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Mid(n.) Middle.
(superl.) Denoting the middle part
Midas(n.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets.
Midbrain(n.) The middle segment of the brain
Midday(a.) Of or pertaining to noon
Midden(n.) A dunghill.
Middle(a.) Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing
Middling(a.) Of middle rank, state, size, or quality
Middy(n.) A colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.
Midgard(n.) The middle space or region between heaven and hell
Midge(n.) Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite
Midgut(n.) The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine
Midheaven(n.) The meridian, or middle line of the heavens
Midland(a.) Being in the interior country
(n.) The interior or central region of a country
Midmost(a.) Middle
Midnight(a.) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night
(n.) The middle of the night
Midrash(n.) A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it.
Midrib(n.) A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf
Midship(a.) Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship.
Midst(adv.) In the middle.
(n.) Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset
(prep.) In the midst of
Midsummer(n.) The middle of summer.
Midway(a.) Being in the middle of the way or distance
(adv.) In the middle of the way or distance
(n.) The middle of the way or distance
Midweek(n.) The middle of the week. Also used adjectively.
Midwife(n.) A woman who assists other women in childbirth
(v. i.) To perform the office of midwife.
(v. t.) To assist in childbirth.
Midwinter(n.) The middle of winter.
Mien(n.) Aspect
Miff(n.) A petty falling out
(v. t.) To offend slightly.
Might(imp.) of May
(v.) Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind
Mignon(v. t.) To flatter.
Migrant(a.) Migratory.
(n.) A migratory bird or other animal.
Migrate(v. i.) To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding
Migration(n.) The act of migrating.
Migratory(a.) Hence, roving
Mikado(n.) The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan.
Milady(n.) Lit., my lady
Milanese(a.) Of or pertaining to Milan in Italy, or to its inhabitants.
(n. sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant of Milan
Mild(superl.) Gentle
Mile(n.) A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet
Milfoil(n.) A common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves
Miliaria(n.) A fever accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red pimples, resembling a millet seed in form or size
Miliary(a.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds
(n.) One of the small tubercles of Echini.
Milieu(n.) Environment.
Militant(a.) Engaged in warfare
Militarism(n.) A military state or condition
Militarist(n.) A military man.
Military(a.) Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war
(n.) The whole body of soldiers
Militate(v. i.) To make war
Militia(n.) In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service
Milk(n.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color, found in certain plants
(v. i.) To draw or to yield milk.
(v. t.) To draw anything from, as if by milking
Mill(n.) A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on
(v. i.) To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain.
(v. t.) To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle.
Milord(n.) Lit., my lord
Milreis(n.) A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight cents
Milt(n.) The spermatic fluid of fishes.
(v. t.) To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.
Mime(n.) A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner
(v. i.) To mimic.
Mimic(n.) One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport
(v. t.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage
Mimosa(n.) A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and M
Mina(n.) An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas
Mince(n.) A short, precise step
(v. i.) To act or talk with affected nicety
(v. t.) To affect
Mincing(a.) That minces
Mind(n.) To fix the mind or thoughts on
(v.) Choice
(v. i.) To give attention or heed
Mine(pron. & a.) Belonging to me
(v. i.) A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent
(v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of
Mingle(n.) A mixture.
(v. i.) To become mixed or blended.
(v. t.) To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship
Miniature(a.) Being on a small
(v.) A particular feature or trait.
(v. t.) To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
Minibus(n.) A kind of light passenger vehicle, carrying four persons.
Minify(v. t.) To degrade by speech or action.
Minikin(a.) Small
(n.) A little darling
Minim(a.) Minute.
(n.) A little man or being
Mining(a.) Of or pertaining to mines
(v. i.) The act or business of making mines or of working them.
Minion(a.) Fine
(n.) A loved one
Minister(n.) An officer of justice.
(v. i.) To act as a servant, attendant, or agent
Ministrant(a.) Performing service as a minister
(n.) One who ministers.
Ministration(n.) The act of ministering
Ministry(n.) Administration
Minium(n.) A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb3O4, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued heat in the air
Miniver(n.) A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different animals
Mink(n.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus Putorius, allied to the weasel. The European mink is Putorius lutreola
Minnesinger(n.) A love-singer
Minnow(n.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and related genera
Minor(a.) Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.
(n.) A Minorite
Minos(n.) A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower Regions
Minotaur(n.) A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by Daedalus in Crete
Minster(n.) A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc
Minstrel(n.) In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument
Mint(n.) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply
(v. t.) To invent
Minuend(n.) The number from which another number is to be subtracted.
