Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 33
Mellifluently (adv.) In a mellifluent manner.
Mellifluous (a.) Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. -- Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly, adv.
Mellifluous (a.) Pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet].
Melligenous (a.) Having the qualities of honey. [R.]
Melligo (n.) [L.] Honeydew.
Melliloquent (a.) Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
Melliphagan (n.) See Meliphagan.
Melliphagous (a.) See Meliphagous.
Mellitate (n.) (Chem.) A salt of mellitic acid.
Mellite (n.) (Min.) A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a mellitate of alumina.
Mellitic (a.) (Chem.) Containing saccharine matter; marked by saccharine secretions; as, mellitic diabetes.
Mellitic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the mineral mellite.
Mellitic acid (Chem.), A white, crystalline, organic substance, C6(CO2H)6, occurring naturally in combination with aluminium in the mineral mellite, and produced artificially by the oxidation of coal, graphite, etc., and hence called also graphitic acid.
Mellone (n.) (Chem.) A yellow powder, C6H3N9, obtained from certain sulphocyanates. It has acid properties and forms compounds called mellonides.
Mellonide (n.) See Mellone.
Mellow (a.) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
Mellow (a.) Hence: Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.
Mellow (a.) Hence: Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc. "The mellow horn." -- Wordsworth. "The mellow-tasted Burgundy." -- Thomson.
The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues Heaven with all freaks of light. -- Percival.
Mellow (a.) Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
May health return to mellow age. -- Wordsworth.
As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. -- W. Irving.
Mellow (a.) Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. -- Addison.
Mellowed (imp. & p. p.) of Mellow.
Mellowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mellow.
Mellow (v. t.) To make mellow. -- Shak.
If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April. -- Mortimer.
The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age. -- J. C. Shairp.
Mellow (v. i.) To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows. "Prosperity begins to mellow." -- Shak.
Mellow (adv.) (Obsolete) In a mellow manner [syn: mellowly, mellow].
Mellow (a.) Unhurried and relaxed; "a mellow conversation" [syn: laid-back, mellow].
Mellow (a.) Having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit" [syn: mellow, mellowed].
Mellow (a.) Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" [syn: mellow, mellowed].
Mellow (a.) Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age."
Mellow (a.) Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) [syn: high, mellow].
Mellow (v.) Soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years."
Mellow (v.) Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" [syn: mellow, melt, mellow out].
Mellow (v.) Make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit."
Mellowly (adv.) In a mellow manner.
Mellowly (adv.) (Obsolete) In a mellow manner [syn: mellowly, mellow].
Mellowness (n.) Quality or state of being mellow.
Mellowness (n.) Kindheartedness through maturity or old age.
Mellowness (n.) A taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor.
Mellowness (n.) The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance" [syn: fullness, mellowness, richness].
Mellowness (n.) A soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble."
Mellowness (n.) Geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana.
Mellowy (a.) Soft; unctuous. -- Drayton.
Melluco (n.) (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Ullucus officinalis) of the Andes, having tuberous roots which are used as a substitute for potatoes.
Melne (n.) A mill. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. Melocoton
Melocoton (n.) Alt. of Melocotoon.
Melocotoon (n.) (Bot.) A quince.
Melocotoon (n.) (Bot.) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh yellow. [Written also malacatoon, malacotune.]
Melodeon (n.) (Mus.) A kind of small reed organ; -- a portable form of the seraphine.
Melodeon (n.) A music hall.
Melodic (a.) Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious.
Melodic (a.) Containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn:
melodious, melodic, musical] [ant: unmelodic, unmelodious, unmusical].
Melodic (a.) Of or relating to melody; "melodic harmony."
Melodics (n.) The branch of musical science which treats of the pitch of tones, and of the laws of melody.
Melodiograph (n.) A contrivance for preserving a record of music, by recording the action of the keys of a musical instrument when played upon.
Melodious (a.) Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as, a melodious voice. "A melodious voice." "A melodious undertone." -- Longfellow. -- Me*lo"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Me*lo"di*ous*ness, n.
Melodious (a.) Having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune [syn: tuneful, melodious] [ant: tuneless, unmelodious, untuneful].
Melodious (a.) Containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn: melodious, melodic, musical] [ant: unmelodic, unmelodious, unmusical].
Melodist (n.) A composer or singer of melodies.
Melodized (imp. & p. p.) of Melodize.
Melodizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Melodize.
Melodize (v. t.) To make melodious; to form into, or set to, melody.
Melodize (v. i.) To make melody; to compose melodies; to harmonize.
Melodize (v.) Supply a melody for [syn: melodize, melodise].
Melodrama (n.) Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".
Compare: Drama
Drama (n.) A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage.
A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon. -- Milton.
Drama (n.) A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. "The drama of war." -- Thackeray.
Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. -- Berkeley.
The drama and contrivances of God's providence. -- Sharp.
Drama (n.) Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.
Note: The principal species of the drama are tragedy and comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy, melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces.
The romantic drama, the kind of drama whose aim is to present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories told in dialogue by actors on the stage. -- J. A. Symonds. Dramatic
Melodrama (n.) An extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization.
