Marauder, n. Plunderer, ravager, pillager, robber, freebooter, highwayman, brigand, footpad, outlaw, bandit.

March, v. n. 1. Walk (by regular steps, as soldiers), move forward.

2. Walk in a steady manner.

March, n. 1. Military movement, passage of soldiers.

2. Stately walk.

3. Progression, advance.

4. Military tune.

Marches, n. pl. Borders, limits, frontiers, confines, precincts, boundaries.

Mare, n. Female horse.

Mare's-nest, n. [Colloquial.] Absurdity, absurd or ridiculous thing (such as wags impose upon the credulous by way of hoax or practical joke).

Mare's-tail, n. Cirrus, cat's-tail.

Margin, n. Border, edge, rim, brim, verge, brink, confine, limit, skirt.

Marine, a. 1. Oceanic, pelagic, of the sea.

2. Maritime, naval, nautical.

Marine, n. 1. Navy, shipping, sea affairs.

2. Soldier (of a ship of war).

Mariner, n. Seaman, sailor, seafarer, tar, seafaring man.

Mariput, n. Zoril (Viverra zorilla).

Marital, a. Of a husband, incident to a husband.

Maritime, a. 1. Marine, naval, nautical, of the sea.

2. Near the sea.

Mark, n. 1. Sign, token, note, symbol, index.

2. Indication, evidence, proof, badge, symptom.

3. Line, impression, stamp, print, incision.

4. Trace, track, vestige, footprint.

5. Object (aimed at).

6. Eminence, consequence, distinction.

7. Cross (made as a signature).

Mark, v. a. 1. Distinguish by a mark, put a mark upon.

2. Stamp, brand, trace a line or lines upon.

3. Notice, note, observe, remark, take notice of.

Mark, v. n. Observe, note, remark, take notice.

Marked, a. Notable, remarkable, noted, prominent, conspicuous, eminent, distinguished.

Market, n. 1. Mart, emporium, entrepot, place of traffic.

2. Market-house, market-place.

3. Sale, opportunity to sell.

Marketable, a. Salable.

Market-place, n. Market-house, bazaar.

Mark out, Designate, indicate, point out.

Marriage, n. 1. Nuptials, wedding, espousals, spousals, nuptial rites.

2. Matrimony, wedlock.

Maroon, n. Chestnut color.

Maroon, a. Of a chestnut color.

Marrow, n. 1. Medulla, pith.

2. Essence, quintessence, best part, essential part.

Marrow-bones, n. pl. [Colloquial.] Knees.

Marry, v. a. 1. Join in marriage, unite in marriage.

2. Wed, espouse, take for husband or wife, lead to the altar, bestow one's hand upon.

3. Give in marriage.

Marry, v. n. Enter into the married state, assume the conjugal relation, take a husband or a wife.

Marsh, n. Fen, bog, quagmire, morass, swamp, slough.

Marshal, v. a. Arrange, range, rank, dispose, array, draw up, set in order.

Marsh-samphire, n. Glass-wort, salt-wort (Salicornia herbacea).

Marshy, a. Boggy, fenny, swampy, wet.

Mart, n. Market, emporium, entrepot, place of traffic.

Martial, a. 1. Suited to war.

2. Warlike, brave, given to war.

3. Military, not civil.

Martinet, n. Precisian, formalist, strict or severe disciplinarian.

Marvel, n. Wonder, prodigy, miracle.

Marvel, v. n. Wonder, be surprised, be astonished.

Marvellous, a. [Written also Marvelous.] Wondrous, wonderful, amazing, stupendous, astonishing, miraculous, very extraordinary, most strange.

Masculine, a. 1. Male, of the male sex, not female.

2. Manly, virile, manlike, not feminine, not effeminate.

Mash, v. a. Bruise, crush.

Mask, n. 1. Cover (for the face), veil, visor, cloak, screen, blind, disguise.

2. Subterfuge, evasion, trick, shift, pretence, pretext, plea.

3. Masquerade, revel, piece of mummery.

Mask, v. a. 1. Put a mask on.

2. Disguise, conceal, hide, cloak, veil, screen, shroud, cover.

Masker, n. Mummer, buffoon.

