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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Manifestationnouna manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manifestonouna public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Manifold PapernounMWEa lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manikinnouna person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manilanouna strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hempverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manila MagueynounMWEhard fiber used in making coarse twineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manila PapernounMWEa strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hempverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manila TamarindnounMWEcommon thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manillanouna strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hempverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manilla PapernounMWEa strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hempverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maniocnouna starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maniocanouna starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manipulabilitynounthe quality of being controllable by skilled movements of the handsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manipulationnounthe action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical meansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manipulative Communications DeceptionnounMWEAlteration or simulation of friendly telecommunications for the purpose of deception. See Communications Deception and Imitative Communications Deception.ThreatRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Manipulatornounan agent that operates some apparatus or machineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maniraptornounadvanced carnivorous theropodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mankindnounall of the living human inhabitants of the earthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manlinessnounthe trait of being manlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mannanoun(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the ExodusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manna AshnounMWEsouthern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding mannaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manna From HeavennounMWEa sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Manna GrassnounMWEany of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manna GumnounMWEtall tree yielding a false mannaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manna LichennounMWEany of several Old World partially crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mannequinnouna woman who wears clothes to display fashionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mannernounhow something is done or how it happensverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manner NamenounMWEa word that denotes a manner of doing somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manner of SpeakingnounMWEyour characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manner of WalkingnounMWEmanner of walkingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mannerismnouna behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individualverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mannikinnouna person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mannitolnouna diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manoeuvrabilitynounthe quality of being maneuverableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manoeuvrernouna person skilled in maneuveringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manometernouna pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manornounthe landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Manor HallnounMWEthe large room of a manor or castleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manor HousenounMWEthe mansion of a lord or wealthy personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manpowernounthe force of workers availableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manrootnountropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy rootverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mansard RoofnounMWEa hip roof having two slopes on each sideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manscapingnouna portmanteau of man and landscaping, the grooming of a man and in particular their body hairverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mansenounthe residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Manservantnouna man servantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mansionnoun(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is dividedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mansion HousenounMWEa large and imposing houseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manslaughternounhomicide without malice aforethoughtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manslayernouna criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Manspreadingnounwhen a male takes up more space than necessary in publicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantanounextremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manta RaynounMWEextremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantelnounshelf that projects from wall above fireplaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manteletnounportable bulletproof shelterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantelpiecenounshelf that projects from wall above fireplaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantichoranouna mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manticoranouna mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manticorenouna mythical monster having a human head with horns, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantidnounpredacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantigernouna mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantillanouna woman's silk or lace scarfverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantisnounpredacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantis CrabnounMWEtropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantis PrawnnounMWEa kind of mantis shrimpverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantis ShrimpnounMWEtropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantispidnouninsect that resembles a mantisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantissanounthe positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantled Ground SquirrelnounMWEcommon black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantlepiecenounshelf that projects from wall above fireplaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantletnounportable bulletproof shelterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantranoun(Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in VedismverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantrapnouna very attractive or seductive looking womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mantuanounloose gown of the 17th and 18th centuriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
manualnounA book of instructions, especially for operating a machine or learning a subject.ArtifactMay 9, 2026
Manual AlphabetnounMWEan alphabet used by the deafverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manual CryptosystemnounMWECryptosystem in which the cryptographic processes are performed without the use of crypto-equipment or auto-manual devices.SystemRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Manual DexteritynounMWEadroitness in using the handsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manual Key TransportnounMWEA non-automated means of transporting cryptographic keys by physically moving a device, document, or person containing or possessing the key or key component.ProcessRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Manual LabornounMWElabor done with the handsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manual LaborernounMWEsomeone who works with their handsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manual LabournounMWElabor done with the handsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manual of ArmsnounMWE(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manual Remote RekeyingnounMWEProcedure by which a distant crypto-equipment is rekeyed electronically, with specific actions required by the receiving terminal operator. Synonymous with cooperative remote rekeying. See also Automatic Remote Keying.ProcessRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Manubriumnounthe upper part of the sternumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manufactorynouna plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manufactured HomenounMWEa large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manufacturernouna business engaged in manufacturing some productverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manufacturingnounthe act of making something (a product) from raw materialsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manufacturing BusinessnounMWEa business engaged in manufacturing some productverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manufacturing PlantnounMWEa plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manulnounsmall wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and MongoliaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manumissionnounthe formal act of freeing from slaveryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manumitternounsomeone who frees others from bondageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manusnounthe (prehensile) extremity of the superior limbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manuscriptnounthe form of a literary work submitted for publicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manzanitanounevergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maori HennounMWEflightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fightingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Map CollectionnounMWEa collection of maps in book formverifiedMay 18, 2026
Map MakernounMWEa person who makes mapsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Map ProjectionnounMWEa projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitudeverifiedMay 18, 2026