matador
The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.

matadore
Dated form of matador.

matadores
plural of matador

matadors
plural of matador

mati
In Greek culture, a protective symbol resembling an eye, supposed to ward off the evil eye.

matis
plural of mati

mayo
Clipping of mayonnaise.
A white person.
Exaggeration.

mayos
plural of mayo

meadowland
A tract of land cultivated as a meadow.

meadowlands
plural of meadowland

mecca
Alternative form of Mecca.
Alternative form of Mecca.

meccas
plural of mecca

meerasidar
Alternative form of mirasidar.

meerasidars
plural of meerasidar

meerassdar
Alternative form of mirasidar.

meerassdars
plural of meerassdar

meerassidar
Alternative form of mirasidar.

meerassidars
plural of meerassidar

meetinghouse
A building where people meet for a purpose.
A building where a Quaker congregation assembles for worship.

meetinghouses
plural of meetinghouse

megaprimaries
plural of megaprimary

megaprimary
A primary election for president that takes place on the same day across a wide geographic area covering many voters.

megara
plural of megaron

megaregion
A megalopolis.

megaregions
plural of megaregion

megasynagogue
Rare form of mega-synagogue.

megasynagogues
plural of megasynagogue

meiobar
A region of low atmospheric pressure.

meiobars
plural of meiobar.

melanoiridoblast
An iridoblast that differentiates into a melanocyte or an iridophore

melanoiridoblasts
plural of melanoiridoblast

melikdom
The territory of a melik.

melikdoms
plural of melikdom

mero
Any of several large groupers of warm seas.

meroblast
An ovum (egg) that has both germinal and nutritive parts

meroblasts
plural of meroblast

meroi
plural of meros

meros
the proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh

meshblock
A small geographic area used in some censuses

meshblocks
plural of meshblock

mesoregion
An administrative area in Brazil comprising a group of municipalities

mesoregions
plural of mesoregion

metadramas
plural of metadrama

metallocenter
Alternative form of metallocentre.

metallocenters
plural of metallocenter

metallocentre
The region of a metalloprotein enclosing the metal atom.

metallocentres
plural of metallocentre

metatheater
Alternative form of metatheatre.

metatheatre
self-referential drama

metropoleis
plural of metropolis

metropoli
plural of metropolis

metropolia
plural of metropolis (see of a metropolitan bishop)

metropolis
The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.

metropolises
plural of metropolis

metropolisses
plural of metropolis

microcountries
plural of microcountry

microcountry
Synonym of micronation.

microdrama
A filming style characterized by close-up camera work focusing on the reactions of a single character.
A very short film clip or acted scene.
A dramatic interaction or event of very short duration.

microdramas
plural of microdrama

micronation
A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state (with varying degrees of seriousness), but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.
Synonym of microstate (“a country that has a very small population and land area”).

micronations
plural of micronation

micronomes
plural of micronome

microparks
plural of micropark

micropolitans
plural of micropolitan

microregions
plural of microregion

microsites
plural of microsite

microstate
A country that has a very small population and land area.
The specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system.

microstates
plural of microstate

midlands
plural of midland

milagros
plural of milagro

milkhouse
A building (or portion thereof) on a dairy farm where milk is collected, cooled, and stored temporarily, pending sale and shipment.
A building where milk is processed into products such as butter or cheese; a dairy.

milkhouses
plural of milkhouse

milkshed
A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.

milksheds
plural of milkshed

mill
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
A machine for grinding and polishing.
A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
A milling cutter used on such a machine.
A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)
An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.
An engine.
A boxing match or fistfight.
A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
A passage underground through which ore is shot.
The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
A prison treadmill.
A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
A delousing station: a cootie mill.
A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.

millcourse
Alternative form of mill course.

millcourses
plural of millcourse

milldam
Alternative form of mill dam.

milldams
plural of milldam

mille
Alternative spelling of mill.

milles
plural of mille

millrun
Synonym of mill race.

millruns
plural of millrun

mills
plural of mill

mirasdar
Alternative form of mirasidar.

mirasdars
plural of mirasdar

mirasidar
A village landholder who paid rent directly to the sovereign; an aristocratic landowner in India.

mirasidars
plural of mirasidar

mirasudar
Alternative form of mirasidar.

mirepoix
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
A mixture.

mirepoixs
plural of mirepoix

misl
Any of the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh Confederacy that rose during the eighteenth century in the Punjab.

misls
plural of misl

misprison
Misconstruction of misprision.

misprisons
plural of misprison

mnation
Clipping of micronation.

mnations
plural of mnation

modena
A crimson colour.

monasteries
plural of monastery

monastery
A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.

monegar
A village head man in the Tamil country.

monegars
plural of monegar

monigar
Alternative form of monegar.

monigars
plural of monigar

monocities
plural of monocity