| marriage broker |
one whose business is arranging marriages for others. |
| marriage of convenience |
a marriage for financial, social, or political benefits rather than personal feelings. |
| marriage portion |
a dowry. |
| married |
having a partner in marriage; united in matrimony. [2 definitions] |
| marron |
a large European chestnut, esp. one candied or preserved in syrup. |
| marrons glacés |
chestnuts glazed or coated with sugar or syrup; candied chestnuts. |
| marrow |
the soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities. [2 definitions] |
| marrowbone |
a bone that contains edible marrow, often used for making soups and stocks. |
| marrowfat |
a variety of pea having large, plump seeds. |
| marry |
to take in marriage as one's life partner; wed. [5 definitions] |
| Mars |
in Roman mythology, the god of war; Ares. [2 definitions] |
| Marsala |
a dark and often very sweet wine. |
| Marseillaise |
(French) the national anthem of France. |
| marseille |
(sometimes cap.) a thick, strong cotton fabric with figures or stripes in a raised weave, often used for bedspreads. |
| marsh |
a wet, low-lying area, often thick with tall grasses; bog. |
| marshal |
in the United States, a Federal officer whose duties are like those of a sheriff. [8 definitions] |
| marsh gas |
a gas, mostly methane, that is produced by the decomposition of organic matter. |
| marsh hawk |
see "northern harrier." |
| marshland |
an area largely consisting of marshes or swamps. |
| marshmallow |
a spongy confection made of corn syrup, sugar, egg whites, and gelatin. [2 definitions] |
| marsh mallow |
a pink-flowered European mallow common to marshes and now growing in eastern North America, the root of which was once an ingredient in the confection known as marshmallow. |