Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 22
Masseteric (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
Masseterine (a.) (Anat.) Masseteric.
Masseur (n. f.) Alt. of Masseuse.
Masseuse (n. f.) One who performs massage.
Masseur (n.; pl. Masseurs) A man who practices massage.
Masseur (n.; pl. Masseurs) An instrument used in the performance of massage.
Masseur (n.) A male massager.
Compare: Litharge
Litharge (n.) (Chem.) Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead or minium, etc. Called also massicot.
Massicot (n.) (Chem.) Lead monoxide (also called Lead protoxide), PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment. It is also called lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4.
Note: Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.
Massicot (n.) The mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment [syn: massicot, massicotite].
Massiness (n.) The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
Massive (a.) 大而重的，厚實的，粗大的；魁偉的，結實的；給人深刻印象的；巨大的，大量的，大規模的 Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. "Massive armor." -- Dr. H. More.
Massive (a.) (Min) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive.
Massive rock (Geol.), A compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.
Massive (a.) Imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: massive, monolithic, monumental].
Massive (a.) Being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"
Massive (a.) Imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes".
Massive (a.) Consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets".
Massively (adv.) 沉重地；大大地；大量地 In a heavy mass.
Massively (adv.) To a massive degree or in a massive manner; "tonight the haddock were shoaling massively in three hundred fathoms".
Massiveness (n.) 沉重，巨大；大量 The state or quality of being massive; massiness.
Massiveness (n.) An unwieldy largeness [syn: bulkiness, massiveness].
Massiveness (n.) The property of being large in mass [syn: heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosity].
Massoola boat () See Masoola boat.
Masora (n.) A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also Masorah, Massora, and Massorah.]
Masora (n.) A vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts [syn: Masorah, Masora].
Massora (n.) Same as Masora.
Massoret (n.) Same as Masorite.
Masorite (n.) One of the writers of the Masora.
Masorite (n.) A scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah) [syn: Masorete, Massorete, Masorite].
Massy (a.) Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock.
Your swords are now too massy for your strengths, And will not be uplifted. -- Shak.
Yawning rocks in massy fragments fly. -- Pope.
Mast (n.) The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.
Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat. -- Chapman.
Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast. -- South.
Mast (n.) (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel.
The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral. -- Milton.
Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made of separate spars.
Mast (n.) (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
Mast (n.) (Aeronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes.
Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before.
Mast coat. See under Coat.
Mast hoop, One of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See Made.
Mast (n.) A vertical spar for supporting sails.
Mast (n.) Nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground.
Mast (n.) Nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine.
Mast (n.) Any sturdy upright pole.
Masted (imp. & p. p.) of Mast.
Masting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mast.
Mast (v. t.) To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
Mastax (n.) (Zool.) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.
Mastax (n.) (Zool.) The lore of a bird.
Masted (a.) Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.
Masted (a.) Having or furnished with a mast; often used in combination; "probably was so masted when she set forth" -- S.E.Morrison; "a three-masted bark".
Master (n.) (Naut.) A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
Master (n.) A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now.
(a) The employer of a servant.
(b) The owner of a slave.
(c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled.
(d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority.
(e) The head of a household.
(f) The male head of a school or college.
(g) A male teacher.
(h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast.
(i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse.
(j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.
Master (n.) One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time. -- Shak.
Master of a hundred thousand drachms. -- Addison.
We are masters of the sea. -- Jowett (Thucyd.).
Master (n.) One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
Great masters of ridicule. -- Macaulay.
No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. -- Locke.
Master (n.) A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
Master (n.) A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
Where there are little masters and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants. -- Swift.
Master (n.) (Naut.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.
Master (n.) A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
Little masters, Certain German engravers of the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their prints.
Master in chancery, An officer of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and reporting thereon to the court.
Master of arts, One who takes the second degree at a university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M. A., or A. M.
Master of the horse, The third great officer in the British court, having the management of the royal stables, etc. In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign.
Master of the rolls, In England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge of the court. -- Bouvier. -- Wharton.
Past master, (a) one who has held the office of master in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly organized.
Past master, (b) A person who is unusually expert, skilled, or experienced in some art, technique, or profession; -- usually used with at or of.
