Part 40

~Milky Way~, _n._ Galaxy.

~Mill~, _n._ ~1.~ Manufactory.

~2.~ [_U. S._] One tenth of a cent.

~3.~ Fight, contest.

~Mill~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Stamp (_as coin_) on the edge.

~2.~ Full (_as cloth_).

~3.~ [_Low_.] Beat (_with the fists_).

~Miller~, _n._ Moth.

~Miller's-thumb~, _n._ River bull-head (_Cottus gobio_).

~Millionnaire~, _n._ Nabob, Crœsus, Dives, capitalist, very rich person, person of great wealth.

~Milt~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Anat._) Spleen.

~2.~ Semen (_of fishes_), sperm, soft roe.

~Milter~, _n._ Male fish.

~Mime~, _n._ Mimic.

~Mimetic~, _a._ Imitative, mimic.

~Mimetical~, _a._ Imitative, mimic.

~Mimic~, _a._ Imitative, mimetic, mimetical.

~Mimical~, _a._ Imitative, mimetic, mimetical.

~Mimic~, _v. a._ Ape, imitate, mock, counterfeit.

~Mimic~, _n._ Mime.

~Minaret~, _n._ Turret (_of a Mahometan mosque_).

~Minatory~, _a._ Threatening, menacing.

~Mince~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hash, cut into small pieces.

~2.~ Extenuate, palliate, be mealy-mouthed about, be reserved in speaking of.

~Mince~, _v. n._ Affect delicacy.

~Mince-pie~, _n._ Meat-pie.

~Mince-meat~, _a._ Chopped meat.

~Minced-meat~, _a._ Chopped meat.

~Mincing~, _a._ Affected, over-nice.

~Mind~, _n._ ~1.~ Soul, spirit, inner man.

~2.~ Intellect, understanding, reason, sense, brains, thinking principle, intellectual powers, common sense, intellectual faculties.

~3.~ Inclination, disposition, will, wish, liking, desire.

~4.~ Belief, opinion, thoughts, sentiments.

~5.~ Memory, remembrance, recollection.

~Mind~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Notice, heed, regard, mark, attend to, take notice of, pay attention to, give heed to, fix the mind on, trouble one's head about.

~2.~ Obey, be obedient to.

~3.~ [_Poetical._] Remind, put in mind.

~Mindful of~, Regardful of, heedful of, observant of, attentive to.

~Mindless~, _a._ ~1.~ Destitute of mind.

~2.~ Regardless, careless, heedless, forgetful, neglectful, negligent.

~Mine~, _v. a._ Sap, undermine.

~Mineral~, _n._ Inorganic body.

~Mineral oil~, Petroleum, mineral tar, rock oil, mineral oil, Barbadoes tar, Seneca oil.

~Mineral pitch~, Asphaltum, native bitumen, Jew's pitch.

~Mineral tar~, MINERAL OIL.

~Minever~, _n._ [Written also _Meniver_.] Ermine, stoat.

~Mingle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mix, intermix, commingle, intermingle, compound, blend.

~2.~ Jumble, confound, confuse, huddle together, shuffle together.

~Miniature~, _n._ Small portrait.

~Miniature~, _a._ Little, small, diminutive.

~Minikin~, _a._ Small, little, diminutive, wee, tiny, Pygmy, Pygmean, Liliputian, dwarfish.

~Minim~, _n._ ~1.~ MINNOW, pink.

~2.~ Drop, sixtieth part of a drachm.

~3.~ (_Music._) Two crotchets, half a semibreve.

~Minimum~, _n._ Least quantity, least part.

~Minion~, _n._ Favorite (_in an ill sense_), creature, dependant, parasite, hanger-on.

~Minister~, _n._ ~1.~ Administrator (_of executive authority_), executive officer (_of a sovereign or of a government_).

~2.~ Ambassador, envoy, plenipotentiary.

~3.~ Clergyman, divine, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman.

~Minister~, _v. a._ Give, afford, supply, furnish.

~Minister~, _v. n._ Serve, perform service, do service.

~Minister to~, Aid, help, assist, succor, give assistance to, supply with what is needed.

~Ministration~, _n._ Agency, instrumentality.

~Ministry~, _n._ ~1.~ Cabinet, council, administration.

~2.~ Office of a clergyman, ecclesiastical function.

~Minium~, _n._ Red lead, red oxide of lead.

~Mink~, _n._ Minx, North-American pole-cat (_Mustela vison_).

~Minnow~, _n._ Minim, pink (_Lenciscus phoxinus_).

~Minor~, _a._ ~1.~ Less, smaller.

~2.~ Inferior, subordinate.

~3.~ Inconsiderable, petty.

~Minority~, _n._ ~1.~ Nonage, pupilage.

~2.~ Smaller number.

~Minstrel~, _n._ Musician, singer, bard.

~Minstrelsy~, _n._ Music, melody, harmony.

~Minute~, _a._ ~1.~ Little, slender, CAPILLARY, very small.

