A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions / Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

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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.

Morbid, a.   Diseased, sickly, unsound, unhealthy, tainted, vitiated, corrupted, indicative of disease.

Morbific, a.   Noxious, deleterious, unwholesome, unhealthy, pestilential, poisonous, unfavorable to health.

Mordacious, a.   1. Biting, pungent, stinging, cutting, sharp, mordant.

2. Poignant, caustic, sarcastic, satirical.

Mordant, a.   Biting, mordacious.

More, a.   1. Greater degree of, greater amount of.

2. In greater numbers.

3. Added, additional, other besides.

More, ad.   1. To a greater degree.

2. Again, further, another time.

More, n.   1. Greater degree, greater quantity.

2. Else, other thing.

Moreover, conj. & ad.   Besides, further, also, likewise, too, furthermore, more than that, over and above that.

Moresque, a.   Moorish, arabesque.

Moribund, a.   Dying, at the point of death, on one's death-bed, at death's door, with one foot in the grave, on one's last legs, at the last gasp.

Morion, n.   Helmet, helm, head-piece.

Mormon, n.   1. (Zoöl.) Colter-neb, Labrador auk, common puffin (Fratercula arctica).

2. Mormonite.

Mormonite, n.   Mormon.

Morn, n.   [Poetical.] Morning.

Morning, n.   1. Dawn, daybreak, aurora, sunrise, MORN, break of day, peep of day, prime of day, first blush of the morning.

2. Forenoon, early part of the day.

3. Early part, spring-time.

Morning star, n.   Lucifer, Phosphorus, Venus.

Morose, a.   Crabbed, sullen, churlish, sour, sulky, perverse, wayward, spleeny, spleenish, splenetic, humorsome, dogged, gloomy, moody, cross-grained.

Moroseness, n.   Crabbedness, sullenness, moodiness, churlishness, sourness, sulkiness, sulks, spleen, ill-temper, bad blood, black looks.

Morphia, n.   Morphine.

Morphine, n.   1. Morphia.

2. Sulphate of morphia.

Morse, n.   Walrus, sea-horse, sea-cow (Trichechus rosmarus).

Morsel, n.   Bite, mouthful, bit of food.

Mortal, a.   1. Subject to death, destined to die.

2. Deadly, fatal, destructive.

3. Extreme, violent, unto death, likely to kill.

4. Human, of man.

5. [Colloquial.] Long, tedious, trying.

Mortal, n.   Man, human being.

Mortality, n.   1. Subjection to death, necessity of dying.

2. Death, destruction, corruption.

3. Frequency of death, number of deaths.

4. Mankind, humanity, human nature.

Mortar, n.   1. Piece of ordnance for throwing bombs.

2. Cement.

Mortgage, n. & v. a.   Pledge (for the payment of a debt).

Mortification, n.   1. (Med.) Gangrene, SPHACELUS, NECROSIS.

2. Discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure, vexation, chagrin, disappointment.

3. Humiliation, self-abasement, self-denial.

Mortify, v. a.   1. Gangrene, gangrenate.

2. Disappoint, dissatisfy, displease, vex, harass, plague, worry, disquiet, chagrin, annoy, trouble.

3. Humiliate, humble, shame, confound, abase, abash, put down.

Mortify, v. n.   Gangrene, lose vitality.

Mortuary, n.   Cemetery, graveyard, churchyard, burial-place, necropolis, burial ground, city of the dead.

Mortuary, a.   Of the dead.

Mosaic, a.   1. Inlaid, tessellated.

2. Of Moses.

Mosaical, a.   1. Inlaid, tessellated.

2. Of Moses.

Moslem, n.   Mahometan, Mohammedan, Mussulman.

Mosque, n.   Mahometan temple.

Moss-agate, n.   Mocha-stone.

Moss-bunker, n.   Menhaden, pauhaugen, hardhead.

Moss-pink, n.   Ground-pink (Phlox subulata).

Moss-trooper, n.   Bandit, marauder.

Most, a.   Greatest number of.

Most, ad.   In the greatest degree.

Most, n.   1. Greatest part, greatest number.

2. Utmost.

Mostly, ad.   Mainly, chiefly, for the most part, for the greatest part.

Most of all, Especially, principally, chiefly, above all.

Mote, n.   Spot, speck, mite, particle, atom, corpuscle.

Moth, n.   (Ent.) Miller.

Mother, n.   Mamma, female parent, dam (applied to a beast).

Mother, a.   1. Native, natural.

