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Ma·dei·ra noun : an amber-colored dessert wine

ma·de·moi·selle noun, plural ma·de·moi·selles or mes·de·moi·selles : an unmarried girl or woman — used as a title for an unmarried woman not of English-speaking nationality

made–to–measure adjective : CUSTOM-MADE

made–up adjective 1 : fancifully conceived or falsely devised

2 : marked by the use of makeup

Synonyms

chimerical, fabulous, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, imaginary, mythical, phantom, pretend, unreal—more at IMAGINARY

mad·house noun 1 : a place for the detention and care of the insane

2 : a place of great uproar

Synonyms

bedlam, circus, hell; also commotion, havoc, pandemonium, racket, ruckus, tumult, turmoil; clamor, clatter, din, hubbub, noise; chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, maelstrom, mess, muss

mad·ly adverb 1 : in a mad manner

2 : to an extreme or excessive degree

Synonyms

amok, berserk, frantically, harum-scarum, hectically, helter-skelter, pell-mell, wild, wildly—more at HELTER-SKELTER

mad·man noun : LUNATIC

mad·ness noun : the quality or state of being mad

Synonyms

aberration, dementia, derangement, insanity, lunacy, mania—more at INSANITY

absurdity, asininity, craziness, folly, foolishness, inanity, silliness, zaniness

Ma·don·na noun : a representation (as a picture or statue) of the Virgin Mary

ma·dras noun [ORIGIN: Madras, India]

: a fine usu. cotton fabric with various designs (as plaid)

ma·dras·sa or ma·dra·sa noun : a Muslim school, college, or university that is often part of a mosque

mad·ri·gal noun [ORIGIN: It madrigale]

1 : a short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form

2 : an elaborate part-song esp. of the 16th and 17th centuries

mad·wom·an noun : a woman who is insane

mael·strom noun 1 : a violent whirlpool

2 : TUMULT

mae·stro noun, plural maestros or mae·stri [ORIGIN: It]

1 : a master in an art

2 : an eminent composer, conductor, or teacher of music

Synonyms

ace, adept, artist, authority, crackerjack, expert, master, scholar, shark, virtuoso, whiz, wizard—more at EXPERT

Ma·fia noun [ORIGIN: It]

: a secret criminal society of Sicily or Italy; also : a similar organization elsewhere

ma·fi·o·so noun, plural -si : a member of the Mafia

1mag noun : MAGAZINE

2mag abbreviation 1 magnetism

2 magneto

3 magnitude

mag·a·zine noun [ORIGIN: MF, fr. Old Occitan, fr. Ar makhāzin, pl. of makhzan storehouse]

1 : a storehouse esp. for military supplies

2 : a place for keeping gunpowder in a fort or ship

3 : a publication usu. containing stories, articles, or poems and issued periodically

4 : a container in a gun for holding cartridges; also : a chamber (as on a camera) for film

Synonyms

depository, depot, repository, storage, storehouse, warehouse—more at STOREHOUSE

armory, arsenal, depot, dump—more at ARMORY

ma·gen·ta noun : a deep purplish red color

mag·got noun : the legless wormlike larva of a dipteran fly

— mag·goty adjective

ma·gi noun plural, often cap : the three wise men from the East who paid homage to the infant Jesus

1magic noun 1 : the use of means (as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces

2 a : an extraordinary power or influence seemingly from a supernatural force

b : something that seems to cast a spell

3 : the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand

Synonyms

[2a] bewitchment, enchantment, necromancy, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry; also abracadabra, amulet, charm, fetish, mascot, phylactery, talisman; curse, hex, incantation, jinx, spell; augury, divining, forecasting, foreknowing, foreseeing, foretelling, fortune-telling, predicting, presaging, prognosticating, prophesying, soothsaying; hoodoo, occultism, spiritualism; augur, omen; exorcism; alchemy

[2b] allure, appeal, attractiveness, captivation, charisma, charm, enchantment, fascination, glamour, magnetism—more at CHARM

2magic adjective 1 : of or relating to magic

2 : having unusually distinctive qualities resembling the supernatural