| HACKTIVISM | • hacktivism n. (Internet) The practice of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites. • HACKTIVISM n. the act of breaking into a computer system in order to pursue a political or social aim. |
| KINEMATICS | • kinematics n. (Physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved. • KINEMATICS n. the study of motion. |
| MATRIOSHKI | • matrioshki n. Plural of matrioshka. • MATRIOSHKA n. (Russian) a Russian doll, also MATROYSHKA, MATRYOSHKA. |
| MICROSKIRT | • microskirt n. An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level. • MICROSKIRT n. a very short skirt. |
| MIDISKIRTS | • midiskirts n. Plural of midiskirt. • MIDISKIRT n. a skirt of medium length. |
| MINISKIRTS | • miniskirts n. Plural of miniskirt. • mini-skirts n. Plural of mini-skirt. • MINISKIRT n. a skirt whose hemline is well above the knees. |
| MINISTROKE | • ministroke n. (Colloquial) A transient ischemic attack. • mini-stroke n. (Colloquial) transient ischemic attack. • mini␣stroke n. (Colloquial) A transient ischemic attack. |
| MINITRACKS | • MINITRACK n. (tradename) a satellite tracking system. |
| MISSTRIKES | • misstrikes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misstrike. • misstrikes n. Plural of misstrike. • MISSTRIKE v. to strike wrongly. |
| MISTAKINGS | • mistakings n. Plural of mistaking. • MISTAKING n. (Shakespeare) a mistake. |
| MULTISKILL | • multiskill adj. Of or pertaining to multiple skills. • MULTISKILL v. to train (employees) in several skills. |
| SKEPTICISM | • skepticism n. The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. • skepticism n. A studied attitude of questioning and doubt. • skepticism n. The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible. |
| THUMBIKINS | • thumbikins n. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbkin or thumbscrew. • thumbikins n. Plural of thumbikin. • THUMBIKINS n. (Scots) an instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew, also THUMBKIN. |