Messin
Messin, mes′in, n. (Scot.) a mongrel dog, a cur.—adj. mongrel. [Cf. Mastiff.]
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Messin, mes′in, n. (Scot.) a mongrel dog, a cur.—adj. mongrel. [Cf. Mastiff.]
English · e-38538-8574 · brief source recordMessmate, mes′māt, n. one who eats at the same table. [Mess and mate.]
English · e-38538-8575 · brief source recordMessuage, mes′wāj, n. (law) a dwelling and offices with the adjoining lands appropriated to the household: a mansion-house and grounds. [O. Fr.,—Low L. messuagium—L. mansa, pa.p. of manēre, to remain.]
English · e-38538-8576Mestee, mes-tē′, n. the offspring of a white person and a quadroon. [Cf. Fr. métis, mongrel.]
English · e-38538-8577 · brief source recordMestizo, mes-tē′zō, n. the offspring of a person of mixed Spanish and American Indian parentage, &c. [Sp.,—L. mixtus—miscēre, to mix.]
English · e-38538-8578Met, pa.t. and pa.p. of meet.
English · e-38538-8579 · brief source recordMetabasis, me-tab′a-sis, n. a change, as in treatment or remedies: a transition.—adj. Metabat′ic. [Gr., meta, beyond, bainein, to go.]
English · e-38538-8580Metabolism, me-tab′o-lizm, n. a general term for the chemical changes of living matter: retrograde metamorphosis, catabolism: complete metamorphosis, as in Diptera, &c.—adj. Metabol′ic, undergoing complete metamorphosis:
English · e-38538-8581Metacarpal, met-a-kär′pal, adj. pertaining to the part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, the Metacar′pus: denoting the foreleg of a horse between knee and fetlock joint.
English · e-38538-8582Metacentre, met-a-sen′tėr, n. that point in a floating body slightly displaced from equilibrium through which the resultant upward pressure of the fluid always passes.
English · e-38538-8583Metachronism, me-tak′ron-izm, n. an error made by placing an event after its real time. [Fr.,—Gr. metachronos—meta, beyond, chronos, time.]
English · e-38538-8584Metachrosis, met-a-krō′sis, n. colour-change, as of a chameleon.
English · e-38538-8585 · brief source recordMetacism. See Mytacism.
English · e-38538-8586 · brief source recordMetage, mēt′āj, n. measurement of coal: price of measurement. [Mete.]
English · e-38538-8587 · brief source recordMetagenesis, met-a-jen′e-sis, n. (biol.) a kind of alteration of generations in which a series of generations of unlike forms come between the egg and the parent type.—adj. Metagenet′ic.
English · e-38538-8588Metagnostic, met-ag-nos′tik, adj. transcending present knowledge.—n. one who holds that there is a supreme being, but that he transcends knowledge.—n. Metagnos′ticism.
English · e-38538-8589Metairie, mē-tā′rē, n. a piece of land cultivated for a share of the produce. [Fr. See Metayer.]
English · e-38538-8590 · brief source recordMetal, met′al, n. an opaque substance, possessing a peculiar lustre, fusibility, conductivity for heat and electricity, &c., such as gold, &c.: courage or spirit (now spelt mettle): intrinsic quality: the number and powe
English · e-38538-8591Metalepsis, met-a-lep′sis, n. (rhet.) a compound figure that consists in uniting two or more different tropes in the same word, or in so using a word as to suggest two or three different figures by it.—adjs. Metalep′tic,
English · e-38538-8592Metallurgy, met′al-ur-ji, n. the art of working metals: the art of separating metals from their ores.—adj. Metallur′gic, pertaining to metallurgy.—n. Met′allurgist, one who works metals: one skilled in metallurgy. [Gr. m
English · e-38538-8593Metamerism, met′a-me-rizm, n. (chem.) a particular form of isomerism, seen in substances having the same molecular formula, but in which all the atoms in the molecule are not directly united: (zool.) segmentation of the
English · e-38538-8594Metamorphic, met-a-mor′fik, adj. subject to change of form: (geol.) applied to the alteration undergone by rocks under heat, pressure, &c., so that they assume a crystalline or semi-crystalline structure.—ns. Metamor′phi
English · e-38538-8595Metaphery, me-taf′e-ri, n. (bot.) the transposition of various floral organs. [Gr.: see Metaphor.]
