| maltreat |
to treat badly, esp. with physical abuse. |
| maltster |
one who makes or deals in malt. |
| malversation |
improper, unethical, or illegal behavior by persons in office, esp. public office. |
| malware |
a software code designed to perform unwanted and unauthorized actions, esp. to steal, destroy, or damage data. |
| mama |
(informal) mother. |
| mamba |
any of several poisonous snakes found in the African tropics, esp. a black or green tree snake. |
| mambo |
a Latin American dance similar to the rhumba. [3 definitions] |
| mammal |
any of the vertebrate animals that feed their babies with milk from the female mammary glands and usu. produce live young, as opposed to laying eggs. |
| mammalogy |
the branch of zoology concerned with mammals. |
| mammary |
of or pertaining to an organ that secretes milk, such as a breast or udder. |
| mammogram |
an x-ray picture of the breast, usu. made to check for cancerous growths. |
| mammography |
photography of the breast by x-ray, usu. for detection of cancerous growths. |
| mammon |
(cap.) in the New Testament, material wealth personified as a false idol. [2 definitions] |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal related to and resembling the elephant, that lived in the Northern Hemisphere. [2 definitions] |
| mamoncillo |
a fruit-bearing tree that grows primarily in Central America and the Caribbean and produces a small fruit with a rigid green skin and a sweet fleshy interior. The mamoncillo fruit is called by different names in different countries and is sometimes called a Spanish lime. |
| man |
a fully grown male human. [9 definitions] |
| mana |
in some cultures of the South Pacific, a supernatural power or force believed to be centered in certain persons, spirits, or objects. |
| man about town |
a man whose worldly social life and knowledge of fashionable places keep him in public notice. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usu. one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. [3 definitions] |
| manage |
to direct, control, or administer. [6 definitions] |
| manageable |
capable of being handled, controlled, or managed. |