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Maihem (māhĕm), n. See , and .
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Maikel (mäĭk�l), n. (Zoöl.) A South American carnivore of the genus Conepatus, allied to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.
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Maikong (?), n. (Zoöl.) A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog.
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Mail (māl), n. A spot. [Obs.]
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Mail, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See .] 1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also maile, and maille.]
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2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.]
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Coloq. Mail and duties (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid.
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Mail (māl), n. [OE. maile, maille, F. maille a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. macula spot, a mesh of a net. Cf. , , .] 1. A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor. Chaucer.
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Coloq. Chain mail , Coloq. Coat of mail . See under , and .
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2. Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering.
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3. (Naut.) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
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4. (Zoöl.) Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
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We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet mail. Gay.
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Mail, v. t. 1. To arm with mail.
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2. To pinion. [Obs.]
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Mail (māl), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgos hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. The bag or bags with the letters, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter.
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There is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated Hague. Tatler.
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3. That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.
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4. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
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Coloq. Mail catcher , an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in motion. -- Coloq. Mail guard , an officer whose duty it is to guard the public mails. [Eng.] -- Coloq. Mail train , a railroad train carrying the mail.
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Mail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mailing.] To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter. [U. S.]
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☞ In the United States to mail and to post are both in common use; as, to mail or post a letter. In England post is the commoner usage.
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Mailable (?), a. Admissible lawfully into the mail. Opposed to non-mailable. Dangerous items such as explosives, weapons, or corrosive chemicals are often classified by the postal authorities as non-mailable. [U.S.]
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mailbag, mail bag n. A bag in which mailed matter is conveyed or shipped under public authority.
Syn. -- mail pouch.
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2. A letter carrier's shoulder bag; as, in England they call a mailbag a postbag.
Syn. -- postbag.
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mailboat, mail boat n. 1. a boat that carries the mail.
Syn. -- mail boat, packet, packet boat.
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mailbox n. 1. A public box for deposit of mail, where it is later picked up by the postal authority for delivery.
Syn. -- postbox, letter box.
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2. A private box to recieve delivery of mail. The term is used both for boxes receiving mail delivered by the public postal authority, or by a private services, such as for mail to employees in large corporations.
Syn. -- letter box.
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3. (Computers) A location within a computer storage device where electronic mail is held until it is retrieved by the addressee. Creation and use of an electronic mailbox requires special software as well as a data storage device.
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mail call n. A call of the names of those persons receiving mail for the purpose of transmitting mail to them; -- a technique used in the military services to deliver mail to enlisted personnel.
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mail car n. A railway car of special design used for the transportation and sorting of mail en route to its destination, and having employees of the post office inside to perform those functions.
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mail carrier n. A person who delivers the mail; -- also called a letter carrier. A male mail carrier is also called a mailman.
Syn. -- postman, letter carrier, carrier, mailman.
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Mailclad (?), a. Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armor. Sir W. Scott.
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mail clerk n. A clerk in a post office.
Syn. -- postal clerk.
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Mailed (?), a. (Zoöl.) Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or plates.
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Mailed, a. [See 1st .] Spotted; speckled.
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mail fraud n. The use of the mails to defraud someone.
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Mailing (?), n. [Scot., fr. mail tribute, rent. See 2d .] A farm. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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mailing (?), n. 1. The act or process of sending materials through the mail.
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2. A quantity of mail, such as letters, magazines, advertising brochures, etc., sent at one time by one person or organization; as, the ads with coupons will go out in our next mailing.
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mailing address n. The postal address where a maile can be addressed to a person or organization.
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mailing list n. A list of names and addresses to which advertising, solicitations of money, or other materials material sent in large quantities is mailed; -- it is usually used by comercial or charitable organizations. Mailing lists are often sold by organizations to other organizations, and are frequently used for targeted mailing, i. e., mailing to groups of people who are more likely htan the general population to respond as desired to the message in the mail.
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maillot n. A woman's one-piece bathing suit.
Syn. -- tank suit.
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2. for dancers or gymnasts.
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mailman n. A man who delivers the mail. A male .
Syn. -- postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier.
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mail-order buying, mail-order n. The buying and selling of goods to be shipped from the vendor through the mail to the purchaser. Information about to be purchased may be found in catalogs, advertisements, on the web, etc., and purchase orders transmitted to the vendor by mail, telephone, or internet connection.