English · e-38538-8596 · brief source recordMetaphor, met′a-fur, n. a transference of meaning, the putting of one thing for another which it only resembles, as when words are said to be bitter: an implicit simile.—adjs. Metaphor′ic, -al, pertaining to, or containi
English · e-38538-8597Metaphrase, met′a-frāz, n. a translation from one language into another word for word—opp. to Paraphrase: a repartee—also Metaph′rasis.—n. Met′aphrast, one who translates word for word.—adj. Metaphras′tic, literal in tra
English · e-38538-8598Metaphysics, met-a-fiz′iks, n.sing. the science which investigates the first principles of nature and thought: ontology or the science of being.—adj. Metaphys′ical, pertaining to metaphysics; abstract.—adv. Metaphys′ical
English · e-38538-8599Metaphyta, met-a-fī′ta, n.pl. many-celled plants, in contrast to the single-celled Protophytes.
English · e-38538-8600 · brief source recordMetaplasia, met-a-plā′si-a, n. the direct conversion of one form of an adult tissue into another—also Metap′lasis.—n. Met′aplasm, a grammatical change in a word by adding or dropping a letter. [Gr. meta, over, plasis—pla
English · e-38538-8601Metapophysis, met-a-pof′i-sis, n. (anat.) a dorsolateral apophysis on the anterior articular process of a vertebra. [Gr. meta, after, apophysis, a process.]
English · e-38538-8602Metastasis, me-tas′ta-zis, n. a change in nature, form, or quality; a change from one part to another, as a disease: (bot.) metabolism.—adj. Metastat′ic. [Gr.,—methistēmi, I change place.]
English · e-38538-8603Metatarsal, met-a-tär′sal, adj. belonging to the front part of the foot, behind the toes, nearly the same as the instep in man.—n. Metatar′sus. [Gr. meta, beyond, tarsos, the flat of the foot.]
English · e-38538-8604Metathesis, me-tath′es-is, n. (gram.) a change of place of the letters or syllables of a word.—adjs. Metathet′ic, -al. [Gr.,—metatithenai, to transpose—meta, over, tithenai, to place.]
English · e-38538-8605Metathorax, met-a-thō′raks, n. the third segment of an insect's thorax.—adj. Metathorac′ic.
English · e-38538-8606 · brief source recordMetatome, met′a-tōm, n. (archit.) the space between two dentils.
English · e-38538-8607 · brief source recordMetayer, me-tā′yėr, n. a farmer who pays, instead of money rent, a fixed proportion of the crops.—n. Metā′yage, this system. [Fr.,—Low L. medietarius—L. medietas, the half—medius, middle.]
English · e-38538-8608Metazoa, met-a-zō′a, n.pl. many-celled animals possessing cellular differentiation:—opp. to single-celled Protozoa.—adjs. Metazō′an, Metazō′ic.—n.sing. Met′azōon. [Gr. meta, after, zōon, animal.]
English · e-38538-8609Mete, mēt, v.t. to measure.—ns. Mete′wand, a measuring-stick; Mete′yard (B.), a yard or rod for meting or measuring. [A.S. metan; Ger. messen.]
English · e-38538-8610Metempiric, -al, met-em-pir′ik, -al, adj. beyond or outside of experience:—opp. to Empirical or Experiential.—ns. Metempir′icism; Metempir′icist.
English · e-38538-8611Metempsychosis, me-temp-si-kō′sis, n. the passing of the soul after death into some other body, whether that of a human being or of an animal:—pl. Metempsychō′ses. [Gr.,—meta, expressing change, empsychōsis, an animating
English · e-38538-8612Metensomatosis, met-en-sō-ma-tō′sis, n. transference of the elements of one body into another.
English · e-38538-8613 · brief source recordMeteor, mē′te-or, n. one of numberless small bodies travelling through space, continually being encountered by the earth on its orbital path, and then revealed to our observation as aerolites, fire-balls, or shooting-sta
English · e-38538-8614Meter, a form of metre.
English · e-38538-8615 · brief source recordMeter, mē′tėr, n. one who, or that which, measures, esp. an apparatus for recording automatically the quantity of a fluid passing through it, as in gas-meter, water-meter, &c.—v.t. to measure by a meter.—n. Mē′terage.—Dr
English · e-38538-8616Methane, meth′ān, n. marsh-gas, the simplest hydrocarbon, found wherever the decomposition of vegetable matter is taking place under water, also in coal-mines, forming when mixed with air the deadly fire-damp.—n. Methano
English · e-38538-8617Metheglin, meth-eg′lin, n. mead, a fermented liquor made from honey.—n. Mether (-th′-) a vessel for mead. [W. meddyglyn—medd, mead, llyn, liquor.]
English · e-38538-8618Methinks, me-thingks′, (B.) Methink′eth, v.impers. it seems to me: I think:—pa.t. methought (me-thawt′). [A.S. mé thyncth, it seems to me. Þyncan, to seem, is often confused with Þencan, to think. Cf. Ger. dünken, to see
English · e-38538-8619Method, meth′ud, n. the mode or rule of accomplishing an end: orderly procedure: manner: orderly arrangement: system, rule, classification: manner of performance: an instruction-book systematically arranged.—adjs. Method
English · e-38538-8620Methomania, meth-o-mā′ni-a, n. morbid craving for alcohol. [Gr. methy, drink, mania, madness.]
