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Machine, n. automaton (self-moving machine); mechanism; [organization], [system].
machinist, n. [mechanician].
mad, a. [crazy], [insane], demented, [maniacal], [raving]; indignant, enraged, irate, resentful; [rabid]; [distracted], [wild], infatuated. See [angry].
madcap, n. hotspur, [blood].--a. [wild], [reckless], [rash].
madden, v. [incense], [anger], enrage, infuriate, [provoke], [exasperate], [vex], inflame.
made up. devised, fabricated, [artificial], [sham], [false], [counterfeit].
madhouse, n. [bedlam], insane [asylum].
madman, n. [maniac], [lunatic], bedlamite; monomaniac.
madness, n. dementia, [insanity], [craziness], [mania], lunacy; monomania; [frenzy], [rage], [wrath], ire, [resentment], [fury], indignation, [anger].
magazine, n. [storehouse], [depot], [repository]; periodical, publication, ephemeris.
magic, n. [enchantment], [conjuration], [wizardry], legerdemain prestidigitation, [necromancy], [jugglery], [sorcery]; [fascination], [witchery], [charm].
magic, a. magical, necromantic, talismanic.
magician, n. [conjurer], prestidigitator, [sorcerer], [wizard], [necromancer], [juggler], thaumaturge.
magnet, n. loadstone.
magnetist, n. magnetician.
magnificence, n. [grandeur], sublimity, [splendor], majesty
magnificent, a. [splendid], [superb], [sublime], [majestic], [stately], [grand].
magnify, v. augment, amplify, [enlarge]; [overstate], [exaggerate].
maid, n. See girl; lady's [maid], Abigail; soubrette.
maiden, a. [virgin]; [chaste], undefiled, [pure]; [unused], fresh, [new].
maidenhead, n. [maidenhood]; hymen (virginal membrane).
maidenhood, n. maidhood, [girlhood], [virginity].
mail, n. [armor], hauberk; [scale], [shell]; [post].
mail, v. [post].
mail-carrier, n. postman, [letter-carrier], [courier].
main, a. [principal], [leading], [chief], [capital], [cardinal], paramount; [requisite], [necessary]; [sheer], [pure].
main, n. [ocean], high [sea]; [gross], [bulk], [majority]; [strength], [power], [might], [force].
mainland, n. continent.
mainly, adv. principally, chiefly, largely.
maintain, v. [support], sustain; [affirm], [assert], [contend], [claim]; [conduct].
maintenance, n. [support], sustenance.
majestic, a. [august], imperial, [regal], [splendid], [magnificent], [imposing].
majesty, n. [grandeur], [magnificence], augustness, [splendor].
major, a. greater, larger. Antonym: [minor].
majority, n. [seniority], [manhood]; plurality. Antonyms: [minority], [youth].
make, v. [force], [compel], [coerce], constrain, [require], necessitate, occasion, [oblige]; create, construct, fabricate [manufacture], compose, invent, prepare, [concoct], [shape], [form], [forge].
make, n. construction, [shape], [form], structure, conformation
make account of. [esteem], [regard].
make away. [alienate], transfer, [make over].
make believe. [feign], [pretend], [simulate], [personate], [affect].
make-believe, a. [feigned], [mock], [sham], [counterfeit], [spurious], supposititious, simulated.
make-believe, n. [pretense], [simulation], [affectation], [feint].
make bold. presume, [venture], [dare]; embolden.
make good. [fulfill], [vindicate], [justify], [establish]; indemnify, reimburse, [requite]; [verify], corroborate, [confirm], [ratify], [substantiate].
make headway. [advance], [progress], [thrive], prosper.
make known. [declare], [announce], [publish], [report], [proclaim].
make little of. [belittle], [decry], [disparage].
make love to. [court], woo, [spark].
make out. decipher.
make over. transfer, [alienate], convey; remodel, rebuild, reconstruct, revamp.
make peace between. mediate, [intercede], [reconcile], propitiate, [pacify], conciliate.
maker, n. manufacturer, constructor, producer.
makeshift, n. expedient, [substitute].
make sport of. [deride], [ridicule], [jeer].
make unfriendly. disaffect, [alienate], [estrange].
make up. [reconcile], adjust, compose, [settle]; [collect], [amass], accumulate; [supply], [complete], [provide].
make up for. See make good.
make up to. [accost], [address], [salute], speak to.
make up with. become reconciled.
make up a face. grimace.
make way. [advance], proceed, [progress].
making, n. construction, fabrication, [workmanship], invention.
malady, n. [disorder], distemper, [ailment], [complaint], [disease].
malaria, n. [miasma], miasm; fever and ague.
malarious, a. malarial, miasmatic.
male, a. [masculine]; staminate (Bot.).
malice, n. [hatred], [rancor], malevolence, [animosity].
malicious, a. [hateful], malevolent, [rancorous], malignant.
malpractice, n. evil [practice], [misdoing], misbehavior.
maltreat, v. See abuse.
maltreatment, n. See abuse.
mammoth, a. [colossal], [gigantic], [monstrous].
man, n. mortal, person, individual, adult, someone; mankind, humanity; valet; Primates, Anthropidæ. Associated words: anthropology, anthropogeny, anthropography, anthropolite, anthropoid, anthropometry, anthropometric, anthropocentric, anthropomorphic, android, [manikin], écorché, pithecanthrope, androphobia.
manacle, n. [handcuff], [fetter], [shackle].
manacle, v. [handcuff], [shackle], [restrain], [fetter].
manage, v. [conduct], administer, supervise, [manipulate], superintend, engineer; [contrive], [husband], [economize].
manageable, a. [governable], tractable, [docile], controllable, sequacious.
management, n. administration, [conduct], guidance, regulation, superintendence, [direction], procuracy, negotiation, [contrivance], [intrigue], [economy], [manipulation].
manager, n. conductor, administrator, [superintendent], proctor, comptroller, economist, engineer, director.
managing, a. [ruling], directing, managerial.
mandate, n. [command], [edict], [order], injunction, [precept].
mandatory, a. directory, commandatory, preceptive.
