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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>MISSIONC</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="missionarize"> missionarize, intransitive verb, transitive verb, -rized, -rizing. =missionize.</DL> <A NAME="missionary"> missionary, noun, pl. -aries, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a person sent on the work of a religious mission. Ex. the missionary went to Africa to convert people to Christianity. <DD> 2. a person who works to advance some cause or idea. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) an emissary. <DD>adj. 1. of religious missions or missionaries. Ex. missionary enthusiasm. <DD> 2. sent on a mission; engaged in missionary work. Ex. a missionary priest, a missionary society. </DL> <A NAME="missioncontrol"> mission control,<DL COMPACT><DD> a facility on the ground that controls a mission or flight into outer space. </DL> <A NAME="missionfurniture"> mission furniture,<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of heavy, plain, dark furniture, resembling the furniture used in the old Spanish missions in California. </DL> <A NAME="missionize"> missionize, verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to send missionaries or missions; establish a religious mission or missions. Ex. All three religions ... have been actively missionizing (Alfred L. Kroeber). <DD>v.t. to send missionaries or missions to; convert through evangelizing. </DL> <A NAME="missions"> missions, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under mission. </DL> <A NAME="missionspecialist"> mission specialist,<DL COMPACT><DD> a scientist or engineer aboard a spacecraft, responsible for special experiments or exploration. Ex. A yearlong drive for additional astronauts and mission specialists ended ... with the selection of 35 candidates--20 mission specialists and 15 pilot-astronauts (Terry White). </DL> <A NAME="missis"> missis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) <DD> 1. a wife. Ex. And how is the missis these days? <DD> 2. the mistress of a household. Ex. Missis and the young ladies and Master John are going out to tea this afternoon (Charlotte Bronte). <DD> Also, missus. </DL> <A NAME="missisauga"> Missisauga, noun, pl. -ga or -gas.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a tribe of Algonkian Indians inhabiting central Ontario and Quebec, first encountered by the French in 1634. </DL> <A NAME="missish"> missish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> prim; prudish; affected. Ex. You are not going to be missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report (Jane Austen). noun missishness. </DL> <A NAME="mississippian"> Mississippian, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a native or inhabitant of Mississippi. <DD> 2. the earlier of the two periods into which the Carboniferous is divided, after the Devonian and before the Pennsylvanian, characterized by the appearance of fern and lichen forests; Lower Carboniferous (the name used outside North America). <DD> 3. the rocks formed in this period. <DD>adj. 1. of or having to do with Mississippi or the Mississippi River. <DD> 2. of or having to do with the Mississippian or its rocks. </DL> <A NAME="mississippikite"> Mississippi kite,<DL COMPACT><DD> a graceful, falconlike hawk with grayish plumage and black tail, found in the southeastern and central United States. </DL> <A NAME="missive"> missive, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a written message; letter. Ex. You ... with taunts Did gibe my missive out of audience (Shakespeare). (SYN) dispatch. <DD>adj. (Obsolete.) 1. that is or is intended to be sent. <DD> 2. sent as a message. Ex. a letter missive. </DL> <A NAME="missouri"> Missouri, noun, pl. -ri or -ris.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a member of a Siouan tribe of North American Indians, formerly living in central and western Missouri. <DD> 2. the language of this tribe. expr. from Missouri, (Informal.) not convinced until shown clear proof; skeptical; doubtful. Ex. The legislators, for the most part, have said that they are from Missouri (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="missourian"> Missourian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of Missouri or its people. <DD>noun a native or inhabitant of Missouri. </DL> <A NAME="missourifloweringcurrant"> Missouri flowering currant, =golden currant.</DL> <A NAME="misspeak"> misspeak, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -spoke, -spoken, -speaking.<DL COMPACT><DD> to speak, utter, or pronounce wrongly or incorrectly. </DL> <A NAME="misspeech"> misspeech, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> faulty or incorrect speech. </DL> <A NAME="misspell"> misspell, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -spelled or -spelt, -spelling.