English · e-38538-8621 · brief source recordMethought. See Methinks.
English · e-38538-8622 · brief source recordMethuselah, me-thū′ze-la, n. a patriarch said to have lived 969 years (Gen. v. 27): any very aged person.
English · e-38538-8623 · brief source recordMethyl, meth′il, n. (chem.) the name given to the hypothetical radical of methylic alcohol or wood spirit.—n. Meth′ylene, a highly inflammable and volatile liquid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood.—adj. M
English · e-38538-8624Methysis, meth′i-sis, n. (path.) drunkenness.—adj. Methys′tic, intoxicating. [Gr.]
English · e-38538-8625 · brief source recordMetic, met′ik, n. an immigrant, a resident alien. [Gr. meta, over, oikos, a house.]
English · e-38538-8626 · brief source recordMeticulous, mē-tik′ū-lus, adj. (arch.) timid, over careful.—adv. Metic′ulously. [L. metus, fear.]
English · e-38538-8627 · brief source recordMétier, met′yār, n. one's calling or business. [Fr.]
English · e-38538-8628 · brief source recordMetif, mē′tif, n. the offspring of a white and a quadroon.—n. Mē′tis, a half-breed of French and Indian parentage in Canada. [Cf. Mastiff.]
English · e-38538-8629Metis, mē′tis, n. a Greek personification of prudence.
English · e-38538-8630 · brief source recordMetonic, me-ton′ik, adj. pertaining to the lunar cycle of nineteen years, after which the new and full moon happen again on the same day of the year as at its beginning. [From Meton, c. 430.]
English · e-38538-8631Metonymy, me-ton′i-mi, n. (rhet.) a trope in which the name of one thing is put for that of another related to it, the effect for the cause, &c., as 'the heart' for 'the affections,' 'the bottle' for 'drink,' &c.—adjs. M
English · e-38538-8632Metope, met′o-pē, n. (archit.) the space between the triglyphs in the frieze of the Doric order, generally ornamented with carved work: the face, forehead, frontal surface generally.—adj. Metop′ic.—ns. Met′opism, the con
English · e-38538-8633Metoposcopy, met-ō-pos′kō-pi, n. the study of character from the physiognomy.—adjs. Metoposcop′ic, -al.—n. Metopos′copist.
English · e-38538-8634Metra, met′ra, n. a pocket-instrument, combining the uses of thermometer, level, plummet, and lens. [Gr., pl. of metron, measure.]
English · e-38538-8635Metre, mē′tėr, n. that regulated succession of certain groups of syllables in which poetry is usually written—these groups of long and short (classical) or accented (English) syllables being called feet: rhythm: verse, o
English · e-38538-8636Metre. Same as Meter.
English · e-38538-8638 · brief source recordMètre, mā′tr, n. the fundamental unit of length in the metric system—one ten-millionth of a quadrant of the Meridian—39.3707904 English inches.—adj. Met′ric.—Metric system, the French system of weights and measures, foun
English · e-38538-8637Metric, met′rik, adj. quantitative.—adj. Met′rical, pertaining to measurement.—n.pl. Met′rics, the theory of measurement.—ns. Met′rograph, an apparatus for registering the speed of a railway-train and the places and dura
English · e-38538-8639Metronymic, met-ro-nim′ik, adj. derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor.—n. an appellation so derived; cf. Patronymic. [Gr. mētēr, a mother, onoma, name.]
English · e-38538-8640Metropolis, me-trop′o-lis, n. the capital of a country; the chief cathedral city, as Canterbury of England: the mother-city of an ancient Greek colony: a generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals:—pl. Metrop
English · e-38538-8641Mettle, met′l, n. ardent temperament: spirit: sprightliness: courage.—adjs. Mett′led, Mett′lesome, high-spirited: ardent.—n. Mett′lesomeness, quality or state of being mettlesome.—Put one on his mettle, to rouse a person
English · e-38538-8642Meum, mā′um, n. mine—in the phrase Meum and tuum, mine and thine. [L.]
English · e-38538-8643 · brief source recordMeute, mūt, n. a mew, a place where hawks are mewed or confined. [Mew, a cage for hawks.]
English · e-38538-8644 · brief source recordMew, mū, n. a sea-fowl: a gull. [A.S. mǽw; Dut. meeuw, Ice. mâr, Ger. möwe; all imit.]
English · e-38538-8645 · brief source recordMew, mū, v.i. to cry as a cat.—n. the cry of a cat.
