Part 38

~Look into~, Investigate, examine, study, consider, inspect closely, observe narrowly.

~Look on~, ~1.~ Be a spectator.

~2.~ Regard, esteem, consider, look upon.

~Look out~, (_Active._) Search for, look up.

~Look out~, (_Neuter._) Be on the watch, be on one's guard.

~Look over~, Examine, cast the eye over.

~Look sharp~, Be vigilant, have all one's eyes about one.

~Look to~, ~1.~ Watch, take care of, look after.

~2.~ Rely on, depend on.

~Look upon~, Regard, consider, esteem, look on.

~Look up~, Search for, look out.

~Look up to~, Respect, honor, defer to, think much of, think highly of.

~Loon~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Ornith._) Great northern diver (_Colymbus glacialis_).

~2.~ Simpleton, fool, dunce.

~Looper~, _n._ Canker-worm, span-worm, geometer.

~Loophole~, _n._ ~1.~ Opening (_in the wall of a fortification_), aperture.

~2.~ Plea, pretext, pretence, excuse, way for evasion, way of escape.

~Loose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unfasten, untie, unbind, unloose, CAST OFF.

~2.~ Release, liberate, free, set free.

~3.~ Detach, disconnect, disengage.

~Loose~, _a._ ~1.~ Unbound, untied, not fastened, not confined.

~2.~ Movable, not fast, not fixed.

~3.~ Slack, relaxed, not tense, not tight.

~4.~ Open, not close, not compact, not dense.

~5.~ Prolix, rambling, not concise.

~6.~ Vague, indefinite, indistinct, indeterminate, ill-defined, not precise, not exact.

~7.~ Lax in the bowels, not costive.

~8.~ Immoral, dissolute, WANTON, unchaste, of lax morals.

~Loosen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Slacken, relax, make loose, make less tight.

~2.~ Release, unloose, loose, let loose.

~3.~ Make lax (_as the bowels_).

~Lop~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cut, cut off.

~2.~ Dock, crop, curtail, prune, cut short.

~3.~ Drop, let fall.

~Loquacious~, _a._ Talkative, garrulous, chatty, conversable, COZY.

~Loquacity~, _n._ Talkativeness, garrulity, gift of gab.

~Lord~, _n._ ~1.~ Master, ruler, governor, sovereign, king.

~2.~ Noble, nobleman, peer.

~3.~ Husband.

~4.~ GOD, Jehovah.

~Lord it over~, Rule, rule over, domineer over.

~Lord over~, Rule, rule over, domineer over.

~Lorgnette~, _n._ [Fr.] Opera-glass.

~Lordliness~, _n._ ~1.~ Dignity, majesty.

~2.~ Pride, haughtiness.

~Lordly~, _a._ ~1.~ Dignified, majestic.

~2.~ Proud, haughty, domineering, imperious, overbearing.

~Lord's-day~, _n._ Sunday, the Sabbath, the Christian Sabbath, first day of the week, the day of rest.

~Lordship~, _n._ ~1.~ Authority, dominion, rule, sway, command, control, government, direction, domination, empire.

~2.~ Manor, feudal estate of a nobleman.

~Lord's-prayer~, _n._ Pater noster.

~Lord's-supper~, _n._ Eucharist, communion, sacrament, Christian sacrament.

~Lore~, _n._ Learning, erudition, knowledge.

~Loriot~, _n._ Witwall, golden oriole (_of Europe; Oriolus galbula_).

~Lose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Be deprived of, fail to keep, let slip, let slip through the fingers.

~2.~ Forfeit, fail to win, fail to obtain.

~3.~ Waste, squander, misspend, throw away, make no use of.

~4.~ Miss, wander from.

~5.~ Be bereaved of, be deprived of.

~Lose caste~, Be disgraced.

~Lose ground~, ~1.~ Fall behind.

~2.~ Decline, lose credit.

~Lose heart~, Despair, be discouraged, give up hope.

~Lose one's heart~, Fall in love.

~Lose one's self~, ~1.~ Be bewildered.

~2.~ Slumber, fall asleep.

~Loss~, _n._ ~1.~ Privation, deprivation, bereavement.

~2.~ Forfeiture, failure to win.

~3.~ Destruction, overthrow, damage, detriment, ruin.

~4.~ Waste, squandering.

~Lost~, _a._ ~1.~ Missing, not to be found.

~2.~ Forfeited, missed.

~3.~ Misspent, wasted, squandered, dissipated, thrown away.

~4.~ Bewildered, confused, perplexed, puzzled, distracted, benighted, posed, nonplussed, at a loss, at fault, in a maze, in the dark.

~5.~ Abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absent-minded, dreamy, napping.

~6.~ Depraved, corrupt, abandoned, profligate, dissolute, reprobate, graceless, shameless, obdurate, hardened, incorrigible, irreclaimable.

