mania
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.

manias
plural of mania

manto
Obsolete form of manteau.

mantoes
plural of manto

mantos
plural of manto

mantua
An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.
A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
A woman's cloak or mantle.
A woman's gown.

mantuas
plural of mantua

map
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
The face.
An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
Synonym of associative array.

map butterfly
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cyrestis, of Africa, Asia, and Australasia, having wings with black lines on a white background; a mapwing.

maphrodites
plural of maphrodite

maple pug
Eupithecia inturbata, a species of geometer moth whose caterpillars feed on maple leaves.

maps
plural of map

marbled white
The large black-and-white chequered butterfly Melanargia galathea, of the family Nymphalidae.

marcella
A kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

marcellas
plural of marcella

mariupolites
plural of mariupolite

marmoress
Synonym of marbled white (“type of butterfly”).

marsh fritillary
A medium size, orange, brown and cream chequered butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia), of the family Nymphalidae.

mazarine blue
A butterfly of species Cyaniris semiargus.

meadow brown
A common, orange and brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina), of the family Nymphalidae.

meal moth
Alternative spelling of mealmoth.

meal moths
plural of meal moth

medii
plural of medius

medioid
Alternative form of medoid.

medioids
plural of medioid

medius
The middle finger.

megacephalia
Alternative form of megacephaly.

melonworm
Diaphania hyalinata, a crambid moth.

melonworms
plural of melonworm

meniscocyte
Synonym of sickle cell.

meniscocytes
plural of meniscocyte

mesenteria
plural of mesenterium

mesotype
Any of various minerals, including natrolite (soda mesotype), scolecite (lime mesotype), and mesolite (lime-soda mesotype)
Any moth of the genus Mesotype

mesotypes
plural of mesotype

metageometers
plural of metageometer

metageometrician
A geometrician whose speciality is non-Euclidean geometry

metageometricians
plural of metageometrician

metalepses
plural of metalepsis

metalepsis
A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.

metalmark moths
plural of metalmark moth

metalmarks
plural of metalmark

metaphasis
The accidental transposition of part of the sounds of two words in a phrase; the production of spoonerisms.

metapodia
plural of metapodium

metatheses
plural of metathesis

metathesis
The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

metra
The uterus.

metrae
plural of metra

metras
plural of metra

metron
metre (US: meter), poetic measure
sphere of influence
A two-dimensional quantum of multidimensional space, a unit of measure in Heim theory.

metrons
plural of metron

microcheiria
Alternative form of microchiria.

microchiria
Abnormal smallness of the hands.

microlepidoptera
Relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.

micropia
micropsia

microtome
A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.

microtomes
plural of microtome

midgets
plural of midget

milksicle
A popsicle made from milk.

milksicles
plural of milksicle

milkweed butterfly
A butterfly of subfamily Danainae.

mimic
To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

mimick
Obsolete form of mimic.

mimicker
Synonym of mimic (noun).

mimickers
plural of mimicker

mimics
plural of mimic

mimosa webworm
Any moth of species Homadaula anisocentra.

mineola
Alternative form of minneola.

mineolas
plural of mineola

minneola
A cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit.

minneolas
plural of minneola

mint moths
plural of mint moth

mirmillo
A kind of gladiator, known for wearing a Gallic helmet with the image of a fish.

mirmillones
plural of mirmillo

mirmillos
plural of mirmillo

misopaedia
Alternative spelling of misopedia.

mit
Dated form of mitt

mithuna
A couple who engage in tantric sex.

mithunas
plural of mithuna

mits
plural of mit

miyana
Alternative form of meeana.

miyanas
plural of miyana

mocha
A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
A flavour that combines coffee and chocolate.
A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
A strong Arabian coffee.
Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration.
An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.

mochas
plural of mocha

modica
plural of modicum

moff
A thin silk material made in the Caucasus.

molla
Archaic form of mullah.

mollas
plural of molla

moma
Alternative spelling of momma

monarch
The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America.
A police officer.
A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
The chief or best thing of its kind.
Any bird of the family Monarchidae.

monarch butterfly
A butterfly of the species Danaus plexippus, native to North and Central America.

monarchs
plural of monarch

moncke
Obsolete spelling of monk.

monckes
plural of moncke

monk
A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
A judge.
An inkblot.
A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
The monkfish.
A fuse for firing mines.

monkey puzzle
A large coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, native to Chile.

monkeypuzzle
Alternative spelling of monkey puzzle.

monkeypuzzles
plural of monkeypuzzle

monks
plural of monk

monopolites
plural of monopolite

moon moths
plural of moon moth

mophrodites
plural of mophrodite

morbid owlet
Chytolita morbidalis, a small grey moth of Eastern North America.

mormo
A bugbear; false terror.

mormos
plural of mormo

morpho
Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.

morphos
plural of morpho

mota
Alternative form of mootah.

moth
Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

mother of pearl
Alternative form of mother-of-pearl.

mother-of-pearl
The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

moths
plural of moth