Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 81
Mullingong (n.) (Zool.) See Duck mole, under Duck. [Written also mollingong.]
Compare: Duck
Duck (n.) (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family Anatid[ae].
Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former are the common domestic duck ({Anas boschas); the wood duck ({Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of China ({Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck, originally of South America ({Cairina moschata). Among the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
Duck (n.) A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be trod. -- Milton.
Bombay duck (Zool.), A fish. See Bummalo.
Buffel duck, Spirit duck. See Buffel duck.
Duck ant (Zool.), A species of white ant in Jamaica which builds large nests in trees.
Duck barnacle. (Zool.) See Goose barnacle.
Duck hawk. (Zool.) (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon. (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.
Duck mole (Zool.), A small aquatic mammal of Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck ({Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus, mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
To make ducks and drakes, To throw a flat stone obliquely, so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of the water, raising a succession of jets; hence:
To play at ducks and drakes, With property, to throw it away heedlessly or squander it foolishly and unprofitably.
Lame duck. See under Lame.
Duck (n.) Small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs.
Duck (n.) (Cricket) A score of nothing by a batsman [syn: duck, duck's egg].
Duck (n.) Flesh of a duck (domestic or wild).
Duck (n.) A heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents.
Duck (v.) To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him".
Duck (v.) Submerge or plunge suddenly.
Duck (v.) Dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: dip, douse, duck].
Duck (v.) Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep].
Mullion (n.) (Arch.) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc.
Mullion (n.) (Arch.) An upright member of a framing. See Stile.
Mullion (v. t.) To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.
Mullion (n.) A nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen).
Mullock (n.) Rubbish; refuse; dirt. [Obs.]
All this mullok [was] in a sieve ythrowe. -- Chaucer.
Mulloid (a.) (Zool.) Like or
pertaining to the genus Mullus, which includes the surmullet, or red mullet.
Mulmul (n.) A fine, soft muslin; mull.
Mulse (n.) Wine boiled and mingled with honey.
Mult- () See Multi-.
Multi-, Mult- A prefix signifying much or many; several; more than one; as, multiaxial, multocular.
Multangular (a.) Having many angles. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly, adv. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.
Multanimous (a.) Many-minded; many-sided.
The multanimous nature of the poet. -- R. Lowell.
Multarticulate (a.) Having many articulations or joints.
Multeity (n.) Multiplicity. [R.] -- Coleridge.
Compare: Many
Many (n.) A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Many (a. & pron.)
Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, m[ae]nig, monig; akin to D. menig, OS. & OHG. manag, G. manch, Dan. mange, Sw. m[*a]nge, Goth. manags, OSlav. mnog', Russ. mnogii; cf. Icel. margr, Prov. E. mort. [root]103.]
Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.
Thou shalt be a father of many nations. -- Gen. xvii. 4.
Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. -- 1 Cor. i. 26.
Note: Many is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, many-angled, many-celled, many-eyed, many-footed, many-handed, many-leaved, many-lettered, many-named, many-peopled, many-petaled, many-seeded, many-syllabled (polysyllabic), many-tongued, many-voiced, many-wived, and the like. In such usage it is equivalent to multi. Comparison is often expressed by many with as or so. "As many as were willing hearted . . . brought bracelets." -- Exod. xxxv. 22. "So many laws argue so many sins." -- Milton. Many stands with a singular substantive with a or an.
Many a, A large number taken distributively; each one of many. "For thy sake have I shed many a tear." -- Shak.
"Full many a gem of purest ray serene." -- Gray.
Many one, Many a one; many persons. -- Bk. of Com. Prayer.
The many, The majority; -- opposed to the few. See Many, n.
Too many, Too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are too many for us. -- L'Estrange.
Syn: Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; divers; sundry.
Multi- () Alt. of Mult-.
Mult- () A prefix signifying much or many; several; more than one; as, multiaxial, multocular.
Multiaxial (a.) (Biol.) Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to monoaxial.
Multicapsular (a.) (Bot.) Having many, or several, capsules.
Multicarinate (a.) (Zool.) Many-keeled.
Multicavous (a.) Having many cavities.
Multicellular (a.) Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one cell.
Multicentral (a.) Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell.
Multicentral development (Biol.), Growth, or development, from several centers. According as the insubordination to a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant organism will be more or less irregular in form and may even become discontinuous.