~7.~ Ruined, destroyed, perished, gone, vanished, disappeared, departed.

~Lost to~, Insensible to, unconscious of.

~Lot~, _n._ ~1.~ Destiny, doom, allotment, apportionment, fate.

~2.~ Chance, hazard, fortune, hap, haphazard.

~3.~ Portion, parcel, division.

~4.~ Piece or land.

~5.~ [_Colloquial U. S._] Great quantity, great number.

~Lotion~, _n._ Wash.

~Loud~, _a._ ~1.~ Resounding, high-sounding.

~2.~ Deafening, stunning, stentorian.

~3.~ Clamorous, vociferous, boisterous, noisy.

~Loud~, _ad._ Loudly.

~Loudly~, _ad._ Loud, not low.

~Lounge~, _v. n._ Recline, loll, LOAF, live lazily, spend time idly.

~Lounger~, _n._ Idler.

~Lout~, _n._ Bumpkin, clown, boor, lubber, bungler, fumbler, clumsy fellow, awkward fellow.

~Loutish~, _a._ Clownish, rude, boorish, awkward.

~Lovable~, _a._ AMIABLE, LOVELY, sweet, winning.

~Love~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Have affection for, regard with affection.

~2.~ Have a passionate affection for, be in love with, be enamoured of.

~3.~ Like, be pleased with.

~Love~, _v. n._ Delight, take pleasure.

~Love~, _n._ ~1.~ Affection, affectionate regard.

~2.~ Attachment, passionate affection, the tender passion.

~3.~ Liking, fondness.

~4.~ Lover, person beloved.

~5.~ Cupid, god of love.

~Love-apple~, _n._ Tomato (_Lycopersicum esculentum_ or _Solanum lycopersicum_).

~Love-child~, _n._ Bastard, illegitimate child, natural child.

~Love-feasts~, _n. pl._ Agapæ.

~Love-letter~, _n._ BILLET-DOUX.

~Lovely~, _a._ Pleasing, delightful, charming, delectable, enchanting, winning, sweet, AMIABLE, that inspires love.

~Loving~, _a._ Affectionate, fond, attached.

~Loving-cup~, _n._ Grace cup.

~Loving-kindness~, _n._ Mercy, favor, tenderness, tender regard.

~Low~, _a._ ~1.~ Depressed, not high, not elevated, of little height.

~2.~ Not acute, shrill, or sharp; grave.

~3.~ Cheap, not dear, reasonable.

~4.~ Ignoble, abject, degraded, servile, slavish, menial, mean, base, plebeian, vulgar, untitled, base-born, common.

~5.~ Undignified, grovelling, vile, base-minded, low-minded, shabby, scurvy, dirty.

~6.~ Dishonorable, disreputable, derogatory, unhandsome, unbecoming, disgraceful, unmanly, ungentlemanly.

~7.~ Moderate, not great, not intense.

~8.~ Weak, exhausted, reduced, feeble.

~9.~ Plain, simple, not luxurious, not rich.

~Low~, _ad._ ~1.~ With little elevation.

~2.~ Near the ground.

~3.~ To a reduced state, in a low condition.

~4.~ Softly, in a low tone, not loudly.

~5.~ Cheaply, at a moderate price.

~Low~, _v. n._ Bellow, moo.

~Low~, _n._ Moo, lowing.

~Low-born~, _a._ Of mean birth, of low extraction.

~Low-bred~, _a._ Vulgar, unrefined.

~Lower~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Depress, detrude, drop, sink, let down, bring down, take down.

~2.~ Degrade, debase, disgrace, humble, humiliate.

~3.~ Lessen, diminish, reduce, decrease.

~Lower~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Grow dark, be clouded, appear gloomy, appear stormy.

~2.~ Frown, glower, look sullen, look black.

~Lowering~, _a._ Cloudy, clouded, overcast, lurid, murky.

~Lowering~, _n._ Depression, diminution, reduction.

~Lowing~, _n._ Low, moo.

~Lowliness~, _n._ ~1.~ Humility, humbleness, meekness, self-abasement, submissiveness.

~2.~ Lowness, meanness, abjectness.

~Lowly~, _a._ ~1.~ Low, not high.

~2.~ Humble, meek, resigned, submissive.

~3.~ Mean, not great, without dignity.

~4.~ Modest, unpretending, not lofty.

~Low-minded~, _a._ Base-minded, base, mean, servile, vile, grovelling, slavish, abject, low.

~Low-priced~, _a._ Low, cheap.

~Low-spirited~, _a._ Dispirited, dejected, depressed, disheartened, discouraged, down-hearted, desponding, cast down, in low spirits.

~Low spirits~, Dejection, dejectedness, depression, despondency, MELANCHOLY, hypochondria.

~Loyal~, _a._ Faithful, true, not perfidious, not treacherous.

