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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: menseless - mentor</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="menseless"> menseless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) lacking propriety or decorum. </DL> <A NAME="menservants"> menservants, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of manservant. </DL> <A NAME="menses"> menses, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> the discharge of bloody fluid from the uterus that normally occurs approximately every four weeks between puberty and the menopause. </DL> <A NAME="menshevik"> Menshevik, noun, pl. Mensheviks, Mensheviki.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the less radical wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, opposed to the Bolsheviks from 1903 to 1917. </DL> <A NAME="menshevism"> Menshevism or menshevism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the doctrines or principles of the Mensheviks. </DL> <A NAME="menshevist"> Menshevist or menshevist, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun =Menshevik. <DD>adj. of the Mensheviks or Menshevism. </DL> <A NAME="menslib"> Men's Lib or Men's Liberation,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a group or movement of males whose aim is to free men from their traditional image and role in society. Ex. The member of Men's Lib say they are tired of "having to prove our masculinity twenty-four hours a day" (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="mensrea"> mens rea,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) criminal intent. Ex. One is not anxious to multiply criminal offences in which there is no mens rea (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="mensroom"> men's room,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a public lavatory for men. </DL> <A NAME="menssanaincorporesano"> mens sana in corpore sano,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) a sound mind in a sound body. </DL> <A NAME="menstrual"> menstrual, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with the menses. Ex. the menstrual discharge. <DD> 2. =monthly. </DL> <A NAME="menstruate"> menstruate, intransitive verb, -ated, -ating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to have a discharge of bloody fluid from the uterus, normally at intervals of approximately four weeks. </DL> <A NAME="menstruation"> menstruation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or period of menstruating. Ex. The interval from ovulation to menstruation is about two weeks (Sidonie Gruenberg). </DL> <A NAME="menstruous"> menstruous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. menstruating. <DD> 2. =menstrual. </DL> <A NAME="menstruum"> menstruum, noun, pl. -struums, -strua.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) any liquid substance that dissolves a solid; solvent. </DL> <A NAME="mensurability"> mensurability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the property of being mensurable. </DL> <A NAME="mensurable"> mensurable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =measurable. <DD> 2. having assigned limits. </DL> <A NAME="mensural"> mensural, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with measure. </DL> <A NAME="mensurate"> mensurate, transitive verb, -rated, -rating. =measure.</DL> <A NAME="mensuration"> mensuration, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act, art, or process of measuring. <DD> 2. the branch of mathematics that deals with finding lengths, areas, and volumes. </DL> <A NAME="mensurative"> mensurative, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> adapted for or concerned with measuring. </DL> <A NAME="menswear"> menswear, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. clothing for men. <DD> 2. cloth characteristically used in making suits for men. <DD>adj. of or made from this cloth. Ex. menswear flannel. </DL> <A NAME="ment"> -ment,<DL COMPACT><DD> (suffix added to verbs to form nouns.) <DD> 1. the act or state or fact of ______ing. Ex. Enjoyment = the act of enjoying. <DD> 2. the condition of being ______ed. Ex. Amazement = the condition of being amazed. <DD> 3. the product or result of ______ing. Ex. Pavement = the product of paving. Measurement = the result of measuring. <DD> 4. thing that ______s. Ex. Inducement = a thing that induces. <DD> 5. two or more of these meanings, as in improvement, measurement, settlement. <DD> 6. other meanings, as in ailment, basement. </DL> <A NAME="mental"> mental (1), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of the mind. Ex. a mental test, mental illness. <DD> 2. for the mind. Ex. a mental reminder. <DD> 3. done by or existing in the mind; without the use of written figures. Ex. mental arithmetic. <DD> 4a. having a mental disease or weakness. Ex. a mental patient. <DD> b. for people having a disease of the mind or a mental deficiency. Ex. a mental hospital. <DD> 5. concerned with the mind and its phenomena. Ex. a mental specialist. </DL> <A NAME="mental"> mental (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or in the region of the chin. </DL> <A NAME="mentalage"> mental age,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychology.) a measure of the mental development or general intelligence of an individual in terms of the average performance of normal individuals of various ages. It is determined by a series of tests that are