Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 14
Manipular (a.) Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.
Manipular (a.) Manipulatory; as, manipular operations.
Manipulated (imp. & p. p.) of Manipulate.
Manipulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Manipulate.
Manipulate (v. t.) To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus.
Manipulate (v. t.) To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns.
Manipulate (v. i.) To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.
Manipulated variable (n.) Condition or quantity altered (manipulated) to regulate, or initiate a change in, some other condition or quantity. Manipulated variable is in the Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subject.
Manipulation (n.) The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art.
Manipulation (n.) The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.
Manipulation (n.) Artful management; as, the manipulation of political bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.
Manipulative (a.) Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.
Manipulator (n.) One who manipulates.
Manipulatory (a.) Of or pertaining to manipulation.
Manis (n.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin.
Manito (n.) Alt. of Manitu.
Manitou (n.) Alt. of Manitu.
Manitu (n.) A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship.
Manitrunk (n.) The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Insect.
Mankind (n.) [U] [G] 人類The human race; man, taken collectively.
The proper study of mankind is man. -- Pore.
Mankind (n.) Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race. -- Lev. xviii. 22.
Mankind (n.) Human feelings; humanity. [Obs] -- B. Jonson.
Mankind (a.) Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs]
Are women grown so mankind? Must they be wooing? -- Beau. & Fl.
Be not too mankind against your wife. -- Chapman.
Mankind (n.) All of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man].
MANKIND. () Persons of the male sex; but in a more general sense, it includes persons of both sexes; for example, the statute of 25 Hen. VIII., c. 6, makes it felony to commit, sodomy with mankind or beast. Females as well as males axe included under the term mankind. Fortesc. 91; Bac. Ab. Sodomy. See Gender.
Manks (a.) Of or pertaining to the language or people of the of Man.
Manks (n.) The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See Manx.
Manless (a.) Destitute of men.
Manless (a.) Unmanly; inhuman.
Manlessly (adv.) Inhumanly.
Manlike (a.) Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly.
Manliness (n.) The quality or state of being manly.
Manling (n.) A little man.
Manly (a.) Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
Let's briefly put on manly readiness. -- Shak.
Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life. -- Dryden.
Syn: Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy; dignified; stately.
Manly (adv.) In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.
Manly (adv.) In a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn: manfully, manly] [ant: unmanfully, unmanly].
Manly (a.) Possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: manly, manful, manlike] [ant: unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly].
Manly (a.) Characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: male, manful, manlike, manly, virile].
Manly, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 1342
Housing Units (2000): 594
Land area (2000): 1.437989 sq. miles (3.724373 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.437989 sq. miles (3.724373 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48900
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 43.287766 N, 93.203800 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50456
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Manly
Manna (n.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food.
Manna (n.) A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food.
Manna (n.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the secretion of Fraxinus Ornus, and F. rotundifolia, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.
Manna croup () The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. -- called also manna groats.
Manna croup () The husked grains of manna grass.
Manner (n.) Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.
Manner (n.) Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.
Manner (n.) Customary method of acting; habit.
Manner (n.) Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address.
Manner (n.) The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
Manner (n.) Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already.
Manner (n.) Sort; kind; style; -- in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.
Mannered (a.) Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self.
Mannered (a.) Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.
Mannerism (n.) Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
Mannerist (n.) One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
Mannerliness (n.) The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.
Mannerly (a.) Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.
Mannerly (adv.) With good manners.
Mannheim gold () A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc.
Mannide (n.) A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.
Mannish (a.) Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.
Mannish (a.) Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine.
Mannish (a.) Fond of men; -- said of a woman.
Mannitan (n.) A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of mannite.
Mannitate (n.) A salt of mannitic acid.
Mannite (n.) A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); -- called also mannitol, and hydroxy hexane. Cf. Dulcite.
Mannite (n.) A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil's apron.
Mannitic (a.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannite.
Mannitol (n.) (Chem.) A white crystalline hexose ({HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH) of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash ({Fraxinus ornus); -- called also mannite, and hydroxyl hexane. Cf. Dulcite. It is used in pharmacy as excipient and diluent for solids and liquids. It is also used as a food additive for anti-caking properties, or as a sweetener, and, illegally, to "cut" (dilute) illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin.
Syn: D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol; Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal.
Mannitol (n.) A diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine [syn: mannitol, Osmitrol].
Compare: Mannite
Mannite (n.) Same as mannitol.
Mannite (n.) (Bot.) A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil's apron.
Mannitose (n.) (Chem.) A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.
Manoeuvre (n. & v.) See Maneuver.
Maneuver, Manoeuvre, (v. i.) [imp. & p. p. Maneuveredor Manoeuvred; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering, or Manoeuvring.] To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of getting an advantage in attack or defense.
Maneuver, Manoeuvre, (v. i.) Hence: To make changes in one's approach to solving a problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing situation; -- used especially in competitive situations, as in politics, diplomacy, or sports.