2. Vernacular.

Mother Carey's chicken, Stormy petrel (Procellaria pelagica).

Motherly, a.   Maternal, affectionate, kind, tender.

Mother-of-pearl, n.   Nacre.

Mother-wit, n.   Native wit, common sense.

Motion, n.   1. [Opposed to Rest.] Movement, action, passage, change of place.

2. Impulse, prompting, suggestion.

3. Proposition (especially one made in a deliberative body), proposal.

Motionless, a.   Still, quiescent, stationary, at rest, at a stand, stock still, standing still.

Motive, n.   Inducement, incentive, impulse, incitement, stimulus, prompting, influence, reason, ground, principle, consideration, cause, occasion, prime mover, why and wherefore.

Motley, a.   1. Variegated, dappled, MOTTLED.

2. Heterogeneous, of various kinds.

Mottled, a.   Variegated, spotted, motley, speckled, dappled, piebald, of various colors.

Mould, n.   [Sometimes written Mold.] 1. Loam.

2. Mustiness, mildew, mouldiness, rust, blight, smut.

3. Matrix, matrice.

4. Form, shape, cast, fashion.

Mould, v. a.   [Sometimes written Mold.] Form, shape, fashion, carve, model.

Moulder, v. n.   Crumble, perish, decay, turn to dust, fall into decay, fall to pieces, waste away.

Mouldwarp, n.   Molewarp, mole.

Mouldy, a.   Musty, rusty, mildewed.

Moult, v. n.   [Sometimes written Molt.] Shed feathers, hair, &c.

Moult, v. a.   Shed (feathers, hair, &c.), mew.

Mound, n.   1. Hillock, heap.

2. Rampart, bulwark, defence.

Mount, n.   [Used before a proper name and in poetry.] Mountain, high hill.

Mount, v. n.   1. Rise, ascend, arise, uprise, tower, soar, go up, rise on high.

2. Get on horseback.

Mount, v. a.   1. Ascend, climb, scale, escalade, get upon.

2. Put or raise (upon something).

3. Embellish, cover with ornaments.

4. (Mil.) Carry, be furnished with.

Mount guard, Do duty as sentinel.

Mountain, n.   Mount, high hill, vast eminence.

Mountain-ash, (European) n.   Rowan-tree, quicken-tree, fowler's service-tree, roan-tree (Pyrus aucuparia or Sorbus aucuparia).

Mountebank, n.   Pretender, charlatan, empiric, quack, quack doctor.

Mourn, v. n.   Grieve, lament, be sorrowful.

Mourn, v. a.   Deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan, grieve for, sorrow over.

Mournful, a.   Sad, distressing, afflicting, afflictive, grievous, calamitous, lamentable, melancholy, deplorable, woful.

Mournfulness, n.   Sorrow, mourning, grief.

Mourning, n.   1. Lamentation, sorrow, grief.

2. Weeds, symbol of sorrow.

Mouse, v. n.   1. Catch mice.

2. Peer, search, pry about, look closely.

Mouth, n.   1. Chaps, jaws, cavity between the jaws.

2. Aperture (in a vessel for receiving or discharging any thing).

3. Entrance (as of a cave or a river), inlet.

Mouth, v. n.   Vociferate, rant.

Mouth-piece, n.   1. Piece (in a wind instrument) for the mouth.

2. Speaker (in behalf of several persons).

Movables, n. pl.   Goods, wares, effects, furniture, chattels, movable property.

Move, v. a.. 1. Impel, put in motion.

2. Incite, instigate, rouse, actuate, influence, persuade, induce, prevail upon, act upon.

3. Affect, touch, impress.

4. Propose (in a deliberative body), recommend, suggest, offer for consideration.

Move, v. n.   1. Stir, budge, change place or posture.

2. Go, proceed, walk, march.

3. Act, live, have power of motion.

4. Remove, change residence.

Move, n.   Movement, motion, change of place.

Movement, n.   1. Motion, move, change of place.

2. (Mus.) Strain.

Moving, a.   Affecting, touching, pathetic, impressive.

Much, a.   Abundant, plenteous, a great deal of, a great quantity or amount of.

Much, ad.   1. Greatly, abundantly, far, by far, to a great degree.

2. Often, long, frequently, earnestly, a great deal.

3. Nearly, almost, about the same.

Mucilaginous, a.   Slimy, gummy, ropy, mucous, glutinous, viscid.

Muckworm, n.   Miser, niggard, churl, curmudgeon, codger, skinflint, scrimp, screw, lickpenny, hunks, sordid wretch.

