| mainsheet |
the rope or line that controls the angle at which the mainsail of a vessel is set. |
| mainspring |
the principal spring in a mechanism such as a timepiece, that provides motive force by uncoiling. [2 definitions] |
| mainstay |
the principal support or component of something. [2 definitions] |
| main stem |
(informal) the principal street in a town or the main line of a railroad. |
| 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. |