Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том II. J – Z.

Make merry, Feast, be jovial, be joyful.

Make much of, Cherish, foster, fondle, pet, coddle, treat with fondness.

Make no bones, Have no scruple, make no scruple.

Make no difference, Be as well, be a matter of indifference, make no matter.

Make no doubt, Be confident, have no doubt.

Make no matter, Make no difference, be a matter of indifference, be as well.

Make nothing for, Be of no value to, be of no use to, have no effect in aiding or supporting.

Make oath, Swear, take an oath.

Make of, 1. Understand, interpret.

2. Effect or produce from.

3. Consider, account, esteem.

Make off with, 1. Take away, carry off.

2. Steal, pilfer, filch, purloin, cabbage.

Make one's mouth water, Excite or whet the appetite.

Make one's toilet, Arrange one's dress, attend to one's dress.

Make out, (Active.) 1. Discover, ascertain, learn, determine, interpret, decipher, get a clear understanding of.

2. Prove, establish.

3. Prepare, draw up.

4. Provide, furnish, supply.

Make out, (Neuter.) Succeed, be able at last.

Maker, n. 1. [With The prefixed.] Creator, God.

2. Manufacturer, former, builder, constructor.

3. Author, writer, composer.

4. (Law.) Signer of a promissory note.

Make over, Transfer, convey, alienate, demise.

Make sail, (Naut.) Set the sails, hoist the sails, spread the sails.

Makeshift, n. Substitute, temporary, expedient.

Make sport of, Mock, ridicule, deride, scout, scoff at, jeer at, laugh at.

Make suit to, 1. Court the favor of, endeavor to gain the favor of.

2. Court, woo, make love to.

Make sure of, Secure, make certain.

Make the best of, Put the best face on, turn to the best account.

Make tracks, Depart, go, start, set out, be off.

Make up, (Active.) 1. Collect, get together.

2. Constitute, form.

3. Reconcile, settle, adjust.

4. Compensate, make good, make up for.

5. Supply, furnish, provide.

6. Determine, bring to a conclusion.

Make up, (Neuter.) Settle a difference, become reconciled.

Make up for, Compensate, make good, make up.

Make up to, [Colloquial.] Accost, address, speak to.

Make water, 1. Urinate, void urine.

2. (Naut.) Leak.

Make way, 1. Advance, proceed.

2. Clear a way, open a passage.

Malacology, n. Science of mollusks or molluscous animals.

Maladroit, a. Awkward, clumsy, unskilful, unskilled, bungling, unhandy, inapt, inexpert, without dexterity.

Malady, n. Disease, distemper, disorder, complaint, ail, ailment, sickness, illness, indisposition.

Malapert, a. Saucy, impudent, rude, forward, flippant, bold, impertinent, impudent, insolent, cavalier.

Malapertness, n. Insolence, sauciness, impudence, rudeness.

Malapropos, ad. [Fr.] Unseasonably, unsuitably.

Malaria, n. Miasma, miasm, noxious exhalation, bad air.

Malcontent, a. Discontented, dissatisfied, unsatisfied.

Male, a. He.

Male, n. Male animal.

Malediction, n. Curse, denunciation, execration, imprecation, anathema, fulmination, ban.

Malefactor, n. Culprit, felon, convict, criminal, outlaw.

Malefeasance, n. (Law.) Wrong doing, ill conduct, illegal deed.

Malepractice, n. [Written also and preferably Malpractice.] Misconduct, malpractice.

Malevolence, n. Malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, grudge, ill-will.

Malevolent, a. Malicious, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill-natured.

Malice, n. Malevolence, maliciousness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, spite, ill-will.

Malicious, a. Malevolent, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill-natured.

Maliciousness, n. Malevolence, malice, malignity, ill-will.

Malign, a. 1. Malicious, malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed.

2. Injurious, pernicious, unfavorable, baneful, very bad.

Malign, v. a. Revile, slander, abuse, calumniate, asperse, defame, blacken, traduce, scandalize, disparage, vilify.

Malignancy, n. Malice, malignity.

Malignant, a. 1. Malign, malicious, malevolent.

2. (Med.) Dangerous, fatal.

Maligner, n. Vilifier, slanderer, traducer, calumniator, backbiter, libeller, defamer.