~Loyalty~, _n._ Allegiance, fealty, fidelity.

~Lozenge~, _n._ ~1.~ Rhomb, rhombus, oblique-angled parallelogram (_with equal sides_).

~2.~ Troche.

~Lubber~, _n._ Clown, boor, lout, bungler, fumbler, clumsy fellow, awkward fellow.

~Lubberly~, _a._ Clumsy, awkward, bungling, fumbling.

~Lubricate~, _v. a._ Smooth, make slippery.

~Lubricity~, _n._ Smoothness, slipperiness.

~Luce~, _n._ Pike, pickerel, true-jack (_Esox lucius_).

~Lucid~, _a._ ~1.~ Shining, radiant, luminous, bright, beaming, resplendent, effulgent.

~2.~ Clear, transparent, pure, pellucid, limpid, diaphanous, crystalline.

~3.~ Distinct, intelligible, perspicuous, plain.

~4.~ Sane, sober, sound (_in mind_).

~Lucifer~, _n._ ~1.~ Venus, Phosphorus, the morning star.

~2.~ Satan, Belial, Apollyon, Devil, arch-fiend, the tempter, the evil one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend, the enemy, the author of evil.

~Lucifer match~, Locofoco match.

~Luciferous~, _a._ Luminiferous.

~Luck~, _n._ Chance, fortune, hazard, hap, haphazard, fate.

~Luckily~, _ad._ Fortunately, by good luck, as good luck would have it.

~Luckless~, _a._ Unfortunate, unlucky, unprosperous, unsuccessful, ill- fated, ill-starred.

~Lucky~, _a._ ~1.~ Fortunate (_in an unexpected way_), happy, blessed, in luck.

~2.~ Prosperous, auspicious, propitious, favorable.

~Lucrative~, _a._ Profitable, remunerative, gainful, paying.

~Lucre~, _n._ Gain, profit, emolument, pelf, riches, wealth, mammon.

~Lucubration~, _n._ ~1.~ Study (_by night_), meditation, speculation, cogitation.

~2.~ Composition, writing.

~Luculent~, _a._ Lucid, clear, transparent, bright.

~Ludicrous~, _a._ Laughable, comical, odd, ridiculous, droll, funny, farcical, absurd.

~Luff~, _v. n._ (_Naut._) Sail nearer the wind, bring the bow into the wind.

~Lug~, _v. a._ Pull, tug, haul, drag.

~Lug~, _n._ [_Low._] Heavy load.

~Luggage~, _n._ ~1.~ Baggage, bag and baggage.

~2.~ Effects, TRAPS, things, stuff.

~Lugubrious~, _a._ Mournful, sorrowful, doleful, sad, gloomy, melancholy.

~Lukewarm~, _a._ ~1.~ Tepid, blood warm, slightly warm.

~2.~ Indifferent, unconcerned, listless, cold, torpid, dull, dead, not ardent, not zealous.

~Lull~, _v. a._ Compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put to rest.

~Lull~, _v. n._ Subside, cease, become calm.

~Lull~, _n._ Calm, calmness.

~Lumbago~, _n._ (_Med._) Rheumatism in the loins.

~Lumbar region~, Loins, reins.

~Lumber~, _n._ ~1.~ Trash, trumpery, rubbish.

~2.~ [_U. S._] Sawed or split timber.

~Lumber~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Heap in disorder.

~2.~ Fill with trumpery.

~Lumber~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Trudge, move heavily.

~2.~ [_U. S._] Cut timber, prepare logs for lumber.

~Lumbering~, _a._ ~1.~ Trudging, moving slowly.

~2.~ Cumbrous, cumbersome, clumsy, awkward, unwieldy.

~Luminiferous~, _a._ Luciferous, producing light.

~Luminous~, _a._ ~1.~ BRIGHT, shining, radiant.

~2.~ Lucid, clear, perspicuous.

~Lump~, _n._ ~1.~ Shapeless mass.

~2.~ Whole, gross, aggregate.

~Lump~, _v. a._ Throw into an aggregate, take in the gross.

~Lumper~, _n._ Laborer, (_employed in loading or unloading a ship_).

~Lumpish~, _a._ Dull, heavy, stupid, gross, inactive.

~Lump-fish~, _n._ Lump-sucker.

~Lump-sucker~, _n._ Lump-fish (_Cyclopterus lumpus_).

~Lunacy~, _n._ Insanity, madness, mania, derangement, craziness, mental aberration.

~Lunar caustic~, Nitrate of silver (_fused_).

~Lunate~, _a._ (_Bot._) Crescent-shaped.

~Lunated~, _a._ (_Bot._) Crescent-shaped.

~Lunatic~, _a._ ~1.~ Insane, mad, deranged, crazy, out of one's head.

~2.~ For lunatics.

~Lunatic~, _n._ Madman, maniac, insane person.

~Lunatic asylum~, Madhouse, bedlam, insane asylum, insane hospital, hospital for the insane.

~Lunch~, _n._ Luncheon.

~Lunch~, _v. n._ Take a lunch.

~Luncheon~, _n._ Lunch, slight meal.

~Lune~, _n._ Crescent, half-moon.

~Lunge~, _n._ Pass, thrust, allonge, longe.

~Lungs~, _n. pl._ Organs of respiration, LIGHTS.

~Lurch~, _n._ (_Naut._) Sudden roll.

~Lurch~, _v. n._ (_Naut._) Roll suddenly.

~Lure~, _n._ Enticement, bait, attraction, allurement, decoy, temptation.

~Lure~, _v. a._ Entice, allure, attract, decoy, tempt, seduce, inveigle, lead by the nose.

~Lurid~, _a._ Gloomy, murky, ghastly, dismal.

~Lurk~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Lie hid, lie concealed, lie in wait.

~2.~ Skulk, keep out of sight, keep out of the way.

~Lurking-hole~, _n._ Ambush, ambuscade, retreat, cover, hiding-place.

~Lurking-place~, _n._ Ambush, ambuscade, retreat, cover, hiding-place.

~Luscious~, _a._ ~1.~ Honeyed, excessively sweet.

~2.~ Delicious, savory, palatable, grateful.

~Lusern~, _n._ Lynx.

~Lush~, _a._ Juicy, succulent, watery, sappy, moist, full of juice.

~Lust~, _n._ ~1.~ Cupidity, inordinate desire.

~2.~ Concupiscence, carnality, lechery, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnal desire, animal appetite.

~Lust after~, ~1.~ Long for, desire eagerly.

~2.~ Have carnal desire for.

~Lustful~, _a._ Concupiscent, libidinous, lecherous, lascivious, prurient, lickerish, rampant, carnal.

~Lustration~, _n._ Purification, cleansing.

~Lustre~, _n._ [Written also _Luster_.] ~1.~ Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, gleam, radiance, resplendence, refulgence.

~2.~ Distinction, repute, renown, eminence, celebrity, glory, honor, ECLAT.

~3.~ Chandelier, CANDELABRUM.

~Lustrous~, _a._ Bright, shining, beaming, luminous, radiant, brilliant.

~Lusty~, _a._ Stout, vigorous, robust, stalwart, athletic, muscular, brawny, burly, sturdy.

~Lusus naturæ~, [L.] Freak of nature.

~Luthern~, _n._ Dormer, dormer-window.

~Luxate~, _v. a._ Dislocate, disjoint, put out of joint.

~Luxation~, _n._ Displacement (_of a joint_), dislocation, disjointing.

~Luxuriance~, _n._ Exuberance, superabundance, profusion, rank growth.

~Luxuriancy~, _n._ Exuberance, superabundance, profusion, rank growth.

~Luxuriant~, _a._ Exuberant, profuse, superabundant, plentiful, plenteous.

~Luxuriate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Flourish, grow luxuriantly.

~2.~ Revel, wanton, live luxuriously, live in clover.

~Luxurious~, _a._ Voluptuous, given to luxury.

~Luxuriously~, _ad._ Voluptuously, in luxury, in clover, on velvet, on a bed of roses, in the lap of luxury.

~Luxury~, _n._ ~1.~ Voluptuousness, luxuriousness, sensuality, epicurism.

~2.~ Pleasure, gratification.

~3.~ Dainty, treat.

~Lye~, _n._ Lixivium.

~Lying~, _a._ False, mendacious, untruthful, untrue.

~Lying~, _n._ Falsehood.

~Lying-in~, Childbirth.

~Lynch~, _v. a._ [_U. S._] Punish without trial, inflict summary punishment on.

~Lynch law~, [_U. S._] Mob law.

~Lynx~, _n._ Lusern.

~Lynx-eyed~, _a._ Discerning, perspicacious, sharp-sighted, eagle- eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-eyed, Argus-eyed.

~Lyric~, _n._ Lyric poem.

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~Macaroni~, _n._ ~1.~ Italian paste, Genoese paste.

~2.~ Beau, exquisite, fop, popinjay, coxcomb, jackanapes, jack-a- dandy, man milliner, man of dress, vain fellow.

~Macerate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mortify, make lean, wear away.

~2.~ Soften (_by steeping_), steep, soak, digest.

~Maceration~, _n._ ~1.~ Mortification.

~2.~ Softening, steeping, soaking.

~Machiavelian~, _a._ Artful, designing, insidious, sly, shrewd, astute, subtle, diplomatic, arch, intriguing, cunning, crafty, wily, crooked, tricky, deceitful.

~Machiavelism~, _n._ Duplicity, chicane, guile, chicanery, trickery, cunning, circumvention, deceit, deception, artifice, dissimulation, double-dealing, hocus-pocus.

