(fencing) A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
(mathematics) A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.
(nautical) A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
verb
To employ the martingale strategy in gambling.
mascagnite
mascagnite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.
massagists
massagists
noun
plural of massagist
masterings
masterings
noun
plural of mastering
masterling
masterling
noun
A young, little, or petty master; a lordling.
mastigopod
mastigopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
maturating
maturating
verb
present participle of maturate
mayologist
medicating
medicating
verb
present participle of medicate
meditating
meditating
verb
present participle of meditate
megadontia
megadontia
noun
(pathology, dentistry) Macrodontia.
Malformation of megalodontia
megadontic
megalithic
megalithic
adj
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.
melotragic
melteigite
menagerist
menagerist
noun
The keeper of a menagerie of animals.
meningitic
meningitic
adj
Of or pertaining to meningitis.
meningitis
meningitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
mentioning
mentioning
verb
present participle and gerund of mention
metalising
metalising
verb
present participle of metalise
metalizing
metalizing
verb
present participle of metalize
metrifying
metrifying
verb
present participle of metrify
miargyrite
miargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfide of silver and antimony.
micrergate
micrergate
noun
(entomology) An unusually small worker ant.
micrurgist
micrurgist
noun
One who carries out micrurgy.
midlenting
midnightly
midnightly
adj
Taking place at midnight.
mightfully
mightiness
mightiness
noun
A title of dignity; excellency.
The property of being mighty.
mightyship
mignonette
mignonette
adj
Of a greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.
noun
A greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.
A mignonette tree (Lawsonia inermis), source of the dye henna.
A mignonette vine
A plant, Reseda odorata, having greyish-green flowers with orange-coloured stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.
migrations
migrations
noun
plural of migration
militating
militating
verb
present participle of militate
millington
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
mimologist
minglement
minglement
noun
The act of mingling, or the state of being mixed.
minguetite
minibudget
minibudget
noun
(chiefly UK, finance) A budget statement proposed by a government between annual budgets, involving special economic measures.
A small budget.
minigrants
mintmaking
misatoning
miscasting
miscasting
verb
present participle of miscast
miscutting
miscutting
verb
present participle of miscut
misediting
misediting
verb
present participle of misedit
misfitting
misfitting
verb
present participle of misfit
misgesture
misgesture
noun
A gesture that is made in error.
verb
To make the wrong gesture.
misgrafted
misgrafted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misgraft
mishitting
mishitting
verb
present participle of mishit
mislighted
mislighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mislight
mismeeting
mismeeting
noun
A situation where a person fails to interact properly with another.
verb
present participle of mismeet
misogamist
misogamist
noun
A person with a dislike or hatred of marriage
misogynist
misogynist
adj
Misogynistic: relating to or exhibiting misogyny.
noun
One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.
One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
misologist
misologist
noun
One who hates or dislikes reasoning or argument.
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
misputting
misputting
verb
present participle of misput
present participle of misputt
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
misseating
misseating
verb
present participle of misseat
missetting
missetting
verb
present participle of misset
missorting
missorting
verb
present participle of missort
misstating
misstating
verb
present participle of misstate
misstyling
misstyling
verb
present participle of misstyle
missuiting
missuiting
verb
present participle of missuit
mistelling
mistelling
noun
An incorrect telling.
verb
present participle of mistell
mistending
misterming
misterming
verb
present participle of misterm
misthought
misthought
noun
(obsolete) error, mistake
mistitling
mistitling
verb
present participle of mistitle
mistracing
mistracing
verb
present participle of mistrace
mistypings
mistypings
noun
plural of mistyping
miswriting
miswriting
noun
(countable) A miswritten word.
verb
present participle of miswrite
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mithgarthr
mitigating
mitigating
adj
that serves to mitigate
verb
present participle of mitigate
mitigation
mitigation
noun
A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.
mitigative
mitigative
adj
Serving to mitigate.
