Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 13
Mangcorn (n.) (Obsolete) 混合粒 A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov Eng.]
Mange (n.) （牛、狗等的）獸疥癬 The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.
{Mange insect} (Zool.), any one of several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange insect of the horse ({Psoroptes equi} or {Dermatodectes equi}), and that of cattle ({Symbiotes bovis} or {Dermatophagys bovis}) are the most important species. See {Acarina}.
Mange (n.) A persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people).
Mangel-wurzel (n.) (Bot.) 【英】【植】甜菜，糖蘿蔔 A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See {Beet}. [Written also {mangold-wurzel}.]
Mangel-wurzel (n.) Beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed [syn: {mangel-wurzel}, {mangold-wurzel}, {mangold}, {Beta vulgaris vulgaris}].
Mangel-wurzel (n.) Cultivated as feed for livestock.
Manger (n.) 秣桶，馬槽；【海】擋水板 A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. -- Luke 2: 7
Manger (n.) (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it.
Manger (n.) A container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed [syn: {manger}, {trough}].
Manger (n.) (Luke 2:7, 12, 16), the name (Gr. phatne, rendered "stall" in Luke 13:15) given to the place where the infant Redeemer was laid. It seems to have been a stall or crib for feeding cattle. Stables and mangers in our modern sense were in ancient times unknown in the East. The word here properly denotes "the ledge or projection in the end of the room used as a stall on which the hay or other food of the animals of travellers was placed." (See {INN}.)
Manger (n.) A trough or an open box in which feed for livestock is placed. [syn: trough].
Mangily (adv.) In a mangy manner; scabbily.
Manginess (n.) The condition or quality of being mangy.
Mangled (imp. & p. p.) of Mangle.
Mangling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mangle.
Mangle (v. t.) To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate.
Mangle (v. t.) To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation.
Mangle (n.) A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.
Mangle (n.) To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.
Mangler (n.) One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it.
Mangler (n.) One who smooths with a mangle.
Mangoes (n. pl. ) of Mango.
Mango (n.) The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.
Mango (n.) A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
Mangoldwurzel (n.) See Mangel-wurzel.
Mangonel (n.) A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.
Mangonism (n.) The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.
Mangonist (n.) One who mangonizes.
Mangonist (n.) A slave dealer; also, a strumpet.
Mangonize (v. t.) To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.
Mangosteen (n.) Alt. of Mangostan.
Mangostan (n.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. Mangostana). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.
Mangrove (n.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.
Mangrove (n.) The mango fish.
Mangue (n.) The kusimanse.
Mangy (a.) （獸）生疥癬的；骯髒的；卑劣的 Infected with the mange; scabby.
Mangy (a.) Shabby; worn-out; seedy; run-down; squalid; as, a mangy old coat; a mangy tavern.
Mangy (a.) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat" [syn: {mangy}, {mangey}]
Manhaden (n.) See Menhaden.
Manhead (n.) Manhood.
Manhole (n.) A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.
Manhood (n.) [U] （尤指男性的）成年期；男子氣概；（總稱）男子 The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
Manhood (n.) Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution.
I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus. -- Shak.
Manhood (n.) The genitalia of a male human.
Manhood (n.) The condition of being a human being. Man hour
Manhood (n.) The state of being a man; manly qualities.
Manhood (n.) The quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood" [syn: {humanness}, {humanity}, {manhood}].
Manhood (n.) The status of being a man.
Manhunt (n.) 搜索；追捕；追緝 An organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime).
Manhunt (n.) An organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime).
Mania (n.) Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.
Mania (n.) Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania.
Maniable (a.) Manageable.
Maniac (a.) Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.
Maniac (n.) A raving lunatic; a madman.
Maniacal (a.) Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.
Manicate (a.) Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.
Manichaean (n.) Alt. of Manichee.
Manichean (n.) Alt. of Manichee.
Manichee (n.) A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil.
Manichaean (a.) Alt. of Manichean.