Mucous, a.   Slimy, ropy, mucilaginous, gummy, glutinous, viscid.

Mud, n.   Mire.

Muddle, v. a.   1. Make muddy, make turbid.

2. Stupefy, fuddle, inebriate, make half drunk, make tipsy.

Muddle away, Waste, misuse, squander, fool away, fritter away, spend foolishly.

Muddled, a.   Fuddled, tipsy, disguised, mellow, in liquor, half DRUNK, half seas over, the worse for liquor.

Muddy, a.   1. Miry.

2. Turbid, dirty, foul, soiled.

3. Confused, dull, stupid, heavy, muddy-headed, muddy-brained.

Muddy-brained, a.   Dull, muddy, stupid.

Muddy-headed, a.   Dull, muddy, stupid.

Muffle, v. a.   Wrap, cover, shroud.

Muggy, a.   1. Wet, damp, moist.

2. Close, warm, oppressive (said of the weather).

Mulct, n.   Fine, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty.

Mulct, v. a.   Fine, amerce, impose a fine upon.

Mule, n.   Hybrid, mongrel, hinny.

Muliebrity, n.   Womanhood, feminality, femineity.

Mulish, a.   Stubborn, dogged, obstinate, headstrong, cross-grained, intractable.

Mulishness, n.   Stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy.

Mullion, n.   [Arch.] Munnion.

Multangular, a.   Polygonal.

Multifarious, a.   Multiform, manifold, various, divers, diversified, different, of many sorts, of various kinds, of all sorts and kinds; this, that, or the other.

Multiform, a.   1. Many-shaped, of many shapes, of many forms.

2. Manifold, MULTIFARIOUS.

Multiplicity, n.   Great number.

Multiplied, a.   Numerous, many.

Multiply, v. a.   Increase (in number), make more, make many.

Multiply, v. n.   Increase, grow in number.

Multitude, n.   1. Host, legion, crowd, throng, concourse, confluence, army, swarm, a great number, a great many.

2. Rabble, MOB, the populace, the vulgar, dregs of the people, scum of society.

Mum, a.   Silent, mute, speechless, dumb.

Mumble, v. n.   Mutter, speak inarticulately.

Mumbler, n.   Mutterer.

Mummer, n.   Masker, buffoon.

Mummery, n.   1. Masking, masquerade, buffoonery, harlequinade, foolery, tomfoolery.

2. Empty show, solemn mockery, vain ceremony.

Mumpish, a.   Sullen, SULKY, morose, moody, spleeny, spleenish.

Munch, v. a.   [Colloquial.] Eat (with the lips closed), masticate, mandicate, chew.

Mundane, a.   Earthly, terrene, terrestrial, terraqueous, worldly, sublunary, under the sun.

Municipal, a.   Civic, civil, not military.

Munificence, n.   Liberality, generosity, bountifulness, bounty.

Munificent, a.   Liberal, bountiful, generous, bounteous, beneficent, princely, free, free-hearted.

Muniment, n.   1. Fortification, stronghold, citadel, fortress, fort.

2. (Law.) Record, title deeds and papers.

Munition, n.   Ammunition, military stores.

Munnion, n.   (Arch.) Mullion.

Murder, n.   Homicide (with malice), slaughter, massacre, ASSASSINATION, butchery, MANSLAUGHTER.

Murder, v. a.   Kill (with malice), slay, ASSASSINATE, despatch, put to death.

Murder the king's English, Use bad grammar, commit a solecism, break Priscian's head.

Murderer, n.   Slaughterer, assassin, slayer, killer, butcher, cut-throat.

Murderous, a.   Sanguinary, bloody, cruel, savage, fell, bloodthirsty.

Muriate, n.   Hydrochlorate.

Muriatic acid, Hydrochloric acid, marine acid, spirit of sea-salt.

Murky, a.   Dark, gloomy, obscure, dim, cloudy, clouded, dusky, lurid, overcast, lowering.

Murmur, n.   1. Whisper; low, continuous sound.

2. Complaint, plaint, whimper.

3. Mutter, indistinct utterance.

Murmur, v. n.   1. Make a low, continued sound.

2. Complain, mutter, repine, croak, grumble.

Murmurer, n.   Censurer, complainer, repiner, objector, fault-finder.

Murrain, n.   Cattle-plague.

Muscadel, n.   Muscat, muscatel.

Muscadine, n.   Muscat, muscatel.

