mutual fund |
a fund managed by an investment company that raises money from shareholders and invests it in stocks, bonds, options, and the like. |
mutual savings bank |
a savings bank that distributes its net earnings to its depositors and has no capital. |
muumuu |
a long, loose-fitting dress having a bright color or pattern. |
Muzak |
trademark for recorded background music available to commercial establishments by subscription through wire or radio. [2 definitions] |
muzhik |
in czarist Russia, a peasant. |
muzzle |
the projecting nose, jaws, and mouth of certain animals, such as dogs. [6 definitions] |
muzzleloader |
a gun, such as a musket, that is loaded through the open end of the barrel. |
MVP |
abbreviation of "most valuable player." |
MX |
abbreviation of "missile, experimental." (see "MX missile.") |
MX missile |
any of a system of U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles, each having ten warheads; MX. |
My. |
abbreviation of "May," the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
my |
of, relating to, or belonging to the speaker (a possessive form of I). [2 definitions] |
Myanmar |
a Southeast Asian country between India and Thailand; formerly Burma. |
myasthenia |
abnormal muscular weakness. |
myasthenia gravis |
an autoimmune disease that results in chronic muscle weakening. |
mycelium |
the undifferentiated, nonreproducing part of a fungus, composed of a mass of branching filaments. |
Mycenae |
a major center of ancient Greek civilization located in the northeastern Peloponnesus. |
Mycenaean |
of or pertaining to Mycenae, a major center of ancient Greek civilization located in the northeastern Peloponnesus. [2 definitions] |
Mycene |
in Greek mythology, the nymph for whom the ancient center of civilization, Mycenae, was named. [2 definitions] |
-mycete |
fungus. |
-mycin |
substance obtained from a fungus. |