Malignity, n. 1. Malice, malevolence, maliciousness, malignancy, hatred, animosity, ill-will.

2. Virulence, fatality.

Malinger, v. n. Feign illness (as a soldier, to avoid duty), sham sickness, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham.

Mall, n. [Written also Maul.] Beetle, heavy mallet.

Mall, v. a. [Written also Maul.] Beat, bruise.

Mall, n. Public walk.

Mallet, n. Wooden hammer.

Malpractice, n. [Written also Malepractice.] Misconduct, misbehavior, misdoing, dereliction, malversation.

Maltreat, v. a. Abuse, ill treat, ill use.

Maltreatment, n. Abuse, ill treatment, bad treatment.

Malversation, n. Misconduct (in office), fraudulent conduct (as embezzlement, &c.).

Mamma, n. [Childish term.] Mother.

Mamma, n. [L. pl. Mammas.] Breast, teat, dug, udder.

Mammal, n. Mammifer, one of the mammalia.

Mammalia, n. pl. [L.] Mammals, mammifers, viviparous animals that suckle their young.

Mammifer, n. Mammal, one of the mammalia.

Mammon, n. 1. Riches, wealth.

2. God of riches.

Mammoth, n. Fossil elephant (Elephas primigenus).

Mammoth, a. Gigantic, very large.

Man, n. 1. Person, individual, body, somebody, one, personage, soul, living soul, some one, human being.

2. Mankind, the human race.

3. Male person.

4. Adult male.

5. Piece (as chess, draughts, &c.).

Man, v. a. Furnish with men, supply with hands.

Manacle, n. Shackle (for the hands), handcuff, hand-fetter.

Manacle, v. a. 1. Handcuff.

2. Shackle, fetter, tie, restrain, confine.

Manage, v. a. 1. Conduct, direct, regulate, superintend, supervise, administer, carry on, have the charge of.

2. Rule (with address or artifice), control, govern, guide.

3. Wield, handle.

Manage, v. n. Manœuvre, concert measures, contrive ways, direct affairs, pull the wires or strings.

Manageable, a. Tractable, governable.

Management, n. 1. Conduct, control, direction, charge, administration, superintendence, care, surveillance.

2. Contrivance, prudent conduct, cunning practice.

Manager, n. 1. Director, superintendent, overseer, supervisor, comptroller, governor.

2. Economist, good economist.

Manatee, n. Lamantine, sea-cow.

Manciple, n. Steward (of a college), purveyor.

Mandate, n. Command, order, injunction, precept, charge, requirement.

Mandatory, a. Preceptive, directory.

Mandible, n. 1. Jaw.

2. (Ornith.) Beak, bill.

Mandrake, n. May-apple (Podyphyllum peltatum).

Manducate, v. a. Chew, masticate.

Manducation, n. Chewing, mastication.

Man-eater, n. Cannibal.

Man-eaters, n. pl. Anthropophagi, cannibals.

Manège, n. [Fr.] 1. Horsemanship.

2. Riding-school.

Maneuver, n. [Written also Manœuvre.] 1. Evolution, movement.

2. Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artful management, adroit procedure.

Maneuver, v. n. [Written also Manœuvre.] 1. Perform evolutions.

2. Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings.

Maneuverer, n. [Written also Manœuvrer.] Tactician, adroit manager, wire-puller.

Manful, a. Courageous, bold, brave, stout, strong, vigorous, daring, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, manly.

Manganese, n. Black oxide of manganese (the oxide having the same name as the metal), peroxide or deutoxide of manganese.

Mangel-wurzel, n. [Written also Mangold-wurzel.] Field-beet, scarcity-root (Beta altissima).

Mangle, v. a. Lacerate, hack, tear (in cutting).

Mangold-wurzel, n. Mangel-wurzel.

Mangy, a. Scabby, infected with mange.

Manhaden, n. [Preferably written Menhaden.] Hardhead, mossbunker, pauhaugen.

Man-hater, n. Misanthrope, cynic.

Manhood, n. 1. Virility.

2. Courage, bravery, hardihood, firmness, resolution.

Mania, [n. missing?] 1. Raging madness, violent insanity.

2. Vehement desire.

Mania a potu, [L.] Delirium tremens, the horrors.

Maniac, n. Madman, lunatic, bedlamite, insane person.

Manicheism, n. Dualism, doctrine of two supreme principles (good and evil).

Manifest, a. Apparent, open, obvious, plain, evident, patent, clear, palpable, visible, unmistakable, glaring, notorious.

Manifest, v. a. Show, exhibit, reveal, declare, display, disclose, prove, evince, discover, express, set forth, bring to light, expose to view, hold up to view, make known.

Manifestation, n. Exhibition, revelation, display, expression.

Manifesto, n. Declaration (of a sovereign or a government).

Manifold, a. Numerous, multiplied, various, many, of divers kinds.

Manioc, n. Cassava, tapioca.

Manipulate, v. a. & n. Work or operate with the hands.

Manipulation, n. Manual operations.

Manis, n. Pangolin, scaly ant-eater.

Man-killer, n. Murderer, manslayer, homicide.

Mankind, n. 1. Man, the human race.

2. Men, the lords of creation.

Manliness, n. Bravery, courage, intrepidity, heroism, firmness, resolution, nobleness.

Manly, a. Brave, courageous, intrepid, stout, bold, firm, undaunted, vigorous, strong, daring, heroic, noble, manful.

Man-midwife, n. Accoucheur, obstetrician.

Manner, n. 1. Method, mode, fashion, form, way, style, cast.

2. Custom, habit, practice.

3. Degree, measure, extent.

4. [Sing, and pl.] Sort, kind, sorts, kinds.

5. Behavior, carriage, deportment.

Mannerism, n. Sameness of manner.

Mannerly, a. Courteous, civil, polite, urbane, complaisant, gentlemanly, refined, well-bred.

Manners, n. pl. Morals, habits, carriage, behavior, deportment, bearing, breeding, air, customary conduct.

Manoeuvre, n. [Written also Maneuver.] 1. Evolution, movement.

2. Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artifice, ruse, trick, finesse, artful management, adroit procedure.

Manoeuvre, v. n. 1. Perform evolutions.

2. Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings.

Manoeuvrer, n. [Written also Maneuverer.] Tactician, adroit manager, wire-puller.

Man of straw, Imaginary person.

Man-of-war, n. Ship of war.

Manor, n. Lordship, feudal estate of a nobleman.

Manor-house, n. Hall.

Mansard-roof, n. Curb-roof, gambrel-roof.

Manse, n. [Scotland.] Parsonage, parsonage house.

Mansion, n. Dwelling, seat, residence, habitation, dwelling-house, mansion-house.

Mansion-house, n. Dwelling-house, mansion.

Manslaughter, n. Homicide (without malice).

Man-slayer, n. Murderer, homicide, man-killer.

Mantilla, n. Small mantle.

Mantle, n. 1. Cloak.

2. Cover, covering.

3. Mantel-piece, mantel-tree, mantel-shelf.

Mantle, v. a. Cloak, overspread, cover.

Mantle, v. n. 1. Expand, spread, be expanded.

2. Be suffused (said of blood rushing to the face).

3. Effervesce, bubble, foam, sparkle, froth.

Mantel-piece, n. Mantle.

Mantel-shelf, n. Mantle.

Mantel-tree, n. Mantle.

Mantua-maker, n. Dressmaker.

Manual, n. Of the hand, by the hand.

Manual, n. Hand-book.

Manufactory, n. Mill, factory.

Manufacture, n. 1. Production, fabrication.

2. Manufactured product.

Manufacture, v. a. Make by art.

Manumission, n. Emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation.

Manumit, v. a. Free, liberate, release, emancipate, enfranchise, set free.

Manure, v. a. Fertilize, enrich.

Manure, n. Fertilizer, compost, dressing, fertilizing mixture.

Manuscript, n. Copy, written paper.

Many, a. Numerous, manifold, various, multiplied, divers.

Many, n. Multitude, people, many persons, many people.

Many-sided, 1. Of many sides.

2. Liberal, not narrow, not bigoted.

Many times, Often, frequently, repeatedly, often times.

Map, n. Chart.

Mar, v. a. Injure, spoil, ruin, disfigure, hurt, damage, harm.

Marasmus, n. Atrophy, emaciation, decline, gradual wasting.

Maraud, v. n. Rove for plunder.

Maraud, n. Marauding, ravage, plunder.

Marauder, n. Plunderer, ravager, pillager, robber, freebooter, highwayman, brigand, footpad, outlaw, bandit.