Manichean (a.) Of or pertaining to the Manichaeans.
Manichaeism (n.) Alt. of Manicheism.
Manicheism (n.) The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichaeans.
Manicheist (n.) Manichaean.
Manichord () Alt. of Manichordon.
Manichordon () The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also dumb spinet.
Manicure (n.) A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails.
Manid (n.) Any species of the genus Manis, or family Manidae.
Manie (n.) Mania; insanity.
Manifest (a.) 顯然的，明白的，清楚的 Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. -- Heb. iv. 13.
That which may be known of God is manifest in them. -- Rom. i. 19.
Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. -- Dryden.
Manifest (a.) Detected; convicted; -- with of. [R.]
Calistho there stood manifest of shame. -- Dryden.
Syn: Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious.
Usage: Manifest, Clear, Plain, Obvious, Evident. What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what is evident is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly evident.
So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye. -- Shak.
Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought. -- Milton.
I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew. -- Dryden.
Manifests (n. pl. ) of Manifest.
Manifest (a.) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto.
Manifest (a.) A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse.
Manifested (imp. & p. p.) of Manifest.
Manifesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Manifest.
Manifest (v. t.) 表明，顯示，表露；證明，證實 To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested. -- Mark iv. 22.
Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. -- Shak.
Manifest (v. t.) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Syn: To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display.
Manifest (a.) Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable].
Manifest (n.) [C] 【海】船貨清單；（飛機的）乘客名單；貨單 A customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane.
Manifest (v.) (v. i.) （幽靈、徵兆）出現；顯露 Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence].
Manifest (v.) Record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be manifested".
Manifest (v.) Reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day".
MANIFEST, () com. law. A written instrument containing a true account of the cargo of a ship or commercial vessel.
MANIFEST, () The Act of March 2, 1799, s. 23, requires that when goods, wares, or merchandise, shall be brought into the United States, from any foreign port or place, in any ship or vessel, belonging, in whole or in part to a citizen or inhabitant of the United States, the manifest shall be in writing, signed by the master of the vessel, and that it shall contain the names of the places where the goods in such manifest mentioned, shall have been respectively taken on board, and the places within the United States, for which they are respectively consigned, particularly noticing the goods destined for each place, respectively; the name, description, and build of such vessel, and her true admeasurement or tonnage, the place to which she belongs, with the name of each owner, according to her register, the name of her master, and a just and particular account of the goods so laden on board, whether in package or stowed loose, of any kind whatsoever, with the marks and numbers on each package, the numbers and descriptions of the packages in words at length, whether leaguer, pipe, butt, puncheon, hogshead, barrel, keg, case, bale, pack, truss, chest, box, bandbox, bundle, parcel, cask, or package of any kind, describing each by its usual denomination; the names of the persons to whom they are respectively consigned, agreeably to the bills of lading, unless when the, goods are consigned to order, when it shall be so expressed; the names of the several passengers on; board, distinguishing whether cabin or steerage passengers, or both, with their baggage, specifying the number and description of packages belonging to each, respectively; together with an account of the remaining sea stores, if any. And if any merchandise be imported, destined for different districts, or ports, the quantities and packages thereof shall be inserted in successive order in the manifest; and all spirits, wines and teas, constituting the whole or any part of the cargo of any vessel, shall be inserted in successive order, distinguishing the ports to which they may be destined, and the kinds, qualities and quantities thereof; and if merchandise be imported by citizens or inhabitants of the United States, in vessels other than of the United States, the manifests shall be of the form and shall contain the particulars aforesaid, except that the vessel shall be specially described as provided by a form in the act. 1 Story's Laws, 593, 594.
MANIFEST, () The want of a manifest, where one is required, or when it is false, is severely punished.
MANIFEST, () Evidence. That which is clear and requires no proof; that which is notorious. See Notoriety.
Manifestable (a.) Such as can be manifested.
Manifestation (n.) 顯示，表明；證實 [U] 表現；表現形式 [C]；示威運動 [C] The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.
Manifestation (n.) That which manifests; a phenomenon which gives evidence of something hidden; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation; the delayed manifestation of a disease.
The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public manifestation of them at the great day. -- Atterbury.
Manifestation (n.) The materialization or apparition of a spirit; -- a phenomenon claimed to be seen by spiritualists.
Manifestation (n.) A clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion".
Manifestation (n.) A manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease".
Manifestation (n.) An appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) [syn: {materialization}, {materialisation}, {manifestation}].
Manifestation (n.) Expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: {expression}, {manifestation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}].
Manifestation (n.) A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war" [syn: {demonstration}, {manifestation}].
Manifestible (a.) Manifestable.
Manifestly (adv.) 顯然地，明白地 In a manifest manner ; obviously; evidently; clearly.
Manifestly (adv.) Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain].
Manifestness (n.) The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.
Manifestoes (n. pl. ) of Manifesto.
Manifesto (n. & a.) A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives.
Manifold (a.) 各式各樣的；種種的；具有多種形式（或特點等）的；有許多部分的 Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.
O Lord, how manifold are thy works! -- Ps. civ. 24.
I know your manifold transgressions. -- Amos v. 12.
Manifold (a.) Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number. "The manifold wisdom of God." --Eph. iii. 10. "The manifold grace of God." -- 1 Pet. iv. 10.
{Manifold writing}, A process or method by which several copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets of coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain paper upon which the marks made by a stylus or a type-writer are transferred; writing several copies of a document at once by use of carbon paper or the like.
Manifold (n.) [C] 多種；【機】歧管 A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.
Manifold (n.) (Mech.) A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others. as, the exhaust manifold of an automobile engine.
Manifold (n.) (pl.) The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local, U.S.]
Manifolded (imp. & p. p.) of Manifold.
Manifolding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Manifold.
Manifold (v. t.) To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter.
Manifold (a.) Many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology" [syn: {manifold}, {multiplex}].
Manifold (n.) A pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes.
Manifold (n.) A lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies; "an original and two manifolds" [syn: {manifold paper}, {manifold}].
Manifold (n.) A set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions.
Manifold (v.) Make multiple copies of; "multiply a letter".
Manifold (v.) Combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" [syn: {multiply}, {manifold}].
Manifolded (a.) Having many folds, layers, or plates; as, a manifolded shield. [Obs.]
Manifoldly (adv.) In a manifold manner.
Manifoldness (n.) Multiplicity. -- Sherwood.
Manifoldness (n.) (Math.) A generalized concept of magnitude.
Maniform (a.) Shaped like the hand.
Maniglion (n.) (Gun.) Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.
Manihoc (n.) Alt. of Manihot.
Manihot (n.) See Manioc.
Manikin (n.) A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.
Manikin (n.) A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc.
Manilla (a.) 馬尼拉麻製的；馬尼拉紙製的 Of or pertaining to
Manilla (a.) {Manila paper} or the color of {manila paper}.
{Manila cheroot} or {Manila cigar}, A cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.
Manilio (n.) See Manilla, 1.
Manilla (n.) A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
Manilla (n.) A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa. -- Simmonds.
Manilla (a.) Same as
Manilla (n.) 馬尼拉麻；馬尼拉紙 A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: {manila}, {manila paper}, {manilla}, {manilla paper}].
Manilla, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 839
Housing Units (2000): 369
Land area (2000): 0.792135 sq. miles (2.051620 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.792135 sq. miles (2.051620 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48855
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.888202 N, 95.232809 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 51454
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Manille (n.) See 1st Manilla, 1.
Manioc (n.) The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.
Maniple (n.) A handful. [R.] -- B. Jonson.
Maniple (n.) （古代羅馬的）中隊（60或120人）；（神父左前臂佩戴的）彌撒帶 A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company. -- Milton.
Maniple (n.) Originally, a
napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of
the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in
the