Multicipital (a.) (Bot.) Having many heads or many stems from one crown or root. -- Gray.
Multicolor (a.) Having many, or several, colors.
Multicostate (a.) Having numerous ribs, or costae, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals.
Multicultural (a.) 融合多種文化的；多種文化的 Of or relating to or including several cultures; "a multicultural event".
Multiculturalism (n.) 多元文化主義（Multiculturalism）是社會用以管理文化多元性的公共政策，它採取官方手段，在一個國家內部強制推行不同文化之間的相互尊重和寬容。
多元文化政策強調不同的文化各有其獨特性，事關接納其他民族時尤其重要。這個詞最早在1957年用來描述瑞士的政策，在1960年代末期被加拿大接納，並且擴散到其他歐盟、美國、澳大利亞及紐西蘭等不同國家。
Multiculturalism Is a term with a range of meanings in the contexts of sociology, political philosophy, and in colloquial use. In sociology and everyday usage, it is a synonym for "pluralism" with the two terms often used interchangeably, for example a cultural pluralism in which various ethnic groups collaborate and enter into a dialogue with one another without having to sacrifice their particular identities. It can describe a mixed ethnic community area where multiple cultural traditions exist, or a single country within which they do. Groups associated with an aboriginal ethnic group and foreigner ethnic groups are often the focus.
In reference to sociology, multiculturalism is the end state of either a natural or artificial process (e.g. legally controlled immigration) and occurs on either a large national scale or a smaller scale within a nation's communities. On a smaller scale this can occur artificially when a jurisdiction is created or expanded by amalgamating areas with two or more different cultures (e.g. French Canada and English Canada). On a large scale, it can occur as a result of either legal or illegal immigration to and from different jurisdictions around the world.
Multiculturalism as a political philosophy involves ideologies and policies which vary widely, [1] ranging from the advocacy of equal respect to the various cultures in a society, to policies of promoting the maintenance of cultural diversity, to policies in which people of various ethnic and religious groups are addressed by the authorities as defined by the group to which they belong. [2] [3]
Multiculturalism that promotes maintaining the distinctiveness of multiple cultures is often contrasted to other settlement policies such as social integration, cultural assimilation and racial segregation. Multiculturalism has been described as a "salad bowl" and "cultural mosaic". [4]
Two different and seemingly inconsistent strategies have developed through different government policies and strategies. The first focuses on interaction and communication between different cultures; this approach is also often known as interculturalism. The second centers on diversity and cultural uniqueness which can sometimes result in intercultural competition over jobs among other things and may lead to ethnic conflict. [5] [6] Controversy surrounding the issue of cultural isolation includes the ghettoization of a culture within a nation and the protection of the cultural attributes of an area or nation. Proponents of government policies often claim that artificial, government guided protections also contribute to global cultural diversity. [7] [8] The second approach to multiculturalist policy making maintains that they avoid presenting any specific ethnic, religious, or cultural community values as central. [9]
Multicuspid (a.) Multicuspidate; -- said of teeth.
Multicuspidate (a.) Having many cusps or points.
Multidentate (a.) Having many teeth, or toothlike processes.
Multidigitate (a.) Having many fingers, or fingerlike processes.
Multifaced (a.) Having many faces.
Multifarious (a.) Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.
There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal. -- Dr. H. More.
Multifarious (a.) (Bot.) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.
Multifarious (a.) Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified. Multifarious derives from Latin multifariam, "on many sides; in many places."
Multifarious (a.) Having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd" [syn: many-sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious].
Multifariously (adv.) With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and relations.
Multifariously (adv.) In diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely" [syn: variously, diversely, multifariously].
Multifariousness (n.) Multiplied diversity.
Multifariousness (n.) (Law) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them. --Burrill.
Multifariousness (n.) Noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" [syn: diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety].
Multiferous (a.) Bearing or producing much or many. [R.]
Multifid (a.) Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla.
Multiflorous (a.) Having many flowers.
Multiflue (a.) Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See Boiler.
Multifoil (n.) An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils.
Multifoil (a.) Having more than five divisions or foils.
Multifold (a.) Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
Multiform (a.) Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.
Multiformity (n.) The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing.
Multiformous (a.) Multiform.
Multigenerous (a.) Having many kinds.
Multigranulate (a.) Having, or consisting of, many grains.
Multijugate (a.) Having many pairs of leaflets.