March, v. n. 1. Walk (by regular steps, as soldiers), move forward.

2. Walk in a steady manner.

March, n. 1. Military movement, passage of soldiers.

2. Stately walk.

3. Progression, advance.

4. Military tune.

Marches, n. pl. Borders, limits, frontiers, confines, precincts, boundaries.

Mare, n. Female horse.

Mare's-nest, n. [Colloquial.] Absurdity, absurd or ridiculous thing (such as wags impose upon the credulous by way of hoax or practical joke).

Mare's-tail, n. Cirrus, cat's-tail.

Margin, n. Border, edge, rim, brim, verge, brink, confine, limit, skirt.

Marine, a. 1. Oceanic, pelagic, of the sea.

2. Maritime, naval, nautical.

Marine, n. 1. Navy, shipping, sea affairs.

2. Soldier (of a ship of war).

Mariner, n. Seaman, sailor, seafarer, tar, seafaring man.

Mariput, n. Zoril (Viverra zorilla).

Marital, a. Of a husband, incident to a husband.

Maritime, a. 1. Marine, naval, nautical, of the sea.

2. Near the sea.

Mark, n. 1. Sign, token, note, symbol, index.

2. Indication, evidence, proof, badge, symptom.

3. Line, impression, stamp, print, incision.

4. Trace, track, vestige, footprint.

5. Object (aimed at).

6. Eminence, consequence, distinction.

7. Cross (made as a signature).

Mark, v. a. 1. Distinguish by a mark, put a mark upon.

2. Stamp, brand, trace a line or lines upon.

3. Notice, note, observe, remark, take notice of.

Mark, v. n. Observe, note, remark, take notice.

Marked, a. Notable, remarkable, noted, prominent, conspicuous, eminent, distinguished.

Market, n. 1. Mart, emporium, entrepot, place of traffic.

2. Market-house, market-place.

3. Sale, opportunity to sell.

Marketable, a. Salable.

Market-place, n. Market-house, bazaar.

Mark out, Designate, indicate, point out.

Marriage, n. 1. Nuptials, wedding, espousals, spousals, nuptial rites.

2. Matrimony, wedlock.

Maroon, n. Chestnut color.

Maroon, a. Of a chestnut color.

Marrow, n. 1. Medulla, pith.

2. Essence, quintessence, best part, essential part.

Marrow-bones, n. pl. [Colloquial.] Knees.

Marry, v. a. 1. Join in marriage, unite in marriage.

2. Wed, espouse, take for husband or wife, lead to the altar, bestow one's hand upon.

3. Give in marriage.

Marry, v. n. Enter into the married state, assume the conjugal relation, take a husband or a wife.

Marsh, n. Fen, bog, quagmire, morass, swamp, slough.

Marshal, v. a. Arrange, range, rank, dispose, array, draw up, set in order.

Marsh-samphire, n. Glass-wort, salt-wort (Salicornia herbacea).

Marshy, a. Boggy, fenny, swampy, wet.

Mart, n. Market, emporium, entrepot, place of traffic.

Martial, a. 1. Suited to war.

2. Warlike, brave, given to war.

3. Military, not civil.

Martinet, n. Precisian, formalist, strict or severe disciplinarian.

Marvel, n. Wonder, prodigy, miracle.

Marvel, v. n. Wonder, be surprised, be astonished.

Marvellous, a. [Written also Marvelous.] Wondrous, wonderful, amazing, stupendous, astonishing, miraculous, very extraordinary, most strange.

Masculine, a. 1. Male, of the male sex, not female.

2. Manly, virile, manlike, not feminine, not effeminate.

Mash, v. a. Bruise, crush.

Mask, n. 1. Cover (for the face), veil, visor, cloak, screen, blind, disguise.

2. Subterfuge, evasion, trick, shift, pretence, pretext, plea.

3. Masquerade, revel, piece of mummery.

Mask, v. a. 1. Put a mask on.

2. Disguise, conceal, hide, cloak, veil, screen, shroud, cover.

Masker, n. Mummer, buffoon.

Mason, n. 1. Builder in stone or brick.

2. Free-mason.

Masquerade, n. Mask, revel, piece of mummery.

Mass, n. 1. Lump, heap, collection.

