Maverick (n.) In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle.
Mavis (n.) The European throstle or song thrush (Turdus musicus).
Maw (n.) A gull.
Maw (n.) A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt.
Maw (n.) Appetite; inclination.
Maw (n.) An old game at cards.
Mawk (n.) A maggot.
Mawk (n.) A slattern; a mawks.
Mawkin (n.) See Malkin, and Maukin.
Mawkingly (adv.) Slatternly.
Mawkish (a.) Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; disgusting.
Mawkish (a.) Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious.
Mawkishly (adv.) In a mawkish way.
Mawkishness (n.) The quality or state of being mawkish.
Mawks (n.) A slattern; a mawk.
Mawky (a.) Maggoty.
Mawmet (n.) A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed.
Mawmetry (n.) The religion of Mohammed; also, idolatry. See Mawmet.
Mawmish (a.) Nauseous.
Mawseed (n.) The seed of the opium poppy.
Mawworm (n.) Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species.
Mawworm (n.) One of the larvae of botflies of horses; a bot.
Maxillae (pl. ) of Maxilla
Maxilla (n.) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.
Maxilla (n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible.
Maxilla (n.) One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.
Maxillar (a.) Alt. of Maxillary
Maxillary (a.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.
Maxillary (n.) The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
Maxillary (n.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
Maxilliform (a.) Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
Maxilliped (n.) One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillae. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.
Maxillo-mandibular (a.) Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; as, the maxillo-mandibular nerve.
Maxillo-palatine (a.) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull; as, the maxillo-palatine process of the maxilla. Also used as n.
Maxilloturbinal (a.) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
Maxilloturbinal (n.) The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone.
Maxim (n.) An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.
Maxim (n.) The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.
Maximilian (n.) A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.
Maximization (n.) The act or process of increasing to the highest degree.
Maximize (v. t.) To increase to the highest degree.
Maxima (pl. ) of Maximum
Maximum (n.) The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum.
Maximum (a.) Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
Might (imp.) of May
May (v.) An auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can.
May (n.) A maiden.
May (n.) The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
May (n.) The early part or springtime of life.
May (n.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.
May (n.) The merrymaking of May Day.
Maya (n.) The name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English, idealism; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.
Maybe (adv.) Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.
Maybe (a.) Possible; probable, but not sure.
Maybe (n.) Possibility; uncertainty.
Maybird (n.) The whimbrel; -- called also May fowl, May curlew, and May whaap.
Maybird (n.) The knot.
Maybird (n.) The bobolink.
Maybloom (n.) The hawthorn.
Maybush (n.) The hawthorn.
Mayduke (n.) A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality.
Mayfish (n.) A common American minnow (Fundulus majalis). See Minnow.
Mayflower (n.) In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
Mayhap (adv.) Perhaps; peradventure.
Mayhem (n.) The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See Maim.
Maying (n.) The celebrating of May Day.
Mayonnaise (n.) A sauce compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up with olive oil to the consistency of a sirup, and seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt, etc.; -- used in dressing salads, fish, etc. Also, a dish dressed with this sauce.
Mayor (n.) The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.
Mayoral (n.) The conductir of a mule team; also, a head shepherd.
Mayoralty (n.) The office, or the term of office, of a mayor.
Mayoress (n.) The wife of a mayor.
Mayorship (n.) The office of a mayor.
Maypole (n.) A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.
Maypop (n.) The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the North American Passiflora incarnata, an oval yellowish berry as large as a small apple.
Mayweed (n.) A composite plant (Anthemis Cotula), having a strong odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States.
Mayweed (n.) The feverfew.
Mazama (n.) Alt. of Mazame
Mazame (n.) A goatlike antelope (Haplocerus montanus) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called also mountain goat.
Mazard (n.) A kind of small black cherry.
Mazard (n.) The jaw; the head or skull.
Mazard (v. t.) To knock on the head.
Mazarine (a.) Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661.
Mazarine (n.) Mazarine blue.
Mazdean (a.) Of or pertaining to Ahura-Mazda, or Ormuzd, the beneficent deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian.
Mazdeism (n.) The Zoroastrian religion.
Maze (n.) A wild fancy; a confused notion.
Maze (n.) Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment.
Maze (n.) A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth.
Mazed (imp. & p. p.) of Maze
Mazing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Maze
Maze (v. t.) To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze.
Maze (v. i.) To be bewildered.
Mazedness (n.) The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment.
Mazeful (a.) Mazy.
Mazer (n.) A large drinking bowl; -- originally made of maple.
Mazily (adv.) In a mazy manner.
Maziness (n.) The state or quality of being mazy.
Mazological (a.) Of or pertaining to mazology.
Mazologist (n.) One versed in mazology or mastology.
Mazology (n.) Same as Mastology.