moroccan
Moroccan: n. & adj. --n.
1 a native or national of Morocco in N. Africa.
2 a person of Moroccan descent. --adj. of or relating to Morocco.

minister
minister: n. & v. --n.
1 a head of a government department.
2 (in full minister of religion) a member of the clergy, esp. in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches.
3 a diplomatic agent, usu. ranking below an ambassador.
4 (usu. foll. by of) a person employed in the execution of (a purpose, will, etc.) (a minister of justice).
5 (in full minister general) the superior of some religious orders. --v.
1 intr. (usu. foll. by to) render aid or service (to a person, cause, etc.).
2 tr. (usu. foll. by with) archaic furnish, supply, etc. øministering angel a kind-hearted person, esp. a woman, who nurses or comforts others (with ref. to Mark 1:13). Minister of the Crown Brit. Parl. a member of the Cabinet. Minister of State a government minister, in the UK usu. regarded as holding a rank below that of Head of Department. Minister without Portfolio a government minister who has Cabinet status, but is not in charge of a specific Department of State. øøministrable adj. [ME f. OF ministre f. L minister servant f. minus less]

monism
monism: n.
1 any theory denying the duality of matter and mind.
2 the doctrine that only one ultimate principle or being exists. øømonist n. monistic adj. [mod.L monismus f. Gk monos single]

macrobiotics
marrowy
measurable
measurable: adj. that can be measured. øwithin a measurable distance of getting near (something undesirable). øømeasurability n. measurably adv. [ME f. OF mesurable f. LL mensurabilis f. L mensurare (as MEASURE)]

meagre
meagre: adj. (US meager.
1 lacking in amount or quality (a meagre salary).
2 (of literary composition, ideas, etc.) lacking fullness, unsatisfying.
3 (of a person or animal) lean, thin. øømeagrely adv. meagreness n. [ME f. AF megre, OF maigre f. L macer]

madden
madden: v.
1 tr. & intr. make or become mad.
2 tr. irritate intensely. øømaddening adj. maddeningly adv.

marian
Marian: adj. RC Ch. of or relating to the Virgin Mary (Marian vespers). [L Maria Mary]

mauler
misdemeanour
misdemeanour: n. (US misdemeanor.
1 an offence, a misdeed.
2 Law an indictable offence, (in the UK formerly) less heinous than a felony.

mitosis
mitosis: n. Biol. a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus (cf. MEIOSIS). øømitotic adj. [mod.L f. Gk mitos thread]

malay
Malay: n. & adj. --n.
1 a a member of a people predominating in Malaysia and Indonesia. b a person of Malay descent.
2 the language of this people, the official language of Malaysia. --adj. of or relating to this people or language. øøMalayan n. & adj. [Malay malayu]

mainly
mainly: adv. for the most part; chiefly.

motown
Motown: n. music with rhythm and blues elements, associated with Detroit. [shortening of Motor Town, a name for Detroit]