawl, RUMPUS.

~Meliorate~, _v. a._ Improve, better, mend, amend, emend, ameliorate, make better.

~Melioration~, _n._ Improvement, amendment, emendation, amelioration.

~Mellifluence~, _n._ Smoothness, softness, mellowness, sweetness, sweet flow.

~Mellifluent~, _a._ Smooth, soft, mellow, euphonious, euphonic, sweet, silver-toned, sweetly flowing.

~Mellifluous~, _a._ Smooth, soft, mellow, euphonious, euphonic, sweet, silver-toned, sweetly flowing.

~Mellite~, _n._ Honey-stone.

~Mellow~, _a._ ~1.~ Ripe, mature.

~2.~ Soft, mellifluous, smooth, silver-toned, sweetly flowing.

~3.~ Perfected, well prepared.

~4.~ DRUNK, tipsy, fuddled, disguised, half seas over.

~Mellow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Ripen, mature.

~2.~ Perfect, bring to perfection.

~Melodious~, _a._ Musical, tuneful, sweet, dulcet, ariose.

~Melody~, _n._ ~1.~ Pleasing succession of sounds (as distinguished from _harmony_ or the _concord_ of sounds), sweetness of sound.

~2.~ Song, descant, tune.

~Melt~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Liquefy (_by heat_), fuse.

~2.~ Soften, make gentle, make susceptible.

~Melt~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Dissolve, become liquid.

~2.~ Be softened, be made gentle.

~Member~, _n._ ~1.~ Limb.

~2.~ Part, portion, constituent, component part, subordinate part.

~3.~ Head, clause, branch.

~Membership~, _n._ ~1.~ Being a member.

~2.~ Society, association, members, body of members.

~Memento~, _n._ Memorial, remembrancer, souvenir.

~Memoir~, _n._ ~1.~ Personal narrative, familiar biography.

~2.~ Record, register, journal, written account.

~Memorable~, _a._ Signal, notable, remarkable, extraordinary.

~Memorandum~, _n._ Note, minute.

~Memorial~, _n._ Monument, commemorative record.

~Memorial~, _a._ Commemorative.

~Memoria technica~, [L.] Mnemonics.

~Memoriter~, _a._ From memory, by heart.

~Memorize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Learn, learn by heart, commit to memory.

~2.~ Cause to be remembered, hand down to memory by records.

~Memory~, _n._ ~1.~ Recollection, remembrance, reminiscence.

~2.~ Memorial, commemorative record.

~3.~ Fame, renown, reputation, celebrity.

~Menace~, _v. a._ Threaten, denounce, defy.

~Menace~, _n._ Threat, threatening, denunciation.

~Mend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Repair, refit, retouch, patch up, touch up.

~2.~ Improve, ameliorate, meliorate, correct, rectify, reform, amend, emend, make better.

~Mend~, _v. n._ Improve, amend, become better.

~Mendacious~, _a._ False, lying, deceitful, fallacious.

~Mendacity~, _n._ ~1.~ Disposition to lie, habit of lying.

~2.~ Falsehood, deceit, duplicity, artifice, trickery.

~Mendicancy~, _n._ Beggary, mendicity.

~Mendicant~, _n._ Beggar, pauper, starveling, poor or indigent person.

~Mendicity~, _n._ Beggary, mendicancy.

~Menhaden~, _n._ [Sometimes written _Manhaden_.] Hardhead, pauhaugen, moss-bunker.

~Menial~, _a._ Servile, slavish, low, mean, base, abject, vile, sorry.

~Menial~, _n._ Servant, domestic, waiter, lackey, underling, flunkey, understrapper, valet, footman, slave, Helot, serf, bondsman.

~Meniver~, _n._ [Written also _Miniver_.] Ermine, stoat.

~Menses~, _n. pl._ Catamenia, monthly courses, menstrual discharges, menstrual flux.

~Menstrual~, _a._ ~1.~ Monthly.

~2.~ Catamenial.

~Menstruum~, _n._ Solvent, medium.

~Mensurable~, _a._ Measurable.

~Mensuration~, _n._ ~1.~ Measuring, measurement.

~2.~ Surveying, survey.

~Mental~, _a._ Intellectual, spiritual, rational, ideal, subjective, psychological, metaphysical.

~Mention~, _n._ [Used chiefly in the phrase _make mention of_.] Cursory reference or allusion.

~Mention~, _v. a._ Declare, name, tell, state, communicate, impart, report, cite, speak of, make known, make mention of, allude to, refer to.

~Mentor~, _n._ Counsellor, adviser, monitor, guide, instructor.

~Mephitic~, _a._ Fetid, foul, noisome, noxious, poisonous, pestilential, baleful.

~Mephitical~, _a._ Fetid, foul, noisome, noxious, poisonous, pestilential, baleful.

~Mephitic air~, Carbonic-acid, carbonic-acid gas, CHOKE-DAMP, foul air.

~Mephitis~, _n._ (_Chem._) Noxious exhalation.

~Mephitism~, _n._ (_Chem._) Noxious exhalation.

~Mercantile~, _a._ COMMERCIAL, trading, engaged in commerce.

~Mercenary~, _a._ ~1.~ Venal, hired, hireling.

~2.~ Sordid, avaricious, covetous, penurious, parsimonious, stingy, miserly, niggardly, mean, selfish, close, close-fisted.

~Mercenary~, _n._ Hireling.

~Merchandise~, _n._ Commodities, goods, wares.

