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- manqueller noun A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.
- manred noun Homage, allegiance; support of one's feudal superior.
- mans noun genitive of man
- mansion noun A house provided for a clergyman; a manse.
- manslaughter noun The slaying of a human being.
- mantissa noun A minor addition to a text.
- mantua noun A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
- manualize verb To use the hands
- manuary adj Manual; involving (skills using) the hands.
- manufact noun Manufacturing, manufacture.
- manufactory adj Relating to manufacture.
- manus noun The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.
- march noun Smallage.
- marchioness noun An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant.
- mare noun A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep…
- margarite noun pearl
- margent noun margin; edge
- marigold noun A million pounds sterling.
- marimbaphone noun A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba, but with either wooden or steel keys designed to be bowed as well as played normally…
- marine adj Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.
- marionette noun The buffel duck.
- marital adj Pertaining to a husband.
- maritally adv Pertaining to a husband.
- mark noun A boundary; a border or frontier.
- mark of Cain noun The darker skin found on people of non-European descent, believed to result from being a supposed descendant of Cain.
- markable adj remarkable
- markman noun A marksman.
- marlock noun A prank; a practical joke.
- marmalade noun Quince jam.
- marmoreal adj Made out of marble.
- marmoset noun A hideous figure; a grotesque.
- marquess noun Synonym of marchioness, a female marquess.
- marred adj Of a person, perplexed or troubled
- marrow noun Semen.
- marry intj A term of asseveration: indeed!, in truth!
- Mars noun Iron.
- mart verb To buy or sell in, or as in a mart.
- martel verb To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
- martial noun A soldier, a warrior.
- martialism noun The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.
- martialist noun A person from Mars; a Martian.
- Martian adj Pertaining to battle or war; martial, military.
- martini noun A breech mechanism for a rifle.
- martlet noun A bird, the martin.
- martyrly adv In a way which befits or suggests a martyr.
- martyrologue noun Synonym of martyrologist.
- marvel verb To wonder at.
- mas noun The title of someone holding a Master of Arts, especially a Presbyterian minister.
- mascon noun Synonym of Macon.
- masculine noun A man.
- mash noun A mess; trouble.
- mask noun A dramatic performance in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
- mask house noun A house or building used for masquerades or masked balls.
- masque noun Obsolete spelling of mask.
- masquerade noun A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
- mass noun Precious metal, especially gold or silver.
- massacre noun Murder.
- mast noun A type of heavy cue, with the broad end of which one strikes the ball.
- master verb To own; to possess.
- Master of the Rolls noun A baker.
- masterly adj Like a master; arbitrary; domineering, imperious.
- mastership noun Chief work; masterpiece.
- masterwork noun An act of primary importance.
- mastery noun A contest for superiority.
- mastigophorous adj Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand.
- mastology noun Synonym of mammalogy (the study of mammals)
- match verb To unite in marriage, to mate.
- matchcoat noun A coat made from matchcloth.
- mate verb To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- material verb To form from matter; to materialize.
- materialism noun Synonym of matter, material substances in the aggregate.
- mateship noun A type of contract between ships to cooperate and share the proceeds of an expedition.
- matin noun morning
- matrass noun A bolt for a crossbow.
- matrice noun Obsolete form of matrix.
- matricula noun A register of students who are enrolled.
- matriculate adj Matriculated.
- matrimony noun A spouse.
- matter noun Essence; pith; embodiment.
- mattery adj Full of substance or matter; important.
- mature adj Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
- maudle verb To throw into confusion or disorder.
- maudlin noun The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
- maugre prep In spite of, notwithstanding.
- maunch verb To munch.
- maund verb To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.
- maunder noun A beggar.
- maundy noun A commandment.
- maungy adj Obsolete form of mangy.
- maw noun Appetite; inclination.
- mawk noun A slattern.
- max noun Gin.
- maxim noun A machine gun
- maximalist noun A Bolshevik.
- may verb To be strong; to have power (over).
- mayonnaise noun In full Mayonnaise sauce or sauce Mayonnaise: alternative letter-case form of mayonnaise.
- mayor noun A member of a city council.
- mazeful adj Causing amazement; wonderful.
- mazer noun The maple tree, or maple wood.
- mazer wood noun The wood of the maple.