~Machination~, _n._ Plot, complot, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, stratagem, trick.

~Machine~, _n._ Engine, piece of mechanism.

~Machinery~, _n._ ~1.~ Enginery, mechanism.

~2.~ Supernatural agency (_in poems_).

~Macrocosm~, _n._ Universe, great world, wide world.

~Maculate~, _a._ Spotted.

~Maculated~, _a._ Spotted.

~Mad~, _a._ ~1.~ Insane, crazy, crazed, distracted, lunatic, delirious, out of one's head.

~2.~ Frantic, furious, enraged, raging, violent.

~3.~ Angry, exasperated, provoked, incensed, in a passion.

~Madcap~, _n._ Hotspur, blood, wild fellow, hot-brained or hot-headed fellow.

~Madden~, _v. a._ Irritate, provoke, enrage, infuriate, exasperate, inflame, make mad, drive mad, turn one's head, lash into fury, make one's blood boil.

~Madhouse~, _n._ Bedlam, lunatic hospital, lunatic asylum, hospital for the insane.

~Madman~, _n._ Lunatic, maniac, bedlamite, insane person, crazy person.

~Madness~, _n._ ~1.~ Insanity, derangement, craziness, lunacy, distraction, MANIA, mental aberration.

~2.~ Frenzy, fury, rage.

~Madrigal~, _n._ Pastoral poem.

~Magazine~, _n._ ~1.~ Warehouse, storehouse, ENTREPOT.

~2.~ Periodical pamphlet.

~Maggot~, _n._ ~1.~ Grub.

~2.~ Caprice, whim, crotchet, quirk, freak, vagary, humor, fancy, whimsey, WRINKLE, odd fancy.

~Maggoty~, _a._ ~1.~ Fly-blown, full of maggots.

~2.~ Whimsical, crotchety, capricious, fantastic, fantastical, odd, strange.

~Magic~, _n._ Sorcery, necromancy, enchantment, the black art.

~Magic~, _a._ Necromantic.

~Magical~, _a._ Necromantic.

~Magician~, _n._ Sorcerer, enchanter, necromancer, conjurer.

~Magilp~, _n._ Gumption.

~Magisterial~, _a._ Domineering, lordly, imperious, proud, arrogant, lofty.

~Magistrate~, _n._ Officer (_in civil service_).

~Magnanimity~, _n._ Generosity, disinterestedness, high-mindedness, greatness or nobleness of mind, elevation of soul, chivalrous spirit.

~Magnanimous~, _a._ Noble, elevated, lofty, generous, disinterested, chivalrous, liberal, high-minded, great-souled.

~Magnate~, _n._ Noble, nobleman, grandee, man of rank, distinguished person.

~Magnesite~, _n._ Meerschaum, sea-foam, hydrous silicate of magnesia.

~Magnet~, _n._ ~1.~ Loadstone, natural magnet.

~2.~ Artificial magnet.

~Magnetic~, _a._ Attractive

~Magnetical~, _a._ Attractive

~Magnetism~, _n._ Power of attraction.

~Magnetize~, _v. a._ Make magnetic.

~Magnificence~, _n._ Grandeur, splendor, pomp, éclat, grand appearance.

~Magnificent~, _a._ Grand (_in appearance_), splendid, pompous, imposing, stately, superb.

~Magnify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Enlarge, augment, amplify, exaggerate, make great, increase the size of (_to the eye_).

~2.~ Extol, exalt, elevate, celebrate, glorify, bless, laud, praise highly.

~Magniloquence~, _n._ Bombast, grandiloquence, turgidity, inflation, fustian, flourish, pompous language.

~Magniloquent~, _a._ Grandiloquent, bombastic, inflated, swelling, declamatory, turgid, pompous, stilted, high-flowing, HIGHFALUTIN.

~Magnitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Size, bulk, volume, extent, dimension, CAPACITY.

~2.~ Greatness, importance.

~3.~ (_Math._) Quantity.

~Mahometan~, n_._ Mohammedan, Mussulman.

~Mahometanism~, _n._ Mohammedanism, Islamism, Islam.

~Maid~, _n._ ~1.~ Girl, lass, LASSIE, virgin, maiden, damsel, young lady.

~2.~ Maid-servant, female servant.

~Maiden~, _n._ Girl, virgin, MAID.

~Maiden~, _a._ ~1.~ Of maids, of virgins.

~2.~ Pure, chaste, undefiled, virgin.

~3.~ Fresh, new.

~Maidenhood~, _n._ Virginity, virgin purity.

~Maidenly~, _a._ Modest, gentle, reserved.

~Maiden speech~, First speech (_in public_).

~Maid-servant~, _n._ Maid, female servant.

~Mail~, _n._ ~1.~ Defensive armor.

~2.~ Post, conveyance for mailed matter.