Maneuver, Manoeuvre, (v. i.) To manage with address or art; to scheme. Maneuver
Maneuver, Manoeuvre (v. t.) To change the positions of, as of troops of ships. Maneuverer
Maneuver, Manoeuvre (n.) Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
Maneuver, Manoeuvre (n.) Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem. Maneuver
Manoeuvre (n. & v.) See Maneuver. [Chiefly Brit.]
Manoeuvre (n.) A plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre].
Manoeuvre (n.) A military training exercise [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation].
Manoeuvre (n.) A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre, play].
Manoeuvre (n.) A move made to gain a tactical end [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre].
Manoeuvre (n.) An action aimed at evading an opponent [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre, evasive action].
Manoeuvre (v.) Act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship" [syn: maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre].
Manoeuvre (v.) Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre,
direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise].
Manoeuvre (v.) Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operate].
Men-of-war (n. pl. ) of Manofwar.
Manofwar (n.) A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war.
Syn: ship of the line.
Manofwar (n.) The Portuguese man-of-war.
Syn: Syn. --, jellyfish.
Man-of-war hawk (Zool.), The frigate bird.
Man-of-war's man, A sailor serving in a ship of war.
Portuguese man-of-war (Zool.), Any species of the genus Physalia; it is a hydrozoan having both medusa and polyp stages present in a single colony. It floats on the surface of the sea by a buoyant bladderlike structure, from which dangle multiple long tentacles with stinging cells. Its can cause severe rashes when it comes in contact with humans swimming in the area. See Physalia.
Manometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump. Manometric
Manometer (n.) A pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas.
Manometric (a.) Alt. of Manometrical.
Manometrical (a.) Of or pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.
Manor (n.) (Eng. Law) The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family.
My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. -- Shak.
Note: In these days, a manor rather signifies the jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging.
Manor (n.) (American Law) A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services. -- Burrill.
Manor house, or Manor seat, The house belonging to a manor; the house of the lord of the manor; a manse.
Manor (n.) The mansion of a lord or wealthy person [syn: manor, manor house].
Manor (n.) The landed estate of a lord (including the house on it).
Manor, () estates. This word is derived from the French manoir, and signifies, a house, residence, or habitation. At present its meaning is more enlarged, and includes not only a dwelling-house, but also lands. Vide Co. Litt. 58, 108; 2 Roll. Ab. 121 Merl. Repert. mot Manoir. See Serg. Land Laws of Pennsyl. 195.
Manor, () By the English law, a manor is a tract of land originally granted by the king to a person of rank, part of which was given by the grantee to his followers, and the rest lie retained under the name of his demesnes; that which remained uncultivated was called the lord's waste, and served for public roads and common of pasture for the lord and his tenants.
Manor, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 2796
Housing Units (2000): 1044
Land area (2000): 2.010493 sq. miles (5.207152 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.010493 sq. miles (5.207152 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47000
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.335854 N, 79.668229 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 15665
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Manor, PA
Manor
Manor, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 1204
Housing Units (2000): 436
Land area (2000): 1.144837 sq. miles (2.965115 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.144837 sq. miles (2.965115 sq. km)
FIPS code: 46440
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 30.343071 N, 97.556710 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 78653
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Manor, TX
Manor
Manorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a manor. " Manorial claims." -- Paley.
Manorial (a.) Of or relating to or based on the manor; "manorial accounts".
Manoscope (n.) Same as Manometer.
Manoscopy (n.) The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.
Manovery (n.) (Eng. Law) A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.
Manpower (n.) 人力；勞動力；人力資源；兵力 The force of workers available [syn: work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men].
Manqueller (n.) A killer of men; a manslayer.
Manred (n.) Alt. of Manrent.
Manrent (n.) Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage.
Manrope (n.) One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship.
Mansard roof () A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.
Manse (n.) A dwelling house, generally with land attached.
Manse (n.) The parsonage; a clergyman's house.
Manservant (n.) A male servant.
Mansfield Park (n.) 《曼斯菲爾德莊園》（英語：Mansfield Park），是英國小說家簡·奧斯丁的小說。1812年至1814年間寫於查頓（Chawton Cottage），並於1814年由出版了《傲慢與偏見》和《理智與情感》的Mr. Egerton出版。第二版則由後來出版了《愛瑪》的John Murray接手。這本書被認為是奧斯丁小說中最嚴肅沉悶而有爭議的作品。 Is the third published novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1814. The novel tells the story of Fanny Price starting when her overburdened, impoverished family sends her at age ten to live in the household of her wealthy aunt and uncle, through to her marriage.
The novel was first published by Thomas Egerton. A second edition was published in 1816 by John Murray, still within Austen's lifetime. The novel did not receive any critical attention when it was initially published; the first particular notice was in 1821, in a positive review of each of the published novels by Jane Austen.
Critical reception in the late 20th century onward has led to this being perhaps Austen's most controversial novel. Debate has been around such topics as, city immorality versus country morality; Mansfield Park - ironic or simplistic; Austen - feminist or traditionalist; Austen as pro- or anti- slave trade; Austen as pro- or anti- theatrical; and the unattractiveness or otherwise of her heroine Fanny. Paula Byrne, writing in the 21st century, found this to be one of Austen's best novels, and called it pioneering for being about meritocracy.
