English to English Dictionary

Macroeconomics

The branch of economics that studies the behavior and performance of an economy as a whole, focusing on aggregate changes such as unemployment, growth rate, gross domestic product, and inflation.

Magnetic-repulsion

The mutual tending of two bodies to separate from each other due to the interaction of their magnetic fields, specifically when like poles are brought close together.

Malapropist

A person who habitually or humorously misuses words, especially by substituting words that sound similar but have different, often ludicrous, meanings.

Maltreatment

Cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal.

Mandible

The jaw or a jawbone, specifically the lower jawbone in mammals and vertebrates.

Manipulate

To handle or control skillfully, typically with the hands or by mechanical means.

Mankini

A type of minimal, one-piece men's swimwear featuring a thong bottom connected to shoulder straps resembling a suspender design.

Masochism

The tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation.

Masochist

A person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation.

Masochistic

Deriving sexual gratification from being subjected to physical or mental pain or humiliation; broadly, finding pleasure in self-inflicted suffering or hardship.

Melancholy

A deep, pensive, and often long-lasting state of sadness or sorrow, typically with no obvious cause.

Menses

The blood and other matter discharged from the uterus at menstruation.