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| maccabaw maccaboy maccoboy | A kind of snuff. |
| maceranduba massaranduba masseranduba | (Tupi) the Brazilian milk-tree. |
| madrasa madrasah madrassa madrassah medresseh | (Arabic) an Islamic college, or school attached to mosque. |
| madrona madrone madrono | (Spanish) a Californian tree of the Arbutus genus. |
| magilp megilp megilph | A medium used in oil-painting, consisting of linseed-oil and mastic varnish. |
| mahlstick malstick maulstick | A stick used by painters to steady the hand. |
| mahua mahwa mowra mowa | (Hindi) a kind of butter-tree with edible flowers. |
| malamute malemiut malemute | (Inuit) an Alaskan sled dog. |
| malander mallander mallender | An eruption of the skin behind a horse's knee. |
| malarkey malarky mullarky | (US coll.) absurd talk, nonsense. |
| malgre maugre maulgre | (Verb) to show spite towards. |
| malmsey malvesie malvoisie | A strong sweet wine. |
| mamee mamey mamie mammee mammey | A tropical plant with an edible fruit with bright yellow pulp. |
| mammet maumet mawmet mommet | An idol; a puppet; a doll. |
| mammetry maumetry mawmetry | The religion of Mohammed; idolatry. |
| mamzer momser momzer | (Hebrew) an illegitimate child; a despicable person. |
| mandioc mandioca mandiocca manihoc manihot manioc manioca | (Tupi) a plant of the manioc genus; cassava. |
| maneh mina mna | (Hebrew) a Greek unit of weight or money. |
| mangouste mongoose mungoose | (Marathi) an Indian animal of the civet family, a great slayer of snakes and rats. |
| maniplies manyplies moniplies monyplies | The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants. |
| manito manitou manitu | (Am. Ind.) a name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship. |
| mashlam mashlim mashlin mashloch mashlum maslin | A mixed grain, esp. rye and wheat. |
| maskallonge maskalonge maskanonge maskinonge muskellunge | A N. American freshwater fish of the pike family. |
| masoolah massoola masula | A tall, many-oared Indian surf-boat. |
| mastic mastich mastiche mastix | (Fr.) a pale yellow gum resin from certain Mediterranean trees, used for varnish. |
| matelot matlo matlow | (Fr.) a seaman. |
| matsah matza matzah matzo | (Yiddish) unleavened bread. |
| mauther mawr mawther | A girl; esp., a great, awkward girl. |
| mauvein mauveine mauvin mauvine | A mauve dye. |
| maven mavin mayvin | (Yiddish) (US slang) an expert, a pundit. |
| mead meath meathe | An alcoholic liquor produced by fermenting a mixture of honey and water. |
| meare meer mere | (Verb) to mark off; to bound. |
| meikle mickle muckle | (Scots) great, much. |
| mein meane mene | (Shakesp.) to moan. |
| meiney meinie meiny menyie | A family, including servants, etc.; a household. |
| melicotton melocoton melocotoon | (Spanish) a kind of large peach. |
| meneer mijnheer mynheer | (Dutch) the Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman. |
| meng menge ming | To mix; to unite, couple. |
| meou meow miaow miaou miaul | To make a sound like a cat. |
| merel merell meril | A counter used in the game of MERILS. |
| merells merils merels marrels | A rustic game, aka fivepenny morris. |
| mesal mesial mesian | On the middle line. |
| meshuga meshugah meshugga meshuggah meshugge | (Yiddish) mad, crazy. |
| meshuggenah meshuggeneh meshuggener | (Yiddish) a fool, a crazy person. |
| mesprise mesprize misprise misprize | Scorn, slighting. |
| mesquit mesquite mezquit mezquite muskit | (Nahuatl) a name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. |
| mesteso mestizo mestino | (Spanish) a person of mixed, esp. Spanish and American-Indian parentage. |
| metestick metewand meteyard | A measuring rod. |
| meuse muse muset musit | A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; (verb) to pass through a MEUSE. |
