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may.auxilary
verb,.past
tense.of word 'might'
to be allowed or permitted to (may I take a swim?
yes, you may); used
to indicate
a certain.measure
of likelihood
or possibility
(it may rain this afternoon); used to express
a desire
or fervent.wish
(long may he live!); used to express contingency,
purpose
or result
in clauses
introduced by the words 'that' or 'so that' (writers expressing ideas so
that the average person may mentally grasp);
to be obliged;
must;
used in statutes,
deeds
and other legal.documents.
See Usage Note at 'can'
might.auxilary
verbs,.past tense.of
word 'may'
used
to indicate
a possibility
(she told him yesterday she might have done it differently back then; she
might be coming if she gets the time off work)
might.noun,.plural.mights
the power,
force
or influence
held by an individual or group;
strength
and/or ability
to do something
mighty, mightier,
mightiest.adjectives
having or showing power, skill, strength or force
(a mighty macine); imposing
or awesome in size, degree
or extent ( a ancient mighty stone
fortress)
mighty.adverb
to a great degree; extremely;
used as an intensive (mighty
fine; mighty tired
mightiness.noun.(many
words ending in 'ess'
are
usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
can make the word be clumsy)
massacre.noun,.plural.massacres
the act
or an instance
of killing a large number of human beings indiscriminately
and cruelly;
slaughter
of a large number of animals; a severe
defeat, as in a sports event
massacre, massacred,
massacring,
massacres.transitive
verbs
to kill indiscriminately
and wantonly;
slaughter
massacrer.noun,.plural.massacrers
munificent.adjective
generous;
showing generosity (a munificent gift); liberal
in giving
munificence.noun,.plural.munificence
munificently.adverb
misfortune.noun,.plural.misfortunes
a bad turn of events that
harm you in some way; bad.fortune
or ill.luck;
the condition.resulting
from bad fortune or ill luck (it was fortunate
for them that she was willing to help those in such misfortune); a distressing.occurrence;
unfortunate
misfortunate.adjective
deserving
or inciting.pity
(victims of war)
marathon.noun,.plural.marathons
in sports, a cross-country
footrace of 26 miles, 385 yards (41.3 kilometers); a long-distance race
other than a footrace (a swimming marathon); a contest
of endurance (a dance marathon):
an event or activity
that requires.prolonged.effort
or endurance; a marathon is so-called
because a messenger ran from the ancient
city of Greece named Marathon to the city of Athens to announce
a victory over the Persians
in B.C.E. 490
marine.adjective
of,
relating.to
the sea (marine exploration); native
to, inhabiting or formed
by the sea (marine animals); of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs;
of or relating to sea navigation;
nautical
(a marine chart); of or relating
to troops that serve at sea as well as on land, specifically
the Marine Corps in the U.S.A.
marine.noun,.plural.marines
a soldier serving on a ship
or at a naval installation
Marine.noun,.plural.Marines
maritime.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.adjacent
to the sea; of or relating to marine
shipping or navigation; nautical;
of or resembling a mariner
mariner.noun,.plural.mariners
one who navigates or assists
in navigating a ship
Maritime Provinces.also
called.the Maritimes
the Canadian.provinces
of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, bordering on the
Atlantic Ocean. All the provinces were politically distinct from what
was called Canada back then, until an agreement in 1867, which agreement
was in no way a confederation,
but later and still today, is erroneously
called that. So, what was the agreement
then? All the Canadian Provinces are here.
Maritimer.noun,.plural.Maritimers
meteorology.noun
the science
that deals with the phenomena
of the atmosphere, such
as weather and weather conditions
meteorological.or.meteorologic.adjective
meteorologically.adverb
meteorologist.noun,.plural.meteorologists
one who studies meteorology
and usually also reports and forecasts
weather conditions, as on television
magus.noun,.plural.magi
the name 'magi', which is
Greek for 'wise men', designated
the three wise men from the East who traveled to Bethlehem to pay homage
to the infant Emmanuel:.Matthew
2:1,2,9-11; also, a a magician;
a sorcerer; a member of the Zoroastrian
priestly caste of the Medes
and Persians
magian.adjective
minstrel.noun,.plural.minstrels
a medieval.entertainer
who traveled from place to place to play stringed instruments and sing
and
recite.poetry;
a musician
mount,
mounted,
mounting,
mounts.verbs
transitive verb use.to
climb or ascend (mount the many
stairs up the South American pyramid); to place oneself upon; get up on
(mount a horse; mount a platform); used of male animals (to climb onto
a female for copulation); to
furnish
with a horse for riding; to seton
a horse (mount the saddle); to set in a raised position (mount a bed on
blocks; a cannon mounted on a truck);
to fix
securely to a
support
(mount an engine in a car); to place or fix on or in the appropriate
support or setting for display or study (mount stamps in an album;
mount a specimen on a glass slide);
to prepare and set in motion (mount an offense
against the other team); to set in position for use (mount pictures); to
post
a guard
(mount a sentry to watch over the
house)
intransitive
verb use.to
go upward; rise; to get up on something,
as a horse or bicycle; to increase in amount, extent or intensity (expenses
are mounting up; costs quickly mounted)
mount.noun,.plural.mounts
the act
or manner of mounting; a means of
conveyance, such as a horse, on which to ride; a hinge
used to fasten stamps in an album;
a setting for a jewel;
an undercarriage or stand on which a device
rests while in service
mountable.adjective
mounter.noun,.plural.mounters
mount.noun,.plural.mounts
a mountain or hill (mountains
of Ararat; Mount Sinai);
spiritual meaning of word mountain in Isaiah
65:11
margin.noun,.plural.margins
an edge and the area immediately
adjacentto
it (you can set your printer to print pictures with or without a margin);
a border; the blank space bordering the written or printed area on a page;
an amount allowed beyond what is needed (a small margin of safety); room
(no margin for mistakes with that strict
schoolteacher); a measure, quantity or degree of difference (a margin of
500 votes)
margin,
margined,
margining,
margins.transitive
verbs
to provide with a margin;
border; to inscribe or enter in
the margin of a page
marginal.adjective
of, relating to, located
at or constituting a margin,
a border or an edge (a marginal issue
that had no bearing on the election results) being.adjacent.geographically
(states marginal to Canada); written or printed in the margin of a book
(marginal notes); barely within
a lower standard or limit of quality (marginal writing ability; eked
out a marginal existence
marginal.noun,.plural.marginals
one that is considered to
be at a lower or outer limit, as of social.acceptability
marginality.noun,.plural.marginalities
marginally.adverb
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