<B>Manx</B> or <B>manx cat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a breed of domestic cat that has no tail or only the stump of a tail. </DL>
<A NAME="manxman">
<B>Manxman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a native or inhabitant of the Isle of Man. </DL>
<A NAME="manxshearwater">
<B>Manx shearwater,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small shearwater which nests on islands of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. </DL>
<A NAME="many">
<B>many, </B>adjective, <B>more,</B> <B>most,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> consisting of a great number; numerous. <BR> <I>Ex. many years ago. There are many children in the city.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a great number. <BR> <I>Ex. many of us. Do you know many of them?</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a large number of people or things. <BR> <I>Ex. There were many at the dance. Many be called, but few chosen (Matthew 20:16). Never ... was so much owed by so many to so few (Sir Winston Churchill).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>a good many,</B> </I>a fairly large number. <BR> <I>Ex. A few failed the test but a good many got perfect scores.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>a great many,</B> </I>a very large number. <BR> <I>Ex. A great many gathered at the scene.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>how many,</B> </I>what number of. <BR> <I>Ex. How many days until school is out?</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>one too many </B>(<B>for</B>), <DD><B> a. </B>more than a match for. </I> <I>Ex. We were one too many for the enemy.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>too much for one's own good, especially of alcoholic beverage. <BR> <I>Ex. Our friend has had one too many at the party.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>the many,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>most people. </I> <I>Ex. The many fail (Tennyson).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the common people. <BR> <I>Ex. The folly and foolish self-opinion of the half-instructed many (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="manyear">
<B>man-year, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one year of work by one man, used as a unit in figuring cost, time, output, or other constituent of production. <BR> <I>Ex. Deaths in World War II produced a loss of 3 million man-years.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="manyfaceted">
<B>many-faceted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having many facets; many-sided. </DL>
<A NAME="manyfold">
<B>manyfold, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> many times; to a great extent. <BR> <I>Ex. During the past five years the number of weapons has increased manyfold (Lewis L. Strauss).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="manyplies">
<B>manyplies, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the third stomach of a cow or other ruminant animal; omasum; psalterium. </DL>
<A NAME="manysided">
<B>many-sided, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having many sides. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) having many interests or abilities; versatile. <BR> <I>Ex. Benjamin Franklin was a many-sided person.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) having many aspects, possibilities, or capacities. <BR> <I>Ex. Flying to the moon is a many-sided problem.</I> noun <B>many-sidedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="manyvalued">
<B>many-valued, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Mathematics.) having many values; multivalued. </DL>
<A NAME="manzanilla">
<B>manzanilla, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dry, light Spanish sherry with a somewhat bitter flavor. </DL>
<A NAME="manzanita">
<B>manzanita, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the heath family that grow in western North America, such as the bearberry. <DD><B> 2. </B>the fruit of any one of these plants. </DL>
<A NAME="mao">
<B>Mao, </B>noun, pl. <B>Maos.</B> =Mao jacket.</DL>
<A NAME="mao">
<B>MAO</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> monoamine oxidase. </DL>
<A NAME="maocracy">
<B>Maocracy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a ruling body or class made up of Maoists. </DL>
<A NAME="maoflu">
<B>Mao flu,</B> =Hong Kong flu.</DL>
<A NAME="maoism">
<B>Maoism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the principles and practices of Mao Zedong, 1893-1976, Chinese Communist leader, characterized by rigid adherence to Marxian doctrine. <BR> <I>Ex. They seek to make of Maoism a powerful faith that would unite, guide, and inspire future generations (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="maoist">
<B>Maoist, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Mao Zedong or Maoism. <DD><I>noun </I> a follower or supporter of Mao Zedong or of Maoism. <BR> <I>Ex. The young Maoists, more influenced by the idea of Gotterdammerung than perhaps they know, are for burning down and starting over (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="maoize">
<B>Maoize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to bring under the influence of Mao Zedong; convert to Maoism. noun <B>Maoization.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="maojacket">
<B>Mao jacket</B> or <B>coat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a narrow jacket or coat with a mandarin collar. </DL>
<A NAME="maori">
<B>Maori, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ris,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a member of the native Polynesian people of New Zealand. <DD><B> 2. </B>their Polynesian language. <DD><I>adj. </I> of the Maoris or their language. </DL>
<A NAME="maorilander">
<B>Maorilander, </B>noun. =New Zealander.</DL>
<A NAME="maoritanga">
<B>Maoritanga, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the art, customs, traditions, or other cultural aspects of the Maoris. </DL>
<A NAME="maotai">
<B>mao tai,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a Chinese liquor, like vodka, distilled from millet. </DL>
