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Mortality TablenounMWEan actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etcverified
Mortgage-Backed SecuritynounMWEa security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the publicverified
Mortise JointnounMWEa gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talusverified
Mortise-And-Tenon JointnounMWEa joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the otherverified
Mosquito FernnounMWEsmall free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical Americaverified
Mosquito HawknounMWEslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at restverified
Mosquito NetnounMWEa fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitosverified
Moss AnimalnounMWEsessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentaclesverified
Moss CampionnounMWEtuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North Americaverified
Moss LocustnounMWElarge shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowersverified
Moss PhloxnounMWElow tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowersverified
Moss PinknounMWElow tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowersverified
Mossy-Cup OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cupsverified
Moth BeannounMWEEast Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical podsverified
Moth OrchidnounMWEany of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silververified
Moth PlantnounMWEany of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silververified
Mother CellnounMWEcell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) developsverified
Mother FuckernounMWEinsulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculousverified
Mother HennounMWEa person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way)verified
Mother of ThymenounMWEfragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowersverified
Mother-In-Law's TonguenounMWEstemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplantverified
Mother-Of-Pearl CloudnounMWEa luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizonverified
Motion PicturenounMWEa form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementverified
Motion SicknessnounMWEthe state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicleverified
Motion StudynounMWEan analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effortverified
Motion-Picture CameranounMWEa camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid successionverified
Motion-Picture ShownounMWEa form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementverified
Motley FoolnounMWEa professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Agesverified
Motor End PlatenounMWEthe flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscleverified
Motor PoolnounMWEa fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as neededverified
Motor ScooternounMWEa wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheelverified
Motorcycle CopnounMWEa policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)verified
Motorcycle PolicemannounMWEa policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)verified