Misdeed, mis-děèd'. s. evil action offence Misdo, mis-do', v. a. to do wrong Misemploy, mis-êm-ploè'. v. a. to use to wrong purposes [proper application Misemployment, mis-êm-ploè'ment. s. imMiser, mizar. s. a wretch covetous to extremity Miserable, miz'zår-á-bl. a. unhappy Misprise, mis-prize'. r. a. to mistake Misprison, mis-prizh'ån. s. mistake, misconception; concealment Misquote, mis-kwote'. v. a. to quote falsely Misrecite, mis-rè-site'. r. a. to recite not according to the truth Misreckon, mis-rêk'kn. r. a. to reckon wrong Misrelate, mis-rè-låte'. v. a. to relate inaccurately Misreport, mis-rẻ-port'. s. false account Misrepresent, mis-rèp-prè-zènt'. v. a. to rep resent not as it is Miserableness, miz'zúr-å-bl-nês. s. state of Misrepresentation, mis-rẻp-prẻ-zên-tà ́shẳn. s. misery Misery, miz'zar-ẻ. s. wretchedness Misfortune, mis-fòr'tshûne. s. calamity Misgive, mis-giv'. r. a. to fill with doubt Misguidance, mis-gyl'dânse. s. false direction Misguide, mis-gylde'. v. a. to direct il Mishap, mis-hap'. s. ill chance, ill luck Misinfer, mis-in-fer'. v. a. to infer wrong Misinform, mis-in-form'. v. a. to deceive by false accounts [to a wrong sense Misinterpret, mis-in-têr'prêt. v. a. to explain Misjoin, mis-join'. v. a. to join unfitly Misjudge, mis-jadje'. v. a. to judge ill Mislay, mis-la. v. a. to lay in a wrong place Mislead, mis-lede'. v. a. to guide a wrong way Mislike, mis-like'. v. a. to disapprove Mislike, mis-like'. s. disapprobation Mismanage, mis-mân'idje. v. a. to manage ill Mismanagement, mis-mån'idje-ment. s. ill management, ill conduct [ably Mismatch, mis-mâtsh'. v. a. to match unsuitMisname, mis-name'. v. a. to call by the wrong name [by a wrong name Misnomer, mis-no'mår. s. an indictment Misobserve, mis-ôb-zêrv'. v. a. not to observe accurately [hater Misogamist, mè-sóg gå-mist. s. a marriage Misogyny, m-sod’jẻ-nè. s. hatred of women Mispend, mis-spend'. r. a. to spend ill Misplace, mis-plåse'. v. a. to put in a wrong place the act of misrepresenting; account maliciously false Misrule, mis-rôôl'. s. tumult, confusion Miss, mis. s. the term of honour to a young girl or unmarried woman; a concubine; loss, errour Miss, mis. v. a. not to hit; to fail; to omit Misseem, mis-seêm'. v. n. to make false appearance; to misbecome Misshape, mis-shape'. v. a. to shape ill Missile, mis'sil. a. thrown by the hand Mission, mish'an. s. commission; persons rain sent on any account [propagate religion Missionary, mish'an-når-rẻ. s. one sent to Missive, mis'siv. a. such as may be sent Misspeak, mis-spèke'. r. a. to speak wrong Misstate, mis-state'. r. a. to state wrong Mist, mist. s. a low thin cloud, a small thin [vapour Mist, mist. v. a. to cloud, to cover with Mistake, mis-tåke'. v. a. to conceive wrong Mistake, mis-tåke'. r. n. to err Mistake, mis-take'. s. misconception, errour Misteach mis-têtsh'. v. a. to teach wrong Misterm, mis-term'. v. a. to term erroneously Mistime, mis-time'. v. a. not to term right Mistiness, mis'tè-nės. s. cloudiness Mistletoe, miz'zl-tò. s. a plant Mistook, mis-tôôk', part. pass. of mistake Mistress, mis'tris. s. a woman who governs ; a woman teacher; a concubine Mistrust, mis-tråst'. s. diffidence, suspicion