~Merchant~, _n._ Trader (_particularly a wholesale trader_), tradesman.

~Merchantable~, _a._ ~1.~ Marketable, of the ordinary quality.

~2.~ Salable, vendible, that may be sold.

~Merciful~, _a._ Gracious, kind, compassionate, tender, benignant, lenient, mild, gentle, pitiful, tender-hearted.

~Merciless~, _a._ Pitiless, cruel, unfeeling, unmerciful, uncompassionate, inexorable, unrelenting, relentless, fell.

~Mercurial~, _a._ ~1.~ Sprightly, active, spirited, quick, lively, prompt, nimble.

~2.~ Of mercury or quicksilver.

~Mercury~, _n._ Quicksilver.

~Mercy~, _n._ Clemency, lenity, lenience, leniency, compassion, pity, tenderness, kindness, mildness, gentleness.

~Mercy-seat~, _n._ Propitiatory.

~Mere~, _a._ Bare, simple, nothing else but.

~Mere~, _n._ Pool, lake.

~Merely~, _ad._ Simply, purely, only, solely, barely.

~Meretricious~, _a._ ~1.~ Of harlots.

~2.~ Libidinous, lustful.

~3.~ Deceitful (_by false show_), spurious, false, sham, make-believe, not genuine.

~Merge~, _v. a._ Immerse, immerge, submerge, sink, plunge, dip.

~Merge~, _v. n._ Be lost, be swallowed up.

~Meridian~, _n._ ~1.~ Noon, noontide, mid-day, twelve o'clock.

~2.~ Summit, culmination.

~Meridional~, _a._ Mid-day.

~Merit~, _n._ ~1.~ Desert, worth, worthiness, excellence, credit.

~2.~ Claim, right.

~Merit~, _v. a._ Deserve, have a right to, be entitled to.

~Meritorious~, _a._ Deserving, worthy, good, excellent.

~Merling~, _n._ Whiting (_Gadus merlangus_).

~Merriment~, _n._ Mirth, jollity, gayety, hilarity, joviality, sportiveness, jocularity, liveliness.

~Merry~, _a._ Mirthful, jovial, gleeful, gay, hilarious, sportive, jocund, joyous, facetious, lively, jolly, buxom, frolicsome, blithe, blithesome, airy, gladsome, vivacious, debonair, wanton, light-hearted.

~Merry-Andrew~, _n._ Buffoon, zany, harlequin, scaramouch, fool, mountebank, jester, droll, PUNCH, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.

~Merry-making~, _n._ Festival, convivial entertainment.

~Merry-thought~, _n._ Wish-bone.

~Mesh~, _n._ Interstice (_of a net_).

~Meshy~, _a._ Reticulated, decussated.

~Mesmerism~, _n._ Animal magnetism.

~Mess~, _n._ ~1.~ Dish.

~2.~ Set (_who eat together_), company.

~3.~ Medley, mixture, miscellany, farrago, hotch-potch, hodge-podge, jumble, salmagundi, mish-mash, olio, OLLA PODRIDA, confused mass, MÉLANGE.

~Mess~, _v. n._ Eat in company, take meals at the same table.

~Messenger~, _n._ ~1.~ Emissary, express, courier.

~2.~ Harbinger, forerunner, herald.

~Messieurs~, _n. pl._ [Fr.] [Abbreviated _Messrs._] Sirs, gentlemen.

~Metamorphic rocks~, Stratified primary rocks.

~Metamorphose~, _v. a._ Transform, transmute, transfigure, change the form of.

~Metamorphosis~, _n._ Transformation, transmutation, transfiguration, change of form.

~Metaphor~, _n._ Similitude (_without the signs of comparison_), simile (_expressed in a word_).

~Metaphoric~, _a._ Figurative.

~Metaphorical~, _a._ Figurative.

~Metaphysical~, _a._ Mental, intellectual, psychological.

~Metaphysics~, _n._ Psychology, pneumatology, mental philosophy, philosophy of the mind, mental science.

~Mete~, _v. a._ Measure.

~Mete~, _n._ Measure, bound, limit, term, boundary, terminus, butt.

~Meteorolite~, _n._ Aerolite, meteoric stone.

~Meter~, _n._ [Written also _Metre_.] Measure (_of verse_), poetical measure, rhythmical arrangement (_of syllables_).

~Method~, _n._ ~1.~ Arrangement, system, classification, orderly disposition.

~2.~ Way (_viewed theoretically_), MODE, manner, process, course, means, MODUS OPERANDI.

~Methodic~, _a._ Orderly, systematical, regular, systematic.

~Methodical~, _a._ Orderly, systematical, regular, systematic.

~Methodize~, _v. a._ Regulate, arrange, put in order.

~Methylic-alcohol~, _n._ Wood-spirit, pyroxylic spirit, pyroxylic acid.

~Metre~, _n._ [Written also _Meter_.] Measure (_of verse_), rhythmical arrangement (_of syllables_), poetical measure.

~Metrical~, _a._ Measured.

~Metropolis~, _n._ Chief city, capital.

~Metropolitan~, _n._ Archbishop, primate.

~Metropolitan~, _a._ Of the metropolis.

~Mettle~, _n._ Spirit, nerve, vigor, ardor, pluck, hardihood, courage.

~Mettlesome~, _a._ Spirited, ardent, fiery, lively, gay, brisk, sprightly, courageous.

~Mew~, _n._ Gull, sea-mew, cob, sea-cob.

~Mew~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Confine, incase, coop, imprison, shut up.

~2.~ Shed (_feathers_), moult.

~Mewl~, _v. n._ Cry, squall, bawl.

~Mews~, _n. pl._ Stables.

~Miasm~, _n._ Malaria, noxious exhalation, bad air.

~Miasma~, _n._ Malaria, noxious exhalation, bad air.

~Mickle~, _a._ [_Scottish._] Much, great.

~Microcosm~, _n._ Little world, the world in miniature, the world in little, epitome of the universe.

~Microcosmic salt~, Phosphate of soda and ammonia.

~Microscopic~, _a._ ~1.~ [_Applied to the eye_.] Able to see minute objects.

~Microscopical~, _a._ ~1.~ [_Applied to the eye_.] Able to see minute objects.

~2.~ With a microscope, by the aid of a microscope.

~3.~ Very small, very minute.

~Mid~, _a._ Middle.

~Mid-day~, _a._ Meridional.

~Mid-day~, _n._ Noon, noontide, meridian.

~Middle~, _a._ Mean, medial, half way, between the extremes.

~Middle~, _n._ Midst, centre, central part.

~Middleman~, _n._ ~1.~ Agent, broker, factor.

2~.~ Commoner.

~Middle classes~, BOURGEOISIE.

~Middling~, _a._ Ordinary, average, moderate, passable, tolerable, well enough, pretty well, not bad.

~Midland~, _a._ ~1.~ Inland.

~2.~ Mediterranean.

~Midnight~, _n._ The dead of night, twelve o'clock at night.

~Midriff~, _n._ Diaphragm.

~Midships~, _ad._ Amidships.

~Midst~, _n._ Middle, centre, central part.

~Midsummer~, _n._ Summer solstice.

~Midwife~, _n._ ACCOUCHEUSE.

~Midwifery~, _n._ Obstetrics.

~Mien~, _n._ Air, look, aspect, manner, port, carriage, demeanor, external appearance, bearing.

~Miff~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Pique, slight anger.

~Miff~, _v. a._ [_Colloquial._] Affront, displease, offend slightly.

~Might~, _n._ Power, strength, puissance, force, main, potency, efficacy, ability, efficiency.

~Mighty~, _a._ ~1.~ Strong, powerful, robust, vigorous, sturdy, puissant, courageous, valiant, valorous, bold, able, capable.

~2.~ Vast, enormous, immense, huge, stupendous, monstrous, Cyclopean, Herculean, very great.

~3.~ Violent, vehement, impetuous.

~4.~ Forcible, efficacious, effective.

~Mighty~, _ad._ [_Colloquial._] Very.

~Migrate~, _v. n._ Change residence (_from one country to another_).

~Migration~, _n._ Change of residence (_from one country to another_).

~Migratory~, _a._ Nomadic, wandering.

~Mild~, _a._ ~1.~ Tender, kind, gentle, merciful, clement, compassionate, indulgent, pacific, not severe, not harsh, not cruel.

~2.~ Soft, gentle, bland, pleasant, not violent, not intense.

~3.~ Lenitive, assuasive, mollifying, soothing, emollient, demulcent, not acrid, not corrosive.

~Mildew~, _n._ Rust, blight, blast, mould, must, mustiness, smut.

~Militant~, _a._ Fighting, contending, belligerent.

~Military~, _a._ ~1.~ Soldierly, soldier-like.

~2.~ Martial, warlike.

~Military~, _n._ Soldiery, army, body of soldiers.

~Militate against~, War against, contend against, operate against, be opposed to, be repugnant to, be hostile to.

~Militia~, _n._ Trainband.

~Milkiness~, _n._ Lactescence.

~Milk-livered~, _a._ Cowardly, timorous, white-livered.

~Milkmaid~, _n._ Dairymaid.

~Milksop~, _n._ ~1.~ Piece of bread sopped in milk.

~2.~ Poltroon, craven, dastard, coward, effeminate man.

~Milkweed~, _n._ Silkweed, wild cotton.

~Milky Way~, _n._ Galaxy.

~Mill~, _n._ ~1.~ Manufactory.

~2.~ [_U. S._] One tenth of a cent.

~3.~ Fight, contest.

~Mill~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Stamp (_as coin_) on the edge.

~2.~ Full (_as cloth_).

~3.~ [_Low_.] Beat (_with the fists_).

~Miller~, _n._ Moth.

~Miller's-thumb~, _n._ River bull-head (_Cottus gobio_).

~Millionnaire~, _n._ Nabob, Crœsus, Dives, capitalist, very rich person, person of great wealth.

~Milt~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Anat._) Spleen.

~2.~ Semen (_of fishes_), sperm, soft roe.

~Milter~, _n._ Male fish.

~Mime~, _n._ Mimic.

~Mimetic~, _a._ Imitative, mimic.

~Mimetical~, _a._ Imitative, mimic.

~Mimic~, _a._ Imitative, mimetic, mimetical.

~Mimical~, _a._ Imitative, mimetic, mimetical.

~Mimic~, _v. a._ Ape, imitate, mock, counterfeit.

~Mimic~, _n._ Mime.

~Minaret~, _n._ Turret (_of a Mahometan mosque_).

~Minatory~, _a._ Threatening, menacing.

~Mince~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hash, cut into small pieces.

~2.~ Extenuate, palliate, be mealy-mouthed about, be reserved in speaking of.

~Mince~, _v. n._ Affect delicacy.

~Mince-pie~, _n._ Meat-pie.