The old masters, Distinguished painters who preceded modern painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries.
To be master of one's self, To have entire self-control; not to be governed by passion.
To be one's own master, To be at liberty to act as one chooses without dictation from anybody.
Note: Master, signifying chief, principal, masterly, superior, thoroughly skilled, etc., is often used adjectively or in compounds; as, master builder or master-builder, master chord or master-chord, master mason or master-mason, master workman or master-workman, master mechanic, master mind, master spirit, master passion, etc.
Throughout the city by the master gate. -- Chaucer.
Master joint (Geol.), A quarryman's term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass.
Master key, A key adapted to open several locks differing somewhat from each other; figuratively, a rule or principle of general application in solving difficulties.
Master lode (Mining), The principal vein of ore.
Master mariner, An experienced and skilled seaman who is certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel.
Master sinew (Far.), A large sinew that surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow place, where the windgalls are usually seated.
Master singer. See Mastersinger.
Master stroke, A capital performance; a masterly achievement; a consummate action; as, a master stroke of policy.
Master tap (Mech.), A tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die.
Master touch. (a) The touch or skill of a master. -- Pope.
Master touch. (b) Some part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment. "Some master touches of this admirable piece." -- Tatler.
Master work, The most important work accomplished by a skilled person, as in architecture, literature, etc.; also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a masterpiece.
Master workman, A man specially skilled in any art, handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or employer.
Master (n.) (Naut.) A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
Mastered (imp. & p. p.) of Master.
Mastering (p. pr. vb. n.) of Master.
Master (v. t.) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows. -- Locke.
Master (v. t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
Master (v. t.) To own; to posses. [Obs.]
The wealth That the world masters. -- Shak.
Master (v. i.) To be skillful; to excel. [Obs.]
Master (a.) Most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" [syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)].
Master (n.) An artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" [syn: maestro, master].
Master (n.) A person who has general authority over others [syn: overlord, master, lord].
Master (n.) A combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor, master, superior].
Master (n.) Directs the work of others
Master (n.) Presiding officer of a school [syn: headmaster, schoolmaster, master].
Master (n.) An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made [syn: master, master copy, original].
Master (n.) An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: master, captain, sea captain, skipper].
Master (n.) Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution.
Master (n.) An authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: master, professional].
Master (n.) Key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: passkey, passe-partout, master key, master].
Master (v.) Be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" [syn: master, get the hang].
Master (v.) Get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master].
Master (v.) Have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" [syn: dominate, master].
Master (v.) Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: master, control].
Botmaster
Master, () The owner of a bot. (1997-04-07)
Master. () This word has several meanings.
Master. () Master is one who has control over a servant or apprentice. A master stands in relation to his apprentices, in loco parentis, and is bound to fulfill that relation, which the law generally enforces. He is also entitled to be obeyed by his apprentices, as if they were his children. Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.
Master. () Master is one who is employed in teaching children, known generally as a schoolmaster; as to his powers, see Correction.
Master. () Master is the name of an officer: as, the ship Benjamin Franklin, whereof A B is master; the master of the rolls; master in chancery, &c.
Master. () By master is also understood a principal who employs another to perform some act or do something for him. The law having adopted the maxim of the civil law, qui facit per alium facit per se; the agent is but an instrument, and the master is civilly responsible for the act of his agent, as if it were his own, when he either commands him to do an act, or puts him in a condition, of which such act is a result, or by the absence of due care and control, either previously in the choice of his agent, or immediately in the act itself, negligently suffers him to do an injury. Story, Ag. Sec. 454, note; Noy's Max. c. 44; Salk. 282; 1 East. R. 106; 1 Bos. & Pul. 404; 2 H. Bl. 267; 5 Barn. & Cr. 547; 2 Taunt. R. 314; 4 Taunt. R. 649; Mass. 364, 385; 17 Mass. 479, 509; 1 Pick. 47 5; 4 Watts, 222; 2 Harr. & Gill., 316; 6 Cowen, 189; 8 Pick. 23; 5 Munf. 483. Vide Agent; Agency; Driver; Servant.
Masterdom (n.) Dominion; rule; command. [R.] -- Shak.