mitigators
mitigators
noun
plural of mitigator
mitigatory
mitigatory
adj
reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable
mixologist
mixologist
noun
(humorous) A person who creates cocktails; a bartender.
moderating
moderating
verb
present participle of moderate
modulating
modulating
verb
present participle of modulate
moistening
moistening
noun
The act of making something moist.
verb
present participle of moisten
molligrant
monetising
monetising
verb
present participle of monetise
monetizing
monetizing
verb
present participle of monetize
mongrelity
mongrelity
noun
(archaic) The quality of being a mongrel.
monitoring
monitoring
noun
The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.
verb
present participle of monitor
monogamist
monogamist
noun
A person who practices monogamy
monogenist
monogenist
noun
(anthropology, historical) One who maintains that all members of the human race belong to a single species.
monogynist
monogynist
noun
A person who practices monogyny
monologist
monologist
noun
A person who performs a monologue or monologues.
montagnais
moonlights
moonlights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moonlight
moonlighty
moonlighty
adj
Resembling or characteristic of moonlight.
mordanting
mordanting
noun
The use of mordant to fix a dye to a fibre.
verb
present participle of mordant
morganatic
morganatic
adj
Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany.
morgengift
morgengift
noun
(historical) A marriage dowry, among the Anglo-Saxons.
morigerate
morologist
mortgaging
mortgaging
noun
The act by which something is mortgaged.
verb
present participle of mortgage
mortifying
mortifying
adj
Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.
noun
mortification; abstinence
verb
present participle of mortify
motherling
motherling
noun
(derogatory) Mother.
(diminutive, endearing) A mother, especially a precious one.
A woman's child.
motivating
motivating
adj
Effectively providing an incentive.
verb
present participle of motivate
motorising
motorising
verb
present participle of motorise
motorizing
motorizing
verb
present participle of motorize
mountingly
mountingly
adv
In a manner that mounts or accumulates; increasingly.
mouthingly
multigrade
multigrade
adj
(education) Relating to students of differing grade levels
Having the characteristics of multiple grades of a product (especially of a lubricating oil)
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
multipying
multistage
multistage
adj
(astronautics, of a rocket) Composed of multiple detachable parts.
Having more than one step or phase.
murthering
murthering
verb
present participle of murther
mutilating
mutilating
verb
present participle of mutilate
mycologist
mycologist
noun
A person who studies, professes or practices mycology.
myogenetic
myogenetic
adj
Originating in muscle.
myringitis
myringitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the eardrum.
mystagogic
mystagogic
Adjective
Of or relating to mystagogy.
mystifying
mystifying
adj
Very hard to understand; baffling.
verb
present participle of mystify
mythifying
mythifying
verb
present participle of mythify
mythmaking
mythmaking
noun
The production or composing of myths.
mythogonic
mythologic
mythologic
adj
(mythology) Of or pertaining to mythology
myxangitis
negativism
negativism
noun
A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.
nightmares
nightmares
noun
plural of nightmare
nighttimes
nighttimes
noun
plural of nighttime
nominating
nominating
verb
present participle of nominate
nomogenist
nomogenist
noun
A proponent of the theory of nomogeny.
nomologist
nomologist
noun
One who studies nomology.
nonmelting
nonmigrant
nonmigrant
noun
One who is not a migrant.
nothingism
nothingism
noun
nihility; nothingness
nottingham
nottingham
Proper noun
A city in Nottinghamshire, England.
The University of Nottingham: [1].
numerating
numerating
verb
present participle of numerate
obligement
obligement
noun
(Ulster) favour
obligation
omnigerent
omnilegent
omniregent
omnivagant
omnivagant
adj
Wandering anywhere and everywhere.
omophagist
omophagist
noun
One who eats raw meat.
omostegite
omostegite
noun
(zoology) The part of the carapace of a crustacean situated behind the cervical groove.
ontologism
ontologism
noun
(philosophy) An ideological system which maintains that God and divine ideas are the first object of our intelligence and the intuition of God's existence the first act of our intellect.