~Mince-meat~, _a._ Chopped meat.

~Minced-meat~, _a._ Chopped meat.

~Mincing~, _a._ Affected, over-nice.

~Mind~, _n._ ~1.~ Soul, spirit, inner man.

~2.~ Intellect, understanding, reason, sense, brains, thinking principle, intellectual powers, common sense, intellectual faculties.

~3.~ Inclination, disposition, will, wish, liking, desire.

~4.~ Belief, opinion, thoughts, sentiments.

~5.~ Memory, remembrance, recollection.

~Mind~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Notice, heed, regard, mark, attend to, take notice of, pay attention to, give heed to, fix the mind on, trouble one's head about.

~2.~ Obey, be obedient to.

~3.~ [_Poetical._] Remind, put in mind.

~Mindful of~, Regardful of, heedful of, observant of, attentive to.

~Mindless~, _a._ ~1.~ Destitute of mind.

~2.~ Regardless, careless, heedless, forgetful, neglectful, negligent.

~Mine~, _v. a._ Sap, undermine.

~Mineral~, _n._ Inorganic body.

~Mineral oil~, Petroleum, mineral tar, rock oil, mineral oil, Barbadoes tar, Seneca oil.

~Mineral pitch~, Asphaltum, native bitumen, Jew's pitch.

~Mineral tar~, MINERAL OIL.

~Minever~, _n._ [Written also _Meniver_.] Ermine, stoat.

~Mingle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mix, intermix, commingle, intermingle, compound, blend.

~2.~ Jumble, confound, confuse, huddle together, shuffle together.

~Miniature~, _n._ Small portrait.

~Miniature~, _a._ Little, small, diminutive.

~Minikin~, _a._ Small, little, diminutive, wee, tiny, Pygmy, Pygmean, Liliputian, dwarfish.

~Minim~, _n._ ~1.~ MINNOW, pink.

~2.~ Drop, sixtieth part of a drachm.

~3.~ (_Music._) Two crotchets, half a semibreve.

~Minimum~, _n._ Least quantity, least part.

~Minion~, _n._ Favorite (_in an ill sense_), creature, dependant, parasite, hanger-on.

~Minister~, _n._ ~1.~ Administrator (_of executive authority_), executive officer (_of a sovereign or of a government_).

~2.~ Ambassador, envoy, plenipotentiary.

~3.~ Clergyman, divine, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman.

~Minister~, _v. a._ Give, afford, supply, furnish.

~Minister~, _v. n._ Serve, perform service, do service.

~Minister to~, Aid, help, assist, succor, give assistance to, supply with what is needed.

~Ministration~, _n._ Agency, instrumentality.

~Ministry~, _n._ ~1.~ Cabinet, council, administration.

~2.~ Office of a clergyman, ecclesiastical function.

~Minium~, _n._ Red lead, red oxide of lead.

~Mink~, _n._ Minx, North-American pole-cat (_Mustela vison_).

~Minnow~, _n._ Minim, pink (_Lenciscus phoxinus_).

~Minor~, _a._ ~1.~ Less, smaller.

~2.~ Inferior, subordinate.

~3.~ Inconsiderable, petty.

~Minority~, _n._ ~1.~ Nonage, pupilage.

~2.~ Smaller number.

~Minstrel~, _n._ Musician, singer, bard.

~Minstrelsy~, _n._ Music, melody, harmony.

~Minute~, _a._ ~1.~ Little, slender, CAPILLARY, very small.

~2.~ Circumstantial, particular, critical.

~Minute~, _n._ ~1.~ Sixtieth part of an hour.

~2.~ Sixtieth part of a degree.

~3.~ Note, memorandum.

~Minute~, _v. a._ Note, take a note of, jot down.

~Minutiæ~, _n. pl._ [L.] Minute particulars, minor details.

~Minx~, _n._ Mink, North-American pole-cat (_Mustela vison_).

~Miracle~, _n._ Marvel, wonder, prodigy.

~Miraculous~, _a._ ~1.~ Supernatural.

~2.~ Wonderful, extraordinary, passing strange, very strange, unaccountable.

~Mire~, _n._ Mud, ooze, slime.

~Mire~, _v. n._ Sink in mud.

~Mirror~, _n._ ~1.~ Reflector, looking-glass.

~2.~ Speculum.

~3.~ Pattern, model, exemplar, example, prototype, archetype, protoplast, paragon.

~Mirror~, _v. a._ Reflect.

~Mirth~, _n._ Merriment, hilarity, jollity, joviality, gayety, merry- making, sport, fun.

~Mirthful~, _a._ Merry, jovial, gay, lively, cheerful, jocund, vivacious, jolly, playful, sportive, frolicsome.

~Miry~, _a._ Muddy.

~Misadventure~, _n._ Mischance, mishap, misfortune, reverse, ill-luck.

~Misanthrope~, _n._ Man-hater.

~Misapply~, _v. a._ Misemploy, abuse, pervert, make an ill use of.

~Misapprehend~, _v. a._ Misunderstand, misconceive, mistake.

~Misapprehension~, _n._ Misunderstanding, misconception, mistake.

~Misbehave~, _v. n._ Behave ill.

~Misbehavior~, _n._ Misconduct, miscarriage, ill conduct, ill behavior.

~Miscalculate~, _v. a._ Misreckon.

~Miscall~, _v. a._ Misname, misterm.

~Miscarriage~, _n._ ~1.~ Failure, mishap, mischance.