~3.~ Mailed matter.

~Mail~, _v. a._ Put in the mail, put in the post-office, send by post.

~Maim~, _v. a._ Cripple, mutilate, disable.

~Main~, _a._ Chief, principal, leading, most important.

~Main~, _n._ ~1.~ Ocean, great sea.

~2.~ Continent, mainland.

~3.~ Main conduit, main pipe, main duct.

~4.~ Force, power, strength, might.

~Mainland~, _n._ Continent.

~Mainly~, _ad._ Chiefly, principally, in the main.

~Main-spring~, _n._ Prime mover.

~Main-stay~, _n._ Principal support, chief reliance.

~Maintain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sustain, support, preserve, uphold, keep.

~2.~ Defend, vindicate, assert, justify.

~3.~ Continue, keep up, carry on.

~4.~ Provide food for, supply with means of living.

~Maintain~, _v. n._ Affirm, aver, allege, say, contend, hold the opinion, hazard the opinion.

~Maintenance~, _n._ ~1.~ Support, vindication, justification, defence; preservation.

~2.~ Sustenance, food, victuals, provisions, BREAD, livelihood, subsistence.

~Maize~, _n._ Indian corn (_Zea mays_).

~Majestic~, _a._ August, imposing, dignified, noble, princely, stately, imperial, grand, royal.

~Majesty~, _n._ Grandeur, dignity, stateliness.

~Major~, _a._ Greater.

~Major-domo~, _n._ Steward.

~Majority~, _n._ ~1.~ Greater number, more than half.

~2.~ Manhood, full age.

~Majuscule~, _n._ Capital letter (_in ancient manuscripts_).

~Make~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Create, bring into being.

~2.~ Frame, fashion, mould, shape, form, figure.

~3.~ Produce, effect, be productive of.

~4.~ Constitute, compose.

~5.~ Perform, do, execute, practise.

~6.~ Secure, gain, acquire, get.

~7.~ Compel, constrain, force.

~8.~ Represent, show.

~Make~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Proceed, go, travel, journey, tend, move.

~2.~ Contribute, conduce, operate, have effect.

~Make~, _n._ Structure, construction, texture, constitution.

~Make a clean breast~, Make a full confession.

~Make a figure~, Figure, make a distinguished appearance, be distinguished, be conspicuous.

~Make against~, Tend to injure.

~Make as if~, Appear, seem, feign, pretend, make believe, act as if.

~Make away with~, Kill, destroy.

~Make-believe~, Pretend, feign, appear, seem, act as if, make as if.

~Make-believe~, _a._ Pretended, counterfeited, sham, mock, clap-trap.

~Make bold~, Presume, venture, dare, take the liberty, have the presumption.

~Make choice of~, Choose, select, pick out.

~Make for~, ~1.~ Move toward, go toward, STRIKE FOR.

~2.~ Favor, tend to the advantage of.

~Make free with~, Treat without ceremony, treat as one's own, use without leave.

~Make good~, ~1.~ Defend, maintain, vindicate, justify, stand by.

~2.~ Fulfil, accomplish.

~3.~ Establish, verify, confirm, prove, substantiate.

~4.~ Compensate for, make compensation for, supply by an equivalent, make up for.

~Make haste~, Be quick, BEAR A HAND.

~Make head against~, Stem, resist successfully.

~Making~, Composition, constitution, formation.

~Make known~, Publish, declare, bring to light, proclaim.

~Make light of~, Consider as of no consequence, treat with contempt.

~Make love to~, Court, woo, make suit to.

~Make mention of~, Speak of, take notice of, allude to, refer to.

~Make merry~, Feast, be jovial, be joyful.

~Make much of~, Cherish, foster, fondle, pet, coddle, treat with fondness.

~Make no bones~, Have no scruple, make no scruple.

~Make no difference~, Be as well, be a matter of indifference, make no matter.

~Make no doubt~, Be confident, have no doubt.

~Make no matter~, Make no difference, be a matter of indifference, be as well.

~Make nothing for~, Be of no value to, be of no use to, have no effect in aiding or supporting.

~Make oath~, Swear, take an oath.

~Make of~, ~1.~ Understand, interpret.

~2.~ Effect or produce from.

~3.~ Consider, account, esteem.

~Make off with~, ~1.~ Take away, carry off.

~2.~ Steal, pilfer, filch, purloin, cabbage.

~Make one's mouth water~, Excite or whet the appetite.

~Make one's toilet~, Arrange one's dress, attend to one's dress.

~Make out~, (_Active._) ~1.~ Discover, ascertain, learn, determine, interpret, decipher, get a clear understanding of.

~2.~ Prove, establish.

~3.~ Prepare, draw up.

~4.~ Provide, furnish, supply.

~Make out~, (_Neuter._) Succeed, be able at last.

