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mizenmast |
Noun
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third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts |
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Morris chair |
Noun
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an armchair with an adjustable back |
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moat |
Noun
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ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water |
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mortar |
Noun
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a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range |
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mortar |
Noun
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a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle |
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mortar |
Noun
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used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall |
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mortar |
Verb
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plaster with mortar |
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mincer |
Noun
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a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food, especially meat, into small pieces |
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mincing machine |
Noun
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a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces |
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mobcap |
Noun
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large high frilly cap with a full crown |
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mine |
Noun
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explosive device that explodes on contact |
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mine |
Noun
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excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted |
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mine |
Verb
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lay mines |
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mine |
Verb
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get from the earth by excavation |
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mobile home |
Noun
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a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing |
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manufactured home |
Noun
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a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing |
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Mobius strip |
Noun
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a continuous closed surface with only one side |
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mortarboard |
Noun
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an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top |
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mortarboard |
Noun
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a square board with a handle underneath |
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mine detector |
Noun
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detector consisting of an electromagnetic device |
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moccasin |
Noun
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soft leather shoe |
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mortise |
Noun
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a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint |
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mortise |
Verb
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join by a tenon and mortise |
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mortise |
Verb
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cut a hole for a tenon in |
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minelayer |
Noun
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ship equipped for laying marine mines |
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mocassin |
Noun
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soft leather shoe |
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mineshaft |
Noun
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excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine |
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mock-up |
Noun
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full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display |
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mortice |
Noun
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a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint |
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mortice |
Verb
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join by a tenon and mortise |
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mortice |
Verb
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cut a hole for a tenon in |
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minesweeper |
Noun
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ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines |
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mod con |
Noun
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modern convenience |
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mezzotint |
Noun
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print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade |
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Mickey Finn |
Noun
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slang term for knockout drops |
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mortise joint |
Noun
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a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other |
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mortise joint |
Noun
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a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus |
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modem |
Noun
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(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line |
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miconazole |
Noun
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an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) |
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mortise-and-tenon joint |
Noun
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a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other |
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minibar |
Noun
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sideboard with compartments for holding bottles |
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modillion |
Noun
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(architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice |
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mosaic |
Noun
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art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass |
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mosaic |
Noun
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arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture |
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mosaic |
Noun
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transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube |
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mosaic |
Noun
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a pattern resembling a mosaic |
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mosaic |
Noun
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viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves |
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microbalance |
Noun
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balance for weighing very small objects |
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module |
Noun
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a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components |
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module |
Noun
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computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware) |