~2.~ Circumstantial, particular, critical.

~Minute~, _n._ ~1.~ Sixtieth part of an hour.

~2.~ Sixtieth part of a degree.

~3.~ Note, memorandum.

~Minute~, _v. a._ Note, take a note of, jot down.

~Minutiæ~, _n. pl._ [L.] Minute particulars, minor details.

~Minx~, _n._ Mink, North-American pole-cat (_Mustela vison_).

~Miracle~, _n._ Marvel, wonder, prodigy.

~Miraculous~, _a._ ~1.~ Supernatural.

~2.~ Wonderful, extraordinary, passing strange, very strange, unaccountable.

~Mire~, _n._ Mud, ooze, slime.

~Mire~, _v. n._ Sink in mud.

~Mirror~, _n._ ~1.~ Reflector, looking-glass.

~2.~ Speculum.

~3.~ Pattern, model, exemplar, example, prototype, archetype, protoplast, paragon.

~Mirror~, _v. a._ Reflect.

~Mirth~, _n._ Merriment, hilarity, jollity, joviality, gayety, merry- making, sport, fun.

~Mirthful~, _a._ Merry, jovial, gay, lively, cheerful, jocund, vivacious, jolly, playful, sportive, frolicsome.

~Miry~, _a._ Muddy.

~Misadventure~, _n._ Mischance, mishap, misfortune, reverse, ill-luck.

~Misanthrope~, _n._ Man-hater.

~Misapply~, _v. a._ Misemploy, abuse, pervert, make an ill use of.

~Misapprehend~, _v. a._ Misunderstand, misconceive, mistake.

~Misapprehension~, _n._ Misunderstanding, misconception, mistake.

~Misbehave~, _v. n._ Behave ill.

~Misbehavior~, _n._ Misconduct, miscarriage, ill conduct, ill behavior.

~Miscalculate~, _v. a._ Misreckon.

~Miscall~, _v. a._ Misname, misterm.

~Miscarriage~, _n._ ~1.~ Failure, mishap, mischance.

~2.~ Abortion, untimely birth.

~3.~ Misconduct, misbehavior, ill conduct, ill behavior.

~Miscarry~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Fail, be unsuccessful, be defeated.

~2.~ Go wrong, fail in conveyance.

~Miscegenation~, _n._ [_Recent._] Amalgamation.

~Miscellaneous~, _a._ Diversified, various, promiscuous, mixed, mingled, of various kinds.

~Miscellany~, _n._ Mixture, medley, diversity, variety, olio, farrago, salmagundi, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, mish-mash, gallimaufry, MÉLANGE, miscellaneous collection, OLLA PODRIDA.

~Mischance~, _n._ Misfortune, mishap, ill-luck, misadventure, calamity.

~Mischief~, _n._ ~1.~ Evil, ill, harm, injury, damage, hurt, detriment, disadvantage, prejudice.

~2.~ Trouble, misfortune, ill consequence.

~Mischievous~, _a._ ~1.~ Hurtful, injurious, detrimental, pernicious, destructive, noxious.

~2.~ Vicious, wicked, sinful, prone to mischief.

~Misconceive~, _v. a._ Misapprehend, misunderstand, misjudge, mistake.

~Misconduct~, _n._ Misbehavior, ill conduct, bad conduct.

~Misconduct~, _v. a._ Mismanage, manage ill.

~Misconstrue~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mistranslate, misrender.

~2.~ Misinterpret, explain wrongly.

~Misdate~, _n._ Anachronism.

~Miscreant~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Unbeliever, infidel, sceptic.

~2.~ Villain, scoundrel, knave, rascal, rogue, scamp, scapegrace, ruffian, vile wretch, caitiff.

~Misdeed~, _n._ Transgression, trespass, offence, delinquency, misdemeanor, fault, misdoing, crime, evil deed.

~Misdemeanor~, _n._ Transgression, trespass, fault, misdeed.

~Misdoing~, _n._ Offence, misdeed.

~Misemploy~, _v. a._ Misuse, misapply, pervert, abuse, make an ill use of.

~Misemployment~, _n._ Misuse, abuse.

~Miser~, _n._ Niggard, curmudgeon, hunks, skinflint, lickpenny, churl, sordid wretch.

~Miserable~, _a._ ~1.~ Unhappy (_as respects the condition of the mind_), WRETCHED, distressed, afflicted, comfortless, disconsolate, forlorn, broken-hearted, heart-broken.

~2.~ Worthless, valueless, very poor (_in quality_).

~3.~ Low, mean, abject, despicable, contemptible.

~Miserly~, _a._ Covetous, avaricious, niggardly, sordid, stingy, parsimonious, penurious, close, mean, close-fisted.

~Misery~, _n._ ~1.~ Distress, wretchedness, woe, tribulation, desolation, sorrow, grief, affliction, heartache, heavy heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, great unhappiness.