~Maker~, _n._ ~1.~ [With _The_ prefixed.] Creator, GOD.

~2.~ Manufacturer, former, builder, constructor.

~3.~ Author, writer, composer.

~4.~ (_Law._) Signer of a promissory note.

~Make over~, Transfer, convey, alienate, demise.

~Make sail~, (_Naut._) Set the sails, hoist the sails, spread the sails.

~Makeshift~, _n._ Substitute, temporary, expedient.

~Make sport of~, Mock, ridicule, deride, scout, scoff at, jeer at, laugh at.

~Make suit to~, ~1.~ Court the favor of, endeavor to gain the favor of.

~2.~ Court, woo, make love to.

~Make sure of~, Secure, make certain.

~Make the best of~, Put the best face on, turn to the best account.

~Make tracks~, DEPART, go, start, set out, be off.

~Make up~, (_Active._) ~1.~ Collect, get together.

~2.~ Constitute, form.

~3.~ Reconcile, settle, adjust.

~4.~ Compensate, make good, make up for.

~5.~ Supply, furnish, provide.

~6.~ Determine, bring to a conclusion.

~Make up~, (_Neuter._) Settle a difference, become reconciled.

~Make up for~, Compensate, make good, make up.

~Make up to~, [_Colloquial._] Accost, address, speak to.

~Make water~, ~1.~ Urinate, void urine.

~2.~ (_Naut._) Leak.

~Make way~, ~1.~ Advance, proceed.

~2.~ Clear a way, open a passage.

~Malacology~, _n._ Science of mollusks or molluscous animals.

~Maladroit~, _a._ Awkward, clumsy, unskilful, unskilled, bungling, unhandy, inapt, inexpert, without dexterity.

~Malady~, _n._ Disease, distemper, disorder, complaint, ail, ailment, sickness, illness, indisposition.

~Malapert~, _a._ Saucy, impudent, rude, forward, flippant, bold, impertinent, impudent, insolent, cavalier.

~Malapertness~, _n._ Insolence, sauciness, impudence, rudeness.

~Malapropos~, _ad._ [Fr.] Unseasonably, unsuitably.

~Malaria~, _n._ Miasma, miasm, noxious exhalation, bad air.

~Malcontent~, _a._ Discontented, dissatisfied, unsatisfied.

~Male~, _a._ He.

~Male~, _n._ Male animal.

~Malediction~, _n._ Curse, denunciation, execration, imprecation, anathema, fulmination, ban.

~Malefactor~, _n._ Culprit, felon, convict, criminal, outlaw.

~Malefeasance~, _n._ (_Law._) Wrong doing, ill conduct, illegal deed.

~Malepractice~, _n._ [Written also and preferably MALPRACTICE.] Misconduct, MALPRACTICE.

~Malevolence~, _n._ Malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, grudge, ill-will.

~Malevolent~, _a._ Malicious, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill- natured.

~Malice~, _n._ Malevolence, maliciousness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, spite, ill-will.

~Malicious~, _a._ Malevolent, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill- natured.

~Maliciousness~, _n._ Malevolence, malice, malignity, ill-will.

~Malign~, _a._ ~1.~ Malicious, malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed.

~2.~ Injurious, pernicious, unfavorable, baneful, very bad.

~Malign~, _v. a._ Revile, slander, abuse, calumniate, asperse, defame, blacken, traduce, scandalize, disparage, vilify.

~Malignancy~, _n._ Malice, malignity.

~Malignant~, _a._ ~1.~ Malign, MALICIOUS, malevolent.

~2.~ (_Med._) Dangerous, fatal.

~Maligner~, _n._ Vilifier, slanderer, traducer, calumniator, backbiter, libeller, defamer.

~Malignity~, _n._ ~1.~ Malice, malevolence, maliciousness, malignancy, hatred, animosity, ill-will.

~2.~ Virulence, fatality.

~Malinger~, _v. n._ Feign illness (_as a soldier, to avoid duty_), sham sickness, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham.

~Mall~, _n._ [Written also _Maul_.] Beetle, heavy mallet.

~Mall~, _v. a._ [Written also _Maul_.] Beat, bruise.

~Mall~, _n._ Public walk.

~Mallet~, _n._ Wooden hammer.

~Malpractice~, _n._ [Written also _Malepractice_.] Misconduct, misbehavior, misdoing, dereliction, MALVERSATION.

~Maltreat~, _v. a._ Abuse, ill treat, ill use.

~Maltreatment~, _n._ Abuse, ill treatment, bad treatment.

~Malversation~, _n._ Misconduct (in office), fraudulent conduct (_as embezzlement, &c._).

~Mamma~, n. [_Childish term._] Mother.

~Mamma~, _n._ [L. _pl. Mammas_.] Breast, teat, dug, udder.

~Mammal~, _n._ Mammifer, one of the mammalia.