~2.~ Abortion, untimely birth.

~3.~ Misconduct, misbehavior, ill conduct, ill behavior.

~Miscarry~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Fail, be unsuccessful, be defeated.

~2.~ Go wrong, fail in conveyance.

~Miscegenation~, _n._ [_Recent._] Amalgamation.

~Miscellaneous~, _a._ Diversified, various, promiscuous, mixed, mingled, of various kinds.

~Miscellany~, _n._ Mixture, medley, diversity, variety, olio, farrago, salmagundi, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, mish-mash, gallimaufry, MÉLANGE, miscellaneous collection, OLLA PODRIDA.

~Mischance~, _n._ Misfortune, mishap, ill-luck, misadventure, calamity.

~Mischief~, _n._ ~1.~ Evil, ill, harm, injury, damage, hurt, detriment, disadvantage, prejudice.

~2.~ Trouble, misfortune, ill consequence.

~Mischievous~, _a._ ~1.~ Hurtful, injurious, detrimental, pernicious, destructive, noxious.

~2.~ Vicious, wicked, sinful, prone to mischief.

~Misconceive~, _v. a._ Misapprehend, misunderstand, misjudge, mistake.

~Misconduct~, _n._ Misbehavior, ill conduct, bad conduct.

~Misconduct~, _v. a._ Mismanage, manage ill.

~Misconstrue~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mistranslate, misrender.

~2.~ Misinterpret, explain wrongly.

~Misdate~, _n._ Anachronism.

~Miscreant~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Unbeliever, infidel, sceptic.

~2.~ Villain, scoundrel, knave, rascal, rogue, scamp, scapegrace, ruffian, vile wretch, caitiff.

~Misdeed~, _n._ Transgression, trespass, offence, delinquency, misdemeanor, fault, misdoing, crime, evil deed.

~Misdemeanor~, _n._ Transgression, trespass, fault, misdeed.

~Misdoing~, _n._ Offence, misdeed.

~Misemploy~, _v. a._ Misuse, misapply, pervert, abuse, make an ill use of.

~Misemployment~, _n._ Misuse, abuse.

~Miser~, _n._ Niggard, curmudgeon, hunks, skinflint, lickpenny, churl, sordid wretch.

~Miserable~, _a._ ~1.~ Unhappy (_as respects the condition of the mind_), WRETCHED, distressed, afflicted, comfortless, disconsolate, forlorn, broken-hearted, heart-broken.

~2.~ Worthless, valueless, very poor (_in quality_).

~3.~ Low, mean, abject, despicable, contemptible.

~Miserly~, _a._ Covetous, avaricious, niggardly, sordid, stingy, parsimonious, penurious, close, mean, close-fisted.

~Misery~, _n._ ~1.~ Distress, wretchedness, woe, tribulation, desolation, sorrow, grief, affliction, heartache, heavy heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, great unhappiness.

~2.~ Calamity, MISFORTUNE.

~Misfortune~, _n._ Disaster, calamity, reverse, affliction, visitation, trial, blow, stroke, adversity, distress, hardship, trouble, ill-luck, ill fortune.

~Misgiving~, _n._ Doubt, distrust, suspicion, want of confidence.

~Misguide~, _v. a._ Mislead, misdirect.

~Mishap~, _n._ Misfortune, mischance, misadventure, calamity, ill luck.

~Mish-mash~, _n._ Mixture, medley, MÉLANGE, MISCELLANY.

~Misinterpret~, _v. a._ Misconstrue, explain wrongly, put a wrong construction on, put a false construction on, give a false coloring to.

~Misjudge~, _v. a._ Mistake, misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceive.

~Mislay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Misplace.

~2.~ Lose.

~Mismanage~, _v. a._ Misconduct, manage ill, make a mess of, make a botch of, make sad work of.

~Mismanagement~, _n._ Bad management, ill management.

~Misname~, _v. a._ Miscall, misterm.

~Misnomer~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Misnaming, mistaking of the true name (_of a person_).

~2.~ Wrong name, inapplicable title.

~Misogynist~, _n._ Woman-hater.

~Misplace~, _v. a._ Mislay, put in a wrong place.

~Misprint~, _n._ Error of the press.

~Misprize~, _v. a._ Undervalue, underrate, underestimate, slight, hold cheap.

~Misreckon~, _v. a._ Miscalculate.

~Misrender~, _v. a._ Misconstrue, mistranslate.

~Misrepresent~, _v. a._ Misstate, falsify.

~Misrepresentation~, _n._ Misstatement, falsification.

~Misrule~, _n._ Disorder, anarchy, confusion, tumult.

~Miss~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fail to hit, fail to reach, fail of hitting, fail of reaching.

~2.~ Lose, fail of finding.

~3.~ Forego, pass by, leave out, go without.

~4.~ Feel the want of, feel the loss of.

~Miss~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Fail to hit, fall short, miss one's aim.

~2.~ Fail, miscarry, not succeed, come to nothing, end in smoke.

~Miss~, _n._ ~1.~ Mistake, error, blunder, slip, trip, oversight, failure, fault, lapse.

~2.~ Girl, lass, LASSIE, maiden, damsel, maid, young lady.

~Missal~, _n._ Mass-book, prayer-book, service-book.

~Misshapen~, _a._ Ill-shaped.

~Missile~, _n._ Projectile.

~Missile~, _a._ Missive, to be thrown.

~Mission~, _n._ ~1.~ Commission, office, duty, charge, business, errand.

