marshy |
of, resembling, or containing a marsh or marshes. |
marsupial |
having, concerning, or being similar to an animal's external pouch or fold of skin in which young are carried in their early stage of development. [3 definitions] |
marsupium |
an external abdominal pouch or fold of skin bearing mammary glands in which a female marsupial keeps her young. |
mart |
a center for trade; market. |
marten |
any of several carnivorous weasel-like mammals of northern forests that hunt mostly in trees and have dark glossy fur. [2 definitions] |
martensite |
a hard brittle solid solution of iron and a small portion of carbon which is the main constituent of various carbon steels and is produced by chilling heated steel. |
martial |
of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or inclined to war or combat. [2 definitions] |
martial art |
(often pl.) any of various systems of self-defense, such as judo and karate, that originated in the Orient. |
martial law |
a usu. temporary rule of law imposed over a civilian population by military authorities, esp. in a wartime combat zone or during the collapse of civil authority. |
Martian |
of or relating to the planet Mars. [2 definitions] |
martin |
any of several birds of the swallow family. |
martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, esp. in the military. |
martingale |
a harness strap between the girth and noseband that restrains a horse from throwing its head back. [2 definitions] |
martini |
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth. |
Martin Luther |
a German theologian and leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany (b.1483--d.1546). |
Martin Luther King Day |
a U.S. national holiday observed on the third Monday of January commemorating the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. |
U.S. clergyman and civil rights leader (b.1929--d.1968). |
Martinmas |
a Christian church festival held on November 11 in honor of St. Martin. |
martyr |
a person who chooses to die or be killed rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs. [5 definitions] |
martyrdom |
the condition of being a martyr; suffering or death that a martyr undergoes. [2 definitions] |
martyrize |
to make a martyr of, esp. by causing to suffer; torment. |