2. Size, magnitude, bulk, dimension, quantity of matter.

3. Assemblage, congeries.

4. Whole, aggregate, totality, body.

Mass, n. Communion service (in the Roman Catholic Church), celebration of the Lord's Supper.

Massacre, v. a. Butcher (human beings), murder, kill, slay, slaughter.

Massacre, n. Butchery, slaughter, carnage.

Mass-book, n. Missal.

Massicot, n. Yellow protoxide of lead (not fused; when fused it forms litharge).

Massive, a. Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous.

Massy, a. Bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous.

Master, n. 1. Ruler, director, governor, manager, chief, head, superintendent, overseer, principal, lord, goodman.

2. Commander, captain.

3. Teacher, instructor, tutor, preceptor, school-master, pedagogue.

4. Owner, proprietor, holder, possessor.

5. Proficient, adept, master-hand.

Master, v. a. 1. Overpower, overcome, conquer, subdue, subjugate, vanquish.

2. Acquire, learn thoroughly, make one's self master of.

Master, a. Main, chief, leading, principal, cardinal, prime, especial, great, grand, most important.

Masterdom, n. Dominion, rule, ascendency.

Master-hand, n. Adept, proficient, dab, dabster, good hand, capital hand, nice hand.

Masterly, a. Skilful, clever, dexterous, expert, adroit.

Master-mind, n. Master-spirit.

Master-piece, n. Chef-d'œuvre, paragon, master-stroke, master-work, capital performance.

Mastership, n. 1. Headship.

2. Dominion, rule, sway, mastery, supreme power.

3. Superiority, supremacy, upper hand.

Master-spirit, n. Master-mind.

Master-stroke, n. Master-piece.

Master-work, n. Master-piece.

Mastery, n. 1. Dominion, rule, sway, command, mastership, supreme power.

2. Superiority, pre-eminence, ascendency, supremacy, victory, conquest, upper hand.

3. Acquirement, attainment, acquisition.

4. Skill, dexterity, great proficiency.

Masticate, v. a. Chew, eat, manducate, munch.

Mastication, n. Chewing, manducation.

Masturbation, n. Onanism, self-pollution, secret vice, self-abuse.

Mat, v. a. Braid, weave, plait, plat.

Match, v. a. 1. Rival, be equal to.

2. Adapt, suit, fit, proportion.

3. Marry, give in marriage.

Matchless, a. Unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, peerless, incomparable, exquisite, inimitable, excellent, first-rate, superlatively good, of the best, of the first water.

Mate, n. Associate, companion, fellow, compeer.

Maté, n. Brazil tea.

Material, a. 1. Physical, corporeal, bodily, not spiritual.

2. Essential, important, momentous, vital.

Material, n. Matter, substance, stuff.

Materially, ad. 1. Substantially, in substance, not in form merely.

2. Importantly, essentially, vitally.

Maternal, a. Motherly.

Matins, n. pl. Morning prayers, morning service.

Matrice, n. Mould (especially a mould in which printers' letters are cast, and a mould in which coin is cast), matrix.

Matrimonial, a. Connubial, nuptial, conjugial, hymeneal, bridal, conjugal.

Matrimony, n. Marriage, wedlock, nuptial state.

Matrix, n. [L.] Mould, matrice.

Matron, n. 1. Wife, married woman, mother of a family.

2. Elderly woman.

Matronal, a. Matron-like.

Matron-like, a.. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.

Matronly, a.. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.

Matted, a. Entangled, twisted together.

Matter, n. 1. Substance, body.

2. Stuff, material, raw material.

3. Topic, subject, question, subject-matter, matter in hand.

4. Affair, business, concern, thing, event, course of things.

5. Trouble, cause of distress.

6. Importance, consequence, import, moment.

7. Pus, purulence, purulent matter.

Matter, v. n. Signify, import, be of importance, be of consequence.

Matter-of-fact, n. Fact, reality, actuality.

Matter-of-fact, a. Practical, sensible, plain.

Mattock, n. Grub-axe, grubbing-hoe.

Maturate, v. n. Suppurate.

Maturation, n. Suppuration.

Mature, a. 1. Perfected by time, complete, perfect, ripe.

2. Prepared, ready, well-considered, well-digested.

Mature, v. a. 1. Ripen.

2. Perfect, bring to perfection, bring to maturity.

Mature, v. n. Become ripe.

Maturity, n. 1. Completion, ripeness.