mandrake, n. mandragora; May [apple].
mane, n.Associated word: roach.
man-eater, n. [cannibal], anthropophagite.
man-eating, a. [cannibal], anthropophagous.
man-eating, n. [cannibalism], anthropophagy.
manège, n. horsemanship, equestrianism; riding [school].
maneuver, n. [management], [ruse], [stratagem], [artifice], [trick], [finesse].
maneuver, v. [scheme], [finesse], [plan].
maneuverer, n. strategist, tactician.
manful, a. [manly], [resolute], [brave].
mangel-wurtzel, n. mangold-wurtzel, scarcity-root.
mangle, v. [mutilate], maim, [dismember], hack; [smooth], calender.
mangling, n. [mutilation].
mangy creature. ronion, ronyon.
man-hater, n. misanthrope.
man-hating, a. misanthropic.
manhood, n. [maturity], [majority], man's estate; manliness, fortitude, [resolution], manfulness; [virility]; humanity, men.
mania, n. [madness], [insanity], [craziness]. See insanity.
maniac, n. [madman], bedlamite.
maniacal, a. [raving], [mad], [insane], [delirious].
manifest, v. [show], [exhibit], [reveal], disclose.
manifest, a. [apparent], [obvious], [patent].
manifestation, n. [show], [exhibition], [revelation], disclosure.
manifold, a. [many], [various], [sundry], [diverse], multifarious, multitudinous, multiplex.
manikin, n. [dwarf], pygmy, homunculus.
manipulate, v. [handle], operate, [manage].
manipulation, n. handling, [management].
manly, a. manlike, [resolute], [brave], [strong], [dignified].
man-midwife, n. [obstetrician], [accoucheur].
manner, n. [mode], method, [style], [fashion], [way]; [bearing], [demeanor], [mien], [air], [carriage], [deportment]; mannerism, [affectation], [peculiarity]; [sort], [kind], [style]; pl. [civility], [courtesy], [politeness].
manners, n. pl. Associated word: etiquette.
mannish, a. [masculine], [vigorous], [bold]. Antonyms: [effeminate], feminine.
man of all work. factotum.
man-of-war, n. warship, battleship, cruiser.
mansion, n. [palace]; manor-house, [hall].
man-stealer, n. [kidnapper], abductor.
man-stealing, n. [kidnapping], [abduction].
mantle, n. [cape], [cloak]; pallium; mantel-piece, mantel-shelf.
mantle, v. [sparkle], [foam], bubble, effervesce.
manual, n. [handbook].
manufactory, n. [factory], [shop].
manufacture, n. [making], fabrication, construction.
manufacture, v. [make], fabricate, construct.
manufacturing, a. industrial.
manure, n. [fertilizer], [dung], compost, guano. Associated word: fire-fanged.
manure, v. [fertilize], [enrich].
manuscript, n. [copy]; paleograph (an ancient manuscript).
man worship. anthropolatry.
many, a. [various], [numerous], [sundry], [divers], [manifold], multitudinous, myriad, multiple, innumerable.
many-sided, a. versatile; polyhedral, polyhedrical.
many-sidedness, n. versatility.
many-times, adv. frequently, oftentimes, [often], repeatedly.
many-ways, adv. variously, multifariously, diversely.
map, n. [chart]. Associated words: cartography, cartographer, chorography, chorographer, atlas, hachure, contour [line], [culture].
map, v. [sketch], [plan], delineate, [picture].
maple, n. Associated words: aceric, spile.
mar, n. [defacement], [disfigurement], [blemish], [injury], [defect].
mar, v. [deface], [damage], [injure], impair.
marauder, n. See robber.
marble, n. brocatel (in a literary [sense], granite-flint). Associated words: marmoreal, marmorean.
margin, n. [confine], [border], [edge], [limit], [skirt], [brink], [rim], [brim], verge. Associated words: emarginate, emargination.
marine, a. [maritime], [naval], [nautical], oceanic.
mariner, n. [sailor], [seaman].
marionette, n. puppet.
maritime, a. [marine], [naval], [nautical].
mark, v. [note], [notice], [remark], observe, [see]; [indicate], [betoken], [characterize], [stamp], imprint, impress, [brand], stigmatize, label.
mark, n. [characteristic], impress, impression, [stamp], [sign], [trace], [vestige], [symptom], [token], symbol, [indication], [brand], stigma; [badge], cognizance; trademark, idiograph; target, bull's-eye; preëminence, [distinction], prominence, earmark; wheal, [weal], whelk.
marked, a. designated, [noticeable], [conspicuous], [notable], [salient].
market, n. [mart], emporium, [exchange], market-place.
marketable, a. [salable], vendible. Antonyms: unmarketable, [unsalable].
marl, n. [greensand].
marriage, n. [matrimony], wedlock; [wedding], [nuptials], espousals, nuptial rites. Antonyms: celibacy, divorce, [bachelorhood], [maidenhood]. Associated words: misogamy, misogamist, affiance, affianced, affinity, intermarriage, conjugality, misalliance, agamist, benedict, [betroth], [betrothal], desponsory, ante-nuptial, sponsal, hymeneal, schatchen, connubial, connubiality, fiancé, Hymen, fiancée, troth, [plight], [nuptial], nuptiality, postnuptial, morganatic, banns, neogamist, [matrimonial].
marriageability, n. nubility.
marriageable, a. nubile.
marriage song. epithalamium, prothalamion, prothalamium.
marrow, n. medulla, [pith].
marrow-bones, n. pl. [knees].
marry, v. wed, espouse.
