Mauritania |
a West African country on the Atlantic coast between Western Sahara and Senegal; Islamic Republic of Mauritania. |
Mauritius |
an island country in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. |
mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
mauve |
a purple dye made from aniline. [2 definitions] |
maven |
a person with specialized knowledge, often in practical or everyday matters; expert or connoisseur. |
maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, esp. one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. [2 definitions] |
mavis |
a small Eurasian songbird with brown wings and a spotted white breast; song thrush. |
maw |
the mouth, throat, gullet, or stomach of an animal, esp. a carnivorous animal. [2 definitions] |
mawkish |
overly and sickeningly sentimental. [2 definitions] |
max. |
abbreviation of "maximum," the largest possible amount or degree. (Cf. minimum.) |
maxi- |
very large; very long; very great. |
maxilla |
an upper jawbone in vertebrates. [2 definitions] |
maxillary |
of or relating to a maxilla or jawbone. [2 definitions] |
maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, esp. for proper conduct. |
maxima |
a plural form of maximum. |
maximal |
of, pertaining to, or being a maximum. |
maximize |
to increase or enlarge as much as possible. |
maximum |
the largest possible amount or degree. (Cf. minimum.) [2 definitions] |
maxwell |
a unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux through one square centimeter normal to a magnetic field of one gauss. |
May |
the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. [2 definitions] |
may |
to be allowed to. (Cf. can1.) [5 definitions] |