a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
maillot
Noun
tights for dancers or gymnasts
maillot
Noun
a woman's one-piece bathing suit
mantilla
Noun
short cape worn by women
mantilla
Noun
a woman's silk or lace scarf
machicolation
Noun
a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle
mantlet
Noun
portable bulletproof shelter
mail slot
Noun
a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered
mantrap
Noun
a trap for catching trespassers
mantrap
Noun
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
machine bolt
Noun
a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end
mailsorter
Noun
a sorter for sorting mail according to the address
mantua
Noun
loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries
machine gun
Noun
a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
machine gun
Verb
shoot with a machine gun
mail train
Noun
a train that carries mail
main
Adjective
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
main
Adjective
most important element
main
Adjective
of force
main
Noun
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
main
Noun
any very large body of (salt) water
map
Noun
a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
map
Noun
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
map
Verb
to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
map
Verb
explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
map
Verb
make a map of
map
Verb
depict as if on a map
map
Verb
plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
map
Verb
locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
machinery
Noun
machines or machine systems collectively
machinery
Noun
a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
main course
Noun
a square mainsail
main course
Noun
the principal dish of a meal
machine screw
Noun
a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole
main deck
Noun
the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel
machine shop
Noun
workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools
machine stitch
Noun
a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread
main drag
Noun
the main street of a town or city
map projection
Noun
a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude
mainframe computer
Noun
a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
machine tool
Noun
a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials
maquiladora
Noun
an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border)
main line
Noun
the principal route of a transportation system
machinist's vise
Noun
a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below
maraca
Noun
a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans
mainmast
Noun
the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
metalworking vise
Noun
a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below