macerate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ separate into constituents by soaking
macerate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
maceration
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ softening due to soaking or steeping
maceration
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
macerative
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ accompanied by or characterized by maceration; "macerative degeneration of the liver"
macgregor
— Navneord
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~ Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
macguffin
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films"
Mach
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
Machaeranthera bigelovii
— Navneord
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~ wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona
Machaeranthera
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ wildflowers of western North America
machete
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
machiavelli
— Navneord
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~ a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
machiavellian
— Navneord
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~ a follower of Machiavelli's principles
Machiavellian
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; "Machiavellian thinking"
machiavellianism
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government
machicolate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ supply with projecting galleries; "machicolate the castle walls"
machicolation
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy
machilid
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
Machilidae
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ jumping bristletails
machinate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"