male child
1: a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" [syn: {boy}] [ant: {female child}, {female child}]
male erecticle dysfunction
1: impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis [syn: {erectile dysfunction}, {ED}]
male fern
1: fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms [syn: {Dryopteris filix-mas}]
male genital organ
1: external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male genitals}, {family jewels}]
male genitalia
1: external male sex organs [syn: {male genitals}, {male genital organ}, {family jewels}]
male genitals
1: external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male genital organ}, {family jewels}]
male hypogonadism
1: the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop) [syn: {eunuchoidism}]
male monarch
1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: {king}] [ant: {queen}, {queen}]
male offspring
1: a child who is male [syn: {man-child}] [ant: {female offspring}]
male orchis
1: Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike [syn: {early purple orchid}, {Orchis mascula}]
male orgasm
1: an orgasm accompanied by the sensation of ejaculation of semen
male parent
1: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: {father}, {begetter}] [ant: {mother}, {mother}]
male person
1: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies [syn: {male}] [ant: {female}]
male plug
1: an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection [syn: {plug}]
male sibling
1: a sibling who is male [ant: {female sibling}]
maleate
1: a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation
maleberry
1: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {male berry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia ligustrina}]
Malebranche
1: French philosopher (1638-1715) [syn: {Nicolas de Malebranche}]
Malecite
1: a member of the Algonquian people of northeastern Maine and New Brunswick 2: the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody peoples [syn: {Maleseet}]
maledict
1: under a curse [syn: {accursed}, {accurst}] v : wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}...
malediction
1: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" [syn: {imprecation}]
malefactor
1: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: {criminal}, {felon}, {crook}, {outlaw}]
malefic
1: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: {malevolent}, {malign}, {evil}]
maleficence
1: doing or causing evil [ant: {beneficence}] 2: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn: {mischief}, {balefulness}] [ant: {beneficence}]
maleficent
1: harmful or evil in intent or effect [ant: {beneficent}]
maleic acid
1: a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
malemute
1: breed of sled dog developed in Alaska [syn: {malamute}, {Alaskan malamute}]
maleness
1: the properties characteristic of the male sex [syn: {masculinity}] [ant: {femaleness}]
maleo
1: Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches [syn: {Macrocephalon maleo}]
Maleseet
1: the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody peoples [syn: {Malecite}]
Malevich
1: Russian abstract painter (1878-1935) [syn: {Kazimir Malevich}, {Kazimir Severinovich Malevich}]
malevolence
1: wishing evil to others [syn: {malignity}] [ant: {benevolence}] 2: the quality of threatening evil [syn: {malevolency}, {malice}]
malevolency
1: the quality of threatening evil [syn: {malevolence}, {malice}]
malevolent
1: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful" [syn: {malicio...
malevolently
1: in a malevolent manner; "she gossips malevolently" [ant: {benevolently}]
malformation
1: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed [syn: {deformity}, {misshapenness}] 2: something abnormal or anomalous [syn: {miscreation}]
malformed
1: so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" [syn: {d...
malfunction
1: a failure to function normally v : fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" [syn: {misfunction}] [ant: {function}]
malfunctioning
1: not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve" [syn: {nonfunctional}] [ant: {functioning}]
malheur wire lettuce
1: a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species [syn: {Stephanomeria malheurensis}]
Mali
1: a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years [syn: {Republic of Mali}, {French S...
Malian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people; "Malian deserts" n : a native or inhabitant of Mali
malice
1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: {maliciousness}, {spite}, {spitefulness}, {venom}] 2: the quality of threatening evil [syn: {malevolence}, {malevolency}]
malice aforethought
1: (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials [syn: {mens rea}]
malicious
1: having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling [ant: {unmalicious}] 2: wishing or appearing to wish evil to oth...
malicious gossip
1: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people [syn: {scandal}, {dirt}]
malicious mischief
1: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others [syn: {vandalism}, {hooliganism}]
maliciously
1: with malice; in a malicious manner; "she answered maliciously"
maliciousness
1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: {malice}, {spite}, {spitefulness}, {venom}]
malign
1: evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion" [ant: {benign}] 2: having or exerting a m...
malignance
1: (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death [syn: {malignancy}] 2: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will [syn: {malignity}, {malign...
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malignancy
1: (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death [syn: {malignance}] 2: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will [syn: {malignity}, {malign...
malignant
1: dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) [ant: {benign}] 2: extremely malevolent or malicious; "the malignant tongues of gossipers" [syn: {m...
malignant anaemia
1: a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pe...
malignant anemia
1: a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pe...
malignant hepatoma
1: carcinoma of the liver [syn: {hepatoma}, {hepatocarcinoma}, {hepatocellular carcinoma}]
malignant hypertension
1: severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain; "malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hy...
malignant hyperthermia
1: hereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity
malignant melanoma
1: any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes [syn: {melanoma}]
malignant neoplasm
1: a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body [syn: {malignant tumor}, {metastatic tumor}]
malignant neoplastic disease
1: any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream [syn: {cancer}]
malignant neuroma
1: a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue [syn: {neurosarcoma}]
malignant pustule
1: a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; ...
malignant tumor
1: a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body [syn: {malignant neoplasm}, {metastatic tumor}]
malignantly
1: in a malignant manner, as of a tumor that spreads
maligned
1: assailed with contemptuous language [syn: {reviled}]
maligner
1: one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {defamer}, {slanderer}, {vilifier}, {libeler}, {backbiter}, {traducer}]
malignity
1: wishing evil to others [syn: {malevolence}] [ant: {benevolence}] 2: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will [syn: {malignancy}, {malignance}] [ant: {benignity}, {benignity}]
malignment
1: slanderous defamation [syn: {smear}, {vilification}]
malik
1: the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords"
malinger
1: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill [syn: {skulk}]
malingerer
1: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity [syn: {skulker}, {shammer}]
malingering
1: evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering" [syn: {skulking}]
malinois
1: fawn-colored short-haired sheepdog
Malinowski
1: British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942) [syn: {Bronislaw Malinowski}, {Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski}]
mall
1: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk [syn: {promenade}] 2: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually include...
mallard
1: wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed [syn: {Anas platyrhynchos}]
Mallarme
1: French symbolist poet noted for his free verse (1842-1898) [syn: {Stephane Mallarme}]
malleability
1: the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking [syn: {plasticity}] [ant: {unmalleability}]
malleable
1: easily influenced [syn: {ductile}] 2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten g...
mallee
1: any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts
mallee fowl
1: Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds [syn: {leipoa}, {lowan}, {Leipoa ocellata}]
mallet
1: a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball 2: a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments...
malleus
1: the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: {hammer}] [also: {mallei} (pl)]
Mallon
1: United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938) [syn: {Mary Mallon}, {Typhoid Mary}]
Mallophaga
1: biting lice [syn: {order Mallophaga}]
Mallotus
1: capelins [syn: {genus Mallotus}]
mallow
1: any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
mallow family
1: herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra [syn: {Malvaceae}, {family Malvaceae}]
Malmo
1: a port in southern Sweden
malnourish
1: provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished" [syn: {undernourish}]
malnourished
1: not being provided with adequate nourishment [ant: {nourished}]
malnourishment
1: not having enough food to develop or function formally [syn: {undernourishment}]
malnutrition
1: a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
malocclusion
1: (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally
malodor
1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodour}, {stench}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]
malodorous
1: unpleasant-smelling [syn: {malodourous}] [ant: {fragrant}]
malodorousness
1: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell [syn: {stinkiness}, {foulness}, {rankness}]
malodour
1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {stench}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]
malodourous
1: unpleasant-smelling [syn: {malodorous}] [ant: {fragrant}]
Malone
1: English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812) [syn: {Edmund Malone}, {Edmond Malone}]
malonylurea
1: a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs [syn: {barbituric acid}]
malope
1: western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts [syn: {Malope trifida}]
Malope trifida
1: western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts [syn: {malope}]
Malopterurus
1: electric catfish [syn: {genus Malopterurus}]
Malopterurus electricus
1: freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ [syn: {electric catfish}]
Malory
1: English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471) [syn: {Thomas Malory}, {Sir Thomas Malory}]
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