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malt·ster /'mɔːltstə/ n a person whose job is to malt grain
(MALT)
Mal·vern /'mɔːlvɜːn||-vɜrn/ a town in western central Eng-
land, in the Malvern Hills. It is known for the theatre and
music FESTIVAL held there every year.
Malvern 'Hills, the also the Malverns [P] a group of
hills in central England, known especially for their MINERAL
WATER called Malvern Water
Mal·vo·lio /mæl'vəʊliəʊ/ a character in the play TWELFTH
NIGHT by William Shakespeare. Malvolio is one of Olivia's
servants, and the people in Olivia's house play a trick on
him by telling him that Olivia loves him. He then tries to
begin a romantic relationship with her, but behaves so
strangely that people think he is crazy and put him in
prison.
mam /mæm/ n [C] informal ScotE & NEngE a mother
ma·ma¹, mamma /'mɑːmə/ also momma n AmE infml (used
only by or to very small children) mother
ma·ma² /mə'mɑː/ n BrE old use a mother: Good morning,
mama.
mama's boy /'mɑːməz ˌbɔɪ/ n AmE for MOTHER'S BOY
mam·ba /'mæmbə||'mɑːmbə, 'mæmbə/ n a type of large,
very poisonous black or green African tree snake
mam·mal /'mæməl/ n an animal of the type which is fed
when young on milk from the mother's body: Humans and
dogs are mammals; birds and fish are not. —ian
/mæ'meɪliən/ adj: mammalian cells
mam·ma·ry /'mæməri/ adj [A] tech of or being the breasts: In
female mammals the mammary glands produce milk.
mam·mo·gram /'mæməɡræm/ n an X-RAY photograph of
the breasts done especially to check for possible signs of
CANCER
mam·mog·ra·phy /mæ'mɒɡrəfi||-'mɑː-/ n [U] examination
of the breasts using X-RAY photographs, especially to check
for possible signs of CANCER
mam·mon /'mæmən/ n (often cap.) money or wealth, regarded
as something that people think too much of. In the Bible,
mammon was a word meaning wealth, but many people
thought it meant a god of money: You cannot worship God
and Mammon. | New York was built to the glory of mammon
— money, gain, the new god.
mam·moth¹ /'mæməθ/ n a large hairy elephant which lived
on Earth during the early stages of human development
mammoth² adj [A] extremely large; HUGE: The problem is
beginning to assume mammoth proportions. | a mammoth
task
mam·my /'mæmi/ n 1 especially IrE & AmE dial (used especially by
or to children) a mother 2 AmE old-fash often derog a MIDDLE-
AGED or old African-American woman who looks after white
children. She is often shown in CARTOONS as large and fat,
with a loud voice.
man¹ /mæn/ n pl. men /men/ 1 [C] an adult human male:
He's a nice man/a tall man/a hard-working man. | men,
women, and children | If you want a good administrator he's
your man. (=the right man to choose) | The army will make
a man of him. (=make him brave, strong etc) | The boy tried
to be a man and not cry, but the pain brought tears to his
eyes. 2 [C] a human being: All men must die. 3 [U] the
human race: Man must change in a changing world. 4 [U]
any of the sorts of human-like creatures that lived in former
times: prehistoric man → see also NEANDERTHAL MAN 5 [C]
an adult male in employment: The men weren't happy with
the employers' pay offer. | We'll send a man to look at your
phone tomorrow. | a report from our man (=representative) in
Italy 6 a male of low rank in the armed forces: the officers
and men of the regiment 7 a male member of a team: The
captain led his men onto the field. 8 [C] infml a husband, lover,
or other adult male with whom a woman lives: waiting for
her man to come out of prison 9 infml a) (used for addressing
an adult male, especially when the speaker is excited, angry
etc): Wake up, man, you can't sleep all day! b) especially AmE &
CarE (used for addressing someone, especially an adult male):
This party's really great, man! → see also MAN 10 [C] any of
the objects moved by each player in a board game: chess
men 11 a man of few words a man who does not talk very
much and does not use many words to express himself 12 a
man of his word someone who keeps their promises: He's a
man of his word, so if he said he'd help, he will. 13 a man of
the people a man who understands and represents the