| mib mig migg miggle | A type of playing marble. |
| micell micella micelle | A group of molecular chains, a structural unit of colloids. |
| miche mitch mooch mouch | To play truant. |
| micher moocher moucher | A truant. |
| milleped millepede milliped millipede | A myriapod with many legs. |
| mina myna mynah | (Hindi) an Asiatic bird of the starling family. |
| misaunter mischanter mishanter | (Scots) a misadventure or mishap. |
| miscegen miscegene miscegine | A person of mixed racial heritage. |
| miscible mixable mixible | Capable of being mixed. |
| mither moider moither | To confuse, stupefy. |
| mochell muchell muchel | (Obs.) much. |
| mocuddum mokaddam muqaddam | (Arabic) a leader, headman. |
| modiwort moldwarp mouldwarp moudiwart moudiewart moudiwort moudiewort mowdiwart mowdiwort mowdiewort | (Dial.) a mole. |
| molla mollah moolah mulla mullah | (Arabic) a Muslim learned in theology and law. |
| monecian monecious monoecious | Having both male and female reproductive organs. |
| mongo mongoe mungo | The waste produced in a woollen mill; low quality wool. |
| mooley mooly muley mulley | A hornless cow. |
| mopehawk mopoke morepork | An owl of Australia and New Zealand. |
| moray murray murrey murry | A kind of eel. |
| morkin morling mortling | An animal that has died by accident. |
| mot mott motte | (SW US) a clump of trees, esp. on a prairie. |
| moufflon mouflon muflon musimon musmon | (Fr.) a Corsican wild sheep. |
| moujik mujik muzhik muzjik | (Russian) a Russian peasant. |
| moust muist must | (Scots) a musk, hair-powder; (verb) to powder. |
| mridamgam mridang mridanga mridangam | (Sanskrit) a two-headed Indian drum, one being larger than the other. |
| muckluck mucluc mukluk | (Inuit) a type of sealskin boot. |
| muggar muggur mugger | (Hindi) a broad-snouted Indian crocodile. |
| mujaheddin mujahedin mujahidin | (Arabic) Islamic fundamentalist freedom fighters. |
| mull mulmul mulmull | (Hindi) a fine, soft muslin. |
| murlain murlin murlan | (Gaelic) a narrow-mouthed basket. |
| murrain murren murrin murrion | A cattle disease. |
| mystagog mystagogue mystagogus | An initiator into mysteries, especially of a religious kind. |
| nabk nebbuk nebeck nebek | (Arabic) a tree, the Christ's-thorn. |
| nala nalla nallah nulla nullah | (Hindi) a ravine, a watercourse. |
| nandoo nandu nhandu | (Tupi) the RHEA, or S. American ostrich. |
| nannygai nannyghai nennigai | (Aborig.) a large edible marine fish. |
| narceen narcein narceine | A narcotic alkaloid found in opium. |
| narghile narghily narghilly nargile nargileh | A HOOKAH, an Oriental tobacco pipe in which smoke is drawn through water by a long tube. |
| narwal narwhal narwhale | (Danish) a kind of whale with a large projecting spiral tusk. |
| naseberry neesberry nisberry | An edible fruit, the SAPODILLA. |
| natheless nathelesse nathless naythles | (Arch.) nevertheless. |
| neafe neaffe neif neive nief nieve | (Obs.) fist. |
| nebbich nebbish nebbishe nebbisher nebish | (Yiddish) a colourless, insignificant person. |
| neem neemb nim nimb | (Hindi) an East Indian tree. |
| nemertean nemertian nemertine | Any of a phylum of wormlike animals, mostly marine, ciliated, often brightly coloured. |
| nickumpoop nicompoop nincompoop | A fool; a silly or stupid person. |
| niddering nidderling nidering niderling niding nithing | (OE) an infamous person; an abject coward. |
| nilgai nilgau nilghai nilghau nylghai nylghau | (Hindi) a kind of antelope. |
| nirled nirlie nirlit nirly | (Scots) knotty, stunted. |
| nole noll noul noule nowl | The top of the head; the noddle. |
| nombles numbles umbles | A deer's entrails. |
| noursle nousell nousle | To nurse; to rear. |
