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Milkweednounany of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tuftsverified
Milkweed ButterflynounMWElarge migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markingsverified
Milkweed FamilynounMWEwidely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianalesverified
Milkwort FamilynounMWEtrees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheresverified
Millenarianismnounbelief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelationsverified
Millenarismnounbelief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelationsverified
Millenniumnoun(New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand yearsverified
Millenniumismnounbelief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelationsverified
Millepedenounany of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legsverified
Millernounmachine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape itverified
Milletnounany of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusineverified
Millettianounany of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored woodverified
Milling MachinenounMWEmachine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape itverified
Million Instructions Per SecondnounMWE(computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system)verified
Millions of instructions per second (MIPS)nounMWEA general measure of computing performance and, by implication, the amount of work a larger computer can do.Metric
Millipednounany of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legsverified
Millipedenounany of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legsverified
Millpondnouna pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheelverified
Millstonenounone of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grainverified
MiltomatenounMexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoesverified
Mimeograph MachinenounMWEa rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)verified
Mimosanounany of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leavesverified
Min-EntropynounA measure of the difficulty that an Attacker has to guess the most commonly chosen password used in a system.Metric
Mincemeatnounspiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meatverified
Mincing MachinenounMWEa kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small piecesverified
Mind GamenounMWEdeliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage)verified
Mind ReadernounMWEa magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)verified
Mindernouna person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are workingverified
Mindfulnessnounthe trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilitiesverified
Mindsetnouna habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situationsverified