make way
1: get out of the way; "make way for the President's motorcade"
make whoopie
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-believe
1: imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish" [syn: {pretend}] n 1: imaginative intellectual play [syn: {pretens...
make-peace
1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {conciliator}, {pacifier}, {peacemaker}, {reconciler}]
make-up
1: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance [syn: {makeup}, {war paint}]
make-work
1: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" [syn: {busywork}]
Makedonija
1: the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria [syn: {Macedon}, {Macedonia}]
makeover
1: an overall beauty treatment (involving a person's hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person's appearance 2: a complete reconstruction and renovation of something...
maker
1: a person who makes things [syn: {shaper}] 2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead}, {Lord}, {Creator}, {Divine}, {God Almighty}, {Almighty}, {Jehovah}] 3: a business engaged in...
makeready
1: final preparation and adjustments
makeshift
1: done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer" [syn: {improvised}, {jury...
makeup
1: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: {constitution}, {composition}] 2: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance [syn: {make-up}, {war paint}] 3: an even...
makeweight
1: anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" [syn: {filler}] 2: a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
Makin
1: battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting [syn: {Tarawa}, {Tarawa-Makin}]
making
1: the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" [syn: {devising}, {fashionin...
making known
1: a speech act that conveys information [syn: {informing}]
making love
1: sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" [syn: {sexual lo...
making water
1: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: {leak}, {wetting}, {passing water}]
makings
1: an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree";...
mako
1: powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {mako shark}]
mako shark
1: powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {mako}]
makomako
1: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine [syn: {New Zealand wine berry}, {wineberry}, {Aristot...
Maksim Gorky
1: Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]
Maksutov telescope
1: reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens
Maktab al-Khidmat
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...
mal de la rosa
1: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous ...
mal de mer
1: motion sickness experienced while traveling on water [syn: {seasickness}, {naupathia}]
mal rosso
1: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous ...
mala
1: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os zygomaticum}]
Malabar kino
1: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc [syn: {East India kino}, {kino gum}]
Malabo
1: the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea
malabsorption
1: abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
malabsorption syndrome
1: a pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis
Malacanthidae
1: short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored [syn: {family Malacanthidae}]
malacca
1: stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles 2: a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: {malacca cane}]
malacca cane
1: a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: {malacca}]
Malachi
1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC [syn: {Malachias}] 2: an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi [syn: {Malachias}, {Book of Malachi}]
Malachias
1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC [syn: {Malachi}] 2: an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi [syn: {Malachi}, {Book of Malachi}]
malachite
1: a green mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects
malacia
1: a state of abnormal softening of tissue
Malaclemys
1: American terrapins [syn: {genus Malaclemys}]
Malaclemys centrata
1: of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States [syn: {diamondback terrapin}]
Malaconotinae
1: African bush shrikes [syn: {subfamily Malaconotinae}]
malacopterygian
1: any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii [syn: {soft-finned fish}] [ant: {spiny-finned fish}]
Malacopterygii
1: an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays [syn: {superorder Malacopterygii}]
Malacosoma
1: tent caterpillars [syn: {genus Malacosoma}]
Malacosoma disstria
1: larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees [syn: {forest tent caterpillar}] 2: moth whose gregarious larvae spin carpet...
Malacostraca
1: largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies [syn: {subclass Malacostraca}]
Malacothamnus
1: genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow [syn: {genus Malacothamnus}]
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
1: shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {chaparral mallow}, {Sphaeralcea fa...
maladaptive
1: showing faulty adaptation [ant: {adaptive}]
maladjusted
1: poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living; "a maladjusted child" [ant: {adjusted}] 2: emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships [syn: {disturbed}] ...
maladjustment
1: the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability
maladroit
1: not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" [ant: {adroit}]
maladroitly
1: in a maladroit manner; "he dealt with the situation maladroitly" [ant: {adroitly}]
maladroitness
1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {slowness}]
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malady
1: any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?" 2: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism [syn: {illness}, {unwellness}, {sickn...
Malaga
1: a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean
Malagasy Republic
1: a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Madagascar}, {Republic of Madagascar}]
malaise
1: physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) [syn: {unease}, {uneasiness}]
Malamud
1: United States writer (1914-1986) [syn: {Bernard Malamud}]
malamute
1: breed of sled dog developed in Alaska [syn: {malemute}, {Alaskan malamute}]
malanga
1: tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {yautia}, {tannia}, {spoonflower}, {Xanthosoma sagittifolium}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]
malaprop
1: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: {malapropism}]
malapropism
1: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: {malaprop}]
malapropos
1: of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature [ant: {apropos}] adv : at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos" [syn: {inoppor...
malar bone
1: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone}, {mala}, {jugal bone}, {os zygomaticum}]
malaria
1: an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
malaria parasite
1: parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans [syn: {plasmodium}, {Plasmodium vivax}]
malarial
1: of or infected by or resembling malaria; "malarial fever"
Malathion
1: a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
malathion poisoning
1: a toxic condition caused by inhaling or ingesting the insecticide Malathion
Malawi
1: a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 [syn: {Republic of Malawi}, {Nyasaland}]
Malawi kwacha
1: the basic unit of money in Malawi [syn: {kwacha}]
Malawian
1: relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture; "Malawian hills"; "Malawian soldiers" n : a native or inhabitant of Malawi
Malaxis
1: large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan [syn: {genus Malaxis}]
Malaxis ophioglossoides
1: North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals [syn: {green adder's mouth}, {Malaxis-unifolia}]
Malaxis-unifolia
1: North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals [syn: {green adder's mouth}, {Malaxis ophioglossoides}]
Malay
1: of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; "Malay peoples"; "Malayan syllable structure" ...
Malay Archipelago
1: a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia [syn: {East Indies}, {East India}]
Malay Peninsula
1: a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar
Malaya
1: a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 [syn: {Malaysia}]
Malayalam
1: a Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern India
Malayan
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles" [syn: {Malaysian}] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the people o...
Malayan tapir
1: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Indian tapir}, {Tapirus indicus}]
Malayo-Polynesian
1: of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages n : the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
Malaysia
1: a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 [syn: {Malaya}]
Malaysia Militant Group
1: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and I...
Malaysian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles" [syn: {Malayan}] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Malaysia 2: the Malay lan...
Malaysian capital
1: the capital and largest city of Malaysia [syn: {Kuala Lumpur}, {capital of Malaysia}]
Malaysian Mujahidin Group
1: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and I...
Malcolm Little
1: militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) [syn: {Malcolm X}]
Malcolm Lowry
1: English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: {Lowry}, {Clarence Malcolm Lowry}]
Malcolm stock
1: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia [syn: {stock}]
Malcolm X
1: militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) [syn: {Malcolm Little}]
Malcolmia
1: genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan [syn: {genus Malcolmia}]
Malcolmia maritima
1: erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania [syn: {Virginian ...
malcontent
1: discontented as toward authority [syn: {disaffected}, {ill-affected}, {rebellious}] n : a person who is discontented or disgusted
Maldivan
1: a native or inhabitant of Maldives [syn: {Maldivian}]
Maldive Islands
1: a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean [syn: {Maldives}]
Maldives
1: a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965 [syn: {Republic of Maldives}] 2: a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Ind...
Maldivian
1: a native or inhabitant of Maldives [syn: {Maldivan}]
Maldon
1: a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem [syn: {Battle of Maldon}]
male
1: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree" [ant: {female}, {androgynous}] 2: fo...
male berry
1: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia ligustrina}]
male bonding
1: the formation of a close personal relationship between men; "the rituals known as male bonding do not necessarily involve drinking beer together"
male chauvinism
1: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women [syn: {chauvinism}, {antifeminism}]
male chauvinist
1: a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women [syn: {sexist}]
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