Masterful (a.) Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary. -- Dryden.
Masterful (a.) Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.
His masterful, pale face. -- Mrs. Browning.
Masterful (a.) Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn: consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso(a)].
Masterfully (adv.) In a masterful manner; imperiously.A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully and in high contempt of the royal authority. -- Macaulay.
Masterfully (adv.) In a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master; "the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully."
Masterhood (n.) The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector. -- C. Bront['e].
Masterless (a.) Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable. -- Mas"ter*less*ness, n.
Masterless (a.) Having no lord or master; "harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless men" [syn: lordless, masterless].
Masterliness (n.) The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.
Masterly (a.) Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly policy. "A wise and masterly inactivity." -- Sir J. Mackintosh.
Masterly (a.) Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.
Masterly (adv.) With the skill of a master.
Thou dost speak masterly. -- Shak.
Masterly (a.) Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn: consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso(a)].
Masterous (a.) Masterly. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Masterpiece (n.) Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement.
The top and masterpiece of art. -- South.Dissimulation was his masterpiece. -- Claredon.
Masterpiece (n.) The most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman [syn: masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre].
Masterpiece (n.) An outstanding achievement.
Mastership (n.) The state or office of a master.
Mastership (n.) Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority.
Where noble youths for mastership should strive. -- Driden.
Mastership (n.) Chief work; masterpiece. [Obs.] -- Dryden.
Mastership (n.) An ironical title of respect.
How now, seignior Launce! what news with your mastership? -- Shak.
Mastership (n.) The skill of a master.
Mastership (n.) The position of master.
Mastersinger (n.) One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.
Masterwort (n.) (Bot.) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).
Masterwort (n.) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre.
Masterwort (n.) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
Masterwort (n.) Any plant of the genus Astrantia [syn: astrantia, masterwort].
Masteries (n. pl. ) of Mastery.
Mastery (n.) 征服，統治權，精通，掌握 The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of the tops. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Mastery (n.) Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.
Mastery (n.) Contest for superiority.
Mastery (n.) A masterly operation; a feat.
Mastery (n.) Specifically, the philosopher's stone.
Mastery (n.) The act process of mastering; the state of having mastered.
Mastery (n.) Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: {command}, {control}, {mastery}].
Mastery (n.) Power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: {domination}, {mastery}, {supremacy}].
Mastery (n.) The act of mastering or subordinating someone [syn: {mastery}, {subordination}].
Mastful (a.) Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut.
Masthead (n.) The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.
Masthead (v. t.) To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.
Masthouse (n.) A building in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.
Mastic (n.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
Mastic (n.) A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
Mastic (n.) A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
Masticable (a.) Capable of being masticated.
Masticador (n.) A part of a bridle, the slavering bit.
Masticated (imp. & p. p.) of Masticate.
Masticating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Masticate.
Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, "to masticate food."
Masticate (v. t.) To crush or knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
Masticate (v. t.) To chew food. Masticate comes from the past participle of Late Latin masticare, "to chew," from Greek mastichan, "to gnash the teeth." The noun form is mastication.
Masticater (n.) One who masticates.
Mastication (n.) The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
Masticator (n.) One who masticates.
Masticator (n.) A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.
Masticatory (a.) Chewing; adapted to perform the office o/ chewing food.
-ries (n. pl. ) of Masticatory.
Masticatory (n.) A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
Mastich (n.) See Mastic.
Masticin (n.) A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.
Masticot (n.) Massicot.
Mastiffs (n. pl. ) of Mastiff.
Mastives (n. pl. ) of Mastiff.
Mastiff (n.) A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries.
Mastigopod (n.) One of the Mastigopoda.
Mastigopoda (n. pl.) The Infusoria.
Mastigure (n.) Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastix. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.
Masting (n.) The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.
Mastitis (n.) Inflammation of the breast.
Mastless (a.) Bearing no mast; as, a mastless oak or beech.
Mastless (a.) Having no mast; as, a mastless vessel.
Mastlin (n.) See Maslin.
Mastodon (n.) An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their romains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time.
Mastodonsaurus (n.) A large extinct genus of labyrinthodonts, found in the European Triassic rocks.
Mastodontic (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a mastodon; as, mastodontic dimensions.