| 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. |
| martyrology |
a list or catalogue of martyrs. [4 definitions] |