| obeah obi obia | West Indian witchcraft; (verb) to bewitch. |
| obeahism obeism obiism | West Indian witchcraft. |
| ocherous ochrous ochraceous ochreous ochroid ochry ochery ochrey | Containing or resembling OCHRE. |
| octet octett octette | A composition for eight voices; a group of eight lines of verse. |
| odalique odalisk odalisque | (Fr.) a female slave; a concubine in a harem. |
| oe oy oye | (Scots) a grandchild. |
| oobit oubit woobut woubit | A hairy caterpillar, esp. of the tiger moth. |
| oomiac oomiack oomiak umiac umiack umiak umiaq | (Inuit) an Eskimo canoe. |
| oorali ourali ourari urali urari woorali woorari woorara wourali | (Carib) the plant yielding curare. |
| oorie ourie owrie | (Scots) dingy, shabby. |
| orcin orcine orcinol | A dihydric phenol obtained from archil and other lichens. |
| oregano origan origane | (Spanish) wild marjoram. |
| orthopaedy orthopedia orthopedy | The art or practice of curing the deformities of children, or, by extension, any deformities of the human body. |
| oundy unde undee undy | Wavy. |
| ourology urology urinology | The study of urine or the urinary tract. |
| ouroscopy urinoscopy uroscopy | The diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine. |
| ousel ouzel woosel woosell | A European bird of the thrush family. |
| oxgang oxgate oxland | A BOVATE or one-eighth of a CARUCATE of ploughland, the share attributed to each ox in a team of eight. |
| pachak putchock putchuk | (Malay) costus-root. |
| pachalic pashalic pashalik | (Turkish) the jurisdiction of a PASHA. |
| pachisi parcheesi parchesi parchisi | (Hindi) a game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India. |
| pachouli patchouly patchouli | (Tamil) an Asiatic tree with a fragrant perfume oil; the resulting perfume. |
| packfong pakfong paktong | (Chinese) a Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver. |
| paddymelon pademelon padymelon | (Aborig.) any of several small wallabies. |
| paderero paterero pederero pedrero | (Spanish) a term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered ordnance. |
| paedagogue pedagog pedagogue | One who teaches; by extension, a pedant. |
| paesan paesano paisan paisano | (Spanish) a fellow countryman. |
| pagri pugaree puggaree puggery puggree puggry pugree | (Hindi) a turban a light scarf worn round a hat to keep out the sun. |
| painim panim paynim | (Obs.) pagan. |
| paiock paiocke pajock pajocke | (Shakesp.) an obscure word conjectured to be a misprint for peacock. |
| pairial parial prial | A pair-royal, a throw of three dice all the same. |
| pakka pucka pukka | (Hindi) genuine; first-class. |
| palustral palustrine palustrial | Of marshes, inhabiting marshes. |
| pampelmoose pampelmouse pomelo pompelmoose pompelmous pompelmouse pompelo pumelo pummelo | (Dutch) the shaddock or grapefruit. |
| panatela panatella panetela | (Spanish) a long thin cigar. |
| pance paunce pawnce | (Obs.) the pansy. |
| pane pean peen pein pene | The end of a hammer head opposite the hammer face; (verb) to beat thin with a hammer. |
| panic panick panicum pannick | Any grass of the genus Panicum. |
| panocha panoche penoche penuche penuchi | (Spanish) a Mexican coarse sugar. |
| panspermia panspermism panspermy | (Greek) the theory that microorganisms or biochemical compounds from outer space are responsible for originating life on Earth and possibly in other parts of the universe. |
| pantable pantoffle pantofle pantoufle | A slipper, an overshoe. |
| papaw pawpaw papaya | A tree of the custard-apple family; its fruit. |
| pappadom popadum poppadum puppodum | (Tamil) a thin circle of dough fried in oil until crisp. |
| parakeet paraquet paraquito paroquet parrakeet parroket parroquet | A small long-tailed parrot. |
| paramaecium paramecium paramoecium | A genus of tiny animals including the slipper animalcule. |
| paranoeic paranoiac paranoic | Suffering from PARANOIA. |
| pard pardal pardale pardalis | A leopard. |
| pardah purda purdah | (Urdu) seclusion of women from public observation among Muslims and some Hindus. |
| pardee pardi pardie pardy perdie perdy | (Shakesp.) assuredly, by God. |
| parecious paroecious paroicous | Of certain mosses, having the male and female reproductive organs near one another. |
| parischan parischane parishen parochin parochine | (Scots) a parish. |
| parka parkee parki | (Aleutian) a fur shirt or coat with a hood. |
| parpane parpen parpend parpent parpoint perpend perpent | A stone passing through a wall from face to face. |
| pashim pashm pashmina | (Persian) the fine underfleece of the goats of N. India, used for making rugs, shawls etc. |
| passament passement passementerie passment | (Fr.) a decorative trimming of beads or braid; (verb) to trim with braid. |
| pastiche postiche postique | (Fr.) artificial or spurious (thing); false (hair); (ornament) added, especially inappropriately, to finished thing. |
| paten patin patine | A plate; a metal disk used to hold Communion bread. |
| pauldron pouldron puldron | A shoulder-plate of a suit of armour. |
| pavan pavane paven pavin | A stately English Renaissance court dance. |
| paver pavior paviour | One who paves. |
| papaw pawpaw papaya | A tree of the custard-apple family; its fruit. |
| peacod peascod peasecod | The pod of the pea. |
| pease peaze peise peize peyse | To balance, poise. |
| peatary peatery petary | A region, bog or moor covered with peat. |
| peddler pedlar pedler | A person who goes about carrying small goods for sale, esp. one who goes from door to door with the goods in a pack. |
| peelgarlic pilgarlic pilgarlick | A bald person; a person looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity. |
| peeoy pioy pioye | (Scots) a home-made firework. |
| peepul pipal pipul | (Hindi) the bo tree. |
| peewee peewit pewit | A bird, the lapwing or plover. |
| peishwa peishwah peshwa | (Persian) the chief minister of the Mahrattas. |
| pellach pellack pellock | (Scots) a porpoise. |
| peloria pelorism pelory | (Greek) abnormal symmetry of structure in flowers normally zygomorphic (e.g. toadflax). |
| pencel pensel pensil | A small pennon. |
| penuchle penuckle pinocle pinochle | A card game played with forty-eight cards, being all the cards above the eight spots in two packs. |
| peraeon pereion pereon | (Greek) the thorax of some crustaceans. |
| periagua piragua pirogue piroque | (Carib) a dugout canoe. |
| peripeteia peripetia peripety | (Greek) a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation esp. in drama. |
| perjink perjinkety prejink | (Scots) prim; finical. |
| pesant pesaunt pezant | (Obs.) a peasant. |
| petara pitara pitarah | (Hindi) in India, a travelling box for clothes. |
| peytral peytrel poitrel | A piece of armour for the breast of a horse. |
| philippina philippine philopena philopoena | A present or gift which is made as a forfeit in a social game that is played in various ways; also, the game itself. |
| phisnomy visnomie visnomy | (Arch.) physiognomy. |
| piasaba piasava piassaba piassava | (Tupi) a type of palm yielding a coarse stiff fibre for making brooms. |
| piccadell piccadill piccadillo pickadell pickadil pickadill pickadillo | A cut or vandyked edging esp. to a woman's collar. |
| piet pyat pyet pyot | (Scots) a magpie. |
| pigmaean pigmean pygmaean pygmean | Pygmy-like. |
| pigsney pigsny pigsnie | (Obs.) darling, sweetheart. |
| pilaf pilaff pilau pilaw pillau pilow | (Persian) a dish of rice. |
| piny pioney piony | (Obs.) peony. |
| pirana piranha piraya | (Tupi) a South American fish. |
| pirojki piroshki pirozhki | (Russian) a small Russian pastry made with meat or cabbage filling. |
| pisky pixie pixy | A small fairy. |
| placcat placcate placket | (Shakesp.) a leather doublet with strips of steel. |
| plimsol plimsole plimsoll | A rubber-soled canvas shoe. |
| plotter plouter plowter | (Scots) to dabble in liquid; to potter. |
| plumate plumose plumous | Having feathers or plumes. |
| polemise polemize polemicize | To argue or write polemically, carry on a controversy. |
| polliwig polliwog pollywig pollywog porwiggle | A tadpole. |
| polymastia polymastism polymasty | The presence of supernumerary breasts or nipples. |
| pompom pompon pompoon | (Fr.) any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet. |
| pontal pontic pontile | Relating to the PONS of the brain. |
| pontie pontil pontile ponty puntee punty | An iron rod used in holding and manipulating glassware during manufacture. |
| pontoneer pontonier pontonnier pontooner | A builder of pontoon bridges. |
| poof poofter pooftah poove pouftah poufter | (Coll.) an effeminate person, a homosexual. |
| pooja poojah puja pujah | (Sanskrit) a Hindu act of worship or prayer. |
| pooka pouke puck | A mischievous sprite. |
| porrenger porringer pottinger | A small dish for soup or porridge. |
| portas porteous portesse portess porthors porthos porthouse portous | A portable breviary. |
| portolan portolano portulan | (Ital.) in the Middle Ages, a navigation manual. |
| poshteen posteen postin | (Persian) an Afghan greatcoat. |
| poteen potheen potteen | (Irish) illicitly distilled Irish whisky. |
| potlach potlache potlatch | (Am. Ind.) a social event or celebration which features reciprocal gift-giving. |
| potshard potshare potsherd | A fragment of pottery. |
| pouder poudre poulder pouldre | (Obs.) powder. |
| pouf pouff pouffe | To give a puffed appearance to. |
| powney pownie powny | (Dial.) pony. |
| pozzolan pozzolana puzzolana | (Ital.) volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water. |
| praepostor prepositor prepostor | (Lat.) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools. |
| prahu prao prau proa | (Malay) a Malay sailing boat. |
| preace prease preasse | (Spenser) to press, throng. |
| preemie premie premy | (US slang) a premature baby. |
| preif preife priefe | (Obs.) proof. |
| primatial primatic primatical | Of or pertaining to ecclesiastical primacy. |
| proign proin proine proyn proyne | (Obs.) to preen, prune. |
| prole proll proul | (Obs.) to prowl. |
| prothyl prothyle protyl protyle | (Greek) a hypothetical primitive substance from which the chemical elements were thought to have been formed. |
| provand provend proviant | An allowance of food; provender. |
| provedor providor provisor | One who provides. |
| pucelle pussel puzel puzzel | (Fr.) a maid or virgin, esp. (with capital) Joan of Arc. |
| pulk pulka pulkha | (Finnish) a Laplander's boat-shaped sledge. |
| pultan pulton pultoon pultun | (Hindi) an Indian infantry regiment. |
| pulvil pulvilio pulvillio pulville | Perfumed powder; snuff; (verb) to powder. |
| punkey punkie punky | A biting gnat. |
| pusley pussley pussly | Purslane. |
| pyritic pyritical pyritous | Consisting of, or resembling, PYRITES. |
| pyrolize pyrolyse pyrolyze | To decompose by PYROLYSIS, the application of heat. |
| pyroxyle pyroxylin pyroxyline | Any of the nitrocelluloses. |
| qindar qintar quintar | (Albanian) a monetary unit of Albania, equal to one-hundredth of a LEK. |
| quandang quandong quantong | (Aborig.) a small Australian tree of the sandalwood family. |
| quarenden quarender quarrender quarrington | A kind of early red apple. |
| quartet quartett quartette | A composition for four voices or instruments. |
| quatch quetch quich quinche quitch | (Spenser) to stir, move. |
| quean queyn queynie quine quinie | (Scots) a young woman. |
| queest quist quoist | A cushat. |
| quinela quinella quiniela | (Spanish) a bet whereby the bettor must pick first two winners of a race but not necessarily in order. |
| quinin quinina quinine | A colourless, bitter alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark, used as an antipyretic or analgesic. |
| quintet quintett quintette | A composition for five voices or instruments. |
| quipo quippu quipu | (Quechua) a device of knotted cords, used by Incas of Peru to calculate. |
| rach rache ratch | A dog that hunts by scent. |
| raddle reddle ruddle | Red ochre; (verb) to redden with this. |
| raddleman reddleman ruddleman | One who marks e.g. sheep with RADDLE. |
| radicel radicle radicule | A rootlike organ or part. |
| ragee raggee raggy ragi | (Hindi) a kind of millet. |
| raia raya rayah | (Arabic) a non-Muslim subject of Turkey. |
| ramakin ramekin ramequin | A small casserole dish in which cheese souffle, eggs etc. are served. |
| ramal rameal rameous | Of or pertaining to a RAMUS or branch. |
| ramee rami ramie | (Malay) Rhea or China grass, a plant of the nettle family. |
| rampick rampike rampole ranpike | A dead tree or tree decayed at top. |
| rancel ransel ranzel | A search for stolen goods. |
| rareripe ratheripe rathripe | A fruit that ripens early. |
| rassle warsle warstle wrassle wrastle wrestle | To wrestle. |
| ratlin ratline ratling rattlin rattline rattling | Any of the small lines forming the steps of the rigging of ships. |
| ratton rottan rotten | (Dial.) a rat. |
| raven ravin ravine | (Spenser) rapine, prey; (verb) to plunder, rape. |
| razmataz razzmatazz razzamatazz | A to-do, hullabaloo. |
| reak reck reke | (Verb) to reckon, care for, heed. |
| rean reen rhine rhyne | A drainage channel. |
| reast reest reist | To become rancid. |
| reave reive rieve | (Arch.) to rob, plunder. |
| reaver reiver riever | A raider, plunderer. |
| recce recco reccy | (Coll.) to reconnoitre. |
| recoyle recuile recule | (Spenser) to recoil. |
| redsear redshare redshire redshort | Brittle at red-heat. |
| remead remede remeid | (Scots) remedy; (verb) to remedy. |
| renague renege renegue | To refuse, deny. |
| renay reney reny | To renounce, abjure. |
| reredorse reredos reredosse | A screen or panelling behind an altar or seat. |
| responder responser responsor | One who responds. |
| retraict retrait retraite retraitt retrate | (Obs.) retreat. |
| rheumateese rheumatise rheumatize rheumatiz | (Dial.) rheumatism. |
| rhone roan rone | (Scots) a roof-gutter. |
| ribald ribaud rybauld | (Noun) a menial of the lowest grade; a loose, low character. |
| ricercar ricercare ricercata | Any of various contrapuntal instrumental forms esp. of the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| ridgel ridgelin ridgil ridgling riggald riglin rigling | A male animal with only one testicle. |
| rigidify rigidise rigidize | To make rigid. |
| ripeck ryepeck rypeck | A pole used for mooring a punt. |
| ritornel ritornell ritornelle ritornello ritournelle | A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. |
| rizard rizzar rizzart rizzer | (Scots) a redcurrant. |
| rizzar rizzer rizzor | (Scots) to dry, esp. in the sun. |
| roarie roary rory | (Scots) noisy, garish, too bright. |
| roc rok ruc rukh | (Persian) a fabulous bird. |
| roch rotchie rotch rotche | The little auk. Pl. ROCHES. |
| roist roister royst royster | (Obs.) to revel noisily. |
| rollock rowlock rullock | A contrivance serving as a fulcrum for an oar. |
| ronion ronyon runnion | (Shakesp.) a mangy or scabby creature. |
| roopit roupit roupet | (Scots) hoarse. |
| roral roric rorid | Dewy. |
| roset rosit rozet rozit | (Scots) to rosin. |