| manuscript |
a text as prepared by the author to submit for publication. [3 definitions] |
| Manx cat |
a short-haired domestic cat with either a rudimentary tail, or no tail at all. |
| many |
a large number of. [3 definitions] |
| many a |
(informal) a large number of. |
| many-sided |
having many aspects or elements. [2 definitions] |
| Manzanar Relocation Center |
an internment camp located in east-central California that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II between 1942 and 1945. At its peak in late 1942, there were over 10,000 people being held there. Manzanar was the first and largest of the relocation centers and is now preserved as a National Historic Site. |
| manzanita |
any of various low evergreen shrubs of the western United States, bearing clusters of pink or white flowers. |
| Maoism |
the theories and policies of Mao Tse-Tung, esp. those concerning revolution and communism. |
| Maori |
a member of a brown-skinned Polynesian people that is native to New Zealand. [3 definitions] |
| mao tai |
a strong, transparent liquor from China that is distilled from sorghum, a cereal grass. |
| Mao Tse-Tung |
a Chinese Communist leader and chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959 (b.1893--d.1976). |
| map |
a representation of a geographic or celestial region, usu. drawn or printed to scale on a flat surface. [3 definitions] |
| maple |
any of numerous related deciduous hardwood trees found in temperate zones, cultivated as ornamentals or for their wood or sweet sap. [2 definitions] |
| maple sugar |
a sweet, yellowish brown, crystalline substance obtained by fully reducing the syrup made from the sap of maple trees. |
| maple syrup |
a sweet, viscous liquid made by reducing the sap from maple trees. |
| Maputo |
the seaport capital of Mozambique. |
| maquette |
a small model of a planned building, sculpture, or the like. |
| maquis |
in the Mediterranean region, a dense growth of trees and shrubs. [2 definitions] |
| Mar. |
abbreviation of "March," the third month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| mar |
to damage or spoil, esp. on the surface or face, but not severely. |
| marabou |
any of several large storks of Africa or the East Indies that have downy feathers under the wings and tail. [3 definitions] |