English · e-38538-8646 · brief source recordMew, mū, v.t. to change, as the covering or dress: to shed or cast: to confine, as in a cage.—v.i. to change: to cast the feathers: to moult.—n. a place for confining: a cage for hawks while mewing: generally in pl. a st
English · e-38538-8647Mewl, mūl, v.i. (Shak.) to cry as an infant. [Imit.]
English · e-38538-8648 · brief source recordMexican, meks′i-kan, n. a native or inhabitant of Mexico.—adj. pertaining to Mexico or Mexicans.
English · e-38538-8649 · brief source recordMezereon, me-zē′re-on, n. a deciduous shrub with pink flowers, and having an extremely acrid bark used in medicine. [Fr.,—Pers.]
English · e-38538-8650Mezzanine, mez′a-nīn, n. (archit.) a low story introduced between two higher ones: a small window used to light such apartments. [Fr.,—It. mezzanino—mezzo—L. medius, middle.]
English · e-38538-8651Mezzo-rilievo, med′zo-rē-lyā′vō, n. a degree of relief in figures, half-way between high and low relief. [It.]
English · e-38538-8652 · brief source recordMezzo-soprano, med′zo-so-prä′nō, n. a quality of voice between soprano and alto: low soprano.
English · e-38538-8653 · brief source recordMezzotint, mez′ō-tint, or med′zō-tint, n. a method of copperplate engraving, producing an even gradation of tones, resembling those of a photograph: an impression from a plate so produced.—Also Mezzotint′o. [It.,—mezzo,
English · e-38538-8654Mi, mē, n. the third note in the diatonic scale.
English · e-38538-8655 · brief source recordMiasma, mī-az′ma, n. unwholesome exhalations arising from putrescent matter—also Mī′asm:—pl. Mī′asms, Mias′mata.—adjs. Mias′mal, Miasmat′ic, Mias′matous, pertaining to, or containing, miasma.—ns. Mias′matist; Miasmol′ogy
English · e-38538-8656Miaul, mi-awl′, v.i. to cry as a cat.
English · e-38538-8657 · brief source recordMica, mī′ka, n. a group of rock-forming minerals, with perfect cleavage in one direction, the laminæ flexible and elastic, and generally transparent.—adj. Micā′ceous.—ns. Mī′ca-schist, Mī′ca-slate, a metamorphic rock con
English · e-38538-8658Mice, mīs, plural of mouse.
English · e-38538-8659 · brief source recordMichaelmas, mik′el-mas, n. the festival of St Michael, celebrated Sept. 29: a quarterly rent-day in England.
English · e-38538-8660 · brief source recordMiche, mich, v.i. (obs.) to lie hid, to skulk, to act by stealth: to pilfer meanly—also Mich.—ns. Mich′er; Mich′ing—also adj.
English · e-38538-8661Mickle, mik′l, adj. (arch.) much. [A.S. micel, mycel; Scot. muckle.]
English · e-38538-8662 · brief source recordMicky, mik′i, n. an Irish boy: a wild young bull.
English · e-38538-8663 · brief source recordMicrobe, mī′krōb, mik′rōb, n. a microscopic organism, esp. a bacterium, found wherever organic matter is in process of decomposition.—adjs. Micrō′bial, Micrō′bian, Micrō′bic.—n. Microbiol′ogy, the science of micro-organi
English · e-38538-8664Microcephalous, mī-krō-sef′a-lus, adj. having a small or imperfectly formed head.—Also Microcephal′ic. [Gr. mikros, small, kephalē, the head.]
English · e-38538-8665Microchronometer, mī-krō-krō-nom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for registering very small periods of time.
English · e-38538-8666 · brief source recordMicrococcus, mī-krō-kok′us, n. a microscopic organism of a round form.
English · e-38538-8667 · brief source recordMicrocosm, mī′krō-kozm, n. a little universe or world: (often applied to) man, who was regarded by ancient philosophers as a model or epitome of the universe.—adjs. Microcos′mic, -al, pertaining to the microcosm.—n. Micr
English · e-38538-8668Microcoustic, mī-krō-kōōs′tik, adj. serving to augment weak sounds.—n. an instrument for such purpose.
English · e-38538-8669 · brief source recordMicrocrith, mī′krō-krith, n. (chem.) the unit of molecular weight, that of the half-molecule of hydrogen.
English · e-38538-8670 · brief source recordMicrocyte, mī′krō-sīt, n. a small cell or corpuscle: a small blood corpuscle found in anæmia.—ns. Microcythē′mia, Microcytō′sis, a condition of the blood with many very small corpuscles.
English · e-38538-8671Microdentism, mī-krō-den′tizm, n. smallness of the teeth.