wishes and feelings of the general population 14 a man of
the world a man with a lot of experience of life: He's a man
of the world. He won't be shocked. 15 a man's gotta do what
a man's gotta do a phrase supposed to be used in old
COWBOY films when a man is bravely saying that he will do
his duty even if it is difficult or dangerous. It is now used
humorously. 16 a man's home is his castle AmE saying a
person's home is very important to them, and they can do
what they like there 17 as one man everyone together: The
audience stood as one man and applauded. 18 man alive
old-fash (used to express great surprise): Man alive, will you
look at the size of that tomato! 19 man and boy old-fash for
the whole of his life: He was born in the village and worked
on the farm man and boy. 20 man and wife married: I'm
afraid you can't share the same bedroom if you're not man
and wife. 21 man's best friend dogs: It is ironical that
man's best friend is so often ill-treated by humans. 22 man's
inhumanity to man a phrase used when talking about the
cruelty of one group of people to another group 23 one's
own man independent in one's opinions and actions: I
shouldn't try telling him what to do; he's very much his own
man. 24 the man in the moon the face or shape of a man,
seen in the moon's surface from Earth (often mentioned in
children's poems and songs) 25 the man in the street (the
idea of) the average person, who represents general opinion:
This kind of music doesn't appeal to the man in the street. |
People who market goods need to find out what the man in the
street wants. 26 (the) man of the match the best or most
notable player in a particular sports match: Man of the
match must be John Doe, with that brilliant hat trick. 27 the
man on the Clapham omnibus infml the average person who
represents general opinion 28 to a man becoming rare every
person: They agreed, to a man. 29 to the last man until
none was left 30 every man for himself used about a
situation in which people look after themselves and do not
help each other: We couldn't get out the lifeboats – we just
jumped into the water and after that it was every man for
himself. | The British work culture is one of every man for
himself, which means we often find it difficult to work in
teams. 31 -man /mən, mən/ a) a man who lives in or is,
from the stated place: a Frenchman | a countryman b) a
person, usually a man, who has the stated job, skill etc: a
businessman | a postman → see also BEST MAN, DIRTY OLD
MAN, NEW MAN, no man is an island (ISLAND), OLD MAN, one
small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind (STEP),
GENTLEMAN (USAGE), PEOPLE (USAGE) —like adj
USAGE Many people, especially women, do not like the use
of man to mean human beings (men and women) in
general. They prefer to use words like: humans, human
beings, the human race, people. → see also PERSON
(USAGE)
man² v -nn- [T] to provide with people for operation: Man
the lifeboats! | the first manned spacecraft to reach the moon →
see also OVERMANNED, UNDERMANNED, UNMANNED
man³ interj AmE infml (used for expressing strong feelings of
excitement, surprise etc) → see also MAN¹
Man, the Isle of → see ISLE OF MAN
man·a·bout·'town n a (rich) man who spends a great deal
of time at fashionable social events in clubs, theatres etc,
and often does not work
man·a·cle /'mænəkəl/ n [usually pl.] either of a pair of iron
rings joined by a chain, used for fastening the hands or feet
of a prisoner —manacle v [T]
man·age /'mænɪdʒ/ v 1 [T] to be in control or in charge of
the affairs of, especially the business affairs of; be or act as
the manager of: He managed the company while his father
was away ill. | He manages the world tennis champion. | My
wife manages our money very well. | a well-managed com-
pany 2 [I,T] (often used with can, could) to succeed in
dealing with (something or someone difficult): 'Do you need
any help with those heavy bags?' 'No, thanks, I can manage.'
She knows how to manage him when he's angry. | [+to-v] I
finally managed to find what I was looking for 3 [T] infml
(often used with can, could) to succeed in taking, using, or