masorete
noun · a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)
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massive
adjective · consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
Example: Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planetsmassively
adverb · to a massive degree or in a massive manner
Example: tonight the haddock were shoaling massively in three hundred fathomsmasterful
adjective · having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
Example: a consummate artistmasterless
adjective · having no lord or master
Example: harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless menmasterly
adjective · having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
Example: a consummate artistmasturbate
verb · get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
match
noun · lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
Example: he always carries matches to light his pipematerialise
verb · come into being; become reality
Example: Her dream really materializedmaterially
adverb · with respect to material aspects
Example: psychologically similar but materially differentmaternally
adverb · in a maternal manner; as a mother
Example: she loved her students almost maternallymathematically
adverb · with respect to mathematics
Example: mathematically impossiblematrilineal
adjective · based on or tracing descent through the female line
Example: matrilineal inheritancematrimony vine
noun · any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
matte up
verb · change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
Example: The fabric felted up after several washesmatted
adjective · tangled in a dense mass
Example: tried to push through the matted undergrowthmatter to
verb · be of importance or consequence
Example: This matters to me!maturate
verb · ripen and generate pus
Example: her wounds are festeringmaturely
adverb · in a mature manner
Example: she acts very maturely for her agematurity-onset diabetes
noun · mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
maunder
verb · speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
mauritanie
noun · a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
mawkishly
adverb · in a mawkish and emotional manner
Example: the violinist played that piece mawkishlymaxim gorki
noun · Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts
maximally
adverb · to a maximal degree
Example: the cells maximally responsive to lines in this orientation will firemayhap
adverb · by chance
Example: perhaps she will call tomorrowmcia
noun · an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization
meadow saffron
noun · bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
meadow spikemoss
noun · spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America
meager
adjective · deficient in amount or quality or extent
Example: meager resourcesmeagre
adjective · deficient in amount or quality or extent
Example: meager resourcesmeagrely
adverb · to a meager degree or in a meager manner
Example: these voices are meagerly represented at the conferencemean
adjective · of no value or worth
Example: I was caught in the bastardly trafficmeanderingly
adverb · in a meandering manner
Example: the river ran meanderingly through the valleymeaning
adjective · rich in significance or implication
Example: a meaning lookmeaningfully
adverb · in a meaningful manner; so as to be meaningful
Example: He glanced at her meaningfullymeanly
adverb · in a miserly manner
Example: they lived meanly and without ostentationmeantime
adverb · during the intervening time
Example: meanwhile I will not think about the problemmeanwhile
adverb · during the intervening time
Example: meanwhile I will not think about the problemmeasurably
adverb · to a measurable degree
Example: the difference is measurably largemeasure up
verb · prove capable or fit; meet requirements
measuredly
adverb · in a deliberate unhurried manner
Example: she was working deliberatelymeaty
adjective · being on topic and prompting thought
Example: a meaty discussionmechanically
adverb · in a machinelike manner; without feeling
Example: he smiled mechanicallymechanise
verb · make mechanical
Example: mechanize the proceduremechanistic
adjective · explained in terms of physical forces
Example: a mechanistic universemechanize
verb · make mechanical
Example: mechanize the proceduremeddle
verb · intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
Example: Don't meddle in my affairs!mediaeval
adjective · as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
Example: a medieval attitude toward datingmedially
adverb · in a medial position
Example: this consonant always occurs mediallymedical intern
noun · an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
medicament
noun · (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
medicinal
adjective · having the properties of medicine
Example: medicative drugsmeditatively
adverb · in a meditative manner
Example: round and round, while meditatively, as a cow chewing the cud, he let his eyes rest on the flat water ahead of himmedullated nerve fiber
noun · a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin
medusan
noun · one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
meek
adjective · evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant- Orville Prescott
Example: compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of othersmeekly
adverb · in a humble manner
Example: he humbly lowered his headmeet
adjective · being precisely fitting and right
Example: it is only meet that she should be seated firstmeet up with
verb · meet with by appointment
Example: She met up with her former lover