mezzo-relievo
n. - (carving in) relief between alto-relievo and bas-relief.
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mi-carême
n. - Sunday in mid-Lent, a festival day.
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micrander
n. - dwarf male plant. micrandrous, adj.
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microcephalic, microcephalous
adj. - a. small-headed microcephalism, microcephaly, n. microcephalus, n. (pl. -li ) such person.
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microcephalous
adj. - small-headed
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microdont
adj. - with small teeth. microdontism, n. microdontous, adj.
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microlipet
n. - someone bothered by trifles
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micrology
n. - excessive devotion to minute details; art of using the microscope.
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micromania
n. - form of insanity in which patient constantly depreciates himself, or imagines that he has become very small. micromaniac, n.
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microphagous
adj. - feeding on small objects. microphagy, n.
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microphyllous
adj. - having minute leaves.
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micropodal, micropodous
adj. - n. having extremely small feet.
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micropsia
n. - optical defect causing objects to appear smaller than their real size.
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micropterous
adj. - having small wings or fins. micropterygious, adj. having small fins.
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micropyle
n. - microscopic orifice in plant ovule or female cell. micropylar, adj.
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microseism
n. - small earth tremor. microseismic(al), adj. microseismology, n. study of these. microseismometer, n. instrument measuring these.
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microsomatous
adj. - having small body.
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microstomatous, microstomous
adj. - a. having small mouth. microstome, n. small opening.
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microtherm
n. - plant thriving only in very low temperature. microthermic, adj.
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microtia
n. - abnormal smallness of ear.
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micrurgy
n. - art of dissecting, etc., under microscope. micrurgic(al), adj. micrurgist, n.
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micturition
n. - urination, especially abnormally frequent. micturate, v.i.
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midden
n. - a dunghill
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migniard
adj. - dainty, delicate; mincing
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miles gloriosus
phr. - 'braggart soldier'.
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miliaria
n. - prickly heat. miliary, adj. (characterized by a rash) like millet seeds.
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militate
v. -i. be influential, have an effect.
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millesimal
adj. - (pertaining to) thousandth part.
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milliad
n. - a thousand years.
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milliary
adj. - pertaining to miles, especially ancient Roman.
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millipore
n. - kind of branching coral. milliporite, n. fossil millipore.
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mimesis
n. - imitation, especially in literature and art or by animal of its surroundings, etc. mimetic, adj. mimetism, n. mimicry.
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mimography
n. - representation in writing of language of signs.
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minatory
adj. - portending punishment; threatening; menacing
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minauderie
n. - coquetry
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miniaceous
adj. - having color of red lead. miniate, v. paint with red lead; decorate with red letters or rubrics; illuminate (manuscripts). miniator, n.
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miniate
v. - color with red paint
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minify
v. - minimize; diminish the size or importance of.
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minikin
adj.,n. - delicate, dainty or affected (person).
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minimifidian
adj. - having smallest possible degree of faith. minimifidianism, n.
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minimus
n. - a tiny creature
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minium
n. - vermilion; red lead.
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miniver
n. - unspotted ermine fur; any white fur.
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minnesinger
n. - troubadour-like poet of medieval Germany.
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minuend
n. - number from which another has to be subtracted.
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miosis, myosis
n. - excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye. miotic a. & n. (substance) causing this.
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miothermic
adj. - Geology, pertaining to present temperature conditions.
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mirabile dictu
phr. - wonderful to relate
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mirador
n. - watch-tower, or other architectural feature with fine view.
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mirepoix
n. - sautéed vegetables used as base for braising meat, etc.
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mirific(al)
adj. - wonder-working; miraculous.
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misandry
n. - dislike of men
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misapodysis
n. - hatred of undressing in front of someone
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misarchist
n. - a person who hates authority
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misdemeanant
n. - person guilty of misdemeanour.
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mise en scène
n. - staging, scenery, etc., of play; setting; locality; surroundings.
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miserabile dictu
phr. - miserable to relate
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miserotia
n. - aversion to sex
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misocainia
n. - hatred of anything new or strange, such asnew ideas
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misocanpnist
n. - a hater of tobacco smoke
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misocapnic
adj. - hating tobacco smoke. misocapnist, n.
