Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.
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To make a martyr of.
In the manner of a martyr.
A martyrology.
Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.
A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs.
A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.
Martyrdom.
To marvel at.
A common garden plant (Mirabilis jalapa or Mirabilis uniflora) of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called also four-o'clock. See four-o'clock.
Marvelous.
Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.
The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.
A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.
A system of economic and political thought, originated by Karl Marx, and elaborated by others. It holds that the state has been the a device for suppression of the masses, allowing exploitation by a dominant (capitalistic) class; that historical change occurs through class struggle; and that the capitalist system will inevitably wither away to be superseded by a classless society.
Marxism, as interpreted by V. I. Lenin.
Of or pertaining to Marx or Marxism.
of or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism.
See Marry.
The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.
Mariolatry.
A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff.
A confection made of almonds and sugar mixed into a paste and molded into shapes. Same as marchpane.
A Nilotic language.
Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so named from Mascagni, who discovered it.
A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eye lashes, usually applied with a small brush.
A lozenge voided.
Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions.
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs.
To make strong.
Of the male sex; not female.
The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.
See Maze.
To emit coherent microwave radiation, as in a maser{2}.
A drinking cup. See 1st Maslin, 2.
Same as Mazer.
To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.
An abbreviation for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, consisting of the equipment and personnel required to perform emergency operations on injured soldiers, located in tents near the front lines of combat; as, he worked in the 25th MASH.
the name of a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's.
Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal.
One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.
See Maslin.
Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.
A golf club like the iron, but with a shorter head, slightly more lofted, used chiefly for short approaches.
A Muslim place of worship; a mosque.
To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
To confuse; to stupefy.
The dress or disguise of a masker; masquerade.
The muskellunge.
An excitant containing opium, much used by the Turks.
Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat.
To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.
Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.
A type of fiberboard.
The art or occupation of a mason.
A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries.
A Masorite.
Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors.
One of the writers of the Masora.
A mask; a masquerade.
To conceal with masks; to disguise.
One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.
To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
An analytical instrument which determines the mass of molecules of a substance or fragments of its molecules. It functions by injecting ionized moecules or molecular gragments into a vacuum chamber subjected to a strong magnetic field, in which charged particles move in a curved trajectory.
A method for identifying chemical composition of substances by use of a mass spectrometer.
To produce on a large scale.
Produced in large quantity, often by automated or assembly-line techniques.
of or pertaining to mass spectrometry; determined by mass spectrometry.
To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.
One who massacres.
To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; as, to massage a patient with ointment.
One who practices massage; a masseur or masseuse.
The black rattlesnake (Crotalus tergemina, or Caudisona tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley.
A stroke made with the cue held vertically.
A priest who celebrates Mass.
The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.
Of or pertaining to the masseter.
Masseteric.
A man who practices massage.
A woman who practices massage.
Lead monoxide (also called Lead protoxide), PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment. It is also called lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4.
A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range.
The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.
In a heavy mass.
The state or quality of being massive; massiness.
Same as Masora.
Same as Masorite.
Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight or substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock.
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
In Muslim countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places.
The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food. The lore of a bird.
Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.
To be skillful; to excel.
The senior petty officer of a ship, responsible for discipline aboard the ship.
Dominion; rule; command.
Learned thoroughly.
Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary.
In a masterful manner; imperiously.
The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.
Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.
The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.
With the skill of a master.
Masterly.
Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement.
The state or office of a master.
One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.
A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria). The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre. Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut.
To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.
A building in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.
Capable of being masticated.
A part of a bridle, the slavering bit.
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
One who masticates.
The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
One who masticates.
A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
See Mastic.
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