~2.~ Calamity, MISFORTUNE.

~Misfortune~, _n._ Disaster, calamity, reverse, affliction, visitation, trial, blow, stroke, adversity, distress, hardship, trouble, ill-luck, ill fortune.

~Misgiving~, _n._ Doubt, distrust, suspicion, want of confidence.

~Misguide~, _v. a._ Mislead, misdirect.

~Mishap~, _n._ Misfortune, mischance, misadventure, calamity, ill luck.

~Mish-mash~, _n._ Mixture, medley, MÉLANGE, MISCELLANY.

~Misinterpret~, _v. a._ Misconstrue, explain wrongly, put a wrong construction on, put a false construction on, give a false coloring to.

~Misjudge~, _v. a._ Mistake, misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceive.

~Mislay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Misplace.

~2.~ Lose.

~Mismanage~, _v. a._ Misconduct, manage ill, make a mess of, make a botch of, make sad work of.

~Mismanagement~, _n._ Bad management, ill management.

~Misname~, _v. a._ Miscall, misterm.

~Misnomer~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Misnaming, mistaking of the true name (_of a person_).

~2.~ Wrong name, inapplicable title.

~Misogynist~, _n._ Woman-hater.

~Misplace~, _v. a._ Mislay, put in a wrong place.

~Misprint~, _n._ Error of the press.

~Misprize~, _v. a._ Undervalue, underrate, underestimate, slight, hold cheap.

~Misreckon~, _v. a._ Miscalculate.

~Misrender~, _v. a._ Misconstrue, mistranslate.

~Misrepresent~, _v. a._ Misstate, falsify.

~Misrepresentation~, _n._ Misstatement, falsification.

~Misrule~, _n._ Disorder, anarchy, confusion, tumult.

~Miss~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fail to hit, fail to reach, fail of hitting, fail of reaching.

~2.~ Lose, fail of finding.

~3.~ Forego, pass by, leave out, go without.

~4.~ Feel the want of, feel the loss of.

~Miss~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Fail to hit, fall short, miss one's aim.

~2.~ Fail, miscarry, not succeed, come to nothing, end in smoke.

~Miss~, _n._ ~1.~ Mistake, error, blunder, slip, trip, oversight, failure, fault, lapse.

~2.~ Girl, lass, LASSIE, maiden, damsel, maid, young lady.

~Missal~, _n._ Mass-book, prayer-book, service-book.

~Misshapen~, _a._ Ill-shaped.

~Missile~, _n._ Projectile.

~Missile~, _a._ Missive, to be thrown.

~Mission~, _n._ ~1.~ Commission, office, duty, charge, business, errand.

~2.~ Delegation, embassy.

~3.~ Missionary station.

~Missionary~, _n._ Evangelist.

~Missive~, _a._ ~1.~ To be sent, fit for sending.

~2.~ Missile, to be thrown.

~Missive~, _n._ Letter.

~Miss of~, Fail to find.

~Misspell~, _v. a._ Spell wrong.

~Misspend~, _v. a._ Squander, lavish, misuse, waste, fool away, fritter away, muddle away, spend foolishly.

~Misstate~, _v. a._ Misrepresent, falsify, state wrongly.

~Misstatement~, _n._ Misrepresentation, falsification, wrong statement.

~Misstep~, _n._ Wrong step, false step.

~Mist~, _n._ Fog, haze.

~Mistake~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceive.

~2.~ Take (_one for another_).

~Mistake~, _v. n._ Err, make a mistake, be at fault, be wide of the mark, be on the wrong scent, BE IN THE WRONG BOX, BARK UP THE WRONG TREE.

~Mistake~, _n._ ~1.~ Misapprehension, misunderstanding, misconception.

~2.~ Blunder, error, slip, fault, lapse, trip, oversight.

~Misterm~, _v. a._ Miscall, misname.

~Mistranslate~, _v. a._ Misconstrue, misrender.

~Mistress~, _n._ ~1.~ Female head, female sovereign.

~2.~ Instructress, female teacher.

~3.~ Sweetheart, flame, doxy.

~4.~ Concubine, paramour.

~Mistrust~, _n._ Distrust, suspicion, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence.

~Mistrust~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distrust, doubt, be suspicious of.

~2.~ Fear, apprehend, suspect.

~Mistrustful~, _a._ Distrustful, suspicious.

~Misunderstand~, _v. a._ Misapprehend, misconceive, mistake.

~Misunderstanding~, _n._ Misapprehension, misconception.

~Misuse~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Misemploy, misapply, desecrate, profane, pervert, put to a wrong use.

~2.~ Abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, ill-use.

~3.~ Waste, squander, fool away, fritter away, muddle away, spend foolishly.

~Misuse~, _n._ Abuse, perversion, prostitution, profanation.

~Mite~, _n._ Particle, atom, monad, corpuscle, molecule.

