English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 96 of 732

mandamusnoun

A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.

Mandannoun

A member of a particular ethnic Native American tribe in North Dakota.

mandapnoun

Alternative spelling of mandapa (“sacred tent used in Hindu wedding ceremonies”).

mandapanoun

A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.

mandapamnoun

Alternative form of mandapa.

Mandapopnoun

Alternative form of Mandopop.

mandaratoxinnoun

A neurotoxin found in the venom of the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), occasionally lethal to humans.

Mandardname

A surname from French.

mandarinnoun

A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.

mandarin collarnoun

A short unfolded stand-up collar on a shirt or jacket.

mandarin ducknoun

A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.

Mandarin orangenoun

Alternative letter-case form of mandarin orange.

mandarinaladj

Pertaining to mandarins or to the system of rule by mandarins.

mandarinatenoun

The status of holding a position as a mandarin.

mandarindomnoun

The state or essence of being a mandarin.

mandarinessnoun

A female mandarin.

mandarinicadj

Of or pertaining to a mandarin.

mandariningnoun

The use of a nitric acid solution to give an orange colour to textiles, such as silk or wool.

mandarinismnoun

A government of mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.

mandarinizationnoun

The process of mandarinizing (adapting for government bureaucrats).

Mandarinizeverb

To make something or someone Mandarin.

mandarinoitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and selenium.

mandarinquatnoun

A citrus tree, a cross between a mandarin and a kumquat, Citrus japonica × Citrus reticulata.

mandarinshipnoun

The role or status of a mandarin.

mandatarynoun

One who receives a mandate.

mandatenoun

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.

Mandate of Heavenname

The philosophical construct that is the basis of the authority of the Son of Heaven.

mandatedverb

simple past and past participle of mandate

mandateenoun

A person appointed to some office by mandate.

mandativeadj

Indicates the quality of being a command, or being related to the command.

mandatorilyadv

In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.

mandatorinessnoun

The quality or state of being mandatory.

mandatoryadj

obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Mandauename

An independent city in Metro Cebu, Cebu, Philippines.

mandazinoun

A form of fried bread from eastern Africa.

Mandchounoun

Obsolete form of Manchu.

Mandename

A branch of Niger-Congo languages, spoken mostly in West Africa.

Mandelname

A surname.

Mandelaname

A surname from Xhosa, notably borne by Nelson Mandela.

Mandela effectnoun

The phenomenon of a large number of persons independently sharing the same false memory.

mandelatenoun

Any salt of mandelic acid.

Mandelboxnoun

A multidimensional fractal with a box-like shape, defined in a similar way to the Mandelbrot set.

mandelbrotnoun

A sort of cookie-like hard, sweet bread usually containing almonds traditionally eaten by Ashkenazi Jews and often dipped in tea.

Mandelbrotianadj

Of or relating to the work, or theory developed from the work, of mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot.

mandelbugnoun

A software bug whose behaviour appears to be chaotic.

Mandelbulbnoun

A three-dimensional analogue of the Mandelbrot set.

Mandelianadj

Of or relating to Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician.

mandelicadj

Of or pertaining to mandelic acid.

Mandelsonname

Alternative form of Mendelson.

mandelsteinnoun

Synonym of amygdaloid (rock)

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