medicine show |
a usu. small group of traveling salespeople who put on entertaining shows to attract customers for the patent medicines and other cures offered for sale. |
medico |
(informal) one who does medical work; doctor or medical student. |
medieval |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages. |
Medieval Greek |
the form of the Greek language used in the Middle Ages. |
medievalism |
medieval beliefs, customs, or practices. [3 definitions] |
medievalist |
a student or scholar of some aspect of medieval culture such as philosophy or art. [2 definitions] |
Medieval Latin |
the form of the Latin language used in the Middle Ages. |
Medina |
a city in western Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam because Muhammad is buried there. |
mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
mediocrity |
the quality or condition of being mediocre. [2 definitions] |
meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length; contemplate, muse, or ponder (sometimes fol. by "on" or "upon"). [3 definitions] |
meditation |
sustained thought or self-forgetful concentration, esp. for the purposes of religious devotion or relaxation. [2 definitions] |
meditative |
disposed to, marked by, or indicating meditation; deeply thoughtful. |
Mediterranean |
a sea bordered on the north by Europe and Asia, and on the south by Africa; Mediterranean Sea. [5 definitions] |
Mediterranean fruit fly |
a small two-winged fruit fly, the larvae of which infest and feed on many types of fruit. |
Mediterranean Sea |
a sea bordered on the north by Europe and Asia, and on the south by Africa. |
medium |
an intervening substance or agency through which a force is effective. [11 definitions] |
medium frequency |
any radio wave with a frequency of between three hundred and three thousand kilohertz. |
medium of exchange |
anything commonly used in a particular area as a measure of value in exchange for goods and services; currency. |
medium rare |
(of meat, esp. steak) cooked so that the outside is brown and the inside is red to pink. |
medium-sized |
of medium size; neither large nor small. |