~Mitigate~, _v. a._ Moderate, alleviate, appease, soothe, soften, mollify, pacify, assuage, quiet, still, calm, quell, allay, abate, temper, attemper, lessen, dull, qualify, blunt.

~Mitigation~, _n._ Alleviation, moderation, relief.

~Mitigative~, _a._ Lenitive, lenient, soothing, mollifying, assuaging, assuasive, emollient, mild.

~Mix~, _v. a._ Mingle, commingle, commix, unite, combine, blend, amalgamate, compound, incorporate.

~Mix~, _v. n._ Be mixed, be blended.

~Mixed~, _a._ ~1.~ Mingled, blended.

~2.~ Promiscuous, of various kinds.

~Mixture~, _n._ ~1.~ Compound, medley, olio, farrago, salmagundi, hotch-potch, gallimaufry, hodge-podge, olio.

~2.~ Miscellany, variety, diversity.

~Mizzen~, _a._ (_Naut._) Hindmost.

~Mizzle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Rain (_in small drops_), drizzle.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Abscond, run away, take one's self off.

~Mnemonic~, _a._ ~1.~ Of the memory.

~2.~ For the help of the memory, to assist the memory.

~Mnemonics~, _n._ MEMORIA TECHNICA.

~Moan~, _v. a._ [_Poetical._] Lament, deplore, mourn, bemoan, weep for, grieve for.

~Moan~, _v. n._ Grieve, mourn, make lamentation.

~Moat~, _n._ Ditch, fosse, graff.

~Mob~, _n._ ~1.~ Tumultuous rabble, rude multitude, lawless crowd.

~2.~ Populace, CANAILLE, riff-raff, lower orders, vulgar herd, scum of society, dregs of the people, rag-tag-and-bob-tail.

~3.~ Mob-cap.

~Mob-cap~, _n._ Mob.

~Mobility~, _n._ Susceptibility of motion.

~Mobilize~, _v. a._ (_Mil._) Draft (_troops_) for active service.

~Mob-law~, _n._ Lynch-law.

~Mock~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Ape, mimic, imitate, counterfeit, take off.

~2.~ Deride, ridicule, jibe, jeer, taunt, scout, chaff, laugh at, make game of, make fun of, treat with contempt, treat with scorn, make a butt of, make merry with, POKE FUN AT.

~3.~ Illude, deceive, disappoint, balk, cheat, dupe.

~Mock~, _a._ False, counterfeit, pretended, feigned, assumed, sham, spurious, clap-trap, not real, make-believe.

~Mocker~, _n._ Scoffer, scorner, derider, railer, despiser, jeerer.

~Mockery~, _n._ ~1.~ Ridicule, derision, scorn, jeering, contemptuous mimicry.

~2.~ Sport, subject of ridicule.

~3.~ Show, imitation, counterfeit.

~Mock-lead~, _n._ [_Term used by miners._] BLACK-JACK, blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena.

~Mock-nightingale~, _n._ Black-cap warbler, black-cap.

~Mock-sun~, _n._ Parhelion, sundog.

~Mode~, _n._ ~1.~ Way (_viewed practically_), METHOD, manner, style, process, course, means, form, fashion, custom.

~2.~ Modification, quality, affection, accident.

~Model~, _n._ ~1.~ Pattern, prototype, paradigm, archetype.

~2.~ Standard, gauge.

~Model~, _v. a._ Shape, mould, form, plan, fashion.

~Moderate~, _a._ ~1.~ Temperate, sparing, frugal, not excessive.

2~.~ Cheap, unexpensive.

~3.~ Reasonable, judicious, deliberate, cool, mild, not extreme, not violent.

~Moderate~, _v. a._ Assuage, soothe, allay, mitigate, soften, mollify, appease, temper, attemper, quiet, quell, still, pacify, repress, subdue, abate, reduce, lessen, dull, blunt.

~Moderation~, _n._ ~1.~ Temperance, frugality, sobriety.

~2.~ Calmness, coolness, deliberateness, sedateness, mildness, equanimity, composure.

~Moderator~, _n._ Chairman, president, presiding officer.

~Modern~, _a._ RECENT, late, new, novel, not ancient, not antique.

~Modest~, _a._ ~1.~ Unpretending, unobtrusive, unassuming, retiring, humble, unostentatious, meek, not presumptuous.

~2.~ Chaste, pure.

~3.~ Moderate, not excessive, not extravagant.

~Modesty~, _n._ ~1.~ Unobtrusiveness, meekness, humility, retiring disposition, freedom from presumption.

~2.~ Chastity, purity.

~Modicum~, _n._ Pittance, fragment, trifle, small allowance, small portion.

~Modification~, _n._ ~1.~ Alteration, variation, qualification, change.

~2.~ Form, mode, affection, accident.

~Modify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Shape, give form to, give a special mode to.

~2.~ Alter, change, vary, give a new form to.

~Modish~, _a._ Fashionable, stylish, genteel, courtly, in fashion, in vogue, À LA MODE, having a run, the rage.

