Mafa
1: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Matakam}]
Maffia
1: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia [syn: {Mafia}, {Cosa Nostra}] 2: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; origin...
Mafia
1: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia [syn: {Maffia}, {Cosa Nostra}] 2: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; origi...
mafioso
1: a member of the Sicilian Mafia 2: a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States [also: {mafiosi} (pl)]
mag
1: a periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" [syn: {magazine}]
mag tape
1: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the inte...
Magadhan
1: a subfamily of Indic languages
magazine
1: a periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" [syn: {mag}] 2: product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical ...
magazine publisher
1: a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine" [syn: {magazine}]
Magdalena
1: a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla [syn: {Magdalena River}]
Magdalena River
1: a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla [syn: {Magdalena}]
Magellan
1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521) [syn: {Ferdinand Magellan}, {Fernao Magalhaes}]
Magellanic Cloud
1: either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole
Magen David
1: a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David}, {Shield of David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's seal}]
magenta
1: deep purplish red n 1: a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta [syn: {fuchsia}] 2: a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napol...
maggot
1: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
maggoty
1: spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots" [syn: {flyblown}]
Magh
1: the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar [syn: {Magha}]
Magha
1: the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar [syn: {Magh}]
Maghreb
1: the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia [syn: {Mahgrib}]
magic
1: possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very ...
magic bullet
1: a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer"
magic eye
1: a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photoconductive cell}, {photocell}, {electric eye}]
Magic Marker
1: a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) [syn: {felt-tip pen}, {felt-tipped pen}, {felt tip}]
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magic mushroom
1: the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin [syn: {mescal button}, {sacred mushroom}]
magic number
1: the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126
magic realism
1: genre of meticulously realistic painting of imaginary scenes and fantastic images
magic spell
1: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {spell}, {charm}]
magic square
1: a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n-squared integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix is such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same
magic trick
1: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {illusion}, {deception}]
magical
1: possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very ...
magical power
1: an ability to perform magic [syn: {magical ability}]
magically
1: in a magical manner; "it disappeared magically" [syn: {as if by magic}]
magician
1: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: {prestidigitator}, {conjurer}, {conjuror}, {illusionist}] 2: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: {sorcerer}, {wizard}, {necromancer...
Magicicada
1: seventeen-year locust [syn: {genus Magicicada}]
Magicicada septendecim
1: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature [syn: {seventeen-year locust}, {periodical cicada}]
Maginot
1: French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932) [syn: {Andre Maginot}]
Maginot Line
1: a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable it was easily overrun by the Germans in 1940
magisterial
1: of or relating to a magistrate; "official magisterial functions" 2: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a boss...
magisterially
1: in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" [syn: {dictatorially}, {autocratically}] 2: in an authoritative manner; "she spoke aut...
magistracy
1: the position of magistrate [syn: {magistrature}]
magistrate
1: a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice [syn: {judge}, {justice}, {jurist}]
magistrature
1: the position of magistrate [syn: {magistracy}]
maglev
1: high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction [syn: {magnetic levitation}]
magma
1: molten rock in the earth's crust [also: {magmata} (pl)]
Magna Carta
1: the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: {Magna Charta}, {The Great Charter}]
Magna Charta
1: the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: {Magna Carta}, {The Great Charter}]
magna cum laude
1: with high honor; with high academic distinction; "a magna cum laude graduate" adv : with high honor; "he graduated magna cum laude"
Magna Mater
1: great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Cybele}, {Dindymene}, {Great Mother}, {Mater Turrita}]
magnanimity
1: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit [syn: {munificence}, {largess}, {largesse}, {openhandedness}]
magnanimous
1: noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror" [syn: {greathearted}] 2: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's ...
magnanimously
1: in a magnanimous manner; "magnanimously, he forgave all those who had harmed him"
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