Mars, n. Associated word: Martian.
marsh, n. [swamp], [morass], fen, [slough], [bog], [quagmire]. See swamp.
marshal, v. [arrange], [range].
marsh gas. firedamp.
marsh grass. sedge.
marshy, a. boggy, fenny, [swampy], sloughy, palustrine, paludine.
mart, n. [market], emporium.
martial, a. [military].
martinet, n. [disciplinarian].
marvel, n. [wonder], prodigy; [amazement].
marvel, v. [wonder].
marvelous, a. [wonderful], [amazing], stupendous, [astonishing].
masculine, a. [male]; [manly], [virile], [manful]. Antonym: feminine.
masculineness, n. masculinity.
mask, n. [disguise], pretext, [subterfuge], [screen], [cloak], [veil], [ruse], [feint], [blind]; domino; maskoid; [masquerade]; mascaron.
mask, v. [disguise], [masquerade], [veil].
masker, n. masquerader, mummer.
masquerade, n. [mask], [revel]; [disguise].
mass, n. [aggregate], [aggregation], totality, [lump], [heap], assemblage, [collection], [accumulation]; [majority]; [size], [bigness], [bulk], dimensions, magnitude; conglomeration, agglomeration.
mass, v. [amass], [assemble], accumulate, agglomerate, conglomerate.
massacre, n. carnage, butchery (of human beings), [slaughter], [havoc].
massacre, v. [butcher], [slaughter].
massage, n. Associated words: masseuse, masseur, massotherapeutics, massotherapy.
Mass book. missal.
massive, a. [ponderous], [bulky], [immense], [huge], [cumbersome], [massy].
massy, a. [massive], compacted.
master, n. director, [lord], commander, [ruler], [manager], [governor]; employer; [leader], [chief]; [owner], [possessor], proprietor; padrone. Associated word: dominicide.
master, v. [conquer], [overpower], [subject], subjugate, [overcome], [subdue], [vanquish].
masterful, a. [domineering], [imperious], [arbitrary].
master-hand, n. [expert], [adept], [dabster].
masterly, a. [skillful], [proficient], adroit, [dexterous], finished.
masterpiece, n. masterstroke, chef-d'œuvre.
mastery, n. [dominion], [command], supremacy, [superiority], [rule], [sway], mastership, preëminence, [leadership], [influence]; [victory], [triumph]; [acquirement], acquisition, [attainment], [dexterity], [skill].
masturbation, n. onanism, [self-abuse], self-pollution.
mat, n. rug; matting; petate.
mat, v. felt [together], [entangle], [twist], interweave, [snarl].
match, n. [tally], [mate], [equal], [peer]; [contest], [competition], tournament, tourney; lucifer [match], locofoco.
match, v. [rival], [equal], cope with; [contend], [pit], [oppose]; [tally], [correspond], be proportionate; [adapt], [fit], proportion, comport, [harmonize]; [mate], [couple], [combine], [sort], [join].
matchable, a. comparable, proportionable, [correspondent], [similar].
matchless, a. [peerless], [incomparable], inimitable, unequalled, transcendent, [surpassing].
mate, n. [companion], [associate], [friend], [chum], [crony], compeer, intimate, [partner], colleague; [match], [equal]; [assistant], subordinate; [checkmate].
mate, v. [oppose], cope with, vie with, compete with; [match], [marry].
material, n. substance, [matter], fabric, [stuff], [cloth], staple; plasma.
material, a. corporeal, [bodily], [physical]; [important], [essential], momentous.
materiality, n. corporeity, material existence; [importance].
materially, adv. substantially; essentially, vitally.
materia medica. medicines; acology.
matrimonial, a. connubial, [nuptial], hymeneal, conjugal.
matrimony, n. [marriage], wedlock.
matron, n. dame.
matronly, a. elderly, [dignified], matronal.
matted, a. [tangled], snarled, entangled.
matter, n. substance, [material], [body]; essence, [pith], embodiment, elements; [importance], [significance], [moment], [consequence], [weight], [materiality]; [pus], purulence; [manuscript], [copy]. Associated words: [material], immaterial, [materiality], immateriality, [atom], [molecule], chemistry, hylism, hylotheism, hylopathism, hylogenesis, materialism, physics, somatics, somatology.
matter, v. import, [signify], be of [importance]; [maturate], suppurate.
matter-of-fact, a. [practical], pragmatical, [unimaginative], [commonplace], prosaic.
maturate, v. suppurate; [mature].
maturation, n. suppuration; maturing.
mature, a. full-grown, [ripe], developed, [perfect]; prepared, finished. Antonyms: See immature.
mature, v. [ripen], [develop], [perfect], [season].
maturity, n. [development], [ripeness], [perfection], [completion]. Antonym: immaturity.
maudlin, a. over-emotional, [tearful]; tipsy, [fuddled], intoxicated.
maul, v. [pound], [pommel], [beat], [club], [cudgel].
maul, n. [beetle], mall.
mauling, n. pounding, [beating], clubbing, cudgelling.
maw, n. [stomach]; craw, [crop].
mawkish, a. [nauseous], [sickening], loathful, [disgusting]; squeamish, [fastidious].
maxim, n. [axiom], [adage], [proverb], aphorism, apothegm, [saw], [precept].
maybe, adv. [perhaps], [possibly], peradventure, haply.
Mayflower, n. hawthorn, white [thorn]; trailing arbutus.
maze, n. [perplexity], [bewilderment]; [labyrinth], [intricacy].
maze, v. [perplex], [bewilder], [confuse], [puzzle].
mazy, a. [intricate], labyrinthian, confusing.
mead, n. metheglin, hydromel; [meadow], [lea].
meadow mice. Arvicola. Associated words: arvicoline, arvicolous.
meager, a. [poor], emaciated, [gaunt]; [barren], [sterile], [unproductive], [arid].
meal, n. repast.
mealy, a. farinaceous.
mean, v. [intend], [purpose], [design], contemplate; [signify], [purport], [denote], [betoken], imply, [typify], [indicate].
mean, a. [contemptible], [despicable], [low-minded], [base], [abject], [groveling], [dishonorable], [shabby], [scurvy], [servile], [menial], [undignified], [unbecoming], disingenuous; [obscure], [ignoble], plebeian, inglorious, undistinguished, [vulgar]; [penurious], [illiberal], [sordid], [miserly], [stingy], mercenary parsimonious, [ungenerous]; midway, [average], [moderate], [middle], [medium], [mediocre]; [intermediate], mediate, [intervening]; [insignificant], paltry, inconsequential, [piddling], [frivolous], [inferior], [poor].
