Matching Words
2628 ResultsBelow are the words that matched your query.
Mantispid
- noun - insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps
Mantissas
- noun - the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808
Mantology
- - The act or art of divination.
Martagons
- noun - lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia
Marteline
- - A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.
Martially
- adverb - in a martial manner
Martineau
- unknown - British writer whose Illustrations of Political Economy (1832-1834) explained the theories of Thomas Robert Malthus, John Stuart Mill, and David Ricardo.
Martineta
- - A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest.
Martinets
- noun - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
Martingal
- - A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.