~2.~ Delegation, embassy.

~3.~ Missionary station.

~Missionary~, _n._ Evangelist.

~Missive~, _a._ ~1.~ To be sent, fit for sending.

~2.~ Missile, to be thrown.

~Missive~, _n._ Letter.

~Miss of~, Fail to find.

~Misspell~, _v. a._ Spell wrong.

~Misspend~, _v. a._ Squander, lavish, misuse, waste, fool away, fritter away, muddle away, spend foolishly.

~Misstate~, _v. a._ Misrepresent, falsify, state wrongly.

~Misstatement~, _n._ Misrepresentation, falsification, wrong statement.

~Misstep~, _n._ Wrong step, false step.

~Mist~, _n._ Fog, haze.

~Mistake~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceive.

~2.~ Take (_one for another_).

~Mistake~, _v. n._ Err, make a mistake, be at fault, be wide of the mark, be on the wrong scent, BE IN THE WRONG BOX, BARK UP THE WRONG TREE.

~Mistake~, _n._ ~1.~ Misapprehension, misunderstanding, misconception.

~2.~ Blunder, error, slip, fault, lapse, trip, oversight.

~Misterm~, _v. a._ Miscall, misname.

~Mistranslate~, _v. a._ Misconstrue, misrender.

~Mistress~, _n._ ~1.~ Female head, female sovereign.

~2.~ Instructress, female teacher.

~3.~ Sweetheart, flame, doxy.

~4.~ Concubine, paramour.

~Mistrust~, _n._ Distrust, suspicion, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence.

~Mistrust~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distrust, doubt, be suspicious of.

~2.~ Fear, apprehend, suspect.

~Mistrustful~, _a._ Distrustful, suspicious.

~Misunderstand~, _v. a._ Misapprehend, misconceive, mistake.

~Misunderstanding~, _n._ Misapprehension, misconception.

~Misuse~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Misemploy, misapply, desecrate, profane, pervert, put to a wrong use.

~2.~ Abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, ill-use.

~3.~ Waste, squander, fool away, fritter away, muddle away, spend foolishly.

~Misuse~, _n._ Abuse, perversion, prostitution, profanation.

~Mite~, _n._ Particle, atom, monad, corpuscle, molecule.

~Mitigate~, _v. a._ Moderate, alleviate, appease, soothe, soften, mollify, pacify, assuage, quiet, still, calm, quell, allay, abate, temper, attemper, lessen, dull, qualify, blunt.

~Mitigation~, _n._ Alleviation, moderation, relief.

~Mitigative~, _a._ Lenitive, lenient, soothing, mollifying, assuaging, assuasive, emollient, mild.

~Mix~, _v. a._ Mingle, commingle, commix, unite, combine, blend, amalgamate, compound, incorporate.

~Mix~, _v. n._ Be mixed, be blended.

~Mixed~, _a._ ~1.~ Mingled, blended.

~2.~ Promiscuous, of various kinds.

~Mixture~, _n._ ~1.~ Compound, medley, olio, farrago, salmagundi, hotch-potch, gallimaufry, hodge-podge, olio.

~2.~ Miscellany, variety, diversity.

~Mizzen~, _a._ (_Naut._) Hindmost.

~Mizzle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Rain (_in small drops_), drizzle.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Abscond, run away, take one's self off.

~Mnemonic~, _a._ ~1.~ Of the memory.

~2.~ For the help of the memory, to assist the memory.

~Mnemonics~, _n._ MEMORIA TECHNICA.

~Moan~, _v. a._ [_Poetical._] Lament, deplore, mourn, bemoan, weep for, grieve for.

~Moan~, _v. n._ Grieve, mourn, make lamentation.

~Moat~, _n._ Ditch, fosse, graff.

~Mob~, _n._ ~1.~ Tumultuous rabble, rude multitude, lawless crowd.

~2.~ Populace, CANAILLE, riff-raff, lower orders, vulgar herd, scum of society, dregs of the people, rag-tag-and-bob-tail.

~3.~ Mob-cap.

~Mob-cap~, _n._ Mob.

~Mobility~, _n._ Susceptibility of motion.

~Mobilize~, _v. a._ (_Mil._) Draft (_troops_) for active service.

~Mob-law~, _n._ Lynch-law.

~Mock~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Ape, mimic, imitate, counterfeit, take off.

~2.~ Deride, ridicule, jibe, jeer, taunt, scout, chaff, laugh at, make game of, make fun of, treat with contempt, treat with scorn, make a butt of, make merry with, POKE FUN AT.

~3.~ Illude, deceive, disappoint, balk, cheat, dupe.

~Mock~, _a._ False, counterfeit, pretended, feigned, assumed, sham, spurious, clap-trap, not real, make-believe.

~Mocker~, _n._ Scoffer, scorner, derider, railer, despiser, jeerer.

~Mockery~, _n._ ~1.~ Ridicule, derision, scorn, jeering, contemptuous mimicry.

~2.~ Sport, subject of ridicule.

~3.~ Show, imitation, counterfeit.

~Mock-lead~, _n._ [_Term used by miners._] BLACK-JACK, blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena.

~Mock-nightingale~, _n._ Black-cap warbler, black-cap.

~Mock-sun~, _n._ Parhelion, sundog.

~Mode~, _n._ ~1.~ Way (_viewed practically_), METHOD, manner, style, process, course, means, form, fashion, custom.

~2.~ Modification, quality, affection, accident.