meandering, a. [winding], tortuous, [crooked], [serpentine], meandrous.
meaning, n. [signification], [significance], import, acceptation, intent. Associated words: lexicology, semasiology.
meaningly, adv. significantly.
meanly, adv. dishonorably, basely, ungenerously.
means, n. [property], possessions, [wealth], [resources], [riches], estate; [instrument], [agency], instrumentality, method, [way], facility; expedient, [resource], [contrivance], resort, [device], [artifice].
meantime, n. [interval], interim, [meanwhile].
meantime, adv. [meanwhile].
meanwhile, adv. [meantime], during the [interval].
measles, n. rubeola.
measurable, a. mensurable, computable.
measure, n. gauge, [rule]; dimensions, capacity, [size], [extent], degree, [limit]; [quantity], [amount]; proportion, [allotment], [share]; metre; [act], [step], [means].
measure, v. gauge, mete; appraise, [estimate], [compute], adjust; [allot], mete [out], [apportion], [distribute].
measureless, a. immeasurable.
measurement, n. mensuration; dimensions, [size], [extent], area, capacity, [bulk].
meat, n. flesh (of [animals]). See flesh.
meat pie. mince pie; pasty.
mechanic, n. [mechanician], [artisan], artificer, handicraftsman, [craftsman].
mechanical, a. [automatic], [involuntary].
mechanician, n. [machinist].
medal, n. medallion.
meddle, v. [interfere], interpose, intermeddle, obtrude.
meddlesome, a. [officious], [intrusive], [obtrusive], pragmatical, intermeddling.
meddling, n. [interference], [intrusion], intermeddling.
mediation, n. [intercession].
mediator, n. [intercessor]. See peacemaker.
mediatorial, a. intercessory, mediatory, propitiatory.
medical, a. [medicinal], therapeutical, therapeutic, [curative].
medicinal, a. medicative, [medical], therapeutic.
medicine, n. [materia medica], medicament, [remedy], restorative, [corrective], [specific], [physic], [antidote], [tonic], [panacea]; nostrum.
mediocre, a. [middling], [ordinary], [medium], [commonplace].
mediocrity, n. commonplaceness, [indifference], middle [state].
meditate, v. contemplate, [muse], [ponder], cogitate, [reflect], [think].
meditation, n. contemplation, musing, cogitation, [reflection], [thought].
meditative, a. [thoughtful], contemplative, reflective.
Mediterranean Sea. Associated word: Levant.
medium, a. [intermediate], [middling], [mean], [average], médiocre.
medium, n. [middle]; [means], instrumentality, [agency]; menstruum; psychic.
medley, n. [mixture], [jumble], [hodgepodge], potpourri, olio, mélange, farrago.
meed, n. [reward], [recompense], [prize]; [merit], [desert], [worth].
meek, a. [humble], unassuming, [modest], [retiring], [docile], [lowly].
meerschaum, n. magnesite, seafoam, sepiolite.
meet, v. [encounter], confront, collide, converge, [engage]; intercept; [assemble], congregate, [convene], [collect], [muster]; [agree], [harmonize], [unite]; [equal], [satisfy], [fulfill], [match]. Antonyms: [avoid], elude, escape, [disperse], [scatter].
meet, a. [suitable], [proper], [befitting], [seemly], [appropriate].
meeting, n. [assembly], assemblage, congregation, [convention], [convocation], conference, synod, mall, concourse, [gathering], mustering; [juncture], convergence, [crossing], [junction], confluence; [encounter]; [collision], [clash]; interception; interview; tryst, rendezvous.
melancholia, n. hypochondria, hypochondriasis.
melancholy, n. [despondency], hypochondria, dejection, disconsolation, [melancholia].
melancholy, a. [despondent], hypochondriac, [depressed], [disconsolate], dispirited.
mêlée, n. affray, [scuffle], [set-to], [brawl], fight (hand to hand).
melodious, a. [tuneful], [harmonious], dulcet, [musical], [sweet], euphonious, ariose, mellifluous.
melody, n. [music]; descant, [tune], [song], [air], theme. Antonyms: [discord], dissonance.
melt, v. [dissolve], liquefy, thaw, [fuse], [soften], [blend], swale, colliquate.
meltable, a. [dissolvable], soluble, liquefiable, fusible.
melted, a. molten.
melting, a. dissolving, thawing; [affecting], [touching].
melting, n. [dissolution], liquefaction, [fusion], thawing, inteneration, [dissipation], colliquation.
melting-pot, n. crucible.
member, n. [part], organ, [limb]; constituent, component, [part].
memento, n. [souvenir], [keepsake], [memorial].
memoir, n. biography, autobiography.
memorandum, n. [record], [minute], [note].
memorial, a. commemorative.
memory, n. [remembrance], [recollection], reminiscence; retrospection. Antonyms: oblivion, [forgetfulness], Lethe, amnesia, ecmnesia. Associated words: mnemonics, mnemonic, mnemonician, mnemotechny, phrenotypics, Mnemosyne, immortalize, immemorial, memorable, memorabilia, memorize, [remember], amnesic.
menace, n. [threat], [threatening].
menace, v. [threaten].
menacing, a. [threatening], minatory.
ménage, n. [household], [family].
mend, v. [repair], [patch]; [improve].
mendacious, a. [lying], [untruthful], [false], [deceitful].
mendacity, n. [untruthfulness], [lying], [falsehood], [lie], [untruth].
mendicant, n. [beggar].--a. begging.
mending, n. repairing, patching, [restoration]; [improvement].
menial, a. serving; [low], [servile].
mental, a. intellectual.
mentality, n. intellectuality.
mentor, n. [monitor], [counselor], [guide].
mentorial, a. admonitory, monitory.
mercantile, a. [trading], [commercial].
mercenary, a. hired, [hireling], purchased; [greedy], [sordid], [avaricious], [grasping].
mercenary, n. [hireling].
merchandise, n. [wares], [goods], commodities.
merchant, n. [trader], [dealer], trafficker, shopkeeper, [tradesman].
merchantable, a. [salable], vendible, [marketable].
merciful, a. [pitiful], [lenient], clement, compassionate, benignant, [indulgent], [kind], [gracious], [forgiving].
merciless, a. [unmerciful], [remorseless], [cruel], [pitiless], [ruthless], [inexorable], [implacable].