Minuet(n.) A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance.
Minus(a.) Less
Minute(a.) Attentive to small things
(n.) A coin
(p. pr. & vb. n.) To set down a short sketch or note of
Minyan(n.) A quorum, or number necessary, for conducting public worship.
Miocene(a.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary.
(n.) The Miocene period.
Mir(n.) A Russian village community.
Miracle(n.) A miracle play.
(v. t.) To make wonderful.
Miraculous(a.) Of the nature of a miracle
Mirage(n.) An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated
Mire(n.) An ant.
(v. i.) To stick in mire.
(v. t.) To cause or permit to stick fast in mire
Mirror(n.) A looking-glass or a speculum
(v. t.) To reflect, as in a mirror.
Mirth(n.) Merriment
Mirza(n.) The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual. When appended to the surname, it signifies Prince
Mis(a. & adv.) Wrong
Misadventure(n.) Mischance
Misalliance(n.) A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station
Misanthrope(n.) A hater of mankind
Misapprehend(v. t.) To take in a wrong sense
Misapprehension(n.) A mistaking or mistake
Misappropriate(v. t.) To appropriate wrongly
Misbecome(v. t.) Not to become
Misbegotten(p. a.) Unlawfully or irregularly begotten
Misbehave(v. t. & i.) To behave ill
Misbehavior(n.) Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior
Misbelief(n.) Erroneous or false belief.
Misbelieve(v. i.) To believe erroneously, or in a false religion.
Miscalculate(v. t. & i.) To calculate erroneously
Miscall(v. t.) To call by a bad name
Miscarriage(n.) Ill conduct
Miscarry(v. i.) To bring forth young before the proper time.
Miscast(n.) An erroneous cast or reckoning.
(v. t.) To cast or reckon wrongly.
Miscellanea(n. pl.) A collection of miscellaneous matters
Miscellaneous(a.) Mixed
Miscellanist(n.) A writer of miscellanies
Miscellany(a.) Miscellaneous
(n.) A mass or mixture of various things
Mischance(n.) Ill luck
(v. i.) To happen by mischance.
Mischief(n.) Cause of trouble or vexation
(v. t.) To do harm to.
Mischievous(a.) Causing mischief
Miscible(a.) Capable of being mixed
Misconceive(v. t. & i.) To conceive wrongly
Misconception(n.) Erroneous conception
Misconduct(n.) Wrong conduct
(v. i.) To behave amiss.
(v. t.) To conduct amiss
Misconstruction(n.) Erroneous construction
Misconstrue(v. t.) To construe wrongly
Miscount(n.) An erroneous counting.
(v. t. & i.) To count erroneously.
Miscreant(a.) Destitute of conscience
(n.) One not restrained by Christian principles
Miscue(n.) A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired
Misdeal(n.) The act of misdealing
(v. t. & i.) To deal or distribute wrongly, as cards
Misdeed(n.) An evil deed
Misdemeanant(n.) One guilty of a misdemeanor.
Misdemeanor(n.) A crime less than a felony.
Misdirect(v. t.) To give a wrong direction to
Misdoubt(n.) Irresolution
(v. t. & i.) To be suspicious of
Miser(n.) A covetous, grasping, mean person
Misfeasance(n.) A trespass
Misfit(n.) Something that fits badly, as a garment.
Misfortune(n.) Bad fortune or luck
(v. i.) To happen unluckily or unfortunately
Misgive(v. i.) To give out doubt and apprehension
(v. t.) Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage
Misgiving(n.) Evil premonition
Misguide(n.) Misguidance
(v. t.) To guide wrongly
Mishandle(v. t.) To handle ill or wrongly
Mishap(n.) Evil accident
(v. i.) To happen unluckily
Mishear(v. t. & i.) To hear incorrectly.
Mishmash(n.) A hotchpotch.
Misinform(v. i.) To give untrue information
(v. t.) To give untrue information to
Misinterpret(v. t.) To interpret erroneously
Misjoinder(n.) An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil
Misjudge(v. t. & i.) To judge erroneously or unjustly
Mislay(v. t.) To lay in a place not recollected
Mislead(v. t.) To lead into a wrong way or path
Mislike(n.) Dislike
(v.) To dislike
Mismanage(v. t. & i.) To manage ill or improperly
Mismatch(v. t.) To match unsuitably.
Misnomer(n.) The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment
(v. t.) To misname.
Misogamy(n.) Hatre/ of marriage.