Misunderstanding, mis-ån-dår-stând'ing. s. to abuse Mite, mite. s. a small insect Mix, miks. v. a. to unite; to mingle Mock, mok. a. counterfeit Modal, mo'dál. a. relating to the form or mode Model, mod'děl. s. a representation; a copy Model, môd'děl. v. a. to plan, to shape Modeller, mod'dêl-lår. s. planner, contriver Moderate, môd'dêr-åte. a. temperate, of the middle rate Moderate, mod'der-åte. v. a. to regulate Moderately, môd'dêr-ât-lè. ad. temperately, mildly [of extremity Moderation, mod-der-å'shån. s. forbearance Moderator, mod-der-à'tår. s. one who presides in a disputation Modern, môd'dårn. a. late, recent Moderns, mod'dárnz. s. those who have lived lately, opposed to the ancients Modernize, mod'dårn-nize. v. a. to adapt ancient compositions to modern persons or things Modernness, mod'dårn-nês. s. novelty Modest, mod'dist. a. diffident, chaste Modestly, mod'dist-lê. ad. humbly, chastely Modesty, mod'dis-tè. s. decency; chastity Modicum, mod'de-kům. s. small portion Modification, môd-dè-fè-kå ́shůn. s. the act of modifying [to shape Modify, mod'dé-fi. v. a. to change the form; Modillion, mo-dil'yån. s. a little bracket Modish, mo'dish. a. fashionable Modishness, mo'dish-nês. s. affectation of the fashion [to a certain key or note Modulate, mod'ů-låte. v. a. to form sound Modulation, mod-du-lâ'shún. s. sound modulated, agreeable harmony Module, môd'ule. s. a modél [tithes Modus, mo'dis. s. an equivalent in lieu of Mohair, mo'håre, s. thread or stuff made of hair Moidore, moe-dore'. s. a Portugal coin Moist, moist. a. wet in a small degree Mole, môle. s. a false conception; a natural spot; a mound; a small animal Molecule, môlé-kůle. s. a small part of any thing [mole Molehill, mole'hil. s. hillock thrown up by a Molest, mô-lêst'. v. a. to disturb, to trouble Molestation, môl-és-tá'shån. s. disturbance Mollient, mol'yént. a. softening [softened Mollifiable, môl'lè-fi-à-bl. a. that may be Mollify, mol'lè-fi. v. a. to soften ; to assuage Molten, mol'tn. part. pass. from melt Molasses, mo-lås'siz. s. treacle, the scum of the juice of the sugar-cane Moment, moment. s. importance, value; an indivisible particle of time Momentaneous, mʊ-mên-tà'nê-ús. a. lasting but a moment Momentary, mo'mẻn-tâ-rẻ. a. lasting for a Momentous, mô-mên'tås. a. important, weigh- Monitory, môn'ne-tår-è. a. giving admonition Monk, mánk. s. one of a religious community bound by vows to certain observances Monkey, månk'kė. s. an animal bearing some resemblance of man; a werd of contempt Monogram, môn'no-gram. s. a cipher Monologue, mon'no-log. s. a soliloquy Monopolist, mo-nôp'pò-list. s. one who obtains the sole power of vending any commodity Monopolize, mo-nôp'po-lize, v, a. to have the sole power of vending any commodity Monoptote, môn'nop-tote. s. a noun used only in some one oblique case Monosyllable, môn'nò-sil-lå-bl. s. a word of only one syllable [ness of sound Monotonous, mò-nôt'ð-nús. a. having a sameMonotony, mo-nôt'tò-né. s. want of variety in cadence Monsoon, môn-soon', s. a shifting trade-wind Monster, môn'står. s. something out of the common order of nature Monstrous, mon'strås. a, unnatural; enormous, shocking Monstrousness, môn'strås-nès. s. enormity, irregular