<A NAME="map">
<B>map, </B>noun, verb, <B>mapped,</B> <B>mapping.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a drawing of the earth's surface or of part of it, usually showing countries, cities, rivers, seas, lakes, and mountains. <BR> <I>Ex. We looked over several maps to find the best route to drive to Canada.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a drawing of the sky or of part of it, showing the position of the stars and the planets: <BR> <I>Ex. The map of the heavens showed all the northern constellations.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a maplike drawing of anything. <BR> <I>Ex. a highway map, a weather map.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=genetic map.</B> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a map of; show on a map. <BR> <I>Ex. Surveyors gradually mapped the United States as the frontier moved west.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to collect information for a map by exploring or surveying (a region or other geographical area or feature). <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to arrange in detail; plan. <BR> <I>Ex. Each Monday we map out the week's work. I set to work to map out a new career (Mark Twain).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Mathematics.) to cause an element in (one set) to correspond to an element in the same or another set. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Genetics.) to place (a gene or genes) in a particular arrangement on a chromosome. <BR><I>expr. <B>put on the map,</B> </I>to give importance or prominence to; make well-known. <BR> <I>Ex. He [Gene Krupa] is credited with putting jazz drumming on the map (New Yorker).</I> adj. <B>maplike.</B> noun <B>mapper.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="maple">
<B>maple, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a tree grown for shade, ornament, its wood, or its sap. There are many kinds of maples, but all have dry fruits with two wings, and opposite leaves without stipules. <DD><B> 2. </B>its hard, fine-grained, light-colored wood, used especially for furniture and flooring. <DD><B> 3. </B>the flavor of maple sugar or maple syrup. adj. <B>maplelike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="maplefamily">
<B>maple family,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a group of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs with dry, two-winged fruit, found in mountainous, northern countries, and cultivated widely for shade and ornament. </DL>
<A NAME="mapleleaf">
<B>maple leaf,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a leaf of the maple tree. <DD><B> 2. </B>this leaf as the official Canadian emblem. </DL>
<A NAME="maplesugar">
<B>maple sugar,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a pale-brown sugar made by boiling the sap of the maple, usually the sugar maple, until much of the water has evaporated. </DL>
<A NAME="maplesyrup">
<B>maple syrup,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> syrup made by boiling the sap of the maple, usually the sugar maple. </DL>
<A NAME="mapmaker">
<B>mapmaker, </B>noun. =cartographer.</DL>
<A NAME="mapmaking">
<B>mapmaking, </B>noun. =cartography.</DL>
<A NAME="mappable">
<B>mappable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be mapped. <BR> <I>Ex. a genetically mappable gene.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="mappery">
<B>mappery, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the process of making maps; cartography. </DL>
<A NAME="mappist">
<B>mappist, </B>noun. =mapmaker.</DL>
<A NAME="maquahuitl">
<B>maquahuitl, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Aztec sword made of hard wood, usually inlaid with carvings or mosaic work, and having both edges set with sharp, rectangular pieces of obsidian. </DL>
<A NAME="maquette">
<B>maquette, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a preliminary sketch or model in clay or wax of a painting, monument, building, or sculpture. <BR> <I>Ex. The eleven maquettes on display were selected from 199 entries by a jury (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="maquila">
<B>maquila, </B>noun. =maquiladora.</DL>
<A NAME="maquiladora">
<B>maquiladora, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an industrial plant located in Mexico and owned by a U.S. corporation. It assembles finished products from component parts shipped in to Mexico, duty-free, from other countries. <BR> <I>Ex. Mexican peasants drawn to the maquiladoras are paid as little as fifty-five cents an hour (Rolling Stone).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="maquillage">
<B>maquillage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) cosmetics applied to the face; makeup. </DL>
<A NAME="maquilleur">
<B>maquilleur, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a makeup man. </DL>
<A NAME="maquis">
<B>Maquis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-quis,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the French underground resistance movement against the Germans in World War II. <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of this. <BR> <I>Ex. At a tank stop the train was boarded by a gang of armed Maquis (Time).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>an underground resistance movement in Algeria during French occupation. <DD><I>adj. </I> of, resembling in tactics, or having to do with the Maquis. </DL>
<A NAME="maquisard">
<B>Maquisard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a member of the Maquis. </DL>
<A NAME="mar">
<B>mar, </B>verb, <B>marred,</B> <B>marring,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to spoil the beauty of; damage; injure. <BR> <I>Ex. The nails in the workmen's shoes have marred our newly finished floors. Weeds mar a garden. ... hideously marred about the face (Herman Melville).</I> (SYN) disfigure. <DD><B> 2. </B>to spoil or ruin. <BR> <I>Ex. Grant us felicity ... nor let our sweet delight be marred by aught (William Morris).</I> (SYN) impair. <DD><I>noun </I> something that mars; blemish; drawback. </DL>
