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1 : a long-distance race esp. on foot

2 : an endurance contest

2marathon adjective : belonging to, suggestive of, or suited for a marathon race or competition (as in being marked by unusual length of time)

Synonyms

extended, far, great, lengthy, long—more at LONG

mar·a·thon·er noun : a person who takes part in a marathon

— mar·a·thon·ing noun

ma·raud verb : to roam about and raid in search of plunder : PILLAGE

— ma·raud·er noun

Synonyms

despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, sack, strip—more at RANSACK

mar·ble noun 1 : a limestone that can be polished and used in fine building work

2 : something resembling marble (as in coldness)

3 : a small ball (as of glass) used in various games; also, pl : a children's game played with these small balls

— marble adjective

mar·bling noun : an intermixture of fat through the lean of a cut of meat

mar·cel noun : a deep soft wave made in the hair by the use of a heated curling iron

— marcel verb

1march noun : a border region : FRONTIER

2march verb 1 : to move along in or as if in military formation

2 a : to walk in a direct purposeful manner

b : to make steady progress : ADVANCE

3 : TRAVERSE <~ed 10 miles>

— march·er noun

Synonyms

[1] file, pace, parade, stride; also perambulate, step, traipse, tread; hike, tramp; lumber, plod, stamp, stomp, stride, trudge

[2b] advance, fare, forge, get along, go, proceed, progress—more at GO

3march noun 1 : the action of marching; also : the distance covered (as by a military unit) in a march

2 : a regular measured stride or rhythmic step used in marching

3 : forward movement

4 : a piece of music with marked rhythm suitable for marching to

Synonyms

advance, advancement, furtherance, headway, onrush, passage, process, procession, progress, progression—more at ADVANCE

March noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. L martius, fr. martius of Mars, fr. Mart-, Mars, Roman god of war]

: the 3d month of the year

mar·chio·ness noun 1 : the wife or widow of a marquess

2 : a woman holding the rank of a marquess in her own right

Mar·di Gras noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., fat Tuesday]

: the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday often observed with parades and merrymaking

1mare noun : an adult female of the horse or a related mammal

2mare noun, plural ma·ria : any of several large dark areas on the surface of the moon or Mars

mar·ga·rine noun : a food product made usu. from vegetable oils churned with skimmed milk and used as a substitute for butter

mar·ga·ri·ta noun : a cocktail consisting of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur

mar·gin noun 1 : the part of a page outside the main body of printed or written matter

2 : the outside limit and adjoining surface of something : EDGE

3 : a spare amount, measure, or degree allowed for use if needed

4 : measure or degree of difference

Synonyms

border, bound, boundary, circumference, compass, confines, edge, end, fringe, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge—more at BORDER

mar·gin·al adjective 1 : written or printed in the margin

2 : of, relating to, or situated at a margin or border

3 : close to the lower limit of quality or acceptability

4 : excluded from or existing outside the mainstream of society or a group

mar·gin·al·ly adverb : in a marginal manner

Synonyms

barely, hardly, just, scarcely, slightly—more at JUST

mar·gi·na·lia noun plural : marginal notes or embellishments

mar·gin·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to relegate to an unimportant position within a society or group

mar·grave noun : the military governor esp. of a medieval German border province

ma·ri·a·chi noun : a Mexican street band; also : a member of or the music of such a band

mari·gold noun : any of a genus of tropical American herbs related to the daisies that are grown for their showy usu. yellow, orange, or maroon flower heads

mar·i·jua·na also mar·i·hua·na noun [ORIGIN: MexSp marihuana]

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