Mercury, n. Hermes; quicksilver; [messenger].
Mercury's staff. caduceus.
mercy, n. clemency, [pity], [lenity], leniency, lenience, [compassion], [forgiveness], placability; [discretion], disposal; [blessing], [favor]. Antonyms: [revenge], implacability, inclemency, incompassion.
mercy seat. propitiatory.
merely, a. purely, absolutely; simply, barely, only.
merge, v. swallow up, [absorb], [immerse], [take in]; be swallowed up, be absorbed.
merger, n. [absorption].
meridian, n. [noon], [midday]; culmination, [zenith], [pinnacle], apex. Antonym: nadir.
meridian, a. [midday], meridional.
merit, n. [desert], [worth], [meed], worthiness; [worth], [excellence], goodness; [reward]; pl. [claim], [right]. Antonym: [demerit].
merit, v. [deserve], earn.
meritorious, a. [worthy], [commendable], meedful, [deserving].
merriment, n. [mirth], [gayety], [glee], [levity], [laughter], sportiveness, [jocularity].
merry, a. [mirthful], [gay], [jolly], [gleeful], [jovial], [sportive], [jocular], [bonny].
mesa, n. [tableland], [plateau].
mess, n. rations, [food]; [mixture], [medley], farrago, [litter], [hodgepodge], [jumble], mélange.
message, n. communication, [notice], [word]; telegram, despatch, cablegram.
messenger, n. [courier], [herald], [forerunner], precursor, [harbinger], mercury, emissary.
metaphor, n. [simile].
meteor, n. fireball, shooting [star]; bolis, bolide.
meteoric stone. meteorite, aërolite.
methodical, a. [systematic], [orderly], methodic. Antonyms: immethodical, unsystematic.
meticulous, a. [timid], [fearful], [diffident].
mettle, n. [spirit], [disposition]; [pluck], [nerve], [hardihood], [stamina], [spirit].
mettled, a. high-spirited, [mettlesome], [fiery], [ardent].
mettlesome, a. [spirited], [mettled].
mew, v. [moult].
mew, n. [cage], [coop]; sea-mew, [gull], [cob].
miasma, n. [malaria].
miaul, n. [mew], caterwaul.
midbrain, n. mesencephalon.
midday, n. [noon], [meridian], noontide.
middle, a. [mean], medial; [intermediate], [intervening].
middle, n. [center], midst.
Middle Ages. Associated words: medieval, medievalism, medievalist, medievals.
middle class. bourgeoisie.
middleman, n. [factor], [go-between], [agent], [broker], commissioner.
middling, a. [mediocre], [medium], [passable], [tolerable], [average], [so-so], [ordinary].
midwife, n. [accoucheuse], obstetrician ([female]).
midwifery, n. [obstetrics], tocology.
mien, n. [aspect], [air], [manner], [demeanor], [appearance], [bearing], [deportment].
miff, n. [pique], [pet], tiff, [displeasure].
miff, v. [displease], [vex], offend ([slightly]).
miffed, a. offended, displeased, piqued, provoked.
might, n. [strength], [power], [force], puissance, potency.
mighty, a. [strong], [powerful], [potent], [invincible].
mighty, adv. (Colloq.) [very].
migratory, a. roving, [wandering], [nomadic], [unsettled].
Mikado, n. Emperor of [Japan].
mild, a. [gentle], [indulgent], [tender], [merciful], clement, [lenient], [bland], demulcent, lenitive, emollient, [mitigative]. Antonyms: [severe], drastic, [rigorous], [violent], [harsh].
mildew, n. [mould], mustiness, must, [blight].
military, a. [martial].
military command. strategy, [generalship], tactics, logistics.
military dress. regimentals, [uniform].
military rule. stratocracy.
militia, n. troops, [military]; trainband.
milk, n. Associated words: emulsion, emulsify, lacteal, lactiferous, lactation milch, lactometer lactic, lactivorous, koumiss, whey, curd, serum, lactage, rennet, clabber, lactifuge, casein, [curdle], posset.
milkiness, n. lactescence.
milkmaid, n. dairymaid.
milkman, n. dairyman.
milk room. dairy.
milky, a. lacteal, lactean, emulsive.
Milky Way. Galaxy.
milt, n. [spleen].
mimic, n. mime, mimicker, [imitator], personator.
mimic, v. [personate], [ape], [imitate], [mock].
mimicry, n. [mocking]; [imitation], mimesis.
mince, v. [hash].
mind, v. [obey], [regard]; [consider], [heed], [mark], [note]; [purpose], [intend], [design]. Antonyms: [disobey], [disregard], [ignore].
mind, n. intellect, faculties; [opinion], [judgment]; [temperament], [humor], [disposition]. Associated words: [mental], [mentality], mentally, intellectual, intellectuality, intellectually, psychic, psychical, psychiatry, psychography, psychology, psychologist, menticulture, alienist, alienism, telepathy, telepathic, noemics, nomology, noölogy metaphysics, psychotherapy, psychotherapeutics, psychodynamic, psychopathology, psychopathic, psychological, psychopathy, psychosis, noetic, subliminal, compos mentis, non compos mentis.
mindful, a. [heedful], [regardful], observant.
mindless, a. irrational; [unmindful], heedless, [inattentive].
mingle, v. [blend], [mix], intermix, amalgamate, intermingle, incorporate; consort, [associate], fraternize.
mingling, n. blending, [mixture], intermixture, amalgamation.
minister, n. [ambassador], envoy, plenipotentiary, [delegate]: ecclesiastic, [parson], [divine], [rector]. See clergyman.
minister, v. administer, [serve]; officiate.
ministerial, a. clerical; ambassadorial.
ministration, n. officiating, [ministry].
