Maine lobster
1: flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas [syn: {American lobster}, {Northern lobster}] 2: lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American lobs...
Mainer
1: a resident of Maine [syn: {Down Easter}]
mainframe
1: a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room [syn: {mainframe computer}] 2: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that doe...
mainframe computer
1: a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room [syn: {mainframe}]
mainland
1: the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
mainland China
1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China}, {People's Republic of China}, {Communist China}, {Red China}, {PRC}]
mainline
1: inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin"
mainly
1: for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: {chiefly}, {principally}, {primarily}, {in the main}]
mainmast
1: the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
mainsail
1: the lowermost sail on the mainmast
mainsheet
1: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet}, {tack}, {weather sheet}, {shroud}]
mainspring
1: the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
mainstay
1: a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" [syn: {pillar}] 2: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban o...
mainstream
1: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"
mainstreamed
1: (of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes
maintain
1: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: {keep}, {hold}] 2: keep in safety a...
maintained
1: kept in good condition [syn: {kept up(p)}, {well-kept}] 2: made ready for service [syn: {repaired}, {serviced}] 3: continued in your keeping or use or memory; "in...the retained pattern of dancers ...
maintainer
1: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" [syn: {upholder}, {sustainer}]
maintenance
1: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" [syn: {care}, {upkeep}] 2: means of maintenance of a family or group 3: court-ordered support pai...
maintenance man
1: a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn: {repairman}, {repairer}, {service man}, {fixer}]
maintenance staff
1: those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant [syn: {service staff}]
Maintenon
1: French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) [syn: {Marquise de Maintenon}, {Francoise d'Aubigne}, {Madame de Maintenon}]
maiolica
1: highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide [syn: {majolica}]
maisonette
1: a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside [syn: {maisonnette}] 2: a small house [syn: {maisonnette}]
maisonnette
1: a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside [syn: {maisonette}] 2: a small house [syn: {maisonette}]
Maitland
1: English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906) [syn: {Frederic William Maitland}]
maitre d'
1: a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: {captain}, {headwaiter}, {maitre d'hotel}]
maitre d'hotel
1: a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: {captain}, {headwaiter}, {maitre d'}]
Maitreya
1: the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama
maize
1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: ...
Maja
1: type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {genus Maja}, {Maia}, {genus Maia}]
Maja squinado
1: large European spider crab [syn: {European spider crab}, {king crab}]
majagua
1: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament [syn: {mahoe}, {maha...
majestic
1: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" [syn: {olympian}] 2: having or displaying great di...
majestically
1: in a majestic manner; "flamingoes walk majestically through the marshes"
majesty
1: impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: {stateliness}, {loftiness}]
Majidae
1: spider crabs [syn: {family Majidae}]
majolica
1: highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide [syn: {maiolica}]
major
1: of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways" [ant: {minor}] 2: greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major br...
major affective disorder
1: any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant [syn: {affective disorder}, {emotional disorder}, {emotio...
major axis
1: the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci
major depressive episode
1: (psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attemp...
major diatonic scale
1: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th [syn: {major scale}]
major key
1: a key whose harmony is based on the major scale [syn: {major mode}]
major league
1: the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) [syn: {big league}, {majors}]
major leaguer
1: a member of a major-league baseball team [syn: {big leaguer}]
major lobe
1: the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam
major mode
1: a key whose harmony is based on the major scale [syn: {major key}]
major power
1: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world [syn: {world power}, {great power}, {power}, {superpower}]
major premise
1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) [syn: {major premiss}]
major premiss
1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) [syn: {major premise}]
major scale
1: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th [syn: {major diatonic scale}]
major suit
1: (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts
major surgery
1: any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance [ant: {minor surgery}]
major term
1: the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion
major tranquilizer
1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {n...
major tranquilliser
1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquillizer}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {ne...
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major tranquillizer
1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {ne...
major-domo
1: the chief steward or butler of a great household [syn: {seneschal}]
major-general
1: a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general
Majorana
1: small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum [syn: {genus Majorana}]
Majorana hortensis
1: aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {knotted marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}]
Majorca
1: the largest of the Balearic Islands
majority
1: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" [syn: {bulk}] [ant:...
majority operation
1: a threshold operation in which each operand is 0 or 1; output is 1 if and only if more than half the operands have the value 1
majority opinion
1: the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')
majority rule
1: the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group [syn: {democracy}]
majors
1: the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) [syn: {major league}, {big league}]
majuscule
1: of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries [ant: {minuscule}] 2: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are ...
MAK
1: a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fights the Russi...
Makaira
1: marlins [syn: {genus Makaira}]
Makaira albida
1: small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic [syn: {white marlin}]
Makaira mitsukurii
1: Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes [syn: {striped marlin}]
Makaira nigricans
1: largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas [syn: {blue marlin}]
Makalu
1: a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
Makataimeshekiakiak
1: Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838) [syn: {Black Hawk}]
make
1: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: {brand}] 2: the act of mixing cards haphazardly [syn: {shuffle}, {shuffling}] v 1: engage in;...
make a face
1: contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" [syn: {grimace}, {pull a face}]
make a motion
1: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting [syn: {move}]
make a point
1: make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally [syn: {make sure}]
make as if
1: begin or appear to begin an action; "He made as if to shake my hand"
make believe
1: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: {make}, {pretend}]
make bold
1: take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: {dare}, {presume}]
make clean
1: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" [syn: {clean}] [ant: {dirty}]
make do
1: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}, {man...
make for
1: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: {bring}, {work}...
make full
1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: {fill}, {fill up}] [ant: {empty}]
make fun
1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his ...
make good
1: act as promised; "make good on promises"
make grow
1: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" [syn: {develop}]
make happy
1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {rac...
make hay
1: turn to one's advantage; "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident"
make headway
1: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in th...
make it
1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive}, {pull through}, {pull round}, {come through}] [ant: {succumb}] 2: succeed in a big way; ...
make love
1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {sleep with}, {g...
make merry
1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {rac...
make noise
1: emit a noise [syn: {resound}, {noise}]
make out
1: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {distin...
make over
1: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn: {rework}, {retread}] 2: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {remake}, {refashion}, {redo}]
make pass
1: cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: {pass}]
make peace
1: end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace" [ant: {war}]
make possible
1: make accessible; "This answer opens the door to new objections"
make pure
1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: {purify}, {sublimate}, {distill}]
make relaxed
1: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}]
make sense
1: be reasonable or logical or comprehensible [syn: {add up}]
make sure
1: make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally [syn: {make a point}]
make unnecessary
1: make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" [syn: {save}]
make up
1: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represen...
make up one's mind
1: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: {decide}, {determine}]
make water
1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}...
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