| ALARMING | • alarming v. Present participle of alarm. • alarming adj. Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. • ALARM v. to strike with fear. |
| DIAGRAMS | • diagrams n. Plural of diagram. • diagrams v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diagram. • DIAGRAM v. to illustrate by drawing a plan. |
| GEMATRIA | • gematria n. A cabalistic method of interpreting Hebrew words, based on numerical values of letters. • GEMATRIA n. a numerical method of interpreting Hebrew scriptures. |
| GRADATIM | • gradatim adv. (Obsolete) step by step; gradually and methodically. • GRADATIM adv. (Latin) step-by-step. |
| GRAYMAIL | • graymail n. (US, law) The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings. • graymail n. (Internet) Email that is not technically spam (since the user agreed to receive it) but which is unwanted… • GRAYMAIL n. pressure on an official to reveal information. |
| MADRIGAL | • madrigal n. (Music) A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy. • madrigal n. (Music) A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy. • madrigal n. (Poetry) A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music. |
| MAILGRAM | • mailgram n. A telegraphic message transmitted electronically from the sender to a post office and then printed and… • mailgram v. (Transitive, rare) To send by mailgram. • mailgram v. (Transitive, rare) To send a mailgram to. |
| MARAGING | • maraging n. (Steel-making) A process that produces a tough, malleable form of steel (maraging steel) by means of… • MARAGING n. a process by which an alloy is slowly cooled in the air. |
| MARGARIC | • margaric adj. Pertaining to pearl or pearls (rare except in the designation of margaric acid). • MARGARIC adj. pearl-like, also MARGARITIC. |
| MARGARIN | • margarin n. Archaic form of margarine. • MARGARIN n. a butter substitute. |
| MARGINAL | • marginal adj. (Not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of… • marginal adj. (Comparable) Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin. • marginal adj. (Economics, not comparable) Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption… |
| MARIGRAM | • marigram n. (Oceanography) A printed record of tidal levels. • MARIGRAM n. a record of tide levels. |
| MARITAGE | • maritage n. The right of the lord of the fee to dispose of the heiress, later also of the male heir, in marriage. • maritage n. The property bought by the couple upon their marriage under the feudal customs. • maritage n. The fine paid by the vassal to the feudal lord for failing to follow his maritage decision. |
| MARRIAGE | • marriage n. The state of being married. • marriage n. A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, and/or religious… • marriage n. A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed. |
| MRIDANGA | • mridanga n. Alternative form of mridangam. • MRIDANGA n. (Sanskrit) a two-headed Indian drum, one head being larger than the other, also MRIDAMGAM, MRIDANG, MRIDANGAM. |
| PARADIGM | • paradigm n. A pattern, a way of doing something, especially (now often derogatory) a pattern of thought, a system… • paradigm n. An example serving as the model for such a pattern. • paradigm n. (Linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional… |
| SKIAGRAM | • skiagram n. A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays. • SKIAGRAM n. a shadow picture or photograph. |
| TAGHAIRM | • taghairm n. (Historical, Scotland) An ancient divination method of the Highland Scots involving animal sacrifice. • TAGHAIRM n. (Gaelic) inspiration sought by lying in a bullock's hide behind a waterfall. |