| 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. |
| marsh marigold |
a plant bearing bright yellow flowers that grows in marshes and lowland meadows; cowslip. |
| 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). |