English · e-38538-8672 · brief source recordMicrodont, mī′krō-dont, adj. having short or small teeth.
English · e-38538-8673 · brief source recordMicrofarad, mī-krō-far′ad, n. one-millionth of a farad, the practical unit of electrical capacity.
English · e-38538-8674 · brief source recordMicrogeology, mī-krō-jē-ol′o-ji, n. the department of geology concerned with the study of microscopic structures.
English · e-38538-8675 · brief source recordMicrograph, mī′krō-graf, n. a pantograph instrument for minute writing or drawing: a microscopic picture.—n. Microg′rapher.—adj. Micrograph′ic.—n. Microg′raphy, the description of microscopic objects. [Gr. mikros, little
English · e-38538-8676Microhm, mik′rōm, n. an electric unit equal to the millionth part of an ohm.
English · e-38538-8677 · brief source recordMicrolite, mī′krō-līt, n. a mineral related to pyrochlore.—n. Mī′crolith, a name suggested by Vogelsang in 1867 for the microscopic acicular components of rocks.—adj. Microlith′ic. [Gr. mikros, small, lithos, a stone.]
English · e-38538-8678Micrology, mī-krol′o-ji, n. the branch of science which treats of microscopic objects.—adjs. Microlog′ic, -al.—adv. Microlog′ically.
English · e-38538-8679Micrometer, mī-krom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring minute distances or angles.—adjs. Micromet′ric, -al.—ns. Microm′etry, measuring with a micrometer; Mī′cron, the millionth part of a metre, or 1⁄25400 of an inch;
English · e-38538-8680Microphone, mī′krō-fōn, n. an instrument which renders the faintest sounds distinctly audible.—adjs. Microphon′ic, Microph′onous.—n. Mī′crophony. [Gr. mikros, little, phōnē, sound.]
English · e-38538-8681Microphotography, mī-krō-fō-tog′ra-fi, n. the photographing of objects on a microscopic scale.
English · e-38538-8682 · brief source recordMicrophyllous, mī-krof′il-us, adj. (bot.) having small leaves. [Gr. mikros, little, phyllon, leaf.]
English · e-38538-8683 · brief source recordMicrophyte, mī′krō-fīt, n. a microscopic plant, esp. one parasitic.—adjs. Mī′crophytal, Microphyt′ic.
English · e-38538-8684 · brief source recordMicropoda, mī-krop′o-da, n.pl. in some systems a division of monomyarian bivalves, with rudimentary feet, including oysters, &c. [Gr. mikros, small, pous, podos, foot.]
English · e-38538-8685Micropsia, mī-krop′si-a, n. an affection of the eye in which objects appear in less than actual size.
English · e-38538-8686 · brief source recordMicropterous, mī-krop′te-rus, adj. having short wings or fins.
English · e-38538-8687 · brief source recordMicropyle, mī′krō-pīl, n. (bot.) the orifice in the coats of the ovule leading to the apex of the nucleus, through which the pollen-tube penetrates: (zool.) the hilum of an ovum at the point of attachment to the ovary: a
English · e-38538-8688Microscope, mī′krō-skōp, n. an instrument which magnifies to the eye objects so minute as to be almost or quite undiscernible without its aid.—adjs. Microscop′ic, -al, pertaining to a microscope: made by, or as if by, a
English · e-38538-8689Microseism, mī′krō-sizm, n. a slight earthquake tremor.—adjs. Microseis′mic, -al.—ns. Microseis′mograph; Microseismom′etry.
English · e-38538-8690Microsoma, mī-krō-sō′ma, n. one of the minute granules embedded in the hyaline plasm of the protoplasm of vegetable cells:—pl. Microsō′mata. [Gr. mikros, small, sōma, body.]
English · e-38538-8691Microspectroscope, mī-krō-spek′trō-skōp, n. a combination of the spectroscope with the microscope.
English · e-38538-8692 · brief source recordMicrospore, mī′krō-spōr, n. (bot.) a small asexually produced spore: (zool.) one of the numerous very small spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads.—n. Microsporan′gium.—adj. Mī
English · e-38538-8693Microtome, mī′krō-tōm, n. an instrument for cutting thin sections of objects for microscopic examination.—adj. Microtom′ic.—ns. Microt′omist; Microt′omy. [Gr. mikros, little, temnein, to cut.]
English · e-38538-8694Microzoa, mī-krō-zō′ä, n.pl. microscopic animals.—n. and adj. Microzō′an.—n. Microzoā′ria, a name sometimes used for infusorians, &c.—adj. Microzoā′rian.—n. and adj. Microzō′öid, a very minute free-swimming zoöid, which
English · e-38538-8695Micturition, mik-tū-rish′un, n. the act of passing, or the frequent desire to pass, urine.—n. Mic′tion, voiding urine.—v.i. Mic′turate. [L. micturīre, -ītum, to pass urine.]
