Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 23
Mastodynia (n.) Alt. of Mastodyny.
Mastodyny (n.) Pain occuring in the mamma or female breast, -- a form of neuralgia.
Mastoid (a.) Resembling the nipple or the breast; -- applied specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Mastoid (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the mastoid process; mastoidal.
Mastoidal (a.) Same as Mastoid.
Mastology (n.) The natural history of Mammalia.
Mastress (n.) Mistress.
Masturbation (n.) Onanism; self-pollution.
Masty (a.) Full of mast; abounding in acorns, etc.
Masula boat () Same as Masoola boat.
Mat (n.) A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal. [Written also matt.]
Mat (a.) Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain. [Obs.]
When he saw them so piteous and so maat. -- Chaucer.
Mat (n.) A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room to protect its surface, and for other purposes.
Mat (n.) Any similar flat object made of fabric or other material, such as rubber or plastic, placed flat on a surface for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.
Mat (n.) Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair.
Mat (n.) An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype.
Mat grass. (Bot.) A low, tufted, European grass ({Nardus stricta).
Mat grass. (Bot.) Same as Matweed.
Mat rush (Bot.), A kind of rush ({Scirpus lacustris"> Mat rush (Bot.), A kind of rush ({Scirpus lacustris) used in England for making mats.
Matted (imp. & p. p.) of Mat.
Matting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mat.
Mat (v. t.) To cover or lay with mats. -- Evelyn.
Mat (v. t.) To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair. -- Dryden.
Mat (v. i.) To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat, as hair when wetted with a sticky substance; as, a long-haired cat whose fur is matted. Matabele
Mat (a.) Not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: flat, mat, matt, matte, matted].
Mat (n.) A thick flat pad used as a floor covering.
Mat (n.) Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture [syn: mat, matting].
Mat (n.) Sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: mat, gym mat].
Mat (n.) A mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; "a mat of weeds and grass."
Mat (n.) A master's degree in teaching [syn: Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT].
Mat (n.) The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte].
Mat (n.) A small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it.
Mat (v.) Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: entangle, tangle, mat, snarl] [ant: disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl].
Mat (v.) Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat].
Matachin (n.) [Sp.] An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
Mataco (n.) (Zool.) The three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See Illust. under Loricata. Matador
Matadore (n.) Alt. of Matador.
Matador (n.) The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights; a bullfighter; a toreador.
Matador (n.) (Card Playing) In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one.
When Lady Tricksey played a four, You took it with a matadore. -- Swift.
Matador (n.) [Skat] The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, whether by the player or by his adversaries.
Matador (n.) A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
Matagasse (n.) (Zool.) A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also mattages. [Prov. Eng.]
Mattages (n.) (Zool.) A shrike or
butcher bird; -- written also matagasse. [Prov. Eng.]
Matamata (n.) [Pg.] (Zool.) The bearded tortoise ({Chelys
fimbriata) of South American rivers.
Matanza (n.) A place where animals are slaughtered for their
hides and tallow. [Western U. S.]
Match (n.) A person or thing equal or similar to another; one
able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.
Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects. -- Addison.
Match (n.) A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like ; specifically:
Match (n.) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle. "Many a warlike match." -- Drayton.
A solemn match was made; he lost the prize. -- Dryden.
Match (n.) A matrimonial union; a marriage.
Match (n.) An agreement, compact, etc. "Thy hand upon that match." -- Shak.
Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making. -- Boyle.
Match (n.) A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage. "She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the West." -- Clarendon.
Match (n.) Equality of conditions in contest or competition , or one who provides equal competition to another in a contest; as, he had no match as a swordsman within the city.
It were no match, your nail against his horn. -- Shak.
Match (n.) Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match.
Match (n.) (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold.
Match boarding (Carp.), Boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted; a surface composed of match boarding. See matchboard.
Match game, A game arranged as a test of superiority.
Match plane (Carp.), Either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing.
Match plate (Founding), A board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. -- Knight.
Match wheel (Mach.), A cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size.
Match (n.) 比賽，競賽；火柴，導火線 Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium.
Match tub, A tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches.
Quick match, Threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc.
Slow match, Slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc.
Match (v. i.) 相配，相稱，結婚；與…匹敵，同…較量，比得上 To be united in marriage; to mate.
I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. -- Shak.
Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with sheep. -- Dryden.
Match (v. i.) To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match.
Matched (imp. & p. p.) of Match.
Matching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Match.
Match (v. t.) 相配，相稱，結婚；與…匹敵，同…較量，比得上 To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal.
No settled senses of the world can match The pleasure of that madness. -- Shak.
Match (v. t.) To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.
No history or antiquity can matchis policies and his conduct. -- South.
Match (v. t.) To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.
Eternal might To match with their inventions they presumed So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn. -- Milton.
Match (v. t.) To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth. "Matching of patterns and colors." -- Swift.
Match (v. t.) To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another).
Let poets match their subject to their strength. -- Roscommon.
Match (v. t.) To marry; to give in marriage.
A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched his daughter with a king. -- Addison.
Match (v. t.) To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards.
Matching machine, A planing machine for forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board.
Compare: Consolation game
Consolation game, match, pot, race, etc.
A game, match, etc., open only to losers in early stages of contests.
Match (n.) Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag" [syn: match, lucifer, friction match].
Match (n.) A formal contest in which two or more persons or teams Compete.