Mason, n. 1. Builder in stone or brick.

2. Free-mason.

Masquerade, n. Mask, revel, piece of mummery.

Mass, n. 1. Lump, heap, collection.

2. Size, magnitude, bulk, dimension, quantity of matter.

3. Assemblage, congeries.

4. Whole, aggregate, totality, body.

Mass, n. Communion service (in the Roman Catholic Church), celebration of the Lord's Supper.

Massacre, v. a. Butcher (human beings), murder, kill, slay, slaughter.

Massacre, n. Butchery, slaughter, carnage.

Mass-book, n. Missal.

Massicot, n. Yellow protoxide of lead (not fused; when fused it forms litharge).

Massive, a. Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous.

Massy, a. Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous.

Master, n. 1. Ruler, director, governor, manager, chief, head, superintendent, overseer, principal, lord, goodman.

2. Commander, captain.

3. Teacher, instructor, tutor, preceptor, school-master, pedagogue.

4. Owner, proprietor, holder, possessor.

5. Proficient, adept, master-hand.

Master, v. a. 1. Overpower, overcome, conquer, subdue, subjugate, vanquish.

2. Acquire, learn thoroughly, make one's self master of.

Master, a. Main, chief, leading, principal, cardinal, prime, especial, great, grand, most important.

Masterdom, n. Dominion, rule, ascendency.

Master-hand, n. Adept, proficient, dab, dabster, good hand, capital hand, nice hand.

Masterly, a. Skilful, clever, dexterous, expert, adroit.

Master-mind, n. Master-spirit.

Master-piece, n. Chef-d'œuvre, paragon, master-stroke, master-work, capital performance.

Mastership, n. 1. Headship.

2. Dominion, rule, sway, mastery, supreme power.

3. Superiority, supremacy, upper hand.

Master-spirit, n. Master-mind.

Master-stroke, n. Master-piece.

Master-work, n. Master-piece.

Mastery, n. 1. Dominion, rule, sway, command, mastership, supreme power.

2. Superiority, pre-eminence, ascendency, supremacy, victory, conquest, upper hand.

3. Acquirement, attainment, acquisition.

4. Skill, dexterity, great proficiency.

Masticate, v. a. Chew, eat, manducate, munch.

Mastication, n. Chewing, manducation.

Masturbation, n. Onanism, self-pollution, secret vice, self-abuse.

Mat, v. a. Braid, weave, plait, plat.

Match, v. a. 1. Rival, be equal to.

2. Adapt, suit, fit, proportion.

3. Marry, give in marriage.

Matchless, a. Unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, peerless, incomparable, exquisite, inimitable, excellent, first-rate, superlatively good, of the best, of the first water.

Mate, n. Associate, companion, fellow, compeer.

Maté, n. Brazil tea.

Material, a. 1. Physical, corporeal, bodily, not spiritual.

2. Essential, important, momentous, vital.

Material, n. Matter, substance, stuff.

Materially, ad. 1. Substantially, in substance, not in form merely.

2. Importantly, essentially, vitally.

Maternal, a. Motherly.

Matins, n. pl. Morning prayers, morning service.

Matrice, n. Mould (especially a mould in which printers' letters are cast, and a mould in which coin is cast), matrix.

Matrimonial, a. Connubial, nuptial, conjugial, hymeneal, bridal, conjugal.

Matrimony, n. Marriage, wedlock, nuptial state.

Matrix, n. [L.] Mould, matrice.

Matron, n. 1. Wife, married woman, mother of a family.

2. Elderly woman.

Matronal, a. Matron-like.

Matron-like, a.. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.

Matronly, a.. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.

Matted, a. Entangled, twisted together.

Matter, n. 1. Substance, body.

2. Stuff, material, raw material.

3. Topic, subject, question, subject-matter, matter in hand.

4. Affair, business, concern, thing, event, course of things.

5. Trouble, cause of distress.

6. Importance, consequence, import, moment.

7. Pus, purulence, purulent matter.

Matter, v. n. Signify, import, be of importance, be of consequence.

Matter-of-fact, n. Fact, reality, actuality.