ministry, n. [ministration]; cabinet, administration.
minnow, n. minim, [minny].
minny, n. [minnow].
minor, a. subordinate, [secondary], less, smaller.
minority, n. nonage, [pupilage].
minstrel, n. gleeman, bard.
mint, v. [coin].
minute, a. [little], tiny, microscopic, diminutive; [critical], [precise], [particular], circumstantial.
minute, n. [moment]; [memorandum], [record], item, [note].
minutiæ, n. pl. [details].
miraculous, a. [supernatural], hyperphysical, incredible.
mire, n. [slough], [ooze], [mud], [slime].
mirror, n. reflector, [looking-glass], speculum; cheval [glass].
mirror, v. [reflect].
mirth, n. [merriment], jollity, [glee], [gayety], [fun].
mirthful, a. [merry], [jolly], [gleeful], [gay], [sportive].
miry, a. oozy, slimy, [muddy].
misapply, v. [misemploy], [pervert], [misuse].
miscarriage, n. [frustration], [failure]; [abortion].
miscellaneous, a. [mixed], [diversified], [promiscuous], heterogeneous, [diverse], multifarious.
miscellany, n. [medley], [mixture]; symposium, anthology.
misdeed, n. [offense], [misdemeanor].
misdemeanor, n. [offense], [transgression].
misdoer, n. malefactor, [offender], delinquent.
misdoing, n. See wrong-doing.
misemploy, v. [pervert], [misuse], [misapply], [prostitute].
misemployment, n. misapplication, [misuse], [perversion], [prostitution].
miser, n. niggard, muckworm, curmudgeon, [skinflint], hunks, lickpenny, pinchfist, [screw], [scrimp].
miserable, a. [wretched], [abject]; deplorable, [grievous], [pitiable], [calamitous]; [mean], [despicable], [contemptible], [base], arrant, [sordid], [groveling].
miserly, a. niggardly, [avaricious], [sordid], parsimonious, [penurious], close-fisted, [close], [stingy], curmudgeonly, hard-fisted.
misfortune, n. [disaster], [calamity], [frustration], mischance, [reverse], [affliction], [mishap], bad [luck].
misgiving, n. [doubt], [suspicion], evil premonition.
misgovern, v. [misrule].
misgovernment, n. maladministration, [misrule].
mishap, n. See accident.
mishmash, n. [medley], [mixture].
misinterpret, v. misconstrue.
misinterpretation, n. misconstruction.
misleading, a. delusive, [deceitful], [fallacious], [illusive].
misnaming, n. misnomer.
misrepresent, v. [falsify], [distort].
misrepresentation, n. [falsification], [distortion].
misrule, n. [misgovernment], maladministration.
miss, n. [failure], [miscarriage]; [omission], [oversight], default, [mistake], [error].
miss, v. [fail], miscarry, [skip], [omit], [overlook].
misshapen, a. [deformed], [unshapely].
missile, n. projectile, dejectile.
missing, a. absent, [wanting].
mission, n. commission, delegation; [errand], [trust].
missionary, n. evangelist, missioner, [revivalist], propagandist.
misspelling, n. cacography.
misstate, v. [falsify], [distort], [misrepresent].
misstatement, n. [falsification], [misrepresentation].
misstep, n. faux pas.
mist, n. mizzle, misle, [drizzle]; [fog], [haze], brume.
mist, v. mizzle, [drizzle]; [obscure], [dim], befog.
mistake, n. [misunderstanding], misapprehension, misconception; [error], [blunder], [oversight], [solecism], faux pas. [impropriety], [bull].
mistranslate, v. misrender, misconstrue, [misinterpret].
mistreat, v. [misuse], [abuse], [maltreat].
mistreatment, n. [misuse], [abuse], [maltreatment].
mistress, n. [matron], [superior]; [sweetheart], [flame], dulcinea, [ladylove], amaryllis; paramour, [concubine]; demirep, lorette, Delilah, Phryne, corotte.
mistrust, v. [doubt], [question], [suspect], [distrust], [apprehend].
mistrustful, a. [distrustful], suspicious, [apprehensive].
misty, a. [obscure], [hazy], [foggy], orumous.
misunderstand, v. misconceive, miscomprehend, misapprehend.
misunderstanding, n. misconception, miscomprehension, misapprehension; [variance], [disagreement], dissension, [controversy].
misuse, v. [misapply], [prostitute], [pervert], [profane]; [maltreat], [abuse].
misuse, n. misapplication, [prostitution], [perversion], profanation, [maltreatment], [abuse].
mite, n. [molecule], [speck], [atom], [particle], [mote].
mites, n. pl. Acarina.
mitigate, v. meliorate, [alleviate], assuage, [temper].
mitigation, n. melioration, [alleviation], assuagement.
mitigative, a. assuasive, meliorative, mollifying.
mix, v. [mingle], [blend], [combine], [concoct], incorporate, amalgamate, commingle, [impregnate], commix, [compound], intermix, intersperse, interlard; [associate], consort, fraternize.
mixable, a. miscible.
mixed, a. mingled, blended, amalgamated, compounded; [promiscuous], [miscellaneous], composite, conglomerate, indiscriminate, heterogeneous, motley. Antonyms: assorted, selected, unmixed.
mixture, n. blending, [mingling], amalgamation, incorporation, conglomeration, infusion, intermixture, commixture, [compound], decoction, concoction; [medley], [miscellany], gallimaufry, maslin, olio, farrago, [hodgepodge], salmagundi, [jumble], mélange, heterogoneity, promiscuity.
moat, n. fosse, graffe.
mob, n. [rabble], rabblerout; [populace], canaille, riffraff.
mob law. lynch [law].
mob rule. mobocracy, ochlocracy.
mock, a. [sham], [spurious], counterfieit, imitational.
mock, v. [mimic], [flout], [taunt], [imitate], [gibe], [ridicule], [jeer], schout; [balk], [disappoint], delude, [tantalize], elude; [defy], [disregard]; [ape], [mimic], [personate].
mocker, n. scorner, [scoffer], jeerer; [mimic].