English · e-38538-8696Mid, mid, adj. middle: situated between extremes.—prep. amid.—n. (Shak.) middle.—ns. Mid′-age (Shak.), the middle time of life, a person in middle-life; Mid′-air, Mid′-heav′en, the middle of the sky; Mid′day, the middle
English · e-38538-8697Midas, mī′das, n. a fabulously rich man, from the king of Phrygia who got the power of turning everything he touched into gold, till he was like to be starved. His ears were changed by Apollo to those of an ass for decid
English · e-38538-8698Midden, mid′en, n. a heap of ashes or dung (see also Kitchen-midden).—n. Midd′enstead, a place where dung is heaped up. [Scand., as Dan. mödding—mög, dung; cf. Muck.]
English · e-38538-8699Middle, mid′l, adj. equally distant from the extremes: intermediate: intervening: (gram.) intermediate between active and passive, reflexive.—n. the middle point or part: midst: central portion, waist.—adjs. Midd′le-aged
English · e-38538-8700Middy, mid′i, n. for midshipman.
English · e-38538-8701 · brief source recordMidgard, mid′gārd, n. (Scand. myth.) the abode of men, midway between heaven and hell. [Ice. midhgardhr=mid-yard.]
English · e-38538-8702 · brief source recordMidge, mij, n. the common name of several species of small two-winged insects, like gnats, but with a shorter proboscis.—n. Midg′et, a little midge: something very small of its kind: a very small person. [A.S. micge; Ger
English · e-38538-8703Midrash, mid′rash, n. the Hebrew exposition of the Old Testament—its two divisions, Haggada and Halakha:—pl. Midrashim (mid-rä′shēm), commentaries to individual books or sections of the Old Testament. [Heb., 'exposition.
English · e-38538-8704Midrib, mid′rib, n. (bot.) the continuation of the leaf-stalk to the point of a leaf.
English · e-38538-8705 · brief source recordMidriff, mid′rif, n. the diaphragm. [A.S. mid, middle, hrif, the belly.]
English · e-38538-8706 · brief source recordMidst, midst, n. the middle.—adv. in the middle.—prep. amidst. [From the M. E. phrase in middle-s, in the midst, with excrescent t (cf. whil-s-t).]
English · e-38538-8707Midwife, mid′wīf, n. a woman who assists others in childbirth:—pl. Midwives (mid′wīvz).—n. Mid′wifery, art or practice of a midwife or accoucheuse: assistance at childbirth. [A.S. mid, together with (Ger. mit, Gr. met-a)
English · e-38538-8708Mien, mēn, n. the look or appearance of a person: the expression of the face: manner: bearing. [Fr. mine—It. mina, deportment—Low L. mināre, to conduct—L. mināri, to threaten.]
English · e-38538-8709Miff, mif, n. (coll.) a slight feeling of resentment. [Akin to Ger. muffen, to sulk.]
English · e-38538-8710 · brief source recordMight, mīt, pa.t. of may.
English · e-38538-8711 · brief source recordMight, mīt, n. power: ability: strength: energy or intensity of purpose or feeling.—adj. Might′ful (Shak.), mighty: powerful.—adv. Might′ily.—n. Might′iness, state of being mighty: power: greatness: great amount: a title
English · e-38538-8712Mignonette, min-yo-net′, n. an annual with sweet-scented flowers. [Fr.,—mignon, darling.]
English · e-38538-8713 · brief source recordMigraine, mi-grān′, n. Same as Megrim.
English · e-38538-8714 · brief source recordMigrate, mī′grāt, v.i. to pass from one place to another: to remove for residence from one country, college, &c. to another.—adjs. Mī′grant, Mī′grātory, migrating or accustomed to migrate: wandering.—ns. Migrā′tion, a ch
English · e-38538-8715Mikado, mi-kä′dō, n. a title of the Emperor of Japan. [Jap., 'exalted gate.']
English · e-38538-8716 · brief source recordMil, mil, n. a unit of length in measuring the diameter of wire. [L. mille, a thousand.]
English · e-38538-8717 · brief source recordMiladi, mi-lā′di, n. my lady. [It.]
English · e-38538-8718 · brief source recordMilch, milch, adj. giving milk: yielding liquid, tender. [Milk.]
English · e-38538-8719 · brief source recordMild, mīld, adj. gentle in temper and disposition: not sharp or bitter: acting gently: gently and pleasantly affecting the senses: soft: calm.—v.t. Mild′en, to render mild.—v.i. to become mild.—adv. Mild′ly.—n. Mild′ness
English · e-38538-8720Mildew, mil′dū, n. a disease on plants, caused by the growth of minute fungi.—v.t. to taint with mildew.—v.i. to become so tainted. [A.S. meledeáw, mele, honey, deáw, dew.]