<DL COMPACT><DD> to spell incorrectly. </DL> <A NAME="misspelling"> misspelling, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an incorrect spelling. </DL> <A NAME="misspelt"> misspelt, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. misspelled. <DD>verb misspelled; a past tense and a past participle of misspell. </DL> <A NAME="misspend"> misspend, transitive verb, -spent, -spending.<DL COMPACT><DD> to spend foolishly or wrongly; waste. </DL> <A NAME="misspent"> misspent, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. spent foolishly or wrongly; wasted. Ex. a misspent fortune, a misspent, ruined life. <DD>verb the past tense and past participle of misspend. </DL> <A NAME="misspoke"> misspoke, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> the past tense of misspeak. </DL> <A NAME="misspoken"> misspoken, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> the past participle of misspeak. </DL> <A NAME="misstate"> misstate, transitive verb, -stated, -stating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to state wrongly or incorrectly. (SYN) misrepresent, distort, falsify. noun misstatement. </DL> <A NAME="misstep"> misstep, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a wrong step. Ex. A misstep to the right or left was fatal. <DD> 2. an error or slip in conduct; faux pas. </DL> <A NAME="missus"> missus, noun. =missis.</DL> <A NAME="missy"> missy, noun, pl. missies.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) little miss; miss. </DL> <A NAME="mist"> mist, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog; haze. Ex. As the sun rose it burned off the clouds of low mist in the valleys. <DD> 2. (U.S.) a fine drizzle. <DD> 3. a cloud of very fine drops of any liquid in the air. Ex. A mist of perfume issued from the atomizer. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) anything that dims, blurs, or obscures. Ex. She did not cry, but a mist came over her eyes. A mist of prejudice spoiled his judgment. Things view'd ... through the mist of fear (Thomas Carlyle). <DD>v.i. 1. to come down in mist; rain in very fine drops; drizzle. Ex. It is misting. <DD> 2. to become covered with mist; become dim. Ex. The windows are misting. <DD>v.t. to cover with a mist; put a mist before; make dim. Ex. Tears misted her eyes. The composer gazed absently out of the misted window (London Times). adj. mistless. adj. mistlike. </DL> <A NAME="mistakable"> mistakable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that may be mistaken or misunderstood. (SYN) ambiguous. </DL> <A NAME="mistake"> mistake, noun, verb. -took, -taken, -taking.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. an error in action, thought, or judgment; blunder. Ex. It was a mistake to leave before the snow stopped. I used your towel by mistake. (SYN) fault, oversight, slip. <DD> 2. a misunderstanding of a thing's meaning. Ex. a mistake in interpretation. <DD>v.t. 1. to misunderstand (what is seen or heard); take in a wrong sense. Ex. You have mistaken the meaning of the letter. <DD> 2. to take wrongly; take (to be some other person or thing). Ex. to mistake a fixed star for a planet. I mistook that stick for a snake. You can't mistake him for his brother. There's no mistaking his real motive. <DD> 3. to estimate wrongly. Ex. to mistake one's own strength. <DD>v.i. (Archaic.) to make a mistake; be in error. expr. and no mistake, without a doubt; surely. Ex. Mary Ann was mad, and no mistake (Harper's). expr. make no mistake (about it), you may be sure; have no doubt. Ex. Whitehall, make no mistake, is gravely alarmed and fearful (Manchester Guardian Weekly). Make no mistake about it ... we are going to win (Atlantic). noun mistaker. </DL> <A NAME="mistaken"> mistaken, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. wrong in opinion; having made a mistake. Ex. A mistaken person should admit that he was wrong. <DD> 2. wrongly judged; wrong; misplaced. Ex. a mistaken opinion. It was a mistaken kindness to give that boy more candy; it will make him sick. (SYN) erroneous. <DD>verb the past participle of mistake. Ex. She was mistaken for the queen. adv. mistakenly. noun mistakenness. </DL> <A NAME="mistaught"> mistaught, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> the past tense and past participle of misteach. Ex. He was mistaught in the lower grades. </DL> <A NAME="misteach"> misteach, transitive verb, -taught, -teaching.<DL COMPACT><DD> to teach badly or wrongly. </DL> <A NAME="mister"> mister, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun (Informal.) sir. Ex. "Good morning, mister," said Dominicus (Hawthorne). <DD>v.t. (Informal.) to address as "mister." </DL> <A NAME="mister"> Mister, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> Mr., a title put before a man's name or the name of his office or occupation. Ex. Mr. Smith, Mr. President. </DL> <A NAME="mistercharlie"> Mister Charlie or Mister Charley,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) the white man. Ex. He is an "Uncle Tom," the most dread and spirit-shattering of epithets, ... because he laughs at Mister Charlie's jokes (Atlantic). <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, Mr. Charlie or Mr. Charley. </DL> </DL> <A HREF="misterio.dic">NEXT</A>