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[5] affirm, allege, argue, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, profess, protest, warrant—more at CLAIM

main·tain·able adjective : capable of being maintained

— main·tain·abil·i·ty noun

Synonyms

defensible, justifiable, supportable, sustainable, tenable—more at TENABLE

main·te·nance noun : the act of maintaining : the state of being maintained

Synonyms

conservation, preservation, upkeep; also support, sustaining; care, guardianship; defense, guarding, protection, safeguarding, safekeeping

main·top noun : a platform at the head of the mainmast of a square-rigged ship

mai·son·ette noun 1 : a small house

2 : an apartment often on two floors

mai tai noun : a cocktail made with liquors and fruit juices

maî·tre d' or mai·tre d' noun, plural maître d's or maitre d's : MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL

maî·tre d'hô·tel noun, plural maîtres d'hôtel [ORIGIN: F, lit., master of house]

1 : MAJORDOMO

2 : HEADWAITER

maize noun : INDIAN CORN

Maj abbreviation major

ma·jes·tic adjective : having or exhibiting majesty

— ma·jes·ti·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

august, baronial, gallant, glorious, grand, grandiose, heroic, imposing, magnificent, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately—more at GRAND

maj·es·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : sovereign power, authority, or dignity; also : the person of a sovereign — used as a title

2 : greatness or splendor of quality or character

Synonyms

augustness, brilliance, glory, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, nobility, nobleness, resplendence, splendor, stateliness—more at MAGNIFICENCE

Maj Gen abbreviation Major General

ma·jol·i·ca also ma·iol·i·ca noun : any of several faiences; especially : an Italian tin-glazed pottery

1major adjective 1 : greater in number, extent, or importance

2 : notable or conspicuous in effect or scope

3 : SERIOUS

4 : having half steps between the 3d and 4th and the 7th and 8th degrees <~ scale>; also : based on a major scale <~ key> <~ chord>

Synonyms

big, consequential, eventful, important, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty—more at IMPORTANT

2major noun 1 : a commissioned officer (as in the army) ranking next below a lieutenant colonel

2 : an academic subject chosen as a field of specialization; also : a student specializing in such a field

3major verb : to pursue an academic major

ma·jor·do·mo noun, plural -mos [ORIGIN: Sp mayordomo or obs. It maiordomo, fr. ML major domus, lit., chief of the house]

1 : a head steward

2 : BUTLER

ma·jor·ette noun : DRUM MAJORETTE

major general noun : a commissioned officer (as in the army) ranking next below a lieutenant general

ma·jor·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the age at which full civil rights are accorded; also : the status of one who has attained this age

2 : a number greater than half of a total; also : the excess of this greater number over the remainder

3 : the rank of a major

ma·jus·cule noun : a large letter (as a capital)

Ma·kah noun, plural Makah or Makahs : a member of an American Indian people of the northwest coast of No. America

1make verb made ; mak·ing 1 a : to cause to exist, occur, or appear

b : DESTINE

2 a : to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material <~ a dress>

b : COMPOSE

3 : to formulate in the mind <~ plans>

4 : to put together from components

5 : to compute or estimate to be

6 : to set in order : PREPARE <~ a bed>

7 : to cause to be or become; also : APPOINT

8 a : to establish by legal and authoritative act : ENACT

b : EXECUTE <~ a will>

9 : CONCLUDE

10 a : to carry out (an action indicated or implied by the object) <~ war>

b : to perform with a bodily movement <~ a gesture>

11 : to cause to act in a certain way : COMPEL

12 : to assure the success of

13 : to amount to in significance