mainstream |
the principal or dominant direction or trend of a human activity, thought, or movement. [3 definitions] |
mainstreaming |
the placement of persons who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged into regular school classes, jobs, and the like. |
maintain |
to keep in existence; continue without making changes. [4 definitions] |
maintainable |
combined form of maintain. |
maintenance |
the act of maintaining or state of being maintained. [2 definitions] |
maintop |
the platform positioned at the head of the mainmast on a square-rigged sailing vessel. |
main-topmast |
the section of the mainmast on a sailing vessel that is positioned between the top and lower masts. |
main-topsail |
the sail set above the mainsail on the main-topmast of a vessel. |
main yard |
the lowest transverse spar or pole on the mainmast, used to set the mainsail on a sailing vessel. |
mai tai |
a cocktail made with rum and fruit juices, and often garnished with fruit. |
maître d' |
(informal) a headwaiter. |
maître d'hôtel |
a steward or headwaiter, as of a restaurant, hotel, or club. [2 definitions] |
maize |
see "Indian corn." [3 definitions] |
Maj. |
abbreviation of "Major," any one whose military rank is above captain and below lieutenant colonel. |
majestic |
regal, imposing, or stately; of great dignity or grandness. |
majesty |
the greatness, dignity, or power of a sovereign or sovereign being. [5 definitions] |
majolica |
a kind of Italian pottery that is enameled and glazed with tin oxide, usu. highly colored and decorated. |
major |
the military rank above captain and below lieutenant colonel, or a person holding this rank. [6 definitions] |
major-domo |
the chief steward or butler in a royal household. |
majorette |
see "drum majorette." |
major general |
a U.S. military officer ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier general. |