~Modulate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Attune, harmonize, tune.

~2.~ Inflect (_as the voice_), vary in tune and accentuation.

~Modus operandi~, [L.] Process, way, method, mode of operation, way of doing.

~Mohammedan~, _n._ Mahometan, Mussulman, Moslem.

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

~Moiety~, _n._ Half.

~Moil~, _v. n._ Labor, toil, drudge.

~Moist~, _a._ Damp, humid, dank, wet.

~Moisten~, _v. a._ Dampen, damp.

~Moisture~, _n._ Dampness, humidity.

~Molar~, _n._ Grinder, grinding tooth, molar tooth, double tooth.

~Molasses~, _n._ Treacle.

~Mole~, _n._ ~1.~ Jetty, pier, breakwater.

~2.~ [_Zoöl._] Mouldwarp, molewarp.

~Mole-cricket~, _n._ Churr-worm, fen-cricket (_Gryllotalpa vulgaris_).

~Molecular~, _a._ Corpuscular.

~Molecule~, _n._ ~1.~ Atom, ultimate particle (_of an element_), indivisible particle.

~2.~ Group of atoms (_in a compound body_), cluster of atoms.

~Mole-eyed~, _a._ Blind, purblind, myopic, short-sighted, near-sighted.

~Molest~, _v. a._ Disturb, trouble, annoy, vex, tease, incommode, discommode, harass, worry, plague, bore, torment, bother, pester, harry, badger, irritate, fret, chafe, hector, gull, disturb, disquiet, infest.

~Molewarp~, _n._ Mole, mouldwarp.

~Mollify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Soften, make soft.

~2.~ Appease, pacify, compose, soothe, tranquillize, calm, quiet.

~3.~ Assuage, mitigate, moderate, ease, allay, abate, temper, attemper, relieve, lessen, qualify, dull, blunt.

~Mollusca~, _n. pl._ MOLLUSKS.

~Mollusks~, _n. pl._ Shell-fish (_with thick entire shells, like the clam_), testacea, testaceans.

~Moment~, _n._ ~1.~ Instant, second, trice, flash, jiffy, twinkling, twinkling of an eye.

~2.~ Importance, consequence, weight, significance, value, import.

~Momentarily~, _ad._ Momently, every moment.

~Momentary~, _a._ Instantaneous.

~Momently~, _ad._ Momentarily, every moment.

~Momentous~, _a._ Important, weighty, significant, grave, serious, of importance, of great consequence.

~Momentum~, _n._ [L.] Impetus.

~Monad~, _n._ ~1.~ Atom, molecule, ultimate particle, indivisible

## particle.

~2.~ (_Zoöl._) _Minute_ animalcule.

~Monarch~, _n._ ~1.~ Autocrat, despot.

~2.~ Sovereign, king, emperor, potentate.

~Monarchic~, _a._ Kingly, royal, regal, imperial.

~Monarchical~, _a._ Kingly, royal, regal, imperial.

~Monarchy~, _n._ Kingdom, empire.

~Monastery~, _n._ Convent, cloister, abbey, priory, nunnery.

~Monastic~, _a._ Monkish.

~Monastical~, _a._ Monkish.

~Monasticism~, _n._ Monastic life.

~Money~, _n._ Coin (_or its representative_), cash, RHINO, circulating medium, standard of value.

~Money-chest~, _n._ Coffer, safe, strong-box.

~Moneyed~, _a._ Rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent, well off, well to do.

~Monger~, _n._ [_Rare, except in composition._] Dealer, trader, trafficker.

~Mongrel~, _a._ Hybrid, mule.

~Monition~, _n._ ~1.~ Warning, admonition, counsel.

~2.~ Information, indication, advice, hint, notice.

~Monitor~, _n._ ~1.~ Adviser, counsellor, mentor.

~2.~ Overseer (_in a school_).

~Monkey~, _n._ APE.

~Monk-fish~, _n._ Angel-fish (_Squatina angelus_).

~Monkshood~, _n._ Aconite, wolfsbane.

~Monoclinous~, _a._ (_Bot._) Hermaphrodite.

~Monologue~, _n._ Soliloquy.

~Monomania~, _n._ Hallucination, illusion, delusion, self-deception,

## partial insanity, insanity on one subject.

~Monopolize~, _v. a._ Forestall, engross, engross the whole of.

~Monopoly~, _n._ Exclusive possession.

~Monospermous~, _a._ (_Bot._) One-seeded.

~Monosyllable~, _n._ Word of one syllable.

~Monotone~, _n._ ~1.~ Single tone, unvaried sound.

~2.~ Sameness or uniformity of tone.

~Monotonous~, _a._ Uniform, unvaried.

~Monotony~, _n._ Uniformity, sameness, want of variety.

~Monster~, _n._ ~1.~ Prodigy, monstrosity, moon-calf, unnatural production.

~2.~ Ruffian, wretch, miscreant, villain, demon.

