| ALMAIN | • almain n. Alternative form of Almain (“type of dance”). • Almain prop.n. (Now historical) Germany. • Almain n. (Now archaic, literary, poetic) A German. |
| ALUMIN | • ALUMIN n. an oxide of aluminum, also ALUMINA, ALUMINE. |
| ALUMNI | • alumni n. Plural of alumnus. • alumni n. (Often proscribed) An individual alumnus or alumna. • ALUMNUS n. (Latin) a former pupil. |
| ANIMAL | • animal n. (Sciences) A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose… • animal n. (Loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human. • animal n. (Loosely, colloquial) Any land-living vertebrate (I.e. not fishes, insects, etc.). |
| LAMINA | • lamina n. A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. • LAMINA n. (Latin) a thin plate or layer, also LAMELLA. |
| LAMING | • laming n. The act or process of rendering lame. • laming v. Present participle of lame. • LAME v. to make lame. |
| LIMANS | • limans n. Plural of liman. • Limans n. Plural of Liman. • LIMAN n. (Russian) a lagoon at the mouth of an estuary where slime is deposited. |
| LIMINA | • limina n. Plural of limen. • LIMEN n. (Latin) a threshold, a limit below which a stimulus becomes imperceptible. |
| LINGAM | • lingam n. (Shaivism) The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva. • lingam n. (Rare and/or euphemistic) The penis. • LINGAM n. (Sanskrit) the phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshipped in his character of the creative and reproductive power, also LINGA. |
| LUMINA | • lumina n. Plural of lumen. • LUMEN n. (Latin) a unit of luminous flux. |
| MAINLY | • mainly adv. Chiefly; for the most part. • mainly adv. (Obsolete) Forcefully, vigorously. • mainly adv. (Obsolete) Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully. |
| MALIGN | • malign adj. Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence. • malign adj. Malevolent. • malign adj. (Oncology) Malignant. |
| MALINE | • MALINE n. (French) a delicate net used for veils. |
| MALKIN | • malkin n. (Now archaic, regional) A (stereotypical name for a) lower-class or uncultured woman; a kitchenmaid; a slattern. • malkin n. (Now regional) A mop, especially one used to clean a baker’s oven. • malkin n. (Obsolete, nautical) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon. |
| MANILA | • manila adj. Made of manila paper or material like it. • manila adj. (Color) Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper. • manila n. Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper. |
| MARLIN | • marlin n. Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira. Every such species… • Marlin prop.n. A surname. • Marlin prop.n. A city, the county seat of Falls County, Texas, United States. Named after John Marlin. |
| MASLIN | • maslin n. A mixture composed of different materials; especially… • maslin adj. Composed of different sorts. • MASLIN n. a mixed grain, also MASHLAM, MASHLIM, MASHLIN, MASHLOCH, MASHLUM, MONGCORN. |
| MENIAL | • menial adj. Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant. • menial adj. Of or relating to unskilled work. • menial adj. Servile; low; mean. |
| MONIAL | • monial n. (Obsolete, architecture) A mullion. • monial n. (Christianity, now rare) A nun, especially one dedicated to an enclosed order. • MONIAL n. a mullion, the upright division between the panes of a window. |
| OILMAN | • oilman n. Somebody involved in the production, refinement or delivery of oil; such as an oil field worker or executive… • oilman n. (Dated) A retailer who sells vegetable oils, and food preserved in oil. • OILMAN n. one who owns or operates an oil well. |