| mandamus |
a formal order from a higher court to a public official or lower court to carry out a specified action. |
| mandarin |
a public official or bureaucrat, or a person of high rank or influence in imperial China. [4 definitions] |
| mandate |
a commission given to a country to administer territory on behalf of an international body such as, formerly, the League of Nations. [6 definitions] |
| mandatory |
ordered as though by a mandate; obligatory. [3 definitions] |
| mandible |
the bone of the lower jaw in vertebrates. [3 definitions] |
| mandibulate |
having mandibles, as certain insects. |
| mandolin |
a musical instrument of the lute family with a deep, usu. pear-shaped soundbox and four or more pairs of strings that are usu. strummed rapidly with a plectrum. |
| mandrake |
a poisonous plant related to nightshade that is found in Europe and Asia, with a short stem, purplish flowers, and a root forked like a human body. [2 definitions] |
| mandrel |
a shaft or spindle used to hold a piece being machined or milled. [2 definitions] |
| mandrill |
a large West African baboon with a beard, crest, and mane, a tawny coat, and, on the mature male, bright blue and red ribbed markings on the face. |
| mane |
the long hair on the back and sides of the neck, as on a horse or male lion. |
| manège |
the art of training and riding horses in the classical style. [3 definitions] |
| manes |
(often cap.) in ancient Rome, the souls of the dead, esp. of one's ancestors. [2 definitions] |
| maneuver |
a planned military movement, as of troops, ships, or tanks. [8 definitions] |
| maneuverable |
able to be moved to a desired position or toward a desired direction. [2 definitions] |
| man Friday |
a male employee, aide, or assistant who faithfully attends to a variety of tasks. |
| manful |
having or showing qualities associated with manhood; staunch or brave. |
| manganese |
a chemical element that has twenty-five protons in each nucleus and that forms a dense, hard, grayish white metallic solid, used in the manufacture of steel or as an amethyst colorant in glass. (symbol: Mn) |
| manganite |
a gray or black mineral form of manganese oxide that is an important ore of manganese. [2 definitions] |
| mange |
any of various contagious skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, characterized by hair loss, itching, and skin eruptions, and affecting dogs and other mammals including humans. |
| mangel-wurzel |
a kind of large beet, grown esp. in Europe for feeding cattle. |