~Model~, _n._ ~1.~ Pattern, prototype, paradigm, archetype.

~2.~ Standard, gauge.

~Model~, _v. a._ Shape, mould, form, plan, fashion.

~Moderate~, _a._ ~1.~ Temperate, sparing, frugal, not excessive.

2~.~ Cheap, unexpensive.

~3.~ Reasonable, judicious, deliberate, cool, mild, not extreme, not violent.

~Moderate~, _v. a._ Assuage, soothe, allay, mitigate, soften, mollify, appease, temper, attemper, quiet, quell, still, pacify, repress, subdue, abate, reduce, lessen, dull, blunt.

~Moderation~, _n._ ~1.~ Temperance, frugality, sobriety.

~2.~ Calmness, coolness, deliberateness, sedateness, mildness, equanimity, composure.

~Moderator~, _n._ Chairman, president, presiding officer.

~Modern~, _a._ RECENT, late, new, novel, not ancient, not antique.

~Modest~, _a._ ~1.~ Unpretending, unobtrusive, unassuming, retiring, humble, unostentatious, meek, not presumptuous.

~2.~ Chaste, pure.

~3.~ Moderate, not excessive, not extravagant.

~Modesty~, _n._ ~1.~ Unobtrusiveness, meekness, humility, retiring disposition, freedom from presumption.

~2.~ Chastity, purity.

~Modicum~, _n._ Pittance, fragment, trifle, small allowance, small portion.

~Modification~, _n._ ~1.~ Alteration, variation, qualification, change.

~2.~ Form, mode, affection, accident.

~Modify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Shape, give form to, give a special mode to.

~2.~ Alter, change, vary, give a new form to.

~Modish~, _a._ Fashionable, stylish, genteel, courtly, in fashion, in vogue, À LA MODE, having a run, the rage.

~Modulate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Attune, harmonize, tune.

~2.~ Inflect (_as the voice_), vary in tune and accentuation.

~Modus operandi~, [L.] Process, way, method, mode of operation, way of doing.

~Mohammedan~, _n._ Mahometan, Mussulman, Moslem.

~Mohammedanism~, _n._ Mahometanism, Islamism, Islam.

~Moiety~, _n._ Half.

~Moil~, _v. n._ Labor, toil, drudge.

~Moist~, _a._ Damp, humid, dank, wet.

~Moisten~, _v. a._ Dampen, damp.

~Moisture~, _n._ Dampness, humidity.

~Molar~, _n._ Grinder, grinding tooth, molar tooth, double tooth.

~Molasses~, _n._ Treacle.

~Mole~, _n._ ~1.~ Jetty, pier, breakwater.

~2.~ [_Zoöl._] Mouldwarp, molewarp.

~Mole-cricket~, _n._ Churr-worm, fen-cricket (_Gryllotalpa vulgaris_).

~Molecular~, _a._ Corpuscular.

~Molecule~, _n._ ~1.~ Atom, ultimate particle (_of an element_), indivisible particle.

~2.~ Group of atoms (_in a compound body_), cluster of atoms.

~Mole-eyed~, _a._ Blind, purblind, myopic, short-sighted, near-sighted.

~Molest~, _v. a._ Disturb, trouble, annoy, vex, tease, incommode, discommode, harass, worry, plague, bore, torment, bother, pester, harry, badger, irritate, fret, chafe, hector, gull, disturb, disquiet, infest.

~Molewarp~, _n._ Mole, mouldwarp.

~Mollify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Soften, make soft.

~2.~ Appease, pacify, compose, soothe, tranquillize, calm, quiet.

~3.~ Assuage, mitigate, moderate, ease, allay, abate, temper, attemper, relieve, lessen, qualify, dull, blunt.

~Mollusca~, _n. pl._ MOLLUSKS.

~Mollusks~, _n. pl._ Shell-fish (_with thick entire shells, like the clam_), testacea, testaceans.

~Moment~, _n._ ~1.~ Instant, second, trice, flash, jiffy, twinkling, twinkling of an eye.

~2.~ Importance, consequence, weight, significance, value, import.

~Momentarily~, _ad._ Momently, every moment.

~Momentary~, _a._ Instantaneous.

~Momently~, _ad._ Momentarily, every moment.

~Momentous~, _a._ Important, weighty, significant, grave, serious, of importance, of great consequence.

~Momentum~, _n._ [L.] Impetus.

~Monad~, _n._ ~1.~ Atom, molecule, ultimate particle, indivisible particle.

~2.~ (_Zoöl._) _Minute_ animalcule.

~Monarch~, _n._ ~1.~ Autocrat, despot.

~2.~ Sovereign, king, emperor, potentate.

~Monarchic~, _a._ Kingly, royal, regal, imperial.

~Monarchical~, _a._ Kingly, royal, regal, imperial.

~Monarchy~, _n._ Kingdom, empire.

~Monastery~, _n._ Convent, cloister, abbey, priory, nunnery.

~Monastic~, _a._ Monkish.

~Monastical~, _a._ Monkish.

~Monasticism~, _n._ Monastic life.

~Money~, _n._ Coin (_or its representative_), cash, RHINO, circulating medium, standard of value.

~Money-chest~, _n._ Coffer, safe, strong-box.

~Moneyed~, _a._ Rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent, well off, well to do.

~Monger~, _n._ [_Rare, except in composition._] Dealer, trader, trafficker.

~Mongrel~, _a._ Hybrid, mule.

~Monition~, _n._ ~1.~ Warning, admonition, counsel.

