English to English Dictionary

Major-domo

A man who is the chief steward or butler of a large household, palace, or estate.

Make-a-Stand

To take a firm position or assert one's beliefs in the face of opposition.

Make-out

A session of prolonged, passionate kissing and heavy petting between two people.

Maladaptation

A failure to adjust properly to an environment or situation, resulting in negative consequences.

Maladroit

Moving or acting with a lack of physical dexterity, grace, or coordination; clumsy.

Malapropism

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an unintentionally amusing effect.

Malapropist

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

Malefactor

A person who commits a crime or some other wrong.

Malevolence

The state or condition of being malevolent; a wish to do evil to others.

Malfunction

A failure to function normally or properly.

Malicious Mischief

The act of intentionally causing harm or damage to another person or property, often in a playful or mischievous manner.

Malleability

The quality of something that can be shaped into something else without breaking, or the quality of being easily influenced.