~Mammalia~, _n. pl._ [L.] Mammals, mammifers, viviparous animals that suckle their young.

~Mammifer~, _n._ Mammal, one of the mammalia.

~Mammon~, _n._ ~1.~ Riches, wealth.

~2.~ God of riches.

~Mammoth~, _n._ Fossil elephant (_Elephas primigenus_).

~Mammoth~, _a._ Gigantic, very large.

~Man~, _n._ ~1.~ Person, individual, body, somebody, one, personage, soul, living soul, some one, human being.

~2.~ Mankind, the human race.

~3.~ Male person.

~4.~ Adult male.

~5.~ Piece (_as chess, draughts, &c._).

~Man~, _v. a._ Furnish with men, supply with hands.

~Manacle~, _n._ Shackle (_for the hands_), handcuff, hand-fetter.

~Manacle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Handcuff.

~2.~ Shackle, fetter, tie, restrain, confine.

~Manage~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conduct, direct, regulate, superintend, supervise, administer, carry on, have the charge of.

~2.~ Rule (_with address or artifice_), control, govern, guide.

~3.~ Wield, handle.

~Manage~, _v. n._ Manœuvre, concert measures, contrive ways, direct affairs, pull the wires or strings.

~Manageable~, _a._ Tractable, governable.

~Management~, _n._ ~1.~ Conduct, control, direction, charge, administration, superintendence, care, SURVEILLANCE.

~2.~ Contrivance, prudent conduct, cunning practice.

~Manager~, _n._ ~1.~ Director, superintendent, overseer, supervisor, comptroller, governor.

~2.~ Economist, good economist.

~Manatee~, _n._ Lamantine, sea-cow.

~Manciple~, _n._ Steward (_of a college_), purveyor.

~Mandate~, _n._ Command, order, injunction, precept, charge, requirement.

~Mandatory~, _a._ Preceptive, directory.

~Mandible~, _n._ ~1.~ Jaw.

~2.~ (_Ornith._) Beak, bill.

~Mandrake~, _n._ May-apple (_Podyphyllum peltatum_).

~Manducate~, _v. a._ Chew, masticate.

~Manducation~, _n._ Chewing, mastication.

~Man-eater~, _n._ Cannibal.

~Man-eaters~, _n. pl._ Anthropophagi, cannibals.

~Manège~, _n._ [Fr.] ~1.~ Horsemanship.

~2.~ Riding-school.

~Maneuver~, _n._ [Written also _Manœuvre_.] ~1.~ Evolution, movement.

~2.~ Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artful management, adroit procedure.

~Maneuver~, _v. n._ [Written also _Manœuvre_.] ~1.~ Perform evolutions.

~2.~ Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings.

~Maneuverer~, _n._ [Written also MANŒUVRER.] Tactician, adroit manager, wire-puller.

~Manful~, _a._ Courageous, bold, brave, stout, strong, vigorous, daring, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, manly.

~Manganese~, _n._ Black oxide of manganese (_the oxide having the same name as the metal_), peroxide or deutoxide of manganese.

~Mangel-wurzel~, _n._ [Written also _Mangold-wurzel_.] Field-beet, scarcity-root (_Beta altissima_).

~Mangle~, _v. a._ Lacerate, hack, tear (_in cutting_).

~Mangold-wurzel~, _n._ MANGEL-WURZEL.

~Mangy~, _a._ Scabby, infected with mange.

~Manhaden~, _n._ [Preferably written _Menhaden_.] Hardhead, mossbunker, pauhaugen.

~Man-hater~, _n._ Misanthrope, cynic.

~Manhood~, _n._ ~1.~ Virility.

~2.~ Courage, bravery, hardihood, firmness, resolution.

~Mania~, [_n._ missing?] ~1.~ Raging madness, violent insanity.

~2.~ Vehement desire.

~Mania a potu~, [L.] Delirium tremens, the horrors.

~Maniac~, _n._ Madman, lunatic, bedlamite, insane person.

~Manicheism~, _n._ Dualism, doctrine of two supreme principles (_good and evil_).

~Manifest~, _a._ Apparent, open, obvious, plain, evident, patent, clear, palpable, visible, unmistakable, glaring, notorious.

~Manifest~, _v. a._ Show, exhibit, reveal, declare, display, disclose, prove, evince, discover, express, set forth, bring to light, expose to view, hold up to view, make known.

~Manifestation~, _n._ Exhibition, revelation, display, expression.

~Manifesto~, _n._ Declaration (_of a sovereign or a government_).

~Manifold~, _a._ Numerous, multiplied, various, many, of divers kinds.

~Manioc~, _n._ Cassava, TAPIOCA.

~Manipulate~, _v. a. & n._ Work or operate with the hands.

~Manipulation~, _n._ Manual operations.

~Manis~, _n._ Pangolin, scaly ant-eater.