| Managua |
the capital of Nicaragua. |
| Manama |
the capital of Bahrain. |
| maņana |
(Spanish) tomorrow, or some unspecified time in the future. [2 definitions] |
| Manasseh |
according to the Old Testament, the elder son of Joseph. [2 definitions] |
| man-at-arms |
a soldier, esp. a heavily armed horseman of the medieval period. |
| manatee |
any of several docile plant-eating animals that resemble the seal and are found in shallow tropical waters of the Atlantic; sea cow. |
| -mancy |
divination. |
| mandala |
any of various graphic symbols of the universe that are usu. circular with enclosed complex geometric designs, used esp. as an aid to meditation in Hinduism and Buddhism. |
| mandamus |
a formal order from a higher court to a public official or lower court to carry out a specified action. |
| mandarin |
a public official or bureaucrat, or a person of high rank or influence in imperial China. [4 definitions] |
| mandate |
a commission given to a country to administer territory on behalf of an international body such as, formerly, the League of Nations. [6 definitions] |
| mandatory |
ordered as though by a mandate; obligatory. [3 definitions] |
| mandible |
the bone of the lower jaw in vertebrates. [3 definitions] |
| mandibulate |
having mandibles, as certain insects. |
| mandolin |
a musical instrument of the lute family with a deep, usu. pear-shaped soundbox and four or more pairs of strings that are usu. strummed rapidly with a plectrum. |
| mandrake |
a poisonous plant related to nightshade that is found in Europe and Asia, with a short stem, purplish flowers, and a root forked like a human body. [2 definitions] |
| mandrel |
a shaft or spindle used to hold a piece being machined or milled. [2 definitions] |
| mandrill |
a large West African baboon with a beard, crest, and mane, a tawny coat, and, on the mature male, bright blue and red ribbed markings on the face. |
| mane |
the long hair on the back and sides of the neck, as on a horse or male lion. |
| mančge |
the art of training and riding horses in the classical style. [3 definitions] |
| manes |
(often cap.) in ancient Rome, the souls of the dead, esp. of one's ancestors. [2 definitions] |