macerate
— Verb
– English
～ separate into constituents by soaking
macerate
— Verb
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～ become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
maceration
— Noun
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～ softening due to soaking or steeping
maceration
— Noun
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～ extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
macerative
— Adjective
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～ accompanied by or characterized by maceration; "macerative degeneration of the liver"
macgregor
— Noun
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～ Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
macguffin
— Noun
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～ (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
— Noun
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～ Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
Machaeranthera bigelovii
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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～ wildflowers of western North America
machete
— Noun
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～ a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
machiavelli
— Noun
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～ a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
machiavellian
— Noun
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～ a follower of Machiavelli's principles
Machiavellian
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; "Machiavellian thinking"
machiavellianism
— Noun
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～ 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
— Verb
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～ supply with projecting galleries; "machicolate the castle walls"
machicolation
— Noun
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～ 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
— Noun
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～ wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
Machilidae
— Noun
– English
～ jumping bristletails
machinate
— Verb
– English
～ engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"