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Mal·thu·sian adjective : of or relating to a theory that population unless checked (as by war) tends to increase faster than its means of subsistence

— Malthusian noun

— Mal·thu·sian·ism noun

malt·ose noun : a sugar formed esp. from starch by the action of enzymes

mal·treat verb : to treat cruelly or roughly

— mal·treat·ment noun

Synonyms

abuse, ill-treat, manhandle, mishandle, mistreat, misuse—more at ABUSE

ma·ma also mam·ma noun : a female parent : MOTHER

mam·bo noun, plural mambos : a dance of Cuban origin related to the rumba

— mambo verb

mam·mal noun [ORIGIN: NL Mammalia, fr. LL, neut. pl. of mammalis of the breast, fr. L mamma breast]

: any of a class of warm-blooded vertebrates that includes humans and all other animals which nourish their young with milk and have the skin more or less covered with hair

— mam·ma·li·an adjective or noun

mam·ma·ry adjective : of, relating to, or being the glands (mammary glands) that in female mammals secrete milk

mam·mo·gram noun : an X-ray photograph of the breasts

mam·mog·ra·phy noun : X-ray examination of the breasts (as for early detection of cancer)

mam·mon noun, often cap : material wealth having a debasing influence

1mammoth noun 1 : any of a genus of large hairy extinct elephants

2 : something immense of its kind

Synonyms

behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, giant, jumbo, leviathan, monster, titan, whale, whopper—more at GIANT

2mammoth adjective : of very great size : GIGANTIC

1man noun, plural men 1 a : a human being

b : an adult male

2 : the human race : MANKIND

3 : one possessing in high degree the qualities considered distinctive of manhood

4 : an adult male servant or employee

5 : the individual who can fulfill one's requirements

6 : one of the pieces with which various games (as chess) are played; also : one of the players on a team

7 often cap : white society or people

8 : a male lover

Synonyms

[1a] being, body, creature, customer, devil, guy, head, heart, human, individual, life, mortal, party, person, scout, sort, soul, specimen, thing—more at HUMAN

[1b] buck, chap, dude, fellow, gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, jack, joker, lad, male; also master, mister, sir

[2] Homo sapiens, humanity, humankind, mankind—more at MANKIND

[8] beau, boyfriend, fellow, swain—more at BOYFRIEND

2man verb manned; man·ning 1 : to supply with men <~ a fleet>

2 : FORTIFY, BRACE

3man abbreviation manual

Man abbreviation Manitoba

man–about–town noun, plural men–about–town : a worldly and socially active man

man·a·cle noun 1 : a shackle for the hand or wrist

2 : something used as a restraint

Synonyms

[1, 2] band, bond, chain, fetter, irons, ligature, shackle—more at BOND

man·age verb man·aged; man·ag·ing 1 : to handle or direct with a degree of skill

2 : to make and keep compliant

3 : to treat with care : HUSBAND

4 : to achieve one's purpose; also : get on or along

— man·age·abil·i·ty noun

— man·age·able adjective

— man·age·able·ness noun

— man·age·ably adverb

Synonyms

[1] contend, cope, grapple, handle, maneuver, negotiate, swing, treat—more at HANDLE

[1] administer, carry on, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, operate, oversee, regulate, run, superintend, supervise—more at CONDUCT

[4] cope, do, fare, get along, make out, shift—more at GET ALONG

managed care noun : a health-care system that controls costs by limiting doctor's fees and by restricting the patient's choice of doctors

man·age·ment noun 1 : the act or art of managing : CONTROL

2 : judicious use of means to accomplish an end

3 : the group of those who manage or direct an enterprise

Synonyms

administration, conduct, control, direction, government, guidance, operation, oversight, regulation, running, superintendence, supervision—more at CONDUCT

man·ag·er noun : one that manages

Synonyms

administrator,