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Malignant PustulenounMWEa form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malignant TumornounMWEa tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malignernounone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malignitynounquality of being disposed to evilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malignmentnounslanderous defamationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maliknounthe leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malingerernounsomeone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malingeringnounevading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitatedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malinoisnounfawn-colored short-haired sheepdogverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mallnounmercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mallardnounwild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descendedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malleabilitynounthe property of being physically malleableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malleenounany of several low-growing Australian eucalyptsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mallee FowlnounMWEAustralian mound birdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mallee HennounMWEadult female mallee fowlverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malletnouna light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Malleusnounthe ossicle attached to the eardrumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mallownounany of various plants of the family MalvaceaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mallow FamilynounMWEherbs and shrubs and some trees: mallowsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malmseynounsweet Madeira wineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malnourishmentnounnot having enough food to develop or function normallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malnutritionnouna state of poor nutritionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malocclusionnoun(dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malodornouna distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malodorousnessnounthe attribute of having a strong offensive smellverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malodournouna distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malonylureanouna white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malopenounwestern Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bractsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malpighian BodynounMWEthe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephronverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malpighian CorpusclenounMWEthe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephronverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malpighian LayernounMWEthe innermost layer of the epidermisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malposed ToothnounMWEa tooth that has grown in a faulty positionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malpositionnounfaulty positionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malpracticenounprofessional wrongdoing that results in injury or damageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malpractice InsurancenounMWEinsurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpracticeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malt LiquornounMWEa lager of high alcohol contentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malt SugarnounMWEa white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starchesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malt WhiskeynounMWEwhiskey distilled in ScotlandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malt WhiskynounMWEwhiskey distilled in ScotlandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malted MilknounMWEpowder made of dried milk and malted cerealsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maltese CrossnounMWEEurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal headsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malthanouna thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphaltverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maltmannouna maker of maltverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maltosenouna white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starchesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maltreaternounsomeone who abusesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maltreatmentnouncruel or inhumane treatmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maltsternouna maker of maltverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malvasianounused to make malmsey wineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Malversationnounmisconduct in public officeverifiedMay 18, 2026
MalwarenounA program that is inserted into a system, usually covertly, with the intent of compromising the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the victim’s data, applications, or operating system or of otherwise annoying or disrupting the victim.ThreatMay 9, 2026
Mamanouninformal terms for a motherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mama's BoynounMWEa boy excessively attached to his motherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mambanounarboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mameynounglobular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish fleshverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mamillanounthe small projection of a mammary glandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mamillary BodynounMWEone of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornixverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammanounmilk-secreting organ of female mammalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mamma's BoynounMWEa boy excessively attached to his motherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammalnounany warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hairverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammal GenusnounMWEa genus of mammalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammal SemnopithecusnounMWElangursverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammalogistnounone skilled in the study of mammalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammalogynounthe branch of zoology that studies mammalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammary GlandnounMWEmilk-secreting organ of female mammalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammeenounglobular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish fleshverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammee ApplenounMWEglobular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish fleshverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammee TreenounMWEtropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammillanounthe small projection of a mammary glandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammillarianounany cactus of the genus MammillariaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammillary BodynounMWEone of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornixverifiedMay 18, 2026
MammogramnounX-ray film of the soft tissue of the breastverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammographynouna diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammonnounwealth regarded as an evil influenceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammothermographynounthe use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Mammynounan offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Mamonounblack honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tailverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mamoncillonountropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulpverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man and WifenounMWEtwo people who are married to each otherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man FridaynounMWEthe most helpful assistantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man HournounMWEa time unit used in industry for measuring workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man in the StreetnounMWEa hypothetical average manverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man JacknounMWEa single individual, usually used in the idiom 'every man jack'verifiedMay 18, 2026
Man of ActionnounMWEsomeone inclined to act first and think laterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man of AffairsnounMWEa person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Man of DeedsnounMWEsomeone inclined to act first and think laterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man of LettersnounMWEa man devoted to literary or scholarly activitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man of MeansnounMWEa man who is wealthyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man of the ClothnounMWEa member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian ChurchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man of the WorldnounMWEa worldly-wise personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-About-Townnouna man devoted to the pursuit of pleasureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-At-Armsnouna heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval timesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-Childnouna child who is maleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-Eaternounlarge aggressive shark widespread in warm seasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-Eating SharknounMWElarge aggressive shark widespread in warm seasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-in-the-middle attacknounMWEA form of active wiretapping attack in which the attacker intercepts and selectively modifies communicated data to masquerade as one or more of the entities involved in a communication association.ThreatMay 9, 2026
Man-Made FibernounMWEfiber created from natural materials or by chemical processesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-Made LakenounMWElake used to store water for community useverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-Of-The-Earthnountropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy rootverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-Of-Warnounlarge siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentaclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man-Of-War BirdnounMWElong-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tailverifiedMay 18, 2026