Multijugous (a.) Consisting of many parts.
Multijugous (a.) Same as Multijugate.
Multilateral (a.) Having many sides; many-sided.
Multilineal (a.) Having many lines.
Multilingual (a.) 使用多種與語言的 Using or knowing more than one language; "a multilingual translator"; "a multilingual nation" [ant: {monolingual}].
Multilobar (a.) Consisting of, or having, many lobes.
Multilocular (a.) Having many or several cells or compartments; as, a multilocular shell or capsule.
Multiloquence (n.) Quality of being multiloquent; use of many words; talkativeness.
Multiloquent (a.) Alt. of Multiloquous
Multiloquous (a.) Speaking much; very talkative; loquacious.
Multiloquy (n.) Excess of words or talk.
Multinodate (a.) Having many knots or nodes.
Multinodous (a.) Same as Multinodate.
Multinomial (n. & a.) Same as Polynomial.
Multinominal (a.) Alt. of Multinominous
Multinominous (a.) Having many names or terms.
Multinuclear (a.) Containing many nuclei; as, multinuclear cells.
Multinucleate (a.) Alt. of Multinucleated.
Multinucleated (a.) Multinuclear.
Multiparous (a.) Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.
Multipartite (a.) Divided into many parts; having several parts.
Multiped (n.) An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.
Multiped (a.) Having many feet.
Multiple (a.) 多樣的，復合的，復雜的 Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts.
Multiple (n.) 倍數，並聯 A quantity containing another quantity an intergal number of times without a remainder.
Multiple (a.) Having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" [ant: {single}].
Multiple (n.) The product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9".
Multiplex (a.) Manifold; multiple.
Multipliable (a.) Capable of being multiplied.
Multiplicable (a.) Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.
Multiplicand (n.) The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the multiplier. See Note under Multiplication.
Multiplicate (a.) Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.
Multiplication (n.) [U] 增加；增殖，繁殖；【數】乘法；乘法運算 The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation.
Multiplication (n.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division.
Multiplication (n.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.
Multiplication (n.) The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists.
Multiplication (n.) The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: {generation}, {multiplication}, {propagation}].
Multiplication (n.) A multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth".
Multiplication (n.) An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve" [syn: {multiplication}, {times}].
Multiplicative (a.) Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.
Multiplicatively (adv.) So as to multiply.
Multiplicator (n.) The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.
Multiplicious (a.) Manifold.
Multiplicity (n.) The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects.
Multiplier (n.) One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.
Multiplier (n.) The number by which another number is multiplied. See the Note under Multiplication.
Multiplier (n.) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See Thermomultiplier.
Multiplied (imp. & p. p.) of Multiply.
Multiplying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Multiply.
Multiply (v. t.) To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.
Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. -- Ames.
Multiply (v. t.) (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under {Multiplication}.
Multiply (v. t.) To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.]
{Multiplying gear} (Mach.), Gear for increasing speed.
{Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}.
Multiply (v. i.) To become greater in number; to become numerous.
When men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them. -- Gen. vi. 1.
Multiply (v. i.) To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
The word of God grew and multiplied. -- Acts xii. 24.
Multiply (v. i.) To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Multiply (adv.) In several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors" [ant: {singly}].
Multiply (v.) Combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" [ant: {divide}, {fraction}].
Multiply (v.) Combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" [syn: {multiply}, {manifold}].
Multiply (v.) Have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" [syn: {breed}, {multiply}].
Multiply (v.) Have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" [syn: {reproduce}, {procreate}, {multiply}].
Multipolar (a.) Having many poles; -- applied especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several radiating processes.
Multipotent (a.) Having manifold power, or power to do many things.
Multipotent (a.) Having much power; very powerful. Now rare.
Multipotent (a.) Biology and Medicine= multipotential.
Multipotential (a.) (Biology) (In British) Able to differentiate along several lines.
Multipotential (a.) (Biology) (In British) Having several functions.
// Human embryonic stem cells could be of substantial benefit as an alternative to transplantation of adult multipotential cells.
Multipower (a.) (In British) Having several powers.
// By the early 1970s, it had become possible to speak of a multipower world.
Multipower (a.) (In British) Able to operate at different power levels.
Multipresence (n.) The state or power of being multipresent.
Multipresent (a.) Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more places at once.
Multipresent (a.) (Theology) (In British) Able to be present in several places simultaneously.