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max abbreviation maximum

maxi noun, plural max·is : a long skirt, dress, or coat

maxi- combining form 1 : extra long

2 : extra large

max·il·la noun, plural max·il·lae or maxillas : JAW 1; especially : an upper jaw

— max·il·lary adjective

max·im noun : a proverbial saying

Synonyms

adage, aphorism, byword, epigram, proverb, saying—more at SAYING

max·i·mal adjective : MAXIMUM

— max·i·mal·ly adverb

max·i·mise British variant of MAXIMIZE

max·i·mize verb -mized; -miz·ing 1 : to increase to a maximum

2 : to make the most of

— max·i·mi·za·tion noun

1maximum noun, plural -ma or -mums 1 : the greatest quantity, value, or degree

2 : an upper limit allowed by authority

3 : the largest of a set of numbers

2maximum adjective : greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained

Synonyms

consummate, full, most, nth, paramount, supreme, top, ultimate, utmost—more at ULTIMATE

max out verb 1 : to push to or reach a limit or an extreme

2 : to use up all available credit on (a credit card)

may verbal auxiliary, past might pres sing & pl may 1 : have permission or liberty to

2 : be in some degree likely to

3 — used as an auxiliary to express a wish, purpose, contingency, or concession

May noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OF mai, fr. L Maius, fr. Maia, Roman goddess]

: the 5th month of the year

Ma·ya noun, plural Maya or Mayas : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of Yucatán, Guatemala, and adjacent areas

— Ma·yan noun or adjective

may·ap·ple noun : a No. American woodland herb related to the barberry that has a poisonous root, one or two large leaves, and an edible egg-shaped yellow fruit

may·be adverb : possibly but not certainly : PERHAPS

Synonyms

conceivably, perchance, perhaps, possibly—more at PERHAPS

May Day noun : May 1 celebrated as a springtime festival and in some countries as Labor Day

may·flow·er noun : any of several spring blooming herbs (as the trailing arbutus or an anemone)

may·fly noun : any of an order of insects with an aquatic nymph and a short-lived fragile adult having membranous wings

may·hem noun 1 : willful and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfigurement of a person

2 : needless or willful damage

may·on·naise noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a dressing made of egg yolks, vegetable oil, and vinegar or lemon juice

may·or noun : an official elected to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city or borough

— may·or·al adjective

— may·or·al·ty noun

may·pole noun, often cap : a tall flower-wreathed pole forming a center for May Day sports and dances

maze noun : a confusing intricate network of passages

— mazy adjective

ma·zur·ka noun : a Polish dance in moderate triple measure

MB abbreviation Manitoba

MBA abbreviation master of business administration

mc abbreviation megacycle

1MC noun : MASTER OF CEREMONIES

2MC abbreviation member of Congress

Mc- prefix : used to indicate a convenient, low-quality version of a specified thing

Mc·Coy noun : something that is neither imitation nor substitute

McGuffin variant of MACGUFFIN

MCPO abbreviation master chief petty officer

1Md abbreviation Maryland

2Md symbol mendelevium

MD abbreviation 1 [ORIGIN NL medicinae doctor] doctor of medicine

2 Maryland

3 muscular dystrophy

MDMA noun : ECSTASY 2

mdnt abbreviation midnight

mdse abbreviation merchandise

MDT abbreviation mountain daylight (saving) time

me pronoun, objective case of I

Me abbreviation Maine

ME abbreviation 1 Maine

2 mechanical engineer

3 medical examiner

1mead noun : an alcoholic beverage brewed from water and honey, malt, and yeast

2mead noun, archaic

: MEADOW

mead·ow noun : land in or mainly in grass; especially : a tract of moist low-lying usu. level grassland

— mead·ow·land noun

— mead·owy adjective

mead·ow·lark noun : any of several American songbirds related

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