- multipara n. A woman who has given birth two or more times. - multiplicand n. The number that is or is to be multiplied by another. In 8 x 32, the multiplicand is 32. - multiversity n. A university that has numerous constituent and affiliated institutions, such as separate colleges, campuses, and research centers. - mum1 adj. Not verbalizing; silent. interj. Used as a command to stop speaking. - mum2 intr.v. 1. To act or play in a pantomime. 2. To go merrymaking a in mask or disguise especially during a festival. -mummer n. - mummery n. 1. A performance by mummers. 2. A pretentious or hypocritical show or ceremony. - Munchausen syndrome n. A psychological disorder characterized by the repeated fabrication or causation of disease symptoms or trauma for the purpose of gaining medical attention or treatment. - munchies pl.n. Slang 1. Food for snacking. 2. A craving for snack foods. Often used with the: an attack of the munchies. - munchkin n. 1. A very small person. 2. Informal A child. 3. Informal A minor official. - munificent adj. 1. Very liberal in giving; generous. 2. Show great generosity: a munificent gift. - muntin n. 1. A strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window. 2. A vertical framing member set between two rails in a door or in paneling. - murex n. Any of various marine gastropods of the genus Murex common in tropical seas and having rough spiny shells, especially M. trunculus, the source of Tyrian purple. - murine adj. 1. Of or relating to a rodent of the family Muridae or subfamily Murinae, including rats and mice. 2. Caused, transmitted, or affected by such a rodent: a murine plague; murine typhus. n. A murine rodent. - Murphy n. Slang 1. A Murphy game. 2. A potato. [From Murphy, a common Irish name.] - Murphy game n. Slang Any of various confidence games often having the services of a prostitute as a lure and brought off by switching an envelope containing the victim's cash with an envelope containing scrap papers. - muscat n. 1. Any of various sweet white grapes used for making wine or raisins. 2. Muscatel wine. - musclebound adj. 1. Having inelastic, overdeveloped muscles, usually as the result of excessive exercise. 2a. Hindered by or as if by overdeveloped muscles. b. Characterized by inflexibility; rigid. - Muscovite n. A native or resident of Moscow or Muscovy. adj. Of or relating to Moscow, Muscovy, or the Muscovites. - mush1 n. 1. A thick porridge or pudding of cornmeal boiled in water or milk. 2. Something thick, soft, and pulpy. 3. Informal Mawkish sentimentality, affection, or amorousness. tr.v. To reduce to mush; mash or crush. -mushy adj. - mush2 v. -intr. To travel over snow with a dogsled. -tr. interj. -musher n. - muskeg n. A swamp or bog formed by an accumulation of sphagnum moss, leaves, and decayed matter resembling peat. - muskellunge n. A large food and game fish, the largest member of the pike family, found in lakes and rivers of the northern U.S. and southern Canada. Also called muskie or musky. - muskmelon n. 1. Any of several varieties of the melon Cucumis melo, such as the cantaloupe, having fruit characterized by a netted rind and edible flesh with a musky aroma. 2. The fruit of any of these plants. - muss tr.v. To make messy or untidy; rumple. n. A state of disorder; a mess. -mussy adj. - must2 n. The quality or state of being stale or musty. - must3 n. The unfermented or fermenting juice expressed from fruit, especially grapes. - mustachio n. A mustache, especially a luxuriant one. - mustard family n. A large family of herbs, the Cruciferae, characterized by pungent juice and four-petaled flowers arranged in a cross and including important vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, radishes, and watercress. - musteline adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to the Mustelidae, the family of fur-bearing mammals that includes the badger, mink, otter, and weasel. - muster v. -tr. 1. To call (troops) together, as for inspection. 2. To cause to come together; gather: Bring all the volunteers you can muster. 3. To call forth; summon up: mustering up her strength for the ordeal. -intr. To assemble or gather. n. 4. A flock of peacocks. - [Phrasal Verb] pass muster: To be judged as acceptable. - muster roll n. 1. The official roll of persons in a military or naval unit. 2. An inventory; a roster. - mutatis mutandis adv. Abbr. m.m. The necessary changes having been made; having substituted new terms; with respective differences taken into consideration. - muumuu n. A long loose dress that hangs free from the shoulders. - muzzle n. 1. The forward, projecting part of the head of certain animals, such as dogs, including the mouth, nose, and jaws; the snout. 2. A leather or wire restraining appliance that, when fitted over an animal's snout, prevents biting and eating. 3. The forward, discharging end of the barrel of a firearm. 4. A restraint on free movement or expression: had a muzzle put on their high spirits. tr.v. - myalgia n. Muscular pain or tenderness, especially when diffuse and nonspecific. --myalgic adj. - mycosis n. 1. A fungal infection in or on a part of the body. 2. A disease caused by a fungus. - myelin n. A white fatty material, composed chiefly of lipids and lipoproteins, that encloses certain axons and nerve fibers. Also called medulla. - myeloid adj. 1. Of, relating to, or derived from the bone marrow. 2. Of or relating to the spinal cord. - My Lai A village of southern Vietnam where more than 300 unarmed civilians, including women and children, were massacred by U.S. troops (Mar 1968) during the Vietnam War. - myo- or my- pref. Muscle: myocardial infarction. - myocardium n. The muscular tissue of the heart. - myope n. One who is affected by myopia. - myopia n. 1. A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it. - myrmeco- pref. Ant: myrmecologist. - myrmecophile n. An organism, such as a beetle, that habitually shares the nest of an ant colony. - mysophobia n. An abnormal fear of dirt or contamination. |