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mail pouch n. Same as .
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Mail-shell (?), n. (Zoöl.) A chiton.
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mail slot n. A usually horizontal slot in a door through which mail can be delivered. It often has a hinged cover to keep the opening cloised when not in use.
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mailsorter n. A machine that sorts mail, according to the address.
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mail train n. A railroad train that carries mail.
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Maim (mām), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maimed (māmd);p. pr. & vb. n. Maiming.] [OE. maimen, OF. mahaignier, mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It. magagnare, LL. mahemiare, mahennare; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. mac'haña to mutilate, māc'ha to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. mangōn to lack, perh. akin to E. mangle to lacerate. Cf. .] 1. To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person in fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy his adversary.
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By the ancient law of England he that maimed any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose the like part. Blackstone.
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2. To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.
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My late maimed limbs lack wonted might. Spenser.
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You maimed the jurisdiction of all bishops. Shak.
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Syn. -- To mutilate; mangle; cripple.
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Maim, n. [Written in law language maihem, and mayhem.] [OF. mehaing. See , v.] 1. The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his adversary.
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2. The privation of any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential. See .
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Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there of be a maim than the use of it a blemish. Hooker.
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A noble author esteems it to be a maim in history that the acts of Parliament should not be recited. Hayward.
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Maimedly (?), adv. In a maimed manner.
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maimedness, n. State of being maimed. Bolton.
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main (mān), n. [F. main hand, L. manus. See .] 1. A hand or match at dice. Prior. Thackeray.
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2. A stake played for at dice. [Obs.] Shak.
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3. The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard.
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4. A match at cockfighting. “My lord would ride twenty miles . . . to see a main fought.” Thackeray.
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5. A main-hamper. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
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Main, n. [AS. mægen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. √103. See , v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.]
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There were in this battle of most might and main. R. of Gl.
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He 'gan advance,
With huge force, and with importable main. Spenser.
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2. The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing. [Obs., except in special uses.]
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Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the main, and to use the other two . . . but as supporters. Bacon.
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3. Specifically: (a) The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean. “Struggling in the main.” Dryden. (b) The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland. “Invaded the main of Spain.” Bacon. (c) principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main.
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Coloq. Forcing main , the delivery pipe of a pump. -- Coloq. For the main , or Coloq. In the main , for the most part; in the greatest part. -- Coloq. With might and main , or Coloq. With all one's might and main , with all one's strength; with violent effort.
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With might and main they chased the murderous fox. Dryden.
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Main (mān), a. [From strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. .] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.]
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That current with main fury ran. Daniel.
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2. Vast; huge. [Obs.] “The main abyss.” Milton.
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3. Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs.] “It's a man untruth.” Sir W. Scott.
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4. Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.; as, the main reason to go; the main proponent.
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Our main interest is to be happy as we can. Tillotson.
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5. Important; necessary. [Obs.]
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That which thou aright
Believest so main to our success, I bring. Milton.
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Coloq. By main force , by mere force or sheer force; by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force.
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That Maine which by main force Warwick did win. Shak.
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-- Coloq. By main strength , by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy weight by main strength. -- Coloq. Main beam (Steam Engine), working beam. -- Coloq. Main boom (Naut.), the boom which extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel. -- Coloq. Main brace . (a) (Mech.) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. . (b) (Naut.) The brace attached to the main yard. -- Coloq. Main center (Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working beam or side lever swings. -- Coloq. Main chance . See under . -- Coloq. Main couple (Arch.), the principal truss in a roof. -- Coloq. Main deck (Naut.), the deck next below the spar deck; the principal deck. -- Coloq. Main keel (Naut.), the principal or true keel of a vessel, as distinguished from the false keel.
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Syn. -- Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.
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Main, adv. [See , a.] Very; extremely; as, main heavy. “I'm main dry.” Foote. [Obs. or Low]
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main course n. 1. The principal part of a meal.
Syn. -- entree.
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2. (Nautical) A square mainsail.
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main deck n. The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel.
Syn. -- second deck.
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Maine (mān), prop. n. One of the New England States.
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Coloq. Maine law , any law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages, esp. one resembling that enacted in the State of Maine. At present, the state of Maine sells such beverages in its own stores.
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maine lobster n. 1. Any of several cold-water lobsters with large tender claws, caught from Maine to the Carolinas.
Syn. -- American lobster, Northern lobster.
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2. A lobster (Homarus americanus) found off the Atlantic coast of North America.
Syn. -- American lobster, Northern lobster, Homarus americanus.
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main entry word n. The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary; also called entry word, headword, and lemma.
Syn. -- citation form, entry word, headword, lemma.
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☞ In different languages, different wordforms, such as cases for verbs, may be taken as the main entry word. In English dictionaries, it is the infinitive form, but in latin dictionaries it is usually the first person singular present.
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main file n. (computers) A file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent.
Syn. -- master file.
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mainframe n. (Computers) 1. A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room. At any given point in development of computer technology, the mainframe will be faster, have large main memeory, and be more capable than a minicomputer, which will in turn be faster and more capable than a personal computer. The typical personal computer in 1999 is faster than a mainframe was in 1970.
Syn. -- mainframe computer.
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2. The board holding the CPU and the memory forming the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached.
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Main-gauche (măNgōsh), n. [F., the left hand.] (Ancient Armor) The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.
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Main-hamper (?), n. [F. main hand (see a hand at dice) + E. hamper.] A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press.
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Mainland (?), n. The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula. Dryden.
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After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. Hawthorne.
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mainland China n. The People's Republic of China, also called Communist China, in distinction from Nationalist China, the government located on the island of Taiwan. Both governments claim to represent the entire people of China, but the People's republic is recognized as China by the United Nationss and most of its member states.
Syn. -- Red China, PRC, Beijing.
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main line n. Ahe principal route of a transportation system, such as a railroad or bus line.
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mainline (mānlīn) v. t. 1. to inject (illegal drugs) into the vein; as, he preferred to mainline heroin rather than sniff coke.
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Mainly (?), adv. [From main strong. See strength.] Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs.] Bacon. Shak.
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Mainly, adv. [From main principal, chief.] Principally; chiefly.
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Mainmast (?), n. (Naut.) The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.
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main office n. The office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise,
Syn. -- headquarters, central office, home office.
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main memory n. (Computers) The memory in a computer that holds programs and data for rapid access during execution of a program; it usually hold the largest quantity of rapid-access storage in a computer; -- also called RAM (random access memory. It is contrasted to ROM, disk data storage, cache, registers and other forms of data storage.
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Mainor (?), n. [Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See .] (O. Eng. Law) A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.
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☞ A thief was said to be “taken with the mainor,” when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, in his hands. Wharton. Bouvier.
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Mainpernable (?), a. [OF. main hand + pernable, for prenable, that may be taken, pregnable. See .] (Law) Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.
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Mainpernor (?), n. [OF. main hand + pernor, for preneor, a taker, F. preneur, fr. prendre to take.] (Law) A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.
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☞ Mainpernors differ from bail in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. Blackstone.
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Mainpin (?), n. (Vehicles) A kingbolt.
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Mainprise (?), n. [F. main hand + prise a taking, fr. prendre, p. p. pris to take, fr. L. prehendere, prehensum.] (Law) (a) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete. Wharton. (b) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.
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Mainprise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mainprised (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mainprising.] (Law) To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner.
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main road n. A major road for any form of motor transport.
Syn. -- highway.
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main rotor n. (Aviation) The assembly of large rotating airfoils (blades) on a helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air.
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mains (mānz), n. [Scot. See .] The farm attached to a mansion house; a manse. [Scot. or Brit. dial.]
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mains (mānz), n. (Electricity) The source of electrical power in a building; the wiring system of a building.
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Mainsail (mānsāl), n. (Naut.) The principal sail in a ship or other vessel.
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[They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40.
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☞ The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom.
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main sequence (?), n. (Astronomy) That region on a two-dimensional graph of luminosity versus temperature for stars (the Herzsprung-Russel diagram), which runs from high temperature and high luminosity to low temperature and low luminosity, in which most of the stars (plotted as points on the diagram) are found. A normal star such as the earth's sun will spend most of its time over billions of years within this region of temperature and luminosity, as it progressively converts more of its original hydrogen into heavier elements. After the hydrogen is consumed, a star may become a or evolve into other types of star not within the main sequence region.
