| mc |
abbreviation of "megacycle," or "megacycles," a unit of frequency equal to one million cycles per second or one million hertz; megahertz. |
| McCarthyism |
the practices of making sensational and often unfounded charges, of alleging guilt by association, and of conducting inquisitorial proceedings, esp. as in the anticommunist crusade of Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. |
| McIntosh |
a variety of sweet red eating apple that is widely cultivated in North America. |
| Md |
symbol of the chemical element mendelevium. |
| MD |
abbreviation of "Maryland," an east central U.S. state on the Atlantic coast between Delaware and Virginia. |
| M.D. |
abbreviation of "medicinae doctor" (Latin); Doctor of Medicine. |
| MDT |
abbreviation of "Mountain Daylight Time." |
| ME |
abbreviation of "Maine," a U.S. state in the northeastern corner of the country. |
| me |
the objective case of I. |
| mea culpa |
(Latin) the fault is mine; I am to blame. |
| mead |
an alcoholic liquor made of fermented honey and water. |
| meadow |
an open grassland, growing wild or used for pasture or to grow hay. [2 definitions] |
| meadow beauty |
a North American perennial that grows in damp ground and bears large pink or purple flowers. |
| meadow fescue |
a tufted perennial grass that is used in lawns and in the cultivation of hay, esp. in the eastern United States. |
| meadowlark |
one of two North American songbirds that nest in open fields, have yellow breasts marked by a black chevron, and are known for their sweet, piercing song. |
| meadow mushroom |
a common mushroom that thrives in moist soil and is often cultivated for food. |
| meadow rue |
any of a genus of perennial plants of the buttercup family that have ruelike leaves and bear clusters of small, white, yellow, or purple flowers. |
| meadowsweet |
any of several spireas bearing pink or white flowers. [2 definitions] |
| meager |
low in quantity, extent, strength, or richness; scanty or feeble. [2 definitions] |
| meal1 |
an occasion when food is prepared and eaten at a specific time. [2 definitions] |
| meal2 |
coarsely ground grain, such as corn. |