mockery, n. [mimicry], [ridicule], [derision], [jeering], scouting, [counterfeit], [sham], [travesty], [farce]; [disappointment].
mocking, a. derisive, [jeering]; imitating, mimicking.
mode, n. [manner], method, [fashion], vogue, [style].
model, n. [pattern], prototype, exemplar, gauge, criterion, [standard], [paragon], archetype; [manikin], manequin.
model, v. [fashion], [mould], [shape].
model, a. exemplary.
moderate, v. [temper], [appease], [diminish], [mitigate], [reduce].
moderate, a. [sparing], [temperate], [frugal]; [reasonable], [calm], [deliberate]; [temperate], [mild], clement, [open]; mediocre [medium]. Antonyms: See immoderate.
moderation, n. [mitigation], [diminution]; [temperance], [restraint]; [calmness].
modest, a. unassuming, [shy], [unpretentious], [unpretending], [unobtrusive], [retiring], [demure], [coy], [reserved], unostentatious. Antonyms: See [immodest].
modesty, n. unobtrusiveness, [humility]; [delicacy], [chastity], [purity], [decency], pudicity. Antonyms: [immodesty], [boldness], [indelicacy].
modify, v. [limit], [qualify], adjust.
modulate, v. inflect; [harmonize], attune, adjust, [adapt].
modulation, n. [inflection]; [adaptation], [adjustment].
mogul, n. Mongolian; [lord].
Mohammedan, n. Mahometan, Mussulman, Moslem, Saracen.
Mohammedanism, n. Mahometanism, Islam, Islamism, Moslemism.
moist, a. [damp], humid, dank.
moisten, v. [dampen], [damp], [wet].
moisture, n. [dampness], humidity; [humor]. Associated words: hygrostatics, hygrograph, hygrometer, hygroscopic, hygrometric, hygrometry, deliquescent.
molasses, n. treacle.
molecule, n. [atom], monad.
molest, v. [disturb], [trouble], [annoy].
molestation, n. [disturbance].
mollify, v. [appease], [pacify], tranquilize.
moment, n. instant, [minute], [jiffy], trice; [force], [momentum], [impetus]; [importance], [materiality], [weight], [consequence].
momentary, a. instantaneous, [transient].
momentum, n. [impetus], [force], [moment].
monarch, n. [sovereign]. See ruler.
monarchy, n. [sovereignty], [kingdom], [empire], [realm].
monastery, n. abbey, priory, [cloister], [convent]; hospice.
monetary, a. pecuniary.
money, n. currency, [coin], [capital], funds, finances, [change], legal [tender], lucre, pelf, [specie], sterling, [revenue], [assets], wherewithal, spondulics (Slang); wampum; [boodle]; [bribe]; [bonus]. Associated words: bullion, cambist, [bank], banker, capitalist, chrysology, [till], coffer, economics, [coin], [coinage], [mint], mintage, financial, financier, Mammon, [treasury], treasurer, [monetary], monetize, monetization, demonetize, demonetization, numismatist, mumismatics, alimony, cameralistics, almoner, [alms], numismatology.
mongrel, a. [hybrid].
monitor, n. [mentor], [adviser], [counselor].
monk, n. [religious], monastic, cenobite, anchoret, friar, abbé, fakir. Associated words: monkish, monastic, [monastery], monasticism, conventual.
monk's-hood, n. wolfsbane, aconite.
monk's hood. cowl.
monkeylike, a. simious.
monogram, n. [cipher].
monologist, n. soliloquist.
monologue, n. [soliloquy].
monopolize, v. engross, [forestall].
monotonous, a. unvaried, [uniform], uninteresting, [humdrum], [tedious].
monotony, n. monotone, [tedium].
monster, n. prodigy, [enormity], [abnormality], monstrosity lusus naturæ; [fiend], [brute], ogre, [villain]; Cerberus, Chimera, Minotaur, Bucentaur.
monstrosity, n. [abnormality], [monster], lusus naturæ.
monstrous, a. [abnormal]; [enormous], [colossal]; [atrocious].
month, n. Associated words: ultimo, proximo, instant.
monthly, a. mensal, menstrual.
monument, n. [tombstone], [memorial]; cenotaph; dolmen, cromlech. Associated words: epitaph, lapidary.
mood, n. [humor].
moon, n. satellite; Luna, Cynthia. Associated words: selenology, selenography, apogee, [wax], [wane], epigee, selenocentric, selenograph, [halo], orb, lunar, lunarian, interlunary, lunation, appulse, crescent, luniform.
moonshine, n. [balderdash], flummery, [fustian], [nonsense].
moot, a. [undecided], [unsettled], [debatable].
mooted, a. [moot].
mop, n. malkin, swab; merkin (cannon mop).
mopboard, n. [baseboard], surbase.
mopish, a. dejected, [glum], [dumpish], [listless], [dull], spiritless.
moral, a. ethical; [virtuous], [good]; [accountable], [responsible], [probable]. Antonyms: [immoral], [licentious].
moral insanity. æsthesiomania.
morality, n. [virtue], [rectitude], probity, goodness. Antonym: [immorality].
moral philosophy. deontology, ethology, ethics.
morass, n. [slough], [quagmire], [bog], [marsh], [swamp].
