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noun
- A type of firearm that automatically fires bullets in rapid succession using gas pressure. This will repeat as long as the firing mechanism is kept active.
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| machinist |
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noun
- A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
- One skilled in the use of machine tools.
- A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
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| magic |
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noun
- supernatural, Supernatural occurrences or feats.
- An illusion performed to give the appearance of magic or the supernatural.
- A ritual associated with mysticism.
- A cause not quite understood.
- Magic makes the light go on
- Something spectacular or wonderful.
- movie
- The decrypted messages produced by US cryptographers in WWII — it is usually taken to mean '... from Japanese intercepts'. The equivalent in the UK was Ultra, referring to decrypted German traffic.
- (computing) A statement or operator used in algorithm design that satisfies any conceivable formal requirement. This is used in some methods of formal specification to allow leaving things unspecified (with the intent of later specification, as magic in this sense cannot be implemented). Also known as miracle.
verb (magics, magicking, magicked, magicked)
- (transitive) To cast a magic spell on or at someone or something.
- (transitive) To produce something, as if by magic.
adjective
- Having supernatural talents, properties, or qualities.
- a wand; a dragon
- Featuring illusions that are usually performed for entertainment.
- a show; a trick
- wonderful, Wonderful, amazing or incredible.
- a moment
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| magnum |
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noun (pl=magnums (Gabi) or magna (rare))
- A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle.
- A gun calibre larger than, or derived from, a smaller similar cartridge.
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| major |
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noun , or, when used as a title before a person's name, Major
- A military rank between captain and lieutenant-colonel.
- He used to be a in the army.
- This is Major Jones.
- A person of legal age.
- The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
- Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a .
- A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.
- She is a math .
verb
- To concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university.
- I have decided to in mathematics.
adjective
- Of great significance or importance.
- (music) Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.
- (music) Containing the note which is a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.
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| majority |
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noun (majorities)
- More than half (50%) of some group
- The agreed that the new proposal was the best.
- The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes
- The winner with 53% had a 6% over the loser with 47%.
- (dated) Legal adulthood
- By the time I reached my , I had already been around the world twice.
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| maneuver |
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noun
- A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
- (often plural) A large training exercise of military troops.
- The American army was on maneuvers.
verb
- To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
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| mantlet |
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noun
- A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
- (military) A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
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| Manual |
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proper noun
- given male name
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| Marine |
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adjective
- Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps.
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| Marine Corps |
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proper noun
- The United States Marine Corps; one of the major divisions of the US military, abbreviated USMC.
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| Mark |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Gospel of Mark)
- (given name, male). Jocular diminutive: Marky.
- (biblical) w:Mark the Evangelist, Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, first patriarch of Alexandria and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark.
- (biblical) The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels.
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| marksman |
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noun (plural: marksmen)
- A man skilled in shooting at a target.
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| Marshal |
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proper noun
- An English surname, a rare spelling of Marshall.
- (given name, male) derived from the surname, usually spelled Marshall.
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| matador |
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noun - The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
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| matchlock |
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noun
- Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
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| materiel |
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noun (verification requested)
- Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies
Note: This is not standard British English; it is either American English or Military jargon.
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| Matilda |
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proper noun
- (given name, female)
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| maverick |
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noun
- An unbranded range animal.
- One who does not abide by rules.
- (rfquote-sense) One who creates or uses unconventional and/or controversial ideas or practices.
- (context, poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em
adjective
- Showing independence in thoughts or actions.
- A decision.
- A person.
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| MC |
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initialism
- master of ceremonies
- Military Cross
- Marine Corps
- Member of Congress
- MasterCard?
- Medical Center
- Medical College
- Mail Code
- motorcycle club
- (texting) Merry Christmas!
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| mercenary |
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noun (mercenaries)
- A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.
adjective
- motivated by private gain
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| meteor |
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noun
- A fast moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere.
- A juggling prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
- (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a Track and Field Hammer throw, hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
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| MIA |
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initialism - Missing In Action
- When his patrol didn't come back from the front, he and all his buddies were listed as MIA.
- (Mormon) Mutual Improvement Association
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| MiG |
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noun (wikipedia, Mikoyan)
- Any of a series of Russian fighter aircraft
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| mil. |
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abbreviation - military
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| military |
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noun the
- (with the) Armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.(US English meaning only)
- It's not the job of the to make policy.
adjective
- Having to do with armed forces such as the army, Marine Corps, navy and air force. (US English meaning only)
- Having to do with armies specifically, although recent usage has led to some blurring of the meaning with the US English specific meaning (non US English meanings)
- There are military options, but we would like to try diplomacy first.
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| mine |
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noun
- A place in the ground from which ore is extracted.
- A device intended to explode when stepped upon, touched, or in proximity to a ship or vehicle.
- A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
verb (min, ing)
- (transitive) To remove (ore) from the ground.
- Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can their own diamonds.
- (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
- We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.
- (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
pronoun
- <span class="use-with-mention">Non-premodifying possessive case of <span class="mention">I</span>.</span> my, My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me. (See
- Usage notes, usage notes below.)
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| minefield |
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noun
- an area in which explosive mines have been hidden
- (context, by extension) a dangerous situation
- (cricket) a pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably
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| miner |
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noun
- a person who works in a mine.
- an operator of mine, mines and other explosives in an army.
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| mining |
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noun
- The business of removing solid valuables from the earth; e.g., gold mining.
verb
- (present participle of, mine, nodot=1) Working in a mine.
- He will be all next week.
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| mirage |
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noun
- An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, giving the appearance of there being refuge in the distance.
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| mission |
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noun
- A duty that involves fulfilling a request.
- Religious evangelism. See also: missionary
- (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
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| mister |
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noun
- Title of respect conferred on a man, with or without a surname added.
- You may sit here, .
- You may sit here, Mister Jones.
- 1855, George Musalas Colvocoresses, Four Years in the Government Exploring Expedition, J. M. Fairchild & co., page 358:
- : Fine day to see sights, gentlemen. Well, misters, here's the railing round the ground, and there's the paling round the tomb, eight feet deep, six feet long, and three feet wide.
- 1908, Jack Brand, By Wild Waves Tossed: An Ocean Love Story, The McClure? Company, page 90:
- : There's only three misters aboard this ship, or, rather, there's only two.
- Official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of captain.
- Official form of address of a president of a nation; Mr. President.
- A warrant officer or cadet in the United States Military Academy at :w:West Point, West Point.
- An informal title used before a nickname or other moniker:
- Mister Suave; Mister Baseball
- A device that makes or sprays mist.
- Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California.
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| Mobile |
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proper noun
- A city in southwest Alabama.
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| mobilize |
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verb to mobilize
- (transitive) to make something mobile
- (transitive) to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war
- (intransitive) to become made ready for war
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| Mohawk |
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proper noun
- (uncountable) An Iroquoian language spoken by a North American indigenous people, the easternmost of the Iroquois w:Iroquois Confederacy, Five Nations.
- (countable) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long and usually styled so as to stand straight up.
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| Molotov cocktail |
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noun (plural Molotov cocktails)
- A simple incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, filled with an inflammable liquid such as petroleum, with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled.
- (obsolete) A similar incendiary but made stoppered and containing phosphorus disolved in benzene which would self-ignite when smashed and the contents exposed to air. Issued to civilians in Britain during World War II.
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| mortar |
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noun
- (uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.
- (countable) Military A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with either a rifled or smooth bore. It usually has a shorter range than a howitzer, employs a higher angle of fire, and has a tube with a length of 10 to 20 calibers. See also gun; howitzer. JP-1-02.
- (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
verb
- To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
- To fire a mortar (weapon)
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| Mosquito |
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proper noun (wikipedia, De_Havilland_Mosquito)
- The De Havilland Mosquito, a second world war military aircraft.
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| mount |
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noun
- A mountain, as in Mount Everest
- A horse used to ride on, unlike a draught horse
- The rider climbed onto his .
- The number of riders in a cavalry unit or division
- The General said he has 2,000 mounts.
verb
- To go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
- Antonym: dismount
- The rider mounted his horse.
- To attach an object to a support, as to mount a mailbox on a post
- Antonym: demount
- (computing) To attach a drive or device to the directory structure in order to make it available to the operating system.
- Antonyms: usually unmount, sometimes dismount, rarely demount
- To get on top of an animal to mate.
- (slang) to have sexual intercourse with someone, something.
- Synonyms - see WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse
- To begin a military assault
- The General gave the order to the attack.
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| mounted |
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verb
- (past of, mount)
- 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island, Treasure Island
- : As soon as I was , holding on to Dogger's belt, the supervisor gave the word, and the party struck out at a bouncing trot...
adjective
- on horseback
- The cavalry rode into town.
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| movement |
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noun
- Physical motion between points in space.
- I saw a in that grass on the hill.
- I saw some in that grass on the hill.
- (italbrac, horology) for a clockwork, a clock, or a watch, a device that cuts time in equal portions.
- The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
- A trend in various fields or social categories.
- The labor has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
- (music) A large division of a larger composition.
- (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
- Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
- (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight
- The on his cutter was devastating.
- An act of emptying the bowels.
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| MP |
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abbreviation
- (geography) Northern Mariana Islands
- Megapixel
- The new Canon has a 12 ccd sensor.
initialism
- Member of Parliament
- (military) Military Police
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| munition |
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noun
- (context, usually plural) armament, Armament, weaponry.
- 1918, Upton Sinclair, The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=580736910&tag=Sinclair,+Upton,+1878-1968:+The+Profits+of+Religion:+An+Essay+in+Economic+Interpretation,+1918&query=munition&id=SinProf Book 7.:
- : Just as we can say that an English girl who leaves the narrow circle of her old life, and goes into a factory and joins a union and takes part in its debates, will never after be a docile home-slave; so we can say that the clergyman who helps in Y. M. C. A. work in France, or in Red Cross organization in America, will be less the bigot and formalist forever after.
- (context, military, NATO) ammunition.
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| musket |
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noun (plural: muskets)
- A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been superseded by the rifle.
- Soldier, solider, won't you marry me, with your , fife and drum.
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| musketry |
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noun
- The technique of using small arms such as muskets.
- A collection of muskets or musketeers.
- Musket fire.
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| mustang |
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noun (Plural: mustangs)
(wikipedia, Mustang (horse))
- A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
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| muster |
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noun
- Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
- A show; a display.
- An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
- The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
- Any assemblage or display; a gathering.
- A collection of peafowl (an invented term rather than one used by zoologists).
- A roundup of cattle grazing over a large area.
verb
- (transitive) To collect and display; to assemble.
- (transitive) To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.
- (intransitive) To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body.
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| muzzleloader |
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noun
- A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).
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