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mainsheet (?), n. (Naut.) One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.
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mainspring (?), n. The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: (Fig.) The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action; as, the mainspring of action.
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Mainstay (?), n. 1. (Naut.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
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2. Main support; principal dependence.
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The great mainstay of the Church. Buckle.
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mainstream n. The prevailing opinion or practise; as, the doctor avoided using therapies outside the mainstream of modern medical practice.
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mainstream v. t. (Education) TO place (a student) in regular school classes; -- used especially of mentally or physically handicapped children.
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mainstreamed adj. (Education) Placed in regular school classes; -- of the handicapped.
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main street n. 1. A main thoroughfare, usually one in a small town having the largest concentration of retail businesses.
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2. Hence: (Fig.) The attitudes, environment, or life style of a small town; -- usually capitalized, and often used attributively; as, Main Street attitudes toward Washington.
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Mainswear (?), v. i. [AS. mānswerian to forswear; mān sin, crime + swerian to swear.] To swear falsely. [Obs.] Blount.
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Maintain (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maintained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Maintaining.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F. tenir to hold (L. tenere). See , and Tenable.] 1. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.
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2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.
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God values . . . every one as he maintains his post. Grew.
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3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
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Maintain talk with the duke. Shak.
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4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
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Glad, by his labor, to maintain his life. Stirling.
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What maintains one vice would bring up two children. Franklin.
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5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument.
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It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it. South.
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Syn. -- To assert; vindicate; allege. See .
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Maintainable (?), a. That may be maintained.
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Maintainer (?), n. One who maintains.
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Maintainor (?), n. [OF. mainteneor, F. mainteneur.] (Crim. Law) One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party. Bouvier. Wharton.
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Maintenance (?), n. [OF. maintenance. See .] 1. The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.
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Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor and the maintenance of his service, is granted to God. South.
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2. That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences.
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Those of better fortune not making learning their maintenance. Swift.
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3. (Crim. Law) An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See . Wharton.
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4. Those actions required for the care of machinery, a building, etc., to keep it clean and in proper functioning condition, and to prevent or forestall damage due to normal use.
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5. Payments, such as child support or alimony, to a dependent child not living with one or to a divorced wife.
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Coloq. Cap of maintenance . See under .
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maintenance man n. A worker, usually in an enterprise or apartment building, whose job is to repair damaged parts of a building or its fixtures, and sometimes to make improvements or other changes to the building.
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maintenance staff n. Those persons in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant in good condition.
Syn. -- service staff, maintenance crew.
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maintop (?), n. (Naut.) The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.
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main-topmast n. the mast next above the mainmast.
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main-topsail n. a topsail set on the mainmast.
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Main yard (?). (Naut.) The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
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Maioid (?), a. [Maia + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Maia, or family Maiadeæ.
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Maister (?), n. Master. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
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Maister, a. Principal; chief. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Maistre (?), Maistrie, Maistry (?) }, n. Mastery; superiority; art. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Maistress (?), n. Mistress. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Maithes (māthĕs), n. (Bot.) Same as .
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maitre d'hotel, maître d'hôtel (mātẽr dōtĕl or mātrŭ dōtĕl); pl. maitres d'hotel. n. 1. A headwaiter.
Syn. -- captain, head waiter.
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2. The manager or owner of a hotel.
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Maize (māz), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Haiti.] (Bot.) A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Zea Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn, commonly called corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men and animals.
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Coloq. Maize eater (Zoöl.), a South American bird of the genus Pseudoleistes, allied to the troupials. -- Coloq. Maize yellow , a delicate pale yellow.
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majagua n. 1. A shrubby tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament.
Syn. -- mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus.
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2. An erect forest tree (Hibiscus elatus) of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks.
Syn. -- Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus.
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maja squinado n. [species name.] A large European spider crab.
Syn. -- European spider crab, king crab, Maja squinado.
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{ Majestatic (?), Majestatal (?), } a. Majestic. [Obs.] E. Pocock. Dr. J. Scott.
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Majestic (?), a. [From .] Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand. “The majestic world.” Shak. “Tethys' grave majestic pace.” Milton.
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The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must be grave, majestic, and sublime. Dryden.
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Syn. -- August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent; imperial; regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.
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