Misogyny(n.) Hatred of women.
Misology(n.) Hatred of argument or discussion
Mispickel(n.) Arsenical iron pyrites
Misplace(v. t.) To put in a wrong place
Misplead(v. i.) To err in pleading.
Misprint(n.) A mistake in printing
(v. t.) To print wrong.
Misprision(n.) A neglect, negligence, or contempt.
Misprize(v.) To slight or undervalue.
Mispronounce(v. t. & i.) To pronounce incorrectly.
Misquote(v. t. & i.) To quote erroneously or incorrectly.
Misread(imp. & p. p.) of Misread
(v. t.) To read amiss
Misrepresent(v. i.) To make an incorrect or untrue representation.
(v. t.) To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably)
Misrule(n.) Disorder
(v. t. & i.) To rule badly
Miss(n.) A kept mistress.
(v. i.) To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
(v. t.) To discover the absence or omission of
Mist(n.) Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain
(v. i.) To rain in very fine drops
(v. t.) To cloud
Misunderstand(v. t.) To misconceive
Misunderstood(imp. & p. p.) of Misunderstand
Misusage(n.) Bad treatment
Misuse(n.) Violence, or its effects.
(v. t.) To abuse
Mite(n.) A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species
Mithras(n.) The sun god of the Persians.
Mithridate(n.) An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison
Mitigate(v. t.) To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.
Mitrailleuse(n.) A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly
Mitral(a.) Pertaining to a miter
Mitre(n.) A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks
(v. i.) To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction
(v. t.) To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction
Mitt(n.) A mitten
Mix(v. i.) To associate
(v. t.) To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others
Mixed(a.) Formed by mixing
Mixer(n.) A person who has social intercourse with others of many sorts
Mixture(n.) A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients
Mizzen(a.) Hindmost
(n.) The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel
Mizzle(n.) Mist
(v. i.) To rain in very fine drops.
Mnemonics(n.) The art of memory
Mnemosyne(n.) The goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.
Mo(a., adv., & n.) More
Moa(n.) Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborder Dinornithes, found in New Zealand
Moan(v. i.) A low mournful or murmuring sound
(v. t.) To afflict
Moat(n.) A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water
(v. t.) To surround with a moat.
Mob(n.) A mobcap.
(v. t.) To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy
Mobcap(n.) A plain cap or headdress for women or girls
Mobile(a.) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited
Mobility(n.) The mob
Mobilize(v. t.) To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps.
Mobocracy(n.) A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights
Moccasin(n.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water
Mocha(n.) An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.
Moche(a.) Much.
(n.) A bale of raw silk.
Mock(a.) Imitating reality, but not real
(n.) An act of ridicule or derision
(v. i.) To make sport contempt or in jest
(v. t.) To disappoint the hopes of
Modal(a.) Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought.
Mode(n.) A kind of silk.
Modicum(n.) A little
Modification(n.) The act of modifying, or the state of being modified
Modifier(n.) One who, or that which, modifies.
Modify(v. t.) To change somewhat the form or qualities of
Modillion(n.) The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders
Modiolus(n.) The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
Modish(a.) According to the mode, or customary manner
Modiste(n.) A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies
Modular(a.) Of or pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius
Modulate(v. i.) To pass from one key into another.
(v. t.) To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.
Modulation(n.) A change of key, whether transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key
Module(n.) A model or measure.
Modulus(n.) A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc
Mogul(n.) A great personage
Mohair(n.) The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor
Mohawk(n.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River
Moho(n.) A gallinule (Notornis Mantelli) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct
Mohur(n.) A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21.
Moidore(n.) A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling.
Moiety(a.) An indefinite part
Moil(n.) A spot
(v. i.) To soil one's self with severe labor
(v. t.) To daub
Moire(a.) Watered
(n.) A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.
Moist(a.) Fresh, or new.
(v. t.) To moisten.
Mojarra(n.) Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family Gerridae, as Gerres plumieri, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food
Molar(a.) Having power to grind
(n.) Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars
Molasses(n.) The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture
Mole(n.) A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.
(v. t.) To clear of molehills.
Moline(n.) The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle
Moll(a.) Minor
Moloch(n.) A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance
Molten(a.) Made by melting and casting the substance or metal of which the thing is formed
(p. p.) of Melt
Molto(adv.) Much
Moly(n.) A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe
Moment(n.) A minute portion of time
Momus(n.) The god of mockery and censure.