2. Time of being due (said of a promissory note, &c.).

Maudlin, a. 1. Intoxicated, inebriated, fuddled, muddled, disguised, corned, tipsy, mellow, drunk, slewed, groggy, in liquor, half seas over.

2. Silly, weak, childish.

Maugre, prep. [Used only in burlesque.] Notwithstanding, in spite of, in defiance of.

Maul, n. [Written also Mall.] Beetle, heavy mallet.

Maul, v. a. [Written also Mall.] Beat, bruise.

Maunder, v. n. 1. Mutter (as a beggar,) grumble, murmur.

2. Talk incoherently.

Maunderer, n. Grumbler, murmurer.

Mausoleum, n. Sepulchral monument.

Mauvaise honte, [Fr.] Bashfulness, false modesty.

Maw, n. 1. Stomach (of animals).

2. Craw, crop, first stomach (of a bird).

Mawkish, a. Insipid, flat, vapid, tasteless, stale.

Maxim, n. Proverb, saying, saw, adage, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept.

May-apple, n. Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum).

Maybe, ad. Perhaps, possibly, haply, peradventure, it may be, as luck may have it.

May-beetle, Cockchafer, dor, dor-bug, tree-beetle, dor-beetle, dummador.

May-bug, Cockchafer, dor, dor-bug, tree-beetle, dor-beetle, dummador.

May-flower, n. 1. [England.] Hawthorn, whitethorn.

2. [New England.] Trailing arbutus (Epigæa repens).

Mayhap, ad. Perchance, perhaps, it may be, probably, belike, it may happen.

May-lily, n. Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis).

Maze, n. 1. Labyrinth, meander, winding course.

2. Intricacy, perplexity, bewilderment, embarrassment, uncertainty.

Mazy, a. Labyrinthian, confused.

Mead, n. 1. Metheglin.

2. [Poetical.] Meadow.

Meadow, n. Mead, lea, grass land, sward land.

Meagre, a. [Written also Meager.] 1. Lean, thin, emaciated, spare, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, fallen away.

2. Tame, feeble, jejune, vapid, bald, barren, dull, prosing, prosy.

Meal, n. 1. Repast, collation.

2. Flour, grain in powder.

Mealy, a. Farinaceous.

Mealy-mouthed, a. Over-cautious in speech, averse to telling the whole truth, inclined to mince matters, not plain-spoken.

Mean, a. 1. Middle, medium, average.

2. Intermediate, intervening, coming between.

3. Ignoble, plebeian, untitled, low, base-born, ordinary, common, vulgar, coarse, homespun.

4. Base, abject, grovelling, vile, contemptible, despicable, servile, beggarly, sneaking, dirty, scurvy, shabby, sorry, disingenuous, unfair, rascally, pitiful, base-minded, low-minded, dishonorable.

5. Sordid, penurious, miserly, stingy, niggardly, illiberal, ungenerous, selfish, narrow, mercenary, narrow-minded.

6. Small, little, paltry, insignificant, diminutive, petty, poor, wretched.

Mean, n. 1. Medium, mediocrity, middle state, middle course.

2. Instrument, method, mode, way, means.

Mean, v. a. 1. Intend, purpose, design, have in view.

2. Signify, indicate, imply, denote, purport, import, express.

Mean, v. n. Intend, purpose, design, have in view, propose to one's self.

Meander, n. Labyrinth, maze, winding course.

Meander, v. n. Wind, be tortuous, run in a serpentine course.

Meandering, a. Winding, serpentine, tortuous.

Meaning, n. 1. Intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, object.

2. Signification, sense, acceptation, explanation, interpretation.

3. Import, purport, significance.

Meanness, n. 1. Smallness, littleness, scantiness, slenderness, lowness, poverty, meagreness, poorness.

2. Abjectness, vileness, baseness, contemptibleness, abasement, despicableness.

3. Illiberality, ungenerousness, sordidness, penuriousness.

Means, n. sing. & pl. 1. Instrument, method, mode, way.

2. Resource, appliance, expedient, shift, step, measure.

3. Revenue, income, resources, the wherewithal, ways and means.

Mean-spirited, a. Base, low, beggarly, vile, grovelling, pitiful, despicable, abject, low-minded, base-minded.

Meantime, ad. In the mean time, in the interim.

Meanwhile, ad. In the mean time, in the interim.