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misodoctakleidist
n. - one who hates to practice the piano
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misogallic
adj. - hating the French.
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misogamy
n. - hatred of marriage. misogamic, adj. misogamist, n.
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misology
n. - hatred of logical discussion or reason
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misoneism
n. - hatred of change or novelty. misoneist, n.
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misopedia
n. - hatred of children, esp. one's own
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misopolemical
adj. - hating war.
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misoscopist
n. - a hater of beauty; a recluse
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misosophy
n. - hatred of wisdom
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misotheism
n. - hatred of gods or God. misotheist, n.
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misotramontanism
n. - a hatred of the unknown
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misoxeny
n. - hatred of strangers
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misprision
n. - error of omission or commision; misdemeanour; contempt, scorn. misprise, v. & n. scorn.
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mistigris
n. - poker game where the joker is used
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mistral
n. - strong cold north wind of S France.
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mithridatism
n. - immunity from poison obtained by consuming series of small doses. mithridatic, adj. mithridatize, v.
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mitraille
n. - grape and other small shot. mitrailleur, n. machine-gunner. mitrailleuse, n. machine-gun.
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mitral
adj. - mitre- or bonnet-shaped. mitriform, adj. mitre-shaped.
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mittimus
n. - 'we send'; n. writ for committing to prison or removing records to other court; congé.
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mneme
n. - Psychology, persisting effect of memory of past events. mnemic, adj. mnemist, n.
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mnesic
adj. - pertaining to memory. mnestic, adj. pertaining to memory or mneme.
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mockado
n. - ancient woollen fabric; inferior material; tawdry.
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modena
n. - dark purple color
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mogadore
n. - ribbed silk necktie material.
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mogigraphia
n. - writers' cramp
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mogigraphia, mogigraphy
n. - n., writing only with difficulty. mogilalia,, n. speaking only with difficulty.
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moho
n. - boundary between the crust and upper mantle of the Earth: abbreviation of Mohorovic discontinuity. mohole, n. borehole into the Earth's crust as far as the moho.
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molimen
n. - strenuous effort or labour.
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moliminous
adj. - massive; momentous
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molinary
adj. - pertaining to mills or grinding.
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mollescent
adj. - softening. mollify, v. soften; appease. mollipilose, adj. downy. mollities, n. Medicine, softness. mollitious, adj. softening; voluptuous.
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moloch
n. - a system or method that requires frightful sacrifice
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molossus
n. - verse foot of three long syllables.
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molysmophobia
n. - fear of dirt or contamination
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Momus
n. - god of ridicule; carping critic; satirist. disciple, son, etc., of Momus, person continually poking fun.
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monachal
adj. - monastic. monachate, n. period of monkhood. monachize, v.i. & t. become or cause to become a monk or monkish. monachism, n.
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monad
n. - unit; atom; microcosmic element underlying reality; God. monadic, adj. monadism, n. philosophic theory that universe is composed of such elements.
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monandry
n. - marriage to only one man at a time. monandric, monandrous, adj.
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monanthous
adj. - single-flowered.
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monarticular
adj. - of or affecting only one joint.
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monatomic
adj. - having one atom, or only one atom in molecule; univalent. monatomicity, monatomism, n.
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monepic
adj. - comprising one word, or single-worded sentences.
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moniliform
adj. - having narrow intervals or joints resembling a string of beads.
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monism
n. - philosophical belief that matter, mind, etc., consist of one substance only, which is the only reality. monist, n. monistic, adj.
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monition
n. - caution; warning, especially legal. monitory, a.; n. letter containing a monition.
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monoblepsia, monoblepsis
n. - n. normality of vision with one eye, but confusion when both are used; color-blindness for all but one color.
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monocarpic
adj. - fruiting only once.
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monoceros
n. - unicorn; swordfish. monocerous, adj. having one horn only.
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monochord
n. - musical instrument with one string; similar apparatus determining musical intervals; clavichord.
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monochronic
adj. - relating to one period of time.
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monocline
n. - Geology, single upward band or fold. monoclinal, adj.
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