~Monstrosity~, _n._ ~1.~ Monstrousness.

~2.~ Prodigy, monster.

~Monstrous~, _a._ ~1.~ Unnatural, preternatural, abnormal, prodigious.

~2.~ Huge, enormous, immense, vast, colossal, stupendous, extraordinary, Cyclopean, Herculean.

~Monument~, _n._ Memorial, testimonial, remembrancer, record.

~Monumental~, _a._ ~1.~ Of a monument.

~2.~ Memorial, commemorative.

~Mood~, _n._ Temper, humor, disposition, vein, frame of mind.

~Moody~, _a._ ~1.~ Angry, petulant, irritable, snappish, pettish, sour, crusty, crabbed, waspish, captious, snarling, peevish, testy, fretful, ill-tempered, out of humor, out of temper.

~2.~ Sullen, perverse, wayward, sulky, humorsome, glum, grum, glowering, morose, spleeny, frowning, stubborn, dogged, intractable, cross-grained.

~Moon~, _n._ Satellite, secondary planet.

~Moon-calf~, _n._ ~1.~ Monster, deformed creature.

~2.~ Blockhead, simpleton, fool, dunce.

~Moonlight~, _n._ Moonshine.

~Moonshine~, _n._ ~1.~ Moonlight.

~2.~ Nonsense, trash, stuff, twaddle, fudge, flummery, balderdash.

~Moor~, _n._ ~1.~ Heath, extensive waste.

~2.~ Marsh, fen, swamp, bog, morass, slough, quagmire.

~Moor-buzzard~, _n._ Harpy, duck-hawk, marsh-harrier (_Circus æruginosus_).

~Moor-cock~, _n._ Gorcock, red grouse, red ptarmigan, red game (_Lagopus scoticus_).

~Moor-hen~, _n._ Gallinule, water-hen, spotted crake (_Gallinula chloropus_, or _Crex porzana_).

~Moorish~, _a._ Moresque, arabesque.

~Moose~, _n._ Elk, moose-deer (_Cervus alces_ or _Alces malchis_).

~Moose-deer~, _n._ Elk, moose.

~Moot~, _v. a._ Debate, discuss, dispute, argue.

~Mooted~, _a._ Debatable, disputable, disputed, unsettled, in question.

~Moot~, _a._ Debatable, disputable, disputed, unsettled, in question.

~Mop-board~, _n._ Skirting, wash-board, skirting-board.

~Mope~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be sad, be gloomy, be dejected, look downcast, look blue, wear a long lace, laugh on the wrong side of the mouth.

~2.~ Be dull, be listless, be inattentive, be stupid, take no interest in any thing.

~Mopish~, _a._ ~1.~ Sad, gloomy, downcast, dejected, depressed, desponding, down-hearted, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, melancholy, dumpish, glum, BLUE, hypped, cast down, in the dumps, with a long face, down in the mouth, out of sorts.

~2.~ Dull, spiritless, listless, inattentive.

~Moppet~, _n_. Rag-baby.

~Mopsey~, _n_. Rag-baby.

~Moral~, _a._ ~1.~ Ethical, of morals, of ethics, regarding duties, touching obligations.

~2.~ Accountable, bound by duty, bound to do what is right.

~3.~ Virtuous, good, just, upright, honest, of good principles.

~4.~ Probable, not demonstrative.

~Moral~, _n._ ~1.~ Practical application (_of a fable, &c._).

~2.~ Practical lesson (_of any event_).

~Moral faculty~, Conscience, sense of right and wrong, moral sense.

~Moralist~, _n._ Moral philosopher.

~Morality~, _n._ ~1.~ Morals, ethics, moral philosophy.

~2.~ Virtue, goodness.

~Moralize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Apply to a moral purpose, make a moral use of, draw a moral from.

~2.~ Give a moral tone to.

~3.~ Make moral or virtuous.

~Moralize~, _v. n._ Make moral reflections, talk or write about morality.

~Morals~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Morality, ethics, moral philosophy.

~2.~ Conduct, behavior, habits, manners, course of life.

~Moral sense~, Conscience, MORAL FACULTY.

~Morass~, _n._ Marsh, fen, bog, quagmire, swamp, slough.

~Morbid~, _a._ Diseased, sickly, unsound, unhealthy, tainted, vitiated, corrupted, indicative of disease.

~Morbific~, _a._ Noxious, deleterious, unwholesome, unhealthy, pestilential, poisonous, unfavorable to health.

~Mordacious~, _a._ ~1.~ Biting, pungent, stinging, cutting, sharp, mordant.

~2.~ Poignant, caustic, sarcastic, satirical.

~Mordant~, _a._ Biting, mordacious.

~More~, _a._ ~1.~ Greater degree of, greater amount of.

~2.~ In greater numbers.

~3.~ Added, additional, other besides.

~More~, _ad._ ~1.~ To a greater degree.

~2.~ Again, further, another time.

~More~, _n._ ~1.~ Greater degree, greater quantity.

