| mao tai |
a strong, transparent liquor from China that is distilled from sorghum, a cereal grass. |
| Mao Tse-Tung |
a Chinese Communist leader and chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959 (b.1893--d.1976). |
| map |
a representation of a geographic or celestial region, usu. drawn or printed to scale on a flat surface. [3 definitions] |
| maple |
any of numerous related deciduous hardwood trees found in temperate zones, cultivated as ornamentals or for their wood or sweet sap. [2 definitions] |
| maple sugar |
a sweet, yellowish brown, crystalline substance obtained by fully reducing the syrup made from the sap of maple trees. |
| maple syrup |
a sweet, viscous liquid made by reducing the sap from maple trees. |
| Maputo |
the seaport capital of Mozambique. |
| maquette |
a small model of a planned building, sculpture, or the like. |
| maquis |
in the Mediterranean region, a dense growth of trees and shrubs. [2 definitions] |
| Mar. |
abbreviation of "March," the third month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| mar |
to damage or spoil, esp. on the surface or face, but not severely. |
| marabou |
any of several large storks of Africa or the East Indies that have downy feathers under the wings and tail. [3 definitions] |
| maraca |
a percussion instrument consisting of a gourd or gourd-shaped rattle filled with dried seeds or pebbles and usu. played in pairs by shaking, esp. to Latin American rhythms. |
| maraschino |
a very sweet liqueur or cordial distilled from the juice and crushed pits of a wild cherry. |
| maraschino cherry |
a cherry preserved in a sweet red syrup that is flavored with maraschino. |
| marasmus |
a gradual wasting away of the body, esp. in babies, usu. caused by an inability to assimilate food. |
| Marathon |
a plain in southeastern Greece where the Athenians defeated the Persians in 490 B.C. |
| marathon |
a cross-country footrace of 26.2 miles. [3 definitions] |
| marathoner |
a person who competes in a footrace of twenty-six miles or any other long-distance test of endurance. |
| maraud |
to rove about in search of plunder; make a raid. [2 definitions] |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |