Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous compounds. Cf. Manganous.

A dibasic acid H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid; it is found only in solution and in manganate salts.

Containing manganese.

One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive.

Manganese.

Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide.

A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain.

The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.

A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet.

A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.

Same as mangy.

genus of tropical trees native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit.

In a mangy manner; scabbily.

The condition or quality of being mangy.

To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.

A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure, often with heated rollers.

One who smooths with a mangle.

The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.

An East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera (Mangifera Indica), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces a large oval smooth-skinned fruit which is the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.

See Mangel-wurzel.

A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.

The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.

One who mangonizes.

To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.

A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (Garcinia Mangostana) with thick leathery leaves. The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.

The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (Rhizophora Mangle, and Rhizophora mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.

A natural family (Rhizophoraceae) of trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts. It includes the mangrove Rhizophora Mangle.

A fish (Lutjanus griseus) found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida; called also gray snapper.

The kusimanse.

Infected with the mange; scabby.

See Menhaden.

To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon.

A former US agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II.

Manhood.

A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.

The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.

An organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime).

Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.

Manageable.

Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.

A raving lunatic; a madman.

Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.

Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement; frenzied; as, with manic energy.

An affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently.

A person suffering from manic-depressive psychosis.

A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression.

Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.

Of or pertaining to the Manichaeans.

A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil.

The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichaeans.

Manichaean.

Resembling the mania of manic-depressive illness.

Tubular large noodles that are usually stuffed with mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce; -- a type of Italian pasta; also a dish of such noodles thus prepared.

To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work.

A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails; -- an older term for a manicurist.

A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their fingernails; -- formerly called a manicure.

Any species of the genus Manis, or family Manidae.

Mania; insanity.

To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.

A policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God).

The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.

Manifestable.

In a manifest manner; obviously; evidently; clearly.

The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.

A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives.

To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter.

Having many folds, layers, or plates; as, a manifolded shield.

In a manifold manner.

Multiplicity.

Shaped like the hand.

Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.

See Manioc.

A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.

The name of a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898), in which the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet off the shore of Manila in the Phillipines.

A tuberous-rooted twining annual vine (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics.

A lawn grass (Zoysia matrella) common in the Philippines; grown also in US.

A fibrous material obtained from the abaca plant (Musa textilis), a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by the native name abaca. From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made.

A hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants.

A durable brown or buff paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish, made of Manila hemp, and used as a wrapping paper, or as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.

A common thorny tropical American tree (Pithecellobium dulce) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.

See Manilla, 1.

A genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical.

Same as Manila.

Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.

See manila, manila hemp, manila paper.

See 1st Manilla, 1.

The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and Manihot Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.

A handful.

Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.

To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.

The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art.

Any object given to children to encourage them to learn by manipulating physical objects; applied especially to solid objects of varying geometrical shape that can be fit together to form larger aggregates.

One who manipulates, sometimes in an underhanded or fraudulent manner; as, a stock market manipulator.

Of or pertaining to manipulation.

A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin.

The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Insect.

A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship.

The human race; man, taken collectively.

Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.

Of or pertaining to the language or people of the Isle of Man. The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See Manx.

Destitute of men.

Inhumanly.

Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly.

The quality or state of being manly.

A little man.

In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.

The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food.

A South Mediterranean ash (Fraxinus ornus) having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna.

Any of several tall slender grasses of the genus Glyceria. They have long loose panicles, have a sweet flavor or odor, and grow in moist places. Nerved manna grass is Glyceria nervata, and Floating manna grass is Glyceria fluitans.

A tall tree (Eucalyptus viminalis) yielding a false manna.

Any of several Old World semicrustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals; same as manna{2}.

Having a crew; -- of vehicles; as, a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step; to minimize casualties, the military used cruise missiles rather than manned aircraft for the bombardment. Opposite of unmanned.

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model.

Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.

A word that denotes a manner of doing something; a troponym; as, "march" is a manner name for "walk".

The characteristic style or manner that a person uses to express himself orally.

Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self; as, a well-mannered child.

Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others.

One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.

The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.