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mid-on |
Noun
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the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side |
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malingering |
Noun
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evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated |
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mannerism |
Noun
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
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mannerism |
Noun
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a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
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masquerade |
Noun
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making a false outward show |
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masquerade |
Noun
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a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party |
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masquerade |
Noun
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a party of guests wearing costumes and masks |
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masquerade |
Verb
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pretend to be someone or something that you are not |
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masquerade |
Verb
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take part in a masquerade |
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misrepresentation |
Noun
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a willful perversion of facts |
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misrepresentation |
Noun
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a misleading falsehood |
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mortal sin |
Noun
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an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace |
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mugging |
Noun
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assault with intent to rob |
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misapplication |
Noun
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the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
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misapplication |
Noun
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wrong use or application |
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mail fraud |
Noun
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use of the mails to defraud someone |
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misdemeanor |
Noun
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a crime less serious than a felony |
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misdemeanour |
Noun
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a crime less serious than a felony |
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mug's game |
Noun
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a futile or unprofitable endeavor |
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marathon |
Noun
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any long and arduous undertaking |
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marathon |
Noun
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a footrace of 26 miles and 385 yards |
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management control |
Noun
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an internal control performed by one or more managers |
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mummification |
Noun
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embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy |
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mummification |
Noun
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(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color |
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mummification |
Noun
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a condition resembling that of a mummy |
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momism |
Noun
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excessive protection |
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military censorship |
Noun
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all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces |
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martial art |
Noun
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any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense |
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munch |
Noun
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a large bite |
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munch |
Verb
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chew noisily |
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motor control |
Noun
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control of muscles |
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mouth-to-mouth resuscitation |
Noun
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an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration |
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meteortropism |
Noun
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an effect of climate on biological processes |
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miscegenation |
Noun
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reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) |
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multiplication |
Noun
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the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production |
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multiplication |
Noun
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an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division |
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multiplication |
Noun
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a multiplicative increase |
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masturbation |
Noun
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manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure |
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monohybrid cross |
Noun
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hybridization using a single trait with two alleles, as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas |
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miosis |
Noun
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reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
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miosis |
Noun
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(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms |
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myosis |
Noun
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reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
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myosis |
Noun
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an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) |
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mydriasis |
Noun
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reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward |
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micturition reflex |
Noun
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relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder |
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making love |
Noun
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sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people |
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mating |
Noun
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the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes |
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myotactic reflex |
Noun
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reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled |
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mathematical process |
Noun
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(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods |
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mathematical operation |
Noun
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(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods |