| Brussels sprout |
this cabbage-related plant that grows multiple heads along its tall stem. [1/2 definitions] |
| cell block |
a unit consisting of multiple cells in a prison. |
| chandelier |
a light fixture, often decorative, suspended from a ceiling and bearing multiple lights. |
| colorfast |
having color that will not fade even with exposure to sun or multiple washings. |
| common denominator |
a number that is a common multiple of the denominators of more than one fraction. [1/2 definitions] |
| day lily |
any of several wild and cultivated varieties of lily whose multiple, trumpet-shaped flowers each bloom for a single day. |
| demyelination |
loss of the myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells that causes impaired function, as in multiple sclerosis. |
| dissociation |
in a human being, the abnormal separation of a group of mental activities from ordinary consciousness, as in one afflicted with amnesia or multiple personalities. [1/2 definitions] |
| duple |
in music, having two or occasionally a multiple of two beats per measure. [1/2 definitions] |
| great white shark |
any of the family of large predatory fishes of the world's temperate coastal regions that has a white underbelly, multiple rows of rotating teeth, and an average size of 13 feet (4 m.) in length and 4000 pounds (1814 kg.) in weight. |
| illness |
a particular disease that can affect multiple people, or a particular infection or sickness in an individual. [1/2 definitions] |
| manifold |
to make multiple copies of (something written or typed). [1/6 definitions] |
| master bedroom |
in a home with multiple bedrooms, the largest bedroom or one with a special feature such as a fireplace or attached bathroom, usually used by the head or heads of the household. |
| MIRV |
a long-range ballistic missile that has several warheads, each of which can be directed separately, either as to target or as to time of release (acronym for "multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle"). |
| MS2 |
abbreviation of "multiple sclerosis," a degenerative disease of the nervous system in which nerve cells of the brain or spinal cord lose their myelin sheaths, resulting in hardening of the neural tissue, speech difficulties, and loss of muscular coordination. |
| multangular |
having many or multiple angles, as certain bones of the wrist. |
| multidecadal |
referring to or occurring on a time scale of multiple decades. |
| multiplex |
having many parts or elements; multiple. [1/5 definitions] |
| multiplicity |
the condition of being multiple or various. [1/2 definitions] |
| multiply2 |
in a multiple manner. |
| multitask |
in computing, to execute multiple tasks simultaneously. [1/2 definitions] |