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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Midwestern United StatesnounMWEthe north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)verified
Midwife ToadnounMWEEuropean toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatchverified
Migratory GrasshoppernounMWEserious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United Statesverified
Migratory LocustnounMWEOld World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetationverified
Mild Silver ProteinnounMWEantiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol)verified
Miles GloriosusnounMWEa term for a stock character in comedy that plays the braggart soldierverified
Miles Per GallonnounMWEthe distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuelverified
Miles Per HournounMWEthe ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)verified
Miliary FevernounMWEepidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortalityverified
Miliary TuberculosisnounMWEacute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)verified
Military AdvisernounMWEa military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nationverified
Military AdvisornounMWEa military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nationverified
Military BandnounMWEa group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instrumentsverified
Military BlockadenounMWEthe action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attackverified
Military CampaignnounMWEseveral related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)verified
Military CapabilitynounMWEcapability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a warverified
Military CensorshipnounMWEall types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forcesverified
Military CeremonynounMWEa military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversaryverified
Military CommissionnounMWEan official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forcesverified
Military CourtnounMWEa judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnelverified
Military EngineernounMWEa member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction workverified
Military ExpeditionnounMWEa military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign countryverified
Military GovernornounMWEthe head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)verified
Military HeadquartersnounMWEthe military installation from which a commander performs the functions of commandverified
Military IntelligencenounMWEinformation about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operationsverified
Military Intelligence AgencynounMWEan agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military valueverified
Military LawnounMWEthe body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnelverified
Military OfficernounMWEany person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or commandverified
Military PacenounMWEthe length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time)verified
Military PolicemannounMWEa member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisonersverified
Military PosturenounMWEcapability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a warverified
Military PressnounMWEa weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overheadverified
Military ReservenounMWEarmed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergencyverified
Military StrengthnounMWEcapability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a warverified
Military-Industrial ComplexnounMWEa country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipmentverified
Milk ChocolatenounMWEchocolate made from chocolate liquor with sugar, cocoa butter, powdered milk solids, vanilla, and usually lecithinverified
Milk FloatnounMWEa van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to housesverified
Milk IntolerancenounMWEcongenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk productsverified
Milk of MagnesianounMWEpurgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxideverified
Milk SicknessnounMWEdisease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakerootverified
Milk ThistlenounMWEany of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowersverified