| mailman |
a man whose job is to deliver mail; postman. |
| maim |
to cripple or disable, usu. by destroying or rendering useless a limb or extremity. [2 definitions] |
| main |
most important; chief; primary. [5 definitions] |
| Maine |
a U.S. state in the northeastern corner of the country. (abbr.: ME) |
| mainframe |
a computer with esp. large capacity, able to accommodate numerous terminals. |
| mainland |
the principal land mass of a country, continent, or region, as distinguished from adjacent islands or peninsulas. |
| mainly |
for the most part; chiefly; principally. |
| mainstay |
the principal support or component of something. [2 definitions] |
| mainstream |
the principal or dominant direction or trend of a human activity, thought, or movement. [3 definitions] |
| maintain |
to keep in existence; continue without making changes. [4 definitions] |
| maintenance |
the act of maintaining or state of being maintained. [2 definitions] |
| maize |
see "Indian corn." [3 definitions] |
| majestic |
regal, imposing, or stately; of great dignity or grandness. |
| majesty |
the greatness, dignity, or power of a sovereign or sovereign being. [5 definitions] |
| major |
the military rank above captain and below lieutenant colonel, or a person holding this rank. [6 definitions] |
| majorette |
see "drum majorette." |
| majority |
the greater number or amount; a number or amount greater than half. [4 definitions] |
| major league |
either of the two highest-level leagues of professional baseball teams in the U.S. [2 definitions] |
| major scale |
in music, a scale of whole steps, with two half-steps that occur between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth steps. |
| make |
to bring into being by constructing from separate parts. [19 definitions] |
| make a dent in |
to make progress, esp. by lessening a burden. [2 definitions] |