Match (n.) A burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode."
Match (n.) An exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" [syn: match, mate].
Match (n.) The score needed to win a match.
Match (n.) A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect [syn: catch, match].
Match (n.) A person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: peer, equal, match, compeer].
Match (n.) A pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago" [syn: couple, mates, match].
Match (n.) Something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket."
Match (v.) Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord].
Match (v.) Provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions."
Match (v.) Bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: match, mate, couple, pair, twin].
Match (v.) Be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: equal, touch, rival, match].
Match (v.) Make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: match, fit].
Match (v.) Satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" [syn: meet, match, cope with].
Match (v.) Give or join in marriage.
Match (v.) Set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" [syn: pit, oppose, match, play off].
Match (v.) Be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match."
Match (v.) Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate].
Matcha (n.) 抹茶 A finely ground powder made from small green tea leaves that have been steamed briefly, then dried, used to make tea and as a flavoring in desserts.
Matcha (n.) Tea made by mixing this powder with hot water, traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony.
Matchable (a.) Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent.
Match-cloth (n.) A coarse cloth.
Match-coat (n.) A coat made of match-cloth.
Matcher (n.) One who, or that which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d Match.
Matchless (a.) Having no equal; unequaled. "A matchless queen." -- Waller.
Matchless (a.) Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited. [Obs.] "Matchless ears." -- Spenser. -- Match"less*ly, adv. -- Match"less*ness, n.
Matchless (a.) Eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: matchless, nonpareil, one(a), one and only(a), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled].
Matchlock (n.) An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
Matchlock (n.) An early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge.
Matchmaker (n.) One who makes matches for burning or kinding.
Matchmaker (n.) One who tries to bring about marriages.
Matchmaker (n.) Someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others [syn: matchmaker, matcher, marriage broker].
Matchmaker, () A language for specifying and automating the generation of multi-lingual interprocess communication interfaces. MIG is an implementation of a subset of Matchmaker.
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Matchmaking (n.) The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning.
Matchmaking (n.) The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others.
Matchmaking (a.) Busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking woman.
Matchmaking (n.) Mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others.
Mate (n.) The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.
Mate (n.) Same as Checkmate.
Mate (a.) See 2d Mat.
Mate (v. t.) To confuse; to confound.
Mate (v. t.) To checkmate.
Mate (n.) One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.
Mate (n.) Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.
Mate (n.) A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Mate (n.) An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.
Mated (imp. & p. p.) of Mate.
Mating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mate.
Mate (v. t.) To match; to marry.
Mate (v. t.) To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
Mate (v. i.) To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.
Mateless (a.) Having no mate.
Matelote (n.) A dish of food composed of many kinds of fish.
Mateology (n.) A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.
Mateotechny (n.) Any unprofitable science.
Mater (n.) See Alma mater, Dura mater, and Pia mater.
Material (a.) Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.
Material (a.) Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts.
Material (a.) Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of cinsequence; not be dispensed with; important.
Material (a.) Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
Material (n.) The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
Material (v. t.) To form from matter; to materialize.
Materialism (n.) 唯物論；唯物主義；實利主義 The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets. ; called also {philosophical materialism}.
The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus. -- Buckminster.
Materialism (n.) The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants.
Materialism (n.) Material substances in the aggregate; matter. [R. & Obs.] -- A. Chalmers.
{Philosophical materialism} The theory that matter and energy are the only objects existing within the universe, and that mental and spiritual phenomena are explainable as functions of the nervous system of people. Same as {materialism} [1].
Materialism (n.) A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters [syn: {materialism}, {philistinism}].
Materialism (n.) (Philosophy) The philosophical theory that matter is the only reality [syn: {materialism}, {physicalism}].
Materialist (n.) 唯物論者；唯物主義者；實利主義者 One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter. A believer in {philosophical materialism}.
Materialist (a.) = Materialistic.
Materialist (n.) One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it. -- Berkeley. -- a. Materialistic
Materialist (n.) Someone with great regard for material possessions.
Materialist (n.) Someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter.
Materialistic (a.) Alt. of Materialistical.
Materialistical (a.) 唯物論的；唯物主義的；實利主義的 Of or pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the nature of materialism.
But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics. -- C. Kingsley.
Materialistical (a.) Primarily concerned with material objects and worldly activities, as contrasted with spiritual, moral or philosophical concerns; especially, concerned primarily with gaining money and the things that money can buy.
Materialistic (a.) Marked by materialism [syn: {materialistic}, {mercenary}, {worldly-minded}].
Materialistic (a.) Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: {bourgeois}, {conservative}, {materialistic}].
Materiality (n.) The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.
Materiality (n.) Importance; as, the materiality of facts.
Materialization (n.) 具體化，實體化；實現 The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized [syn: {materialisation}].
Materialization (n.) The process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream" [syn: {materialization}, {materialisation}].
Materialization (n.) An appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) [syn: {materialization}, {materialisation}, {manifestation}].
Materialization (n.) Something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn: {offspring}, {materialization}, {materialisation}].
Materialized (imp. & p. p.) of Materialize.
Materializing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Materialize.
Materialize (v. t.) (v. t.) 使具體化；使有形；使突然出現；使重物質而輕精神 (v. i.) 成形；實現；突然出現 To invest with material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects.
Having with wonderful art and beauty materialized, if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted notions, and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy in sensible images. -- Tatler.