English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 173 of 732

maulvinoun

An imam; a Muslim doctor of law.

Maulvibazar Districtname

One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.

Maumingname

Dated form of Maoming.

maumyadj

Mellow, soft, insipid

maunverb

To have to; must.

Mauna Keaname

A dormant volcano in Hawaii; the tallest mountain in the world from its base on the sea floor.

Mauna Loaname

A volcano in Hawaii, United States; the largest volcano in the world.

Maunaloaname

A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

maunchnoun

A long stylised sleeve.

maundnoun

A wicker basket.

maundagenoun

A quantity of goods measured in maunds.

maunderverb

To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.

Maunder Minimumname

The period between 1645 and 1715 marked by records and other indications of very low levels of sunspot activity of the Sun, corresponding to a period of global cooling.

maunderernoun

A babbler, a mumbler, one who speaks incessantly.

maunderingnoun

A rambling or pointless discourse.

maunderinglyadv

So as to maunder.

maundfulnoun

A basketful.

maundrilnoun

A pick with two prongs, used for prying.

maundynoun

A commandment.

Maundy coinnoun

Any of the specially minted coins given out by the reigning monarch on Maundy Thursday. Face values are 1, 2, 3, and 4 pence.

Maundy Thursdayname

The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.

Maungname

A surname.

maungyadj

Obsolete form of mangy.

Maunsellname

A surname.

Mauraname

A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.

Maureenname

A female given name from Irish.

Maurername

A surname from German.

Maurertownname

A census-designated place in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States.

Mauretanianame

An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa which was annexed by the Romans.

Mauretania Caesariensisname

A province of the Roman Empire, established in AD 42, occupying territory in northwestern Africa roughly corresponding to present-day northern Algeria, with its capital at Caesarēa.

Mauretanianadj

Referring to Mauretania, its people, or the Mauretanian language.

maurinoun

Life force, according to Maori beliefs.

Mauriacname

A French surname.

Mauricename

A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.

Maurice Rivername

A river in Salem County and Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, which flows into Delaware Bay.

Mauriceauname

A French surname.

Mauricianadj

Of or pertaining to any of several people called Maurice, such as the Byzantine emperor Maurice, Maurice of Nassau, Saint Maurice, etc.

Mauriciename

An administrative region of Quebec, Canada.

Maurismname

The doctrines or actions of the Maurists.

Maurissaname

A female given name.

Mauristnoun

A member of the Congregation of St. Maur, a scholarly group of French Benedictines established in 1621.

Mauritanianame

A country in West Africa. Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott.

Mauritaniannoun

A person from Mauritania or of Mauritanian descent.

Mauritianame

A former microcontinent that once formed the landbridge between the subcontinents of Madagascar and India, which was subducted under the African plate, and now partly lie under the region of Mauritius.

Mauritianadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritius, its people, or their language or culture.

Mauritianizeverb

To make Mauritian.

Mauritiannessnoun

Quality of being Mauritian.

Mauritiusname

A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar. Official name: Republic of Mauritius.

maurotoxinnoun

A neurotoxin created by the Tunisian large-clawed scorpion.

Maurrassianadj

Of or relating to Charles Maurras (1868–1952), French writer, critic, and leader of Action Française, a political movement that was monarchist, anti-parliamentarist, and counter-revolutionary.

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