English · e-38538-8721Mile, mīl, n. 1760 yards.—ns. Mile′age, length in miles: (U.S.) compensation for expense of travel reckoned by the mile; Mil′er, something the length of a mile; Mile′stone, a stone set up to mark the distance of a mile.
English · e-38538-8722Milesian, mi-lē′zhan, adj. of or pertaining to Ireland or to the Irish race.—n. an Irishman. [Milesius, a fabulous king of Spain, whose sons seized Ireland.]
English · e-38538-8723Milfoil, mil′foil, n. the herb yarrow, remarkable for the numerous divisions of its leaf. [L. millefolium—mille, thousand, folium, a leaf.]
English · e-38538-8724Miliary, mil′yar-i, adj. like a millet-seed: having formations of the size of millet-seeds, as miliary glands. [L. milium, millet.]
English · e-38538-8725Militant, mil′i-tant, adj. fighting: engaged in warfare.—n. Mil′itancy, the state of being militant.—adv. Mil′itantly.—ns. Mil′itarism, an excess of the military spirit; Mil′itarist (Shak.), a military man.—adj. Mil′itar
English · e-38538-8726Militia, mi-lish′a, n. a body of men enrolled and drilled as soldiers, but only liable to home service: (U.S.) the whole body of citizens capable of bearing arms.—n. Milit′iaman, a man or soldier in the militia force. [L
English · e-38538-8727Milk, milk, v.t. to squeeze or draw milk from: to supply with milk.—n. a white liquid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young: a milk-like juice of certain plants.—adj. Milk′en, consisting of milk,
English · e-38538-8728Mill, mil, n. a machine for grinding any substance, as grain, by crushing it between two hard, rough surfaces: a place where corn is ground, or manufacture of some kind is carried on: a contest at boxing.—v.t. to grind:
English · e-38538-8729Mill, mil, n. (U.S.) the thousandth part of a dollar. [L. mille, a thousand.]
English · e-38538-8730 · brief source recordMillennium, mil-len′i-um, n. a thousand years: the thousand years during which, as some believe, Christ will personally reign on the earth.—adj. Millenā′rian, lasting a thousand years: pertaining to the millennium.—n. on
English · e-38538-8731Milleped. See Milliped.
English · e-38538-8732 · brief source recordMillepore, mil′e-pōr, n. a species of branching coral, having a smooth surface with numerous minute, distinct pores or cells.—n. Mill′eporite, a fossil millepore. [Fr.; L. mille, 1000, porus, a pore.]
English · e-38538-8733Miller, mil′ėr, n. one who has, or who attends to, a corn-mill.—ns. Mill′er's-thumb, a small fresh-water fish with a large, broad, and rounded head like a miller's thumb, the river bull-head.
English · e-38538-8734Millesimal, mil-les′im-al, adj. thousandth: consisting of thousandth parts.—adv. Milles′imally. [L. millesimus—mille, a thousand.]
English · e-38538-8735Millet, mil′et, n. a grass yielding grain which is used for food. [Fr. millet—L. milium.]
English · e-38538-8736 · brief source recordMilliard, mil′yard, n. a thousand millions. [Fr.,—L. mille, a thousand.]
English · e-38538-8737 · brief source recordMilliare, mil′yar, n. the one-thousandth part of an are.
English · e-38538-8738 · brief source recordMilliary, mil′i-ā-ri, adj. pertaining to a Roman mile.—n. a Roman milestone.
English · e-38538-8739 · brief source recordMillier, mēl-yā′, n. a weight of 1000 kilogrammes.
English · e-38538-8740 · brief source recordMilligram, mil′i-gram, n. the 1⁄1000th part of a gramme.
English · e-38538-8741 · brief source recordMillilitre, mil′i-lē-tėr, n. the thousandth part of a litre.
English · e-38538-8742 · brief source recordMillimeter, Millimetre, mil′i-mē-tėr, n. the thousandth part of a metre.
English · e-38538-8743 · brief source recordMilliner, mil′in-ėr, n. one who makes head-dresses, bonnets, &c. for women.—n. Mill′inery, the articles made or sold by milliners: the industry of making these. [Prob. orig. Milaner, a trader in Milan wares, esp. silks a
English · e-38538-8744Million, mil′yun, n. a thousand thousands (1,000,000): a very great number.—n. Mill′ionaire, a man worth a million of money or more.—adj. Mill′ionary, pertaining to, or consisting of, millions.—adj. and n. Mill′ionth, th
English · e-38538-8745Milliped, Milleped, mil′e-ped, n. a small worm-like animal, with a great number of legs.—Also Mill′ipede, Mill′epede. [L. millepeda—mille, a thousand, pes, pedis, a foot.]