~2.~ Else, other thing.

~Moreover~, _conj. & ad._ Besides, further, also, likewise, too, furthermore, more than that, over and above that.

~Moresque~, _a._ Moorish, arabesque.

~Moribund~, _a._ Dying, at the point of death, on one's death-bed, at death's door, with one foot in the grave, on one's last legs, at the last gasp.

~Morion~, _n._ Helmet, helm, head-piece.

~Mormon~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Zoöl._) Colter-neb, Labrador auk, common puffin (_Fratercula arctica_).

~2.~ Mormonite.

~Mormonite~, _n._ Mormon.

~Morn~, _n._ [_Poetical._] MORNING.

~Morning~, _n._ ~1.~ Dawn, daybreak, aurora, sunrise, MORN, break of day, peep of day, prime of day, first blush of the morning.

~2.~ Forenoon, early part of the day.

~3.~ Early part, spring-time.

~Morning star~, _n._ Lucifer, Phosphorus, Venus.

~Morose~, _a._ Crabbed, sullen, churlish, sour, sulky, perverse, wayward, spleeny, spleenish, splenetic, humorsome, dogged, gloomy, moody, cross-grained.

~Moroseness~, _n._ Crabbedness, sullenness, moodiness, churlishness, sourness, sulkiness, sulks, spleen, ill-temper, bad blood, black looks.

~Morphia~, _n._ Morphine.

~Morphine~, _n._ ~1.~ Morphia.

~2.~ Sulphate of morphia.

~Morse~, _n._ Walrus, sea-horse, sea-cow (_Trichechus rosmarus_).

~Morsel~, _n._ Bite, mouthful, bit of food.

~Mortal~, _a._ ~1.~ Subject to death, destined to die.

~2.~ Deadly, fatal, destructive.

~3.~ Extreme, violent, unto death, likely to kill.

~4.~ Human, of man.

~5.~ [_Colloquial._] Long, tedious, trying.

~Mortal~, _n._ Man, human being.

~Mortality~, _n._ ~1.~ Subjection to death, necessity of dying.

~2.~ Death, destruction, corruption.

~3.~ Frequency of death, number of deaths.

~4.~ Mankind, humanity, human nature.

~Mortar~, _n._ ~1.~ Piece of ordnance for throwing bombs.

~2.~ Cement.

~Mortgage~, _n. & v. a._ Pledge (_for the payment of a debt_).

~Mortification~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Med._) Gangrene, SPHACELUS, NECROSIS.

~2.~ Discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure, vexation, chagrin, disappointment.

~3.~ Humiliation, self-abasement, self-denial.

~Mortify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Gangrene, gangrenate.

~2.~ Disappoint, dissatisfy, displease, vex, harass, plague, worry, disquiet, chagrin, annoy, trouble.

~3.~ Humiliate, humble, shame, confound, abase, abash, put down.

~Mortify~, _v. n._ Gangrene, lose vitality.

~Mortuary~, _n._ Cemetery, graveyard, churchyard, burial-place, necropolis, burial ground, city of the dead.

~Mortuary~, _a._ Of the dead.

~Mosaic~, _a._ ~1.~ Inlaid, tessellated.

~2.~ Of Moses.

~Mosaical~, _a._ ~1.~ Inlaid, tessellated.

~2.~ Of Moses.

~Moslem~, _n._ Mahometan, Mohammedan, Mussulman.

~Mosque~, _n._ Mahometan temple.

~Moss-agate~, _n._ Mocha-stone.

~Moss-bunker~, _n._ Menhaden, pauhaugen, hardhead.

~Moss-pink~, _n._ Ground-pink (_Phlox subulata_).

~Moss-trooper~, _n._ Bandit, marauder.

~Most~, _a._ Greatest number of.

~Most~, _ad._ In the greatest degree.

~Most~, _n._ ~1.~ Greatest part, greatest number.

~2.~ Utmost.

~Mostly~, _ad._ Mainly, chiefly, for the most part, for the greatest part.

~Most of all~, Especially, principally, chiefly, above all.

~Mote~, _n._ Spot, speck, mite, particle, atom, corpuscle.

~Moth~, _n._ (_Ent._) Miller.

~Mother~, _n._ MAMMA, female parent, dam (_applied to a beast_).

~Mother~, _a._ ~1.~ Native, natural.

~2.~ Vernacular.

~Mother Carey's chicken~, Stormy petrel (_Procellaria pelagica_).

~Motherly~, _a._ Maternal, affectionate, kind, tender.

~Mother-of-pearl~, _n._ Nacre.

~Mother-wit~, _n._ Native wit, common sense.

~Motion~, _n._ ~1.~ [Opposed to _Rest_.] Movement, action, passage, change of place.

~2.~ Impulse, prompting, suggestion.

~3.~ Proposition (_especially one made in a deliberative body_), proposal.

~Motionless~, _a._ Still, quiescent, stationary, at rest, at a stand, stock still, standing still.

