| Manifest Destiny |
the nineteenth century belief that justified American imperialistic expansion by asserting that it was the destiny and duty of the United States to expand its territory throughout North America. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usu. by an organized political group or person. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. [6 definitions] |
| manikin |
a little man or person; dwarf. [2 definitions] |
| Manila |
the seaport capital of the Philippines. [3 definitions] |
| Manila hemp |
a durable fiber of the Philippine plant abaca used for making ropes, paper, clothing, and the like. |
| Manila paper |
a sturdy brownish paper, used for envelopes or wrapping, originally made from Manila hemp. |
| man in the street |
a common, ordinary man; average citizen (usu. understood to include women). |
| manioc |
see cassava. |
| manipulable |
able to be manipulated. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. [3 definitions] |
| manipulation |
the act of manipulating or the state of being manipulated. [2 definitions] |
| Manitoba |
a Canadian province between Ontario and Saskatchewan. |
| manitou |
any of numerous supernatural forces or spirits believed by the Algonquian Indians to be deities of nature, having good or evil powers. |
| mankind |
the human race; humanity. [2 definitions] |
| manless |
combined form of man. |
| manlike |
like a male human being. |
| manly |
possessing qualities that are considered to be desirable in or befitting a man; masculine. |
| man-made |
made or formed by human beings; not natural. |
| manna |
the food miraculously dropped to the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt, according to the account in the Old Testament. [3 definitions] |
| mannequin |
a model of the human torso or body used to fit or display clothing; dummy. [2 definitions] |