English · e-38538-8746Millocrat, mil′ō-krat, n. a wealthy mill-owner.—n. Mill′ocratism.
English · e-38538-8747 · brief source recordMilord, mi-lord′, n. my lord: a rich Englishman on the Continent.
English · e-38538-8748 · brief source recordMilreis, mil′rēs, n. a thousand reals: a Portuguese coin worth about 4s. 5d.
English · e-38538-8749 · brief source recordMilsey, mil′si, n. (prov.) a milk-strainer.
English · e-38538-8750 · brief source recordMilt, milt, n. the soft roe of male fishes: (anat.) the spleen.—v.t. to impregnate, as the spawn of the female fish.—n. Milt′er, a male fish. [A corr. of milk, as in Sw. mjölke, milt of fishes.]
English · e-38538-8751Miltonic, mil-ton′ik, adj. relating to Milton (1608-74), or to his poetry.
English · e-38538-8752 · brief source recordMilvine, mil′vin, adj. pertaining to, or like, birds of the kite family. [L. milvinus—milvus, a kite.]
English · e-38538-8753 · brief source recordMim, mim, adj. (prov.) demure, precise.
English · e-38538-8754 · brief source recordMimbar, mim′bar, n. the pulpit in a mosque.
English · e-38538-8755 · brief source recordMime, mīm, n. a farce in which scenes from actual life were represented by gesture: an actor in such a farce.—n. Mim′esis, a mimicking of the speech, gestures, &c. of a person or a people: (biol.) mimicry.—adjs. Mimet′ic
English · e-38538-8756Mimeograph, mim′ē-ō-graf, n. an apparatus in which a thin fibrous paper coated with paraffin is used as a stencil for reproducing copies of written or printed matter.—v.t. to reproduce such by this means. [Gr. mimeisthai
English · e-38538-8757Mimography, mim-og′ra-fi, n. the art of writing gesture-languages by means of pictorial symbols constituting ideographs.—n. Mimog′rapher.
English · e-38538-8758Mimosa, mī-mō′za, n. a genus of leguminous plants, including the sensitive plant. [Gr. mimos.]
English · e-38538-8759 · brief source recordMimulus, mim′ū-lus, n. a genus of figworts.
English · e-38538-8760 · brief source recordMina, mī′na, n. a weight in silver at Athens=100 drachmas: (B.) a weight of money valued at fifty shekels. [L. mina—Gr. mna.]
English · e-38538-8761Mina, mī′na, n. one of several different sturnoid passerine birds of India.
English · e-38538-8762 · brief source recordMinaret, min′a-ret, n. a turret on a Mohammedan mosque, from which the people are summoned to prayers. [Sp. minarete—Ar. manarat, lighthouse—nar, fire.]
English · e-38538-8763Minatory, min′a-tor-i, adj. threatening, menacing.—Also Minā′cious. [L. mināri, -ātus, to threaten.]
English · e-38538-8764 · brief source recordMinauderie, min-ō′de-rē, n. a display of affectation. [Fr.]
English · e-38538-8765 · brief source recordMince, mins, v.t. to cut into small pieces: to chop fine: to diminish or suppress a part in speaking: to pronounce affectedly.—v.i. to walk with affected nicety: to speak affectedly:—pr.p. minc′ing; pa.p. minced (minst).
English · e-38538-8766Mind, mīnd, n. the faculty by which we think, &c.: the understanding: the whole spiritual nature: memory: choice: intention: thoughts or sentiments: belief: cast of thought and feeling: (B.) disposition.—v.t. to attend t
English · e-38538-8767Mindererus spirit, min-der-ē′rus spir′it, n. acetate of ammonia, much used in cases of fever.
English · e-38538-8768 · brief source recordMine, mīn, adj. pron. belonging to me: my. [A.S. mín; Ger. mein.]
English · e-38538-8769 · brief source recordMine, mīn, v.i. and v.t. to dig for metals: to excavate: to dig under a wall or building in order to overturn it: to ruin or destroy by secret means.—n. a place from which metals are dug: an excavation dug under a fortif
English · e-38538-8770Mineral, min′ėr-al, n. an inorganic substance found in the earth or at its surface: any substance containing a metal.—adj. relating to minerals: having the nature of minerals: impregnated with minerals, as water: denotin
English · e-38538-8771Minerva, mi-nėr′va, n. the Roman goddess of wisdom, of the arts and sciences, and of war—identified with the Greek Athena.—Minerva Press, a printing-office in Leadenhall Street, London, whence were issued about the close
English · e-38538-8772Minever, min′e-vėr, n. Same as Miniver.
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