browse search

Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z
membrane a thin, flexible, tensile layer of tissue that separates, connects, lines, or covers various structures, such as organs, in living organisms. [2 definitions]
membrane bone a bone that is formed in membranous tissue, rather than in cartilage.
membranous related to, made of, or similar to one of the thin, flexible layers of tissue that cover, separate, line, or connect organs and other structures in a living organism.
meme an idea, behavior, style, or other element of a culture which takes root in that culture through repeated transmission and is kept in existence through the collective memory of the group. [2 definitions]
memento a physical reminder, such as a small object, of a past event, period, or relationship; souvenir or keepsake.
memento mori a reminder of death or mortality, esp. a skull.
memo a memorandum.
memoir an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. [3 definitions]
memorabilia a collection of mementos. [2 definitions]
memorable easily kept in memory; highly impressive or exceptional. [2 definitions]
memorandum a short written reminder. [4 definitions]
memorial a ceremony, custom, or public structure to honor a dead person or past event. [2 definitions]
Memorial Day a U.S. legal holiday to honor deceased soldiers, usu. officially observed on the last Monday in May.
memorialize to honor the memory of, as by an observance or celebration; commemorate. [2 definitions]
memorize to learn thoroughly so as to hold in the memory.
memory the mental power or process of recalling experience from the past. [6 definitions]
memsahib formerly, a title applied to a European woman by servants in colonial India; madam. [2 definitions]
men pl. of man.
menace that which poses a danger or threatens injury or harm; threat. [4 definitions]
ménage people living as a unit; household. [2 definitions]
ménage à trois household of three (French); a household consisting of a married couple and a single person who is the lover of one of the spouses. [2 definitions]