Mormon, n. Latter-day Saint.
morning, n. forenoon; [dawn], daybreak, aurora, cock-crowing, [sunrise].
morning, a. matin, matutinal.
morning concert. (in the open air) aubade.
morning reception. levee.
morning service. matins.
morose, a. [churlish], [sulky], [sullen], moody, splenetic, [unamiable].
morsel, n. [bite], mouthful; [fragment], crumb, [scrap].
mortally, adv. fatally.
mortar, n. Associated word: pestle.
mortification, n. [gangrene]; [chagrin], [humiliation], [abasement], [embarrassment]; [repression], [subjection].
mortify, v. [gangrene]; [chagrin], [embarrass], [abase]; [repress], [deny], [restrain].
mosaic, a. tessellated, inlaid, [variegated].
most, n. [majority].
mote, n. [particle], [speck], [mite].
moth-eaten, a. moth-fretted.
mother, n. materfamilias, [matron], matriarch; generatrix; [dam]. Associated words: cognate, cognation, matricide, maternalism, uterine, matriarchy, matriarchal.
motherhood, n. maternity.
motherly, a. maternal.
mother-of-pearl, n. nacre.
motion, n. [movement], [activity]; [gesture], [signal], gesticulation; [port], gait; [impulse]. Antonyms: inertia, [rest], stagnation, immobility, quiescence, [repose].
motionless, a. stationary, inert, [stagnant], quiescent.
motive, n. [incentive], [inducement], [incitement].
mottled, a. [piebald], [party-colored], [spotted].
mould, n. matrix, matrice; [pattern], [model]; mouldiness, [mildew], [blight], [smut], [fungus].
mould, v. [form], [shape], [model], [cast]; knead.
mouldy, a. [musty], mildewed, fusty, [decaying].
moult, v. [mew], exuviate.
moulting, n. exuviation.
mount, v. ascend; bestride.
mountain, n. [mount]. Associated words: orology, orography, orogeny, montiform, butte, arete, [spur], montanic, intermontane, oread, mountainous, ultramontane, bergstock, subalpine, alpenstock, [range], [ridge], submontane, alpestrine.
mountebank, n. [quack]; [charlatan], [impostor], empiric.
mourn, v. [deplore], [lament], [regret], [grieve], [repine], [sorrow], [bemoan], [bewail].
mournful, a. [sorrowful], [lugubrious], [doleful], woful.
mourning, n. [sorrow], [grief], bereavement; weeds.
mouse, n. murine, rodent; pl. mice, vermin.
mousing, a. [meddlesome], prying, [intrusive].
mouthpiece, n. embouchure; [spokesman].
movable, a. portable, mobile. Antonyms: [immovable], [fast], immobile.
move, v. transfer; migrate, immigrate, [emigrate], [remove]; impel, propel, [actuate], [influence]; budge, [stir].
movement, n. [motion], locomotion, transference, [removal].
movement cure. kinesiatrics, kinesitherapy, lingism.
moving, a. [motive].
mow, v. reap.
mowing, n. reaping.
mucus, n. [phlegm].
mud, n. [mire], [ooze], muck; silt.
mud bath. illutation.
muddiness, n. turbidness, feculence, [obscurity], miriness.
muddle, v. [confuse], fuddle, [bewilder].
muddle, n. [confusion].
muddled, a. confused, addled.
muddy, a. feculent, turbid, [roily]; [opaque], intransparent, confused, involved, incoherent.
mud-eating, a. limivorous.
muffle, v. [wrap], [envelop]; [deaden], [subdue].
muffler, n. [scarf], tippet.
mulct, n. [fine], amercement.
mule, n. [hybrid], hinny.
mule-driver, n. muleteer.
mulish, a. See stubborn.
mull, v. [ruminate], [ponder], cogitate.
mulligrubs, n. (Slang) [colic].
multitude, n. [crowd], throng, [host].
mum, a. [silent], [speechless], [dumb], [mute].
mumble, v. [mutter], maunder, mump.
mumbling, a. [muttering], inarticulate, indistinct, incoherent.
mummery, n. [masquerade], [mimicry].
mumpish, a. moody, [sullen], [morose], [sulky], [unamiable].
mumps, n. parotitis; sullenness, the sulks.
munch, v. craunch.
murder, n. homicide.
murderer, n. homicide.
murderous, a. [sanguinary], homicidal, fell.
muriatic acid. hydrochloric acid.
murky, a. [lowering], [dark].
murmur, v. [grumble], [complain], [repine].
murmur, n. [plaint], [complaint]; purl, [babble]; undertone.
murmuring, a. [complaining], [querulous], repining.
muscle, n. brawn, thew; [sinew], tendon.
muscular, a. [brawny], thewy, sinewy, [stalwart].
muse, v. contemplate, [ruminate], [brood], [ponder], [mull], [reflect].
muse, n. contemplation, [meditation], revery.
Muses, n. pl. Pierides, tuneful nine (Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania). Associated word: Pierian.
mushroom, a. ephemeral, transitory.
mushrooms, n. pl. [Fungi], agaric, Agaricaceæ. Associated words: mycology, agaricin, pileus, gills, spore. See Fungi.
music, n. [melody], symphony, [harmony]; melodies, harmonics.
musical, a. [melodious], [harmonious], [tuneful], symphonious.
musical entertainment. musicale, [concert].
muskmelon, n. cantaloupe.
muss, n. [confusion], [litter], [jumble], [disorder].--v. disarrange, [rumple], dishevel.
mustard plaster. sinapism.
muster, v. [assemble], [marshal].
musty, a. mildewed, fusty, [mouldy], [frowzy], [rank], [stale].
mute, a. [dumb], obmutescent; [silent], [speechless].
mutilate, v. maim, [dismember], [mangle].
mutilation, n. maim, [dismemberment], [mangling].
mutinous, a. [rebellious], insubordinate, [seditious], [insurgent], insurrectionary.
mutiny, n. insurrection, [rebellion], insubordination, [revolt].
mutter, v. maunder.
muttering, a. inarticulate, indistinct, maundering.
mutual, a. reciprocal.
mutuality, n. correlation, reciprocation, [interchange].
muzzle, v. [restrain], [repress].
mysterious, a. [inscrutable], [cryptic], [obscure], [unexplainable], enigmatical, unfathomed, [unfathomable], [abstruse], [mystic], inexplicable, [recondite], cabalistic, [occult], unexplained.
mystery, n. [secret], enigma, [riddle], [intricacy], arcanum.
mystic, a. [occult], esoteric, cabalistic, mystical.
mystification, n. [bewilderment], [perplexity], obfuscation.
mystify, v. [bewilder], [perplex], obfuscate, befog, [nonplus].
mystifying, a. [perplexing], confusing, [bewildering], [mysterious].
myth, n. [legend], tradition, fable.
mythical, a. [fabulous], [legendary], traditional.