| M-1 |
the basic .30-caliber U.S. military rifle used in World War II and the Korean War, which is semiautomatic and uses a clip. |
| M-16 |
the basic U.S. military rifle used in the Vietnam War, which is fully automatic and uses small-caliber, high-velocity ammunition. |
| MA |
abbreviation of "Massachusetts," a northeastern U.S. state on the Atlantic coast north of Connecticut. |
| M.A. |
abbreviation of "Master of Arts," a graduate degree, below that of doctor, that is given by a college or university to a person who has completed a prescribed course of graduate study in the humanities or social sciences; master's degree. |
| ma |
(informal) mother. |
| ma'am |
(informal; often cap.) madam. |
| Mac |
brandname for "Macintosh" computer since 1998. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| macadam |
a surface, such as a road, paved with layers of compressed, broken stone, usu. mixed with tar or asphalt. [2 definitions] |
| macadamia |
a round, hard-shelled, edible nut, cultivated in Hawaii; macadamia nut. [2 definitions] |
| macadamize |
to build, pave, or repair (a road) with compacted layers of crushed stone. |
| macaque |
any of a family of monkeys of the East Indies, Asia, and Africa that have cheek pouches and tails that are not prehensile, such as the rhesus monkey. |
| macaroni |
any of variously shaped, dried pasta noodles made from flour and water, esp. the short, bent, hollow tubes; elbow macaroni. |
| macaroni and cheese |
a popular lunch or dinner dish made with macaroni in a cheese sauce, served as an entree or side dish. |
| macaroon |
a soft, chewy cookie made of sugar, egg whites, and ground almonds or coconut. |
| macaw |
any of a number of brightly colored, tropical American parrots with long, slightly curved tails. |
| Macbeth |
the title character and protagonist of a tragedy by William Shakespeare. |
| Maccabees |
the members of a ruling Jewish family who defeated the Syrians in 167 B.C. and rededicated the temple in Jerusalem, these events being commemorated in the festival of Hanukkah. |
| Mace |
trademark for a chemical spray used to temporarily stun an attacker or control a large mob of people. [2 definitions] |
| mace1 |
a heavy, spiked club of the Middle Ages used against armored opponents. [2 definitions] |
| mace2 |
a fragrant spice that is ground from the inner covering of the nutmeg shell. |