prepared to show natural intelligence rather than the result of education. </DL> <A NAME="mentaldeficiency"> mental deficiency,<DL COMPACT><DD> a lack of ordinary intelligence such as to place the individual at a disadvantage in school and adult life, ranging from mild (with an intelligence quotient between 70 and 85) to severe or profound (with an intelligence quotient below 50); feeble-mindedness. Ex. Mental deficiency, or feeble-mindedness, is an arrested development of the brain (Marguerite Clark). </DL> <A NAME="mentalhealth"> mental health,<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being well mentally, characterized by soundness of thought and outlook, adaptability to one's environment, and balanced behavior. Ex. On all sides we see the signs of an anxious, awakened interest in this grave problem of mental health (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="mentalhygiene"> mental hygiene,<DL COMPACT><DD> the science that deals with the preservation of mental health. </DL> <A NAME="mentalillness"> mental illness,<DL COMPACT><DD> any sickness or disorder of the mind, ranging from mild emotional disturbances, such as a neurosis, to severe personality disorders such as psychosis and schizophrenia. Ex. There are probably as many different kinds of mental illnesses as there are kinds of physical illnesses (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). </DL> <A NAME="mentalism"> mentalism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the doctrine that mental processes are valid subjects of scientific study and experimentation. Ex. When the behaviorists threw out mentalism, they made stimuli and responses the critical elements (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="mentalist"> mentalist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who believes in mentalism. <DD> 2. a mind reader or telepathist. Ex. Dunninger, who says he is a mentalist, put his eyes up against the camera and, he said, transmitted a thought to those tuned in (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="mentalistic"> mentalistic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> arising from or having to do with the mind or its processes as opposed to purely physical reality or biological processes. Ex. Bloomfield strove vigorously to avoid mentalistic terms ... in the statement of his linguistic materials and believed that every truly "scientific statement is made in physical terms" (Charles C. Fries). </DL> <A NAME="mentality"> mentality, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. mental capacity; mind. Ex. An idiot has a very low mentality. <DD> 2. an attitude or outlook. Ex. a childish mentality. </DL> <A NAME="mentally"> mentally, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. in the mind; with the mind; by a mental operation. Ex. He is strong physically, but weak mentally. <DD> 2. with regard to the mind. Ex. Police said the bomb thrower was mentally unbalanced. </DL> <A NAME="mentalreservation"> mental reservation,<DL COMPACT><DD> an unexpressed qualification of a statement. </DL> <A NAME="mentalretardation"> mental retardation,<DL COMPACT><DD> a condition in which intelligence does not develop normally because of some anomaly during pregnancy, genetic defect, disease, or physical injury. </DL> <A NAME="mentaltelepathy"> mental telepathy, =extrasensory perception.</DL> <A NAME="mentation"> mentation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> mental action. </DL> <A NAME="menthaceous"> menthaceous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to the mint family of plants. </DL> <A NAME="menthene"> menthene, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, produced by the dehydration of menthol. </DL> <A NAME="menthol"> menthol, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a white, crystalline substance obtained from oil of peppermint, used in making medicine, in making perfumes, and in confectionery. </DL> <A NAME="mentholated"> mentholated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. containing menthol. <DD> 2. treated with menthol. </DL> <A NAME="menticide"> menticide, noun. =brainwashing.</DL> <A NAME="mention"> mention, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to speak about; refer to. Ex. Do not mention the accident before the children. <DD>noun a short statement; a mentioning; reference. Ex. There was mention of our school party in the newspaper. He grows peevish at any mention of business (Samuel Johnson). expr. make mention of, to speak of; refer to. Ex. He made mention of a book he had read recently. expr. not to mention, not even considering; besides. Ex. The hotel's sports activities included boating and fishing, not to mention tennis and golf. noun mentioner. </DL> <A NAME="mentionable"> mentionable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be mentioned; worthy of mention. </DL> <A NAME="mentonniere"> mentonniere, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a piece of armor for protecting the chin or lower part of the face and neck, used only on occasions of special danger. </DL> <A NAME="mentor"> Mentor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Legend.) a faithful friend of Odysseus. When Odysseus went to fight the Trojans, he left his son with Mentor to be taught and advised. </DL> <A NAME="mentor"> mentor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a wise and trusted adviser. </DL> <A HREF="mentorsh.dic">NEXT</A>