~Motive~, _n._ Inducement, incentive, impulse, incitement, stimulus, prompting, influence, reason, ground, principle, consideration, cause, occasion, prime mover, why and wherefore.

~Motley~, _a._ ~1.~ Variegated, dappled, MOTTLED.

~2.~ Heterogeneous, of various kinds.

~Mottled~, _a._ Variegated, spotted, motley, speckled, dappled, piebald, of various colors.

~Mould~, _n._ [Sometimes written _Mold_.] ~1.~ Loam.

~2.~ Mustiness, mildew, mouldiness, rust, blight, smut.

~3.~ Matrix, matrice.

~4.~ Form, shape, cast, fashion.

~Mould~, _v. a._ [Sometimes written _Mold_.] Form, shape, fashion, carve, model.

~Moulder~, _v. n._ Crumble, perish, decay, turn to dust, fall into decay, fall to pieces, waste away.

~Mouldwarp~, _n._ Molewarp, mole.

~Mouldy~, _a._ Musty, rusty, mildewed.

~Moult~, _v. n,_ [Sometimes written _Molt_.] Shed feathers, hair, &c.

~Moult~, _v. a._ Shed (_feathers, hair, &c._), mew.

~Mound~, _n._ ~1.~ Hillock, heap.

~2.~ Rampart, bulwark, defence.

~Mount~, _n._ [_Used before a proper name and in poetry._] Mountain, high hill.

~Mount~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Rise, ascend, arise, uprise, tower, soar, go up, rise on high.

~2.~ Get on horseback.

~Mount~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Ascend, climb, scale, escalade, get upon.

~2.~ Put or raise (_upon something_).

~3.~ Embellish, cover with ornaments.

~4.~ (_Mil._) Carry, be furnished with.

~Mount guard~, Do duty as sentinel.

~Mountain~, _n._ MOUNT, high hill, vast eminence.

~Mountain-ash~, (_European_) _n._ Rowan-tree, quicken-tree, fowler's service-tree, roan-tree (_Pyrus aucuparia_ or _Sorbus aucuparia_).

~Mountebank~, _n._ Pretender, charlatan, empiric, quack, quack doctor.

~Mourn~, _v. n._ Grieve, lament, be sorrowful.

~Mourn~, _v. a._ Deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan, grieve for, sorrow over.

~Mournful~, _a._ Sad, distressing, afflicting, afflictive, grievous, calamitous, lamentable, melancholy, deplorable, woful.

~Mournfulness~, _n._ Sorrow, mourning, grief.

~Mourning~, _n._ ~1.~ Lamentation, sorrow, grief.

~2.~ Weeds, symbol of sorrow.

~Mouse~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Catch mice.

~2.~ Peer, search, pry about, look closely.

~Mouth~, _n._ ~1.~ Chaps, jaws, cavity between the jaws.

~2.~ Aperture (_in a vessel for receiving or discharging any thing_).

~3.~ Entrance (_as of a cave or a river_), inlet.

~Mouth~, _v. n._ Vociferate, rant.

~Mouth-piece~, _n._ ~1.~ Piece (_in a wind instrument_) for the mouth.

~2.~ Speaker (_in behalf of several persons_).

~Movables~, _n. pl._ Goods, wares, effects, furniture, chattels, movable property.

~Move~, _v. a._. ~1.~ Impel, put in motion.

~2.~ Incite, instigate, rouse, actuate, influence, persuade, induce, prevail upon, act upon.

~3.~ Affect, touch, impress.

~4.~ Propose (_in a deliberative body_), recommend, suggest, offer for consideration.

~Move~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stir, budge, change place or posture.

~2.~ Go, proceed, walk, march.

~3.~ Act, live, have power of motion.

~4.~ Remove, change residence.

~Move~, _n._ Movement, motion, change of place.

~Movement~, _n._ ~1.~ Motion, move, change of place.

~2.~ (_Mus._) Strain.

~Moving~, _a._ Affecting, touching, pathetic, impressive.

~Much~, _a._ Abundant, plenteous, a great deal of, a great quantity or amount of.

~Much~, _ad._ ~1.~ Greatly, abundantly, far, by far, to a great degree.

~2.~ Often, long, frequently, earnestly, a great deal.

~3.~ Nearly, almost, about the same.

~Mucilaginous~, _a._ Slimy, gummy, ropy, mucous, glutinous, viscid.

~Muckworm~, _n._ Miser, niggard, churl, curmudgeon, codger, skinflint, scrimp, screw, lickpenny, hunks, sordid wretch.

~Mucous~, _a._ Slimy, ropy, mucilaginous, gummy, glutinous, viscid.

~Mud~, _n._ Mire.

~Muddle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make muddy, make turbid.

~2.~ Stupefy, fuddle, inebriate, make half drunk, make tipsy.

~Muddle away~, Waste, misuse, squander, fool away, fritter away, spend foolishly.