~2.~ Information, indication, advice, hint, notice.

~Monitor~, _n._ ~1.~ Adviser, counsellor, mentor.

~2.~ Overseer (_in a school_).

~Monkey~, _n._ APE.

~Monk-fish~, _n._ Angel-fish (_Squatina angelus_).

~Monkshood~, _n._ Aconite, wolfsbane.

~Monoclinous~, _a._ (_Bot._) Hermaphrodite.

~Monologue~, _n._ Soliloquy.

~Monomania~, _n._ Hallucination, illusion, delusion, self-deception, partial insanity, insanity on one subject.

~Monopolize~, _v. a._ Forestall, engross, engross the whole of.

~Monopoly~, _n._ Exclusive possession.

~Monospermous~, _a._ (_Bot._) One-seeded.

~Monosyllable~, _n._ Word of one syllable.

~Monotone~, _n._ ~1.~ Single tone, unvaried sound.

~2.~ Sameness or uniformity of tone.

~Monotonous~, _a._ Uniform, unvaried.

~Monotony~, _n._ Uniformity, sameness, want of variety.

~Monster~, _n._ ~1.~ Prodigy, monstrosity, moon-calf, unnatural production.

~2.~ Ruffian, wretch, miscreant, villain, demon.

~Monstrosity~, _n._ ~1.~ Monstrousness.

~2.~ Prodigy, monster.

~Monstrous~, _a._ ~1.~ Unnatural, preternatural, abnormal, prodigious.

~2.~ Huge, enormous, immense, vast, colossal, stupendous, extraordinary, Cyclopean, Herculean.

~Monument~, _n._ Memorial, testimonial, remembrancer, record.

~Monumental~, _a._ ~1.~ Of a monument.

~2.~ Memorial, commemorative.

~Mood~, _n._ Temper, humor, disposition, vein, frame of mind.

~Moody~, _a._ ~1.~ Angry, petulant, irritable, snappish, pettish, sour, crusty, crabbed, waspish, captious, snarling, peevish, testy, fretful, ill-tempered, out of humor, out of temper.

~2.~ Sullen, perverse, wayward, sulky, humorsome, glum, grum, glowering, morose, spleeny, frowning, stubborn, dogged, intractable, cross-grained.

~Moon~, _n._ Satellite, secondary planet.

~Moon-calf~, _n._ ~1.~ Monster, deformed creature.

~2.~ Blockhead, simpleton, fool, dunce.

~Moonlight~, _n._ Moonshine.

~Moonshine~, _n._ ~1.~ Moonlight.

~2.~ Nonsense, trash, stuff, twaddle, fudge, flummery, balderdash.

~Moor~, _n._ ~1.~ Heath, extensive waste.

~2.~ Marsh, fen, swamp, bog, morass, slough, quagmire.

~Moor-buzzard~, _n._ Harpy, duck-hawk, marsh-harrier (_Circus æruginosus_).

~Moor-cock~, _n._ Gorcock, red grouse, red ptarmigan, red game (_Lagopus scoticus_).

~Moor-hen~, _n._ Gallinule, water-hen, spotted crake (_Gallinula chloropus_, or _Crex porzana_).

~Moorish~, _a._ Moresque, arabesque.

~Moose~, _n._ Elk, moose-deer (_Cervus alces_ or _Alces malchis_).

~Moose-deer~, _n._ Elk, moose.

~Moot~, _v. a._ Debate, discuss, dispute, argue.

~Mooted~, _a._ Debatable, disputable, disputed, unsettled, in question.

~Moot~, _a._ Debatable, disputable, disputed, unsettled, in question.

~Mop-board~, _n._ Skirting, wash-board, skirting-board.

~Mope~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be sad, be gloomy, be dejected, look downcast, look blue, wear a long lace, laugh on the wrong side of the mouth.

~2.~ Be dull, be listless, be inattentive, be stupid, take no interest in any thing.

~Mopish~, _a._ ~1.~ Sad, gloomy, downcast, dejected, depressed, desponding, down-hearted, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, melancholy, dumpish, glum, BLUE, hypped, cast down, in the dumps, with a long face, down in the mouth, out of sorts.

~2.~ Dull, spiritless, listless, inattentive.

~Moppet~, _n_. Rag-baby.

~Mopsey~, _n_. Rag-baby.

~Moral~, _a._ ~1.~ Ethical, of morals, of ethics, regarding duties, touching obligations.

~2.~ Accountable, bound by duty, bound to do what is right.

~3.~ Virtuous, good, just, upright, honest, of good principles.

~4.~ Probable, not demonstrative.

~Moral~, _n._ ~1.~ Practical application (_of a fable, &c._).

~2.~ Practical lesson (_of any event_).

~Moral faculty~, Conscience, sense of right and wrong, moral sense.

~Moralist~, _n._ Moral philosopher.

~Morality~, _n._ ~1.~ Morals, ethics, moral philosophy.

~2.~ Virtue, goodness.

~Moralize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Apply to a moral purpose, make a moral use of, draw a moral from.

~2.~ Give a moral tone to.

~3.~ Make moral or virtuous.

~Moralize~, _v. n._ Make moral reflections, talk or write about morality.

~Morals~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Morality, ethics, moral philosophy.

~2.~ Conduct, behavior, habits, manners, course of life.

~Moral sense~, Conscience, MORAL FACULTY.

~Morass~, _n._ Marsh, fen, bog, quagmire, swamp, slough.