Two notable film versions of the novel were released: Frances O'Connor starring in the lead role in the 1999 version co-starring Jonny Lee Miller and followed by Billie Piper starring in the 2007 version for ITV1 co-starring Blake Ritson.
Mansion (n.) [C] 大廈，大樓；宅第，官邸，公館；【英】公寓；公寓大樓 [P] A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. [Obs.]
In my Father's house are many mansions. -- John xiv. 2.
These poets near our princes sleep, And in one grave their mansions keep. -- Den?am.
Mansion (n.) The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.
Mansion (n.) (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8. -- Chaucer.
Mansion (n.) The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution. [Obs.]
The eight and twenty mansions That longen to the moon. -- Chaucer.
{Mansion house}, The house in which one resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official residence of the Lord Mayor. -- Blackstone.
Mansion (v. i.) To dwell; to reside. [Obs.] -- Mede.
Mansion (n.) (Astrology) One of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign}, {mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}].
Mansion (n.) A large and imposing house [syn: {mansion}, {mansion house}, {manse}, {hall}, {residence}].
Mansion (n.) [ C ] (C1) 大廈；大樓；豪宅 A very large, expensive house.
// The street is lined with enormous mansions where the rich and famous live.
Mansionary (a.) Resident; residentiary; as, mansionary canons.
Mansionry (n.) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Manslaughter (n.) 殺人；【律】一般殺人罪；過失殺人 The slaying of a human being; destruction of men. -- Milton.
Manslaughter (n.) (Law) The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger.
Manslaughter (n.) Homicide without malice aforethought.
Manslaughter, () crim. law. The unlawful killing of another without malice either express or implied. 4 Bl. Com. 190 1 Hale, P. C. 466. The distinctions between manslaughter and murder, consists in the following. In the former, though the act which occasions the death be unlawful, or likely to be attended with bodily mischief, yet the malice, either express or implied, which is the very essence of murder, is presumed to be wanting in manslaughter. 1 East, P. C. 218 Foster, 290.
Manslaughter, () It also differs from murder in this, that there can be no accessaries before the fact, there having been no time for premeditation. 1 Hale, P. C. 437; 1 Russ. Cr. 485. Manslaughter is voluntary, when it happens upon a sudden heat; or involuntary, when it takes place in the commission of some unlawful act.
Manslaughter, () The cases of manslaughter may be classed as follows those which take place in consequence of, 1. Provocation. 2. Mutual combat. 3. Resistance to public officers, &c. 4. Killing in the prosecution of an unlawful or wanton act. 5. Killing in the prosecution of a lawful act, improperly performed, or performed without lawful authority.
Manslaughter, () The provocation which reduces the killing from murder to manslaughter is an answer to the presumption of malice which the law raises in every case of homicide; it is therefore no answer when express malice is proved. 1 Russ. Cr, 440; Foster, 132; 1 East, P. C. 239; and to be available the provocation must have been reasonable and recent, for no words or slight provocation will be sufficient, and if the party, has had time to cool, malice will be inferred.
Manslaughter, () In cases of mutual combat, it is generally manslaughter only when one of the parties is killed. When death ensues from duelling the rule is different, and such killing is murder.
Manslaughter, () The killing of an officer by resistance to him while acting under lawful authority is murder; but if the officer be acting under a void or illegal authority, or out of his jurisdiction, the killing is manslaughter, or excusable homicide, according to the circumstances of the case. 1 Moody, C. C. 80, 132; 1 Hale, P. C. 458; 1 East, P. C. 314; 2 Stark. N. P. C. 205; S. C. 3 E. C. L. R. 315.
Manslaughter, () Killing a person while doing an act of mere wantonness, is manslaughter as, if a person throws down stones in a coal-pit, by which a man is killed, although the offender was only a trespasser. Lewin, C. C. 179.
Manslaughter, () When death ensues from the performance of a lawful act, it may, in consequence of the negligence of the offender, amount to manslaughter. For instance, if the death has been, occasioned by negligent driving. 1 East, P. C. 263; 1 C. & P. 320 S. C. 9 E. C. L. R. 408; 6 C. & P. 629; S. C. 25 E. C. L. R. 569. Again, when death ensues, from the gross negligence of a medical or surgical practitioner, it is manslaughter. 1 Hale, P. C. 429; 3 C. & P. 632; S. C. 14 E, C. L. R. 495.
Manslayer (n.) 殺人者 One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.
Manslayer (n.) A criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) [syn: murderer, liquidator, manslayer].
Manslayer, () One who was guilty of accidental homicide, and was entitled to flee to a city of refuge (Num. 35:6, 12, 22, 23), his compulsory residence in which terminated with the death of the high priest. (See CITY OF REFUGE.)
Manstealer (n.) A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.
Manstealing (n.) The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e/slave them.
Mansuete (a.) Tame; gentle; kind.
Mansuetude (n.) Tameness; gentleness; mildness.
Manswear (v. i.) To swear falsely. Same as Mainswear.
Manta (n.) See Coleoptera and Sea devil.
Mantchoo (a. & n.) Same as Manchu.