Mon(n.) The badge of a family, esp. of a family of the ancient feudal nobility. The most frequent form of the mon is circular, and it commonly consists of conventionalized forms from nature, flowers, birds, insects, the lightnings, the waves of the sea, or of geometrical symbolic figures
Monachal(a.) Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life
Monacid(a.) Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical
Monad(n.) An atom or radical whose valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen
Monandrous(a.) Of or pertaining to the monandria
Monandry(n.) The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time
Monarch(a.) Superior to others
(n.) A patron deity or presiding genius.
Monastery(n.) A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
Monastic(n.) A monk.
Monatomic(adv.) Consisting of, or containing, one atom
Monaxial(a.) Having only one axis
Monazite(n.) A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals
Monday(n.) The second day of the week
Monetary(a.) Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money
Monetize(v. t.) To convert into money
Money(n.) Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc
(v. t.) To supply with money.
Mongol(a.) Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.
(n.) One of the Mongols.
Moniliform(a.) Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads
Monition(n.) An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law.
Monitor(n.) A monitor nozzle.
Monk(n.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink
Mono(n.) The black howler of Central America (Mycetes villosus).
Monseigneur(n.) My lord
Monsoon(n.) A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction
Monstrance(n.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.
Monstrosity(n.) The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature
Monstrous(a.) Abounding in monsters.
(adv.) Exceedingly
Mont(n.) Mountain.
Monument(n.) A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc
Moo(n.) The lowing of a cow.
(v. i.) To make the noise of a cow
Mood(n.) Manner
Moon(n.) A crescentlike outwork.
(v. i.) To act if moonstruck
(v. t.) To expose to the rays of the moon.
Moor(n.) A game preserve consisting of moorland.
(v. i.) To cast anchor
Moose(n.) A large cervine mammal (Alces machlis, or A. Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada
Moot(a.) Subject, or open, to argument or discussion
(n.) A meeting for discussion and deliberation
(v.) A discussion or debate
(v. i.) To argue or plead in a supposed case.
(v. t.) Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise
Mop(n.) A fair where servants are hired.
(v. i.) To make a wry mouth.
(v. t.) To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop
Mopboard(n.) A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor
Mope(n.) A dull, spiritless person.
(v. i.) To be dull and spiritless.
(v. t.) To make spiritless and stupid.
Moppet(n.) A long-haired pet dog.
Moquette(n.) A kind of carpet having a short velvety pile.
Moraine(n.) An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier.
Moral(a.) Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner
(n.) A morality play.
(v. i.) To moralize.
Morass(n.) A tract of soft, wet ground
Moratorium(n.) A period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation, esp
Moratory(a.) Of or pertaining to delay
Moravian(a.) Of or pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren.
(n.) One of a religious sect called the United Brethren (an offshoot of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate church of Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the middle of the 15th century
Moray(n.) A muraena.
Morbid(a.) Not sound and healthful
Morceau(n.) A bit
Mordacious(a.) Biting
Mordant(a.) Biting
(n.) Any corroding substance used in etching.
(v. t.) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant
More(adv.) In addition
(n.) A greater quantity, amount, or number
(superl.) Additional
(v. t.) To make more
Morgan(n.) One of a celebrated breed of American trotting horses
Morgue(n.) A place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends
Moribund(a.) In a dying state
(n.) A dying person.
Morisco(a.) Moresque.
(n.) A thing of Moorish origin
Mormon(a.) Of or pertaining to the Mormons
(n.) A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill
Morn(n.) The first part of the day
Morocco(n.) A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors
Morose(a.) Lascivious
Morpheus(n.) The god of dreams.
Morphia(n.) Morphine.
Morphine(n.) A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne
Morphinism(n.) A morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use of morphine.
Morpho(n.) Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical American butterflies, of the genus Morpho
Morris(n.) A dance formerly common in England, often performed in pagenats, processions, and May games
Morro(n.) A round hill or point of land
Morse(n.) A clasp for fastening garments in front.
Mortal(a.) Affecting as if with power to kill
(n.) A being subject to death
Mortar(n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials
(v. t.) To plaster or make fast with mortar.
Mortgage(n.) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance according to the stipulated terms
(v. t.) Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively
Mortgagor(n.) One who gives a mortgage.
Mortification(n.) A gift to some charitable or religious institution
Mortify(v. i.) To be subdued
(v. t.) To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation
Mortise(n.) A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon
(v. t.) To cut or make a mortisein.
Mortmain(n.) Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate
Mortuary(a.) A burial place
Morula(n.) The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development
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