📖 M — The English dictionary · page 4

maiden — Everyday, meaning 1: (old, literary) A maiden is a girl or young woman who is not married.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Maiden as an adjective means first, for example a ship's maiden voyage.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A maiden name is the family name a woman had before she married.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (cricket) A maiden (over) is an over in which no runs are scored.↗ Example: The knight rescued the maiden from the dragon.↗ · The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.↗ · My mum's maiden name was Murphy.↗ · The bowler sent down a maiden over.↗ · The pilot made his maiden flight.↗ · She gave her maiden speech in Parliament.↗ · "Hail, fair maiden!" says the hunter.↗ · And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: 'Go.'↗ And the maiden went and called the child's mother.↗ (Torah EXO.2.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.↗ (Torah EXO.2.5, JPS 1917)↗ · behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say: Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink; (Torah GEN.24.43, JPS 1917)↗ · Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?↗ (Writings JOB.40.29, JPS 1917)↗ · Both young men and maidens, old men and children; (Writings PSA.148.12, JPS 1917)↗ · There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and maidens without number.↗ (Writings SNG.6.8, JPS 1917)↗

maidservant — Everyday, meaning 1: A maidservant is a young woman who works as a servant in a house, cleaning and cooking.↗ Old use.↗ Example: You must go out into the world and take service as a maidservant.↗ · The maidservant swept the floors every morning.↗ · that every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, go free; that none should make bondmen of them, even of a Jew his brother; (Prophets JER.34.9, JPS 1917)↗

mail — Everyday, meaning 1: Mail is the letters and parcels sent by post.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Mail is the system that carries them: send it by mail.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To mail something is to send it by post.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Mail is short for email.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Mail (or chain mail) is armour made of small metal rings, worn by knights.↗ Example: She mailed 12 cards.↗ · The mail carrier delivers 300 letters a day.↗ · Each stamp for the mail costs 1 dollar.↗ · How many letters in a week?↗ · Is there any mail for me today?↗ · I mailed a postcard from the beach.↗ · Lots of the mail was junk mail.↗ · Check your mail for the class newsletter.↗ · The knight wore a shirt of chain mail.↗ · "Tan-ta-ra-ra, tan-ta-ra-ra," sounded the horn, and the mail-coach came lumbering up.↗ · and the hole of the robe in the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a binding round about the hole of it, that it should not be rent.↗ (Torah EXO.39.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Mailer, Efiii/niphisclie fMiikinalei' aiis Ara/iieii, Vienna 18S9, p. 19.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.↗ (Prophets JER.46.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.↗ (Writings 2CH.26.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.↗ (Prophets 1SA.17.38, JPS 1917)↗

mailbox — Everyday, meaning 1: (US, Canada) A mailbox is a box outside a house where letters are delivered, or a public box where you post letters (UK: postbox, letterbox).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An email inbox, the place on a computer where your emails arrive.↗ Example: I checked the mailbox for my birthday card.↗ · Put the letter in the mailbox on the corner.↗ · My email mailbox was full of spam.↗ · The mailbox had a little red flag.↗ · Our mailbox is at the end of the drive.↗ · The postman left a parcel by the mailbox.↗

maillot — Everyday, meaning 1: (French) A jersey or top worn by cyclists; in the Tour de France the leader wears the «maillot jaune» (yellow jersey).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A one-piece swimsuit, or tight clothes for dancers or gymnasts.↗ Example: The race leader wore the maillot jaune.↗ · In French, «maillot de bain» means swimming costume.↗ · She wore a black maillot to the pool.↗ · Each team has its own coloured maillot.↗

mailman — Everyday, meaning 1: A mailman is a person whose job is to bring letters and parcels to homes and offices.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Other words for the same job are mail carrier, letter carrier, postman, postwoman and postal worker.↗ Example: The mailman delivers to 40 houses.↗ · He gives each house 3 letters.↗ · How many letters does he deliver?↗ · He walks 8 km a day.↗ · The mailman brought a parcel for my birthday.↗ · Our dog barks every time the mailman comes.↗ · The mailman waved to us from his van.↗ · In the UK the mailman is called the postman.↗ · The mail carrier puts the letters in our mailbox.↗

maimed — Everyday, meaning 1: Maimed means badly hurt so that a part of the body is lost or no longer works properly.↗ Example: A wolf, sorely wounded and bitten by dogs, lay sick and maimed in his lair.↗ · The soldier came home maimed from the war.↗ · He that is crushed or maimed in his privy parts shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD.↗ (Torah DEU.23.1, JPS 1917)↗ · breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath maimed a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.↗ (Torah LEV.24.20, JPS 1917)↗ · For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath any thing maimed, or anything too long, (Torah LEV.21.18, JPS 1917)↗

main — Everyday, meaning 1: Main means the most important or the biggest one, like the main road or the main idea.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A main is a large pipe or cable that carries water, gas or electricity to buildings.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The mains is the electricity supply from the wall sockets.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In British English, a main or main course is the biggest part of a meal.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Long ago, main could mean very or greatly, as in "I would main like to go.".↗ Example: What is the main idea of this paragraph?↗ · Harry is the main character in the book.↗ · Turn left onto the main road.↗ · The main thing is that nobody got hurt.↗ · For my main course I'll have fish.↗ · A water main burst and flooded the street.↗ · Never touch mains electricity.↗ · The main entrance is at the front of the school.↗ · Yet its main incidents occur with frequency in Continental folk-tales.↗ · Moreover, if the y was originally a vowel only and had no sound of g, as main- tained by Jerome, it can have only one vowel sound.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