nature or behaviour Month, manth. s. the space of four weeks Monthly, månth'lẻ, ad. once a month Monument, môn'nù-mênt. s. any thing to perpetuate memory, as a tomb, a cenotaph Monumental, món-nů-mên'tâl. a. memorial, preserving memory [state of mind Mood, mood. s. change of a verb; temper; Moody, moo'de. a. out of humour Moon, moon. s. the changing luminary of the night; a month [light Moon-beam, môôn'bème. s. ray of lunar Moon-eyed, min'ide. a. dim-eyed, purblind Moonless, moôn'lés. a. not enlightened by the moon Moonlight, moonlite. s. the light afforded | Moreover, mòre-o'vår. ad. beyond what has by the moon Moonlight, moon'llte. a. illumined by the moon [moon Moonshine, moon'shine. s. the lustre of the Moonshiny, moon'shi-nè. a. illuminated by the moon Moonstruck, môôn'stråk. a, lunatick Moor, môôr. s. a marsh, a fen; a negro Moor, mor. v. a. to fasten by anchors been mentioned [ness Morn, mårn. s. the first part of the Morning, mor'ning. day Morose, mô-rose'. a. peevish, sullen Morosely, mo-rose lè. ad. sourly Moroseness, mo-rose'nés. s. sourness, peevishMorphew, mor'fà. s. a scurf on the face Morrow, mor'rò. s. the day after the present day [tity Moorhen, moor'hên. s. a fowl that feeds in Morsel, mor'sil. s. a mouthful; a small quan the fens Moorish, mor'ish. a. fenny, marshy Morbid, mor'bid. a. diseased [diseased Moreland, more'lând. s. a mountainous or hilly country Mort, mort. s. a tune sounded at the death of the game [tive; human Mortal, mor'tål. a. subject to death; destrucMortal, mor'tål. s. a human being Mortality, mòr-tâl'lê-tè. s. subjection to death; human nature [death Mortally, mor'tál-ẻ. ad. irrecoverably, to Mortar, mor'tår. s. a vessel to pound in; a short wide cannon; cement used to join stones or bricks Mortgage, morgådje. s. a dead pledge, a thing put into the hands of a creditor Mortgage, mor'gadje. v. a. to pledge Mortgagee, mor-gå-jèè'. s. he that takes or receives a mortgage [mortgage Mortgager, mor'ga-jår. s. he that gives a Mortiferous, mor-tif'fer-us. a. deadly Mortification, mor-të-se-kå'shån. s. gangrene; humiliation; trouble Mortify, mor'tè-fi. v. a. & n. to destroy vital qualities; to subdue inordinate passions; to vex; to corrupt, to die away Mortise, mor'tis. s. a hole cut into wood that another piece may be put into it [mortise Mortise, mor'tis. v. a. to cut or join with a Mortmain, mort'måne. s. unalienable estate Mortuary, mor'tshủ-âr-rẻ. s. a gift left to a church Mosaick, mo-zaik. a. a kind of painting Mossy, mos'sè. a. overgrown with moss Most, most. a. the superlative of more Most, most. s. the greatest number Mother, måтH'ár. s. a woman that has borne Motive, mo'tiv. s. that which incites to action Mountebank, moun'tè-bank. s. a quack Mounter, mount'år. s. one that mounts Mouse, môùse. s. plur. mice. a little animal Mouth, mouth. s. the aperture in the head Mouthful, mouth'fül. s. what the mouth con- vice, or prefixed to any thing written Mould, mold. s. a kind of concretion; earth, soil; matrix Mould, mold. v. a. to form, to knead Mount, mount. v. a. to raise aloft; to ascend; Mountaineer, mỗản-tin-nèèr'. s. an inhabi- Moveables, moóv'â-blz. s. goods, furniture Mucilaginous, mù-sè-lâḍ'jîn-ås. a. slimy |