Muscat, n.   Muscadel, muscadine.

Muscatel, n.   Muscadel, muscadine.

Muscovado, n.   Unclayed sugar.

Muscovy-duck, n.   Musk-duck.

Muscular, a.   Brawny, sinewy, strong, stalwart, vigorous, powerful, sturdy, lusty, athletic, Herculean, able-bodied.

Muse, n.   Revery, abstraction, MUSING.

Muse, v. n.   1. Ponder, meditate, contemplate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate, think, brood.

2. Be absent-minded, be in a revery, be in a brown study.

Muse, v. a.   [Poetical.] Consider, ponder, meditate on, think on.

Muses, n. pl.   [With The prefixed.] The tuneful Nine, the tuneful quire (Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania).

Mush, n.   [U. S.] Supawn, hasty-pudding (made of Indian meal).

Mushroom, n.   1. Cryptogamous plant.

2. Upstart, PARVENU.

Mushroom, a.   Ephemeral, short-lived.

Music, n.   1. Melody, harmony, symphony, minstrelsy.

2. Science of harmonical sounds.

Musical, a.   Melodious, harmonious, tuneful, symphonious, dulcet, sweet-sounding.

Musing, n.   Revery, abstraction, muse, meditation, reflection, contemplation, brown study, deep thought.

Musk-duck, n.   Muscovy-duck (Anas moschata).

Musk-rat, n.   1. Musquash (Ondatra zibethicus).

2. Desman, muscovy (Mygale moschata).

Muss, n.   Scramble, confused struggle.

Mussulman, n.   Mahometan, Mohammedan.

Must, v. n.   Be obliged to, be required to, be bound to, be necessitated to, be under the necessity of.

Must, n.   1. Grape-juice (unfermented), new wine.

2. Mould, fust, mustiness, mildew, blight, rust, smut.

Muster, v. a.   Assemble, collect, gather, congregate, convene, bring together, call together, get together, muster up.

Muster, v. n.   Be assembled, meet together.

Muster, n.   Gathering, assemblage.

Muster up, Muster, get together.

Musty, a.   Mouldy, fusty, soured, fetid, foul, spoiled, stale.

Mutability, n.   1. Changeableness, mutableness, inconstancy, variableness.

2. Instability, fickleness, vacillation.

Mutable, a.   1. Changeable, alterable, variable, ever-changing.

2. Inconstant, unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unstable.

Mutableness, n.   Mutability.

Mutation, n.   Change, alteration, variation.

Mute, a.   1. Dumb, unable to speak, incapable of speech.

2. Silent, speechless, taciturn, mum.

Mutilate, v. a.   Disfigure, maim, cripple.

Mutilation, n.   Disfigurement.

Mutinous, a.   Turbulent, contumacious, seditious, insurrectionary, refractory, unruly, insubordinate, riotous, insurgent, rebellious.

Mutiny, v. n.   Rebel, rise, STRIKE, resist authority.

Mutiny, n.   Sedition, revolt, rebellion, insurrection, riot, rising, uprising.

Mutter, v. n.   Grumble, murmur.

Mutter, v. a.   Utter indistinctly.

Mutter, n.   Murmur, indistinct utterance.

Mutual, a.   Reciprocal, interchanged, correlative, reciprocally given and received.

Muzzle, n.   1. Snout.

2. Mouth, nozzle.

Muzzy, a.   [Colloquial.] Stupefied, bewildered, confused, bemused, half-drunk.

Myopic, a.   Near-sighted, short-sighted, dim-sighted, purblind.

Myopy, n.   Near-sightedness.

Myriad, n.   Ten thousand.

Mysterious, a.   Unknown, enigmatical, obscure, hidden, occult, inscrutable, recondite, MYSTIC.

Mystery, n.   Secret, enigma, riddle.

Mystic, a.   Mysterious, hidden, enigmatical, obscure, occult, recondite, inscrutable, abstruse, dark, cabalistic, transcendental.

Mystical, a.   Mysterious, hidden, enigmatical, obscure, occult, recondite, inscrutable, abstruse, dark, cabalistic, transcendental.

Mystify, v. a.   Perplex, puzzle, bewilder, embarrass, pose.

Myth, n.   Fable, invention, allegory, parable, fiction, fabulous story.

Mythic, a.   Fabulous, mythological, fictitious.

Mythical, a.   Fabulous, mythological, fictitious.

Mythologic, a.   Fabulous, mythical.

Mythological, a.   Fabulous, mythical.