Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том II. J – Z.

May-apple, n. Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum).

Maybe, ad. Perhaps, possibly, haply, peradventure, it may be, as luck may have it.

May-beetle, Cockchafer, dor, dor-bug, tree-beetle, dor-beetle, dummador.

May-bug, Cockchafer, dor, dor-bug, tree-beetle, dor-beetle, dummador.

May-flower, n. 1. [England.] Hawthorn, whitethorn.

2. [New England.] Trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens).

Mayhap, ad. Perchance, perhaps, it may be, probably, belike, it may happen.

May-lily, n. Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis).

Maze, n. 1. Labyrinth, meander, winding course.

2. Intricacy, perplexity, bewilderment, embarrassment, uncertainty.

Mazy, a. Labyrinthian, confused.

Mead, n. 1. Metheglin.

2. [Poetical.] Meadow.

Meadow, n. Mead, lea, grass land, sward land.

Meagre, a. [Written also Meager.] 1. Lean, thin, emaciated, spare, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, fallen away.

2. Tame, feeble, jejune, vapid, bald, barren, dull, prosing, prosy.

Meal, n. 1. Repast, collation.

2. Flour, grain in powder.

Mealy, a. Farinaceous.

Mealy-mouthed, a. Over-cautious in speech, averse to telling the whole truth, inclined to mince matters, not plain-spoken.

Mean, a. 1. Middle, medium, average.

2. Intermediate, intervening, coming between.

3. Ignoble, plebeian, untitled, low, base-born, ordinary, common, vulgar, coarse, homespun.

4. Base, abject, grovelling, vile, contemptible, despicable, servile, beggarly, sneaking, dirty, scurvy, shabby, sorry, disingenuous, unfair, rascally, pitiful, base-minded, low-minded, dishonorable.

5. Sordid, penurious, miserly, stingy, niggardly, illiberal, ungenerous, selfish, narrow, mercenary, narrow-minded.

6. Small, little, paltry, insignificant, diminutive, petty, poor, wretched.

Mean, n. 1. Medium, mediocrity, middle state, middle course.

2. Instrument, method, mode, way, means.

Mean, v. a. 1. Intend, purpose, design, have in view.

2. Signify, indicate, imply, denote, purport, import, express.

Mean, v. n. Intend, purpose, design, have in view, propose to one's self.

Meander, n. Labyrinth, maze, winding course.

Meander, v. n. Wind, be tortuous, run in a serpentine course.

Meandering, a. Winding, serpentine, tortuous.

Meaning, n. 1. Intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, object.

2. Signification, sense, acceptation, explanation, interpretation.

3. Import, purport, significance.

Meanness, n. 1. Smallness, littleness, scantiness, slenderness, lowness, poverty, meagreness, poorness.

2. Abjectness, vileness, baseness, contemptibleness, abasement, despicableness.

3. Illiberality, ungenerousness, sordidness, penuriousness.

Means, n. sing. & pl. 1. Instrument, method, mode, way.

2. Resource, appliance, expedient, shift, step, measure.

3. Revenue, income, resources, the wherewithal, ways and means.

Mean-spirited, a. Base, low, beggarly, vile, grovelling, pitiful, despicable, abject, low-minded, base-minded.

Meantime, ad. In the mean time, in the interim.

Meanwhile, ad. In the mean time, in the interim.

Measles, n. pl. Rubeola.

Measurable, a. 1. Mensurable.

2. Moderate, temperate.

Measure, n. 1. Standard (of size or of quantity).

2. Rule, gauge.

3. Degree, extent.

4. Metre.

Measure, v. a. 1. Mete.

2. Estimate, appraise, judge of.

3. Adjust, proportion, gauge.

4. Distribute, allot, apportion, mete out.

Measureless, a. Immeasurable, unlimited, immense.

Measurement, n. Mensuration.

Meat, n. 1. Food, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, nourishment, provision, victuals, viands, diet, regimen, cheer, pabulum, subsistence, rations, feed, fare, provender, fodder, prog.

2. Flesh (for food).

Meat-pie, n. 1. Mince-pie.

2. Pasty

Mechanic, n. Artisan, craftsman, handicraftsman, operative, workman, hand, artificer.

Mechanical, a. Involuntary, blind, automatic.

Mechanism, n. 1. Mechanical action, mechanical agency.

2. Machinery.

Meddle, v. n. Interfere, intermeddle, take part (officiously).

Meddler, n. Intermeddler, busybody.

Meddlesome, a. Interfering, intermeddling, pragmatical, officious.

Meddling, a. Interfering, intermeddling, pragmatical, officious.

Medial, a. Mean, average.

Median, a. Middle.

Mediate, v. n. Interpose, intercede, arbitrate.

Mediation, n. Interposition, intervention, arbitration.

Mediator, n. 1. Intercessor.

2. Christ, Jesus, the Messiah.

Medical, a. 1. Of medicine, of the healing art.

2. Medicinal, healing, curative.

Medicament, n. Remedy, medicine, healing application.

Medicate, v. a. 1. Tincture or impregnate with something medicinal.

2. Heal, cure, treat with medicine.

Medicinal, a. Healing, curative, medical.

Medicine, n. 1. Drug, physic, medicament, remedy, nostrum.

2. Healing art.

Mediocrity, n. 1. Inferiority, moderate degree, middle state.

2. Average, average standard, medial standard.

Meditate, v. a. 1. Plan, contrive, devise, scheme, concoct, intend, purpose, compass.

2. Contemplate, study, chew, ruminate, think on, reflect upon, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, dwell intently upon, chew the cud upon.

Meditate, v. n. Muse, ponder, think, reflect, rack, beat or cudgel one's brains, collect one's thoughts, advise with one's pillow.

Meditation, n. Contemplation, reflection, study, musing, pondering, deep thought, close attention.

Mediterranean, a. Midland.

Medium, n. 1. Intervening substance.

2. Means, instrumentality.

3. Mean average, mean proportion.

4. (Painting.) Menstruum.

5. (Logic.) Middle term.

Medley, n. Mixture, miscellany, jumble, farrago, hotch-potch, hodge-podge, salmagundi, gallimaufry, mish-mash, pot-pourri, olio, melange, confused mass.