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1: a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea [syn: {Mackenzie}]

1: flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish 2: any of various fishes of the family Scombridae

1: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel shad}, {Decapterus macarellus}]

1: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel scad}, {Decapterus macarellus}]

1: fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks

1: a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds

1: a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan

1: a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material [syn: {Mackinaw coat}] 2: a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States [syn: {Mackinaw blanket}] 3: a flat-bottomed...

1: a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States [syn: {mackinaw}]

1: a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes [syn: {mackinaw}]

1: a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material [syn: {mackinaw}]

1: a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric [syn: {macintosh}] 2: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric [syn: {macintosh}, {mac}, {mack}]

1: a printed impression that is blurred or doubled

1: a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy [syn: {genus Macleaya}]

1: herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: {plume poppy}, {bocconia}]

1: United States poet (1892-1982) [syn: {Archibald MacLeish}]

1: Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935) [syn: {John Macleod}, {John James Rickard Macleod}]

1: yellowwood trees or shrubs [syn: {genus Maclura}]

1: small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for ...

1: a city in central Georgia southeast of Atlanta 2: fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry [syn: {maconnais}]

1: fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry [syn: {macon}]

1: similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening

1: a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely [syn: {genus Macowanites}]

1: a small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap

1: a coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords v : make knotted patterns; "macrame a plant holder"

1: having a large brain case [syn: {macrencephalous}]

1: having a large brain case [syn: {macrencephalic}]

1: an abnormally large braincase

1: very large in scale or scope or capability; "`macro' in the word `macroscopic' is a combining form" n : a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language [s...

1: a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language [syn: {macro}]

1: of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics; "macrobiotic diet"

1: a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains

1: the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)

1: having an exceptionally large head and brain [syn: {macrocephalous}]

1: maleos [syn: {genus Macrocephalon}]

1: Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches [syn: {maleo}]

1: having an exceptionally large head and brain [syn: {macrocephalic}]

1: an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical [syn: {megacephaly}, {megalocephaly}]

1: giant crabs of Japan [syn: {genus Macrocheira}]

1: very large deep-water Japanese crab [syn: {giant crab}]

1: alligator snapping turtles [syn: {genus Macroclemys}]

1: large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States [syn: {alligator snapping turtle}, {alligator snapper}]

1: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: {universe}, {existence}, {creation}, {world}, {cosmos}]

1: relating to or constituting a macrocosm

1: abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) [syn: {megalocyte}]

1: anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal [syn: {macrocytic anemia}]

1: anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal [syn: {macrocytic anaemia}]

1: the presence of macrocytes in the blood

1: a genus of Melolonthidae [syn: {genus Macrodactylus}]

1: common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines [syn: {rose chafer}, {rose bug}]

1: derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urin...

1: of or relating to macroeconomics

1: an economist who specializes in macroeconomics [syn: {macroeconomist}]

1: the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy

1: an economist who specializes in macroeconomics [syn: {macroeconomic expert}]

1: evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups

1: tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells [syn: {astroglia}]

1: a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome

1: relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules; "macromolecular compounds"

1: any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals [syn: {supermolecule}]