mainland — Everyday, meaning 1: The main large part of a country or continent, not counting the islands near it.↗ Example: We took the ferry from the island back to the mainland.↗ · Tasmania is an island south of mainland Australia.↗ · Some Scottish islanders shop on the mainland once a week.↗ · Mainland Europe is just across the sea from Britain.↗ · The storm cut the island off from the mainland.↗ · Kangaroo Island has animals that are rare on the mainland.↗ · In the morning the king arose early, and crossed over to the mainland.↗

mainly — Everyday, meaning 1: Mainly means mostly, more than anything else, or in most cases.↗ Example: The class is mainly girls this year.↗ · Koalas eat mainly eucalyptus leaves.↗ · The air we breathe is mainly nitrogen.↗ · I walk to school, mainly because it is close.↗ · Our garden is mainly grass.↗ · The weather will be mainly dry with some showers.↗ · The book is mainly about friendship.↗ · The bar chart shows that pupils travel mainly by car.↗ · The stories have mainly been adapted or translated by Mrs. Lang, a few by Miss Lang and Miss Blackley.↗ · The "Sepher Yetzirah," on the other hand is mainly concerned with our universe and with the Microcosm.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The '' Sepher Yetzirah," on the other hand is mainly concerned with our universe and with the Microcosm.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

mainmast — Everyday, meaning 1: The mainmast is the tallest and most important pole of a sailing ship, which holds the big sails.↗ Example: The head of the house got work as a mainmast in a very fine ship.↗ · The sailors climbed the mainmast to fix the sail.↗

maintain — Everyday, meaning 1: To maintain something is to keep it in good condition by looking after it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To maintain is to keep something at the same level: maintain a speed.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To maintain is to keep saying firmly that something is true.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To maintain someone can mean to pay for what they need to live.↗ Example: You must maintain your bike by oiling the chain.↗ · The car maintained a steady speed of 60 km/h.↗ · He maintained that he was innocent.↗ · Keep the water at the same temperature to maintain a fair test.↗ · The caretaker maintains the school grounds.↗ · Try to maintain eye contact when you speak.↗ · Regular exercise helps maintain good health.↗ · Yes, it always pays best when the wife sees and maintains that her husband knows best, and whatever he does is right.↗ · Some are of the opinion that John Reuchlin, while others maintain that Paul Riccius was the author of it.↗ (See Wolfii Biblioth.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Dr. Steinshneider (see Magazin fuer Literatur des Auslandes, 1845) and Dr. Cassel (in his commentary to the book entitled Kusari,) maintain that the ancient Jewish (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · + Maintain attribution The Google "watermark" you see on each file is essential for informing people about this project and helping them find additional materials through Google Book Search.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · then hear Thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.↗ (Prophets 1KI.8.45, JPS 1917)↗ · then hear Thou from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.↗ (Writings 2CH.6.35, JPS 1917)↗ · O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.↗ (Writings PSA.16.5, JPS 1917)↗

maintained — Everyday, meaning 1: Kept in good condition by checking and repairing it: a well-maintained car.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Kept at the same level or speed.↗ e.g. She maintained a speed of 10 km an hour.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Kept saying that something is true.↗ e.g. He maintained that he was innocent.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Paid for and looked after.↗ e.g. The park is maintained by the council.↗ Example: The runner maintained a steady pace all the way.↗ · The car maintained 60 miles an hour for 2 hours, so it went 120 miles.↗ · Their garden is beautifully maintained.↗ · The bridge is maintained by the city council.↗ · He maintained that he had not taken the cake.↗ · The temperature was maintained at 20 degrees.↗ · A well-maintained bike is safer to ride.↗ · The owner maintained that he had let the Ass only, and not his Shadow.↗ · 23) The ancient philosophers maintained that if God is the first cause, and He is necessarily, He, the immediate effect of Him, as an absolute unity, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.↗ (Writings PSA.9.5, JPS 1917)↗

maintenance — Everyday, meaning 1: Work done to keep a building, machine, road and so on in good working order.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, Ireland, Australia) Money paid regularly by one parent to help look after a child after a divorce or separation.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Keeping something at the same level (weight maintenance).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Maintenance can also mean the food and supplies that keep a person or household alive.↗ Example: The pool is closed for maintenance.↗ · Bike maintenance includes pumping tyres and oiling the chain.↗ · The school's maintenance man fixed the door.↗ · The website is down for maintenance.↗ · A cactus is a low-maintenance plant.↗ · Regular maintenance keeps the lifts safe.↗ · Dad pays maintenance for my brother.↗ · A JACKDAW, seeing some Doves in a cote abundantly provided with food, painted himself white and joined them in order to share their plentiful maintenance.↗ · And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.↗ (Writings PRO.27.27, JPS 1917)↗