| 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. |
| majority |
the greater number or amount; a number or amount greater than half. [4 definitions] |
| major league |
either of the two highest-level leagues of professional baseball teams in the U.S. [2 definitions] |
| major-medical |
of, pertaining to, or being a type of health insurance providing coverage of most of the expenses of major illnesses or injuries. |