| 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. |
| manège |
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] |
| maneuver |
a planned military movement, as of troops, ships, or tanks. [8 definitions] |
| maneuverable |
able to be moved to a desired position or toward a desired direction. [2 definitions] |
| man Friday |
a male employee, aide, or assistant who faithfully attends to a variety of tasks. |
| manful |
having or showing qualities associated with manhood; staunch or brave. |
| manganese |
a chemical element that has twenty-five protons in each nucleus and that forms a dense, hard, grayish white metallic solid, used in the manufacture of steel or as an amethyst colorant in glass. (symbol: Mn) |
| manganite |
a gray or black mineral form of manganese oxide that is an important ore of manganese. [2 definitions] |
| mange |
any of various contagious skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, characterized by hair loss, itching, and skin eruptions, and affecting dogs and other mammals including humans. |
| mangel-wurzel |
a kind of large beet, grown esp. in Europe for feeding cattle. |
| manger |
a trough from which livestock feed. |
| mangle1 |
to damage severely or mutilate by cutting, crushing, or tearing apart. [2 definitions] |
| mangle2 |
a machine that presses cloth between heated rollers, used chiefly in commercial laundries for ironing linens. [2 definitions] |
| mango |
an elongated, smooth-skinned, yellow-orange edible fruit, or the tropical evergreen tree from which it comes. |
| mangosteen |
a small, tropical fruit with a thick reddish-purple rind and sweet, juicy, white segments. [2 definitions] |
| mangrove |
any of various related tropical evergreens that grow in masses along tidal shores, with roots that grow above ground in a densely interlaced thicket. |