Melodramatic (a.) Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.
Compare: Dramatic
Dramatic, Dramatical (a.) Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts.
Dramatic, Dramatical (a.) Suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; as, a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape; a dramatic rescue at sea. Opposite of undramatic. [Narrower terms: melodramatic; awe-inspiring, spectacular].
The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect. -- Motley.
Dramatic, Dramatical (a.) Striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a thrilling effect; as, a dramatic sunset; a dramatic pause.
Syn: spectacular, striking.
Dramatic, Dramatical (a.) (Music) Marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; -- of a singer or singing voice; as, a dramatic tenor; a dramatic soprano. Contrasted to lyric.
Melodramatic (a.) Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea."
Melodramatic (a.) Characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [syn: histrionic, melodramatic].
Melodramatist (n.) One who acts in, or writes, melodramas.
Melodrame (n.) [F.] Melodrama.
Melodies (n. pl. ) of Melody.
Melody (n.) A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.
Lulled with sound of sweetest melody. -- Shak.
Melody (n.) (Mus.) A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression.
Note: Melody consists in a succession of single tones; harmony is a consonance or agreement of tones, also a succession of consonant musical combinations or chords.
Melody (n.) The air or tune of a musical piece.
Syn: See Harmony.
Meloe () (Zool.) A genus of beetles without wings, but having short oval elytra; the oil beetles. These beetles are sometimes used instead of cantharides for raising blisters. See Oil beetle, under Oil.
Melograph (n.) Same as Melodiograph.
Melolonthidian (n.) (Zool.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha, and allied genera. See May beetle, under May.
Melon (n.) (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit.
Melon (n.) (Zool.) A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus Melo.
Melon beetle (Zool.), A small leaf beetle ({Diabrotiea vittata), which damages the leaves of melon vines.
Melon cactus, Melon thistle. (a) (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants ({Melocactus) having a fleshy and usually globose stem with the surface divided into spiny longitudinal ridges, and bearing at the top a prickly and woolly crown in which the small pink flowers are half concealed. Melocactus communis, from the West Indies, is often cultivated, and sometimes called Turk's cap.
Melon cactus, Melon thistle. (b) The related genus Mamillaria, in which the stem is tubercled rather than ribbed, and the flowers sometimes large. See Illust. under Cactus.
Melon (n.) Any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh.
Melon (n.) Any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers [syn: melon, melon vine].
Melopiano (n.) A piano having a mechanical attachment which enables the player to prolong the notes at will.
Meloplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new cheek.
Meloplasty (n.) (Surg.) The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed wholly or in part.
Melopoeia (n.) (Mus.) The art of forming melody; melody; -- now often used for a melodic passage, rather than a complete melody.
Melotype (n.) (Photog.) A picture produced by a process in which development after exposure may be deferred indefinitely, so as to permit transportation of exposed plates; also, the process itself. [archaic]
Melpomene (n.) (Class. Myth.) The Muse of tragedy.
Melpomene (n.) (Astron.) The eighteenth asteroid.
Melpomene (n.) (Greek mythology) The Muse of tragedy.
Melrose (n.) Honey of roses.
Melrose, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 529
Housing Units (2000): 229
Land area (2000): 0.789483 sq. miles (2.044752 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.030405 sq. miles (0.078748 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.819888 sq. miles (2.123500 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50750
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 44.131912 N, 90.995737 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54642
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Melrose, WI
Melrose
Melrose, NM -- U.S. village in New Mexico
Population (2000): 736
Housing Units (2000): 375
Land area (2000): 1.722825 sq. miles (4.462097 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.722825 sq. miles (4.462097 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47570
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 34.427944 N, 103.628111 W
ZIP
Codes (1990): 88124
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Melrose, NM
Melrose
Melrose, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 322
Housing Units (2000): 124
Land area (2000): 0.860076 sq. miles (2.227586 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.860076 sq. miles (2.227586 sq. km)
FIPS code: 49000
Located
within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.090714 N, 84.419485 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Melrose, OH
Melrose
Melrose, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 130
Housing Units (2000): 67
Land area (2000): 0.845576 sq. miles (2.190031 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.845576 sq. miles (2.190031 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50970
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 40.975275 N, 93.049970 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 52569
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Melrose, IA
Melrose
Melrose, MA -- U.S. city in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 27134
Housing Units (2000): 11248
Land area (2000): 4.694609 sq. miles (12.158982 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.055685 sq. miles (0.144223 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.750294 sq. miles (12.303205 sq. km)
FIPS code: 40115
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 42.459045 N, 71.062339 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 02176
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Melrose, MA
Melrose
Melrose, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 3091
Housing Units (2000): 1206
Land area (2000): 2.831096 sq. miles (7.332504 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.115868 sq. miles (0.300097 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.946964 sq. miles (7.632601 sq. km)
FIPS code: 41570
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 45.674442 N, 94.813916 W
ZIP
Codes (1990): 56352
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Melrose, MN
Melrose
Melt (n.) (Zool.) See 2d Milt.
Melted (imp. & p. p.) of Melt.
Molten (p. p.) of Melt.
Melting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Melt.
Melt (v. t.) To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.
Melt (v. t.) Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. -- Shak.
For pity melts the mind to love. -- Dryden.
Syn: To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.
Melt (v. i.) To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.
Melt (v. i.) To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
Melt (v. i.) Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.
My soul melteth for heaviness. -- Ps. cxix. 28.
Melting with tenderness and kind compassion. -- Shak.
Melt (v. i.) To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. See fondue.
The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines, overlapping and melting into each other. -- J. C. Shairp.
Melt (v. i.) To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away. -- Shak.
Melt (n.) The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" [syn: thaw, melt, thawing, melting].
Melt (v.) Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" [syn: melt, run, melt down].
Melt (v.) Become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt].
Melt (v.) Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" [syn: mellow, melt, mellow out].
Melt (v.) Lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn: melt, meld].
Melt (v.) Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [syn: fade, melt].
Melt (v.) Become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" [syn: melt, disappear, evaporate].
Meltable (a.) Capable of being melted.
Meltable (a.) Capable of melting [syn: meltable, disintegrable].
Melter (n.) One who, or that which, melts.
Melter (n.) A worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
Melting (n.) Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.
Melting point (Chem.), The degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0[deg] Centigrade or 32[deg] Fahr., that of urea is 132[deg] Centigrade. Pressure affects the melting point somewhat, and if not specified the melting point is usually taken to be at atmospheric pressure.
Melting (a.) Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. -- Melt"ing*ly, adv.
Melting (a.) Becoming liquid [syn: liquescent, melting].
Melting (n.) The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" [syn: thaw, melt, thawing, melting].
Melton (n.) A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.
Member (v. t.) To remember; to cause to remember; to mention. [Obs.]
Member (n.) (Anat.) A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
We have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office. -- Rom. xii. 4.
Member (n.) Hence, a part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body; as:
Member (n.) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse.
Member (n.) (Math.) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality.
Member (n.) (Engin.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss.
Member (n.) (Arch.) Any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings.
Member (n.) One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of Friends.
Member (n.) (Math.) one of the elements which, taken together, comprise a set.
Member (n.) (Math.) One of the individual objects which comprise a group or class.
Compression member, Tension member (Engin.), A member, as a rod, brace, etc., which is subjected to compression or tension, respectively.
Member (n.) One of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family" [syn: member, fellow member] [ant: nonmember].
Member (n.) Anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex."
Member (n.) An external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" [syn: extremity, appendage, member].
Member (n.) An organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations."
Member (n.) The male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) [syn: penis, phallus, member].
Member. () This word has various significations: The limits of the body useful in self-defence. Membrum est pars corporis habens destinatum operationem in corpore. Co. Litt. 126 a. See Limbs.
Member. () An individual who belongs to a firm, partnership, company or corporation. Vide Corporation; Partnership.
Member. () One who belongs to a legislative body, or other branch of the government; as, a member of the house of representatives; a member of the court.
Member (n.) [ C ] (Person) (A2) 成員，一分子 A person, animal, or thing that is part of a group.
// A family member.
// A member of the older generation.
// Male and female members of the group.
// The lion is a me members mber of the cat family.
// Representatives of the member states will be meeting next week.
Member (n.) [ C ] (Person) (A2) 會員 A person who joins a group to take part in a particular activity.
// A new club member.
// The parking area is for only.
// Michael is a member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Member (n.) [ C ] (Body part) (Formal) 四肢之一；腿；手臂 A leg or arm.
Member (n.) [ C ] (Body part) (Formal) 陰莖 A penis.
// The male member.
Membered (a.) Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.
Membered (a.) (Her.) Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.
Membered (a.) Having members; normally used in chemistry in combination with a number [ant: memberless].
Membership (n.) 會員身分（或地位、資格）[U]；會員數 [U] [S1] The state of being a member.
Membership (n.) The collective body of members, as of a society.
Membership (n.) The body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" [syn: {membership}, {rank}].
Membership (n.) The state of being a member.
Membral (a.) (Anat.) Relating to a member.
Membranaceous (a.) Same as Membranous. -- Arbuthnot.
Membranaceous (a.) (Bot.) Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.
Membrane (n.) (Anat.) A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.
Note: The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts, of various texture, both in animals and vegetables.
Membraneous (a.) See Membranous.
Membraniferous (a.) Having or producing membranes.
Membraniform (a.) Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.
Membranology (n.) The science which treats of membranes.
Membranous (a.) 膜的；膜狀的；（指疾病）膜性的 Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a membranous covering or lining.
Membranous (a.) (Bot.) Membranaceous.
{Membranous croup} (Med.), True croup. See {Croup}.
Membranous (a.) Relating to or made of or similar to a membrane; "membranous lining."
Membranous (a.) Characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis" [syn: {membranous}, {membrane-forming}].
Membranous (a.) (Specialized) 膜的；似膜的 Relating to a membrane or like a membrane (= a very thin layer of tissue that covers or connects parts of the body).
// Joints in the body have a membranous lining.