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M&M's, a US brand of colorful button-shaped chocolates +
M. Anderson and the windshield wiper, 1903 +
M. Cooper and the mobile phone, 1983 +
M. Frank and the guide dog, 1929 +
M. Jacob and the bra, 1914 +
M. Schmidt and quasars, 1963 +
m., male +
m, mile +
M.A., Master of Arts +
M97, a pump-action shotgun +
Macdonald, a politician, 1815-1891 +
Macdonald, the first PM of Canada, 1867-1873, 1878-1891 +
Macdonald and the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1881-1885 +
Mach 1, the speed of sound +
Mach 2, twice the speed of sound +
Mach and the Mach number, 1887 +
Mach number, a speed ratio +
machine gun +
machine language +
MacMillan and the bicycle, 1839 +
mad cow disease, caused by a spongy brain and spinal cord -
Madame Butterfly, a novel +
made a favorable impression +
made a good haul +
made a match of it +
made a name for myself +
made a serious attempt +
made a short stay in Paris +
made an exhaustive search +
made constructive criticisms +
made further inquiries +
made great strides toward independence +
made incisive comments -
made man, a +
made me happy +
made my day +
made my way to the front +
made provision for their old age +
made some positive suggestions +
made to measure +
made to order +
made up for lost time +
Maelzel and the metronome, 1816 +
Mafia, a criminal organization -
Magee, Thuesen, Hale, and the parking meter, 1935 +
magic carpet +
Magic Lamp +
magic number, the number of protons or neutrons in a stable nucleus +
Magic Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two, The, a paper on short term memory +
magic numbers: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126 +
magic square +
magic words +
magnetic compass +
magnetic core +
magnetic field +
magnetic flux +
magnetic induction +
magnetic needle +
magnetic pickup +
magnetic north pole +
magnetic pole +
magnetic recording +
magnetic south pole +
magnetic resonance imaging, MRI +
magnetic storm -
magnetic tape +
magnetic tape recorder +
magnetic-core memory +
magnificent spectacle, a +
magnifying glass +
Mahjong, a game for four +
maid of honor, the principal bridesmaid +
maiden aunt +
maiden speech, a +
maiden voyage +
mail order +
mailing list +
Maiman and the laser, 1960 +
main line +
maintenance man +
major depressive disorder, characterized by over two weeks of low mood -
major roads +
make a day of it +
make a decision +
make a detour +
make a difference +
make a face -
make a hit +
make a mountain out of a molehill -
make a profit +
make a stand +
make a statement +
make a virtue of necessity +
make all the difference +
make an attempt +
make an exhibition of myself +
make difficulties -
make friends +
make good the damage +
make good the loss +
make haste +
make hay when the sun shines +
make history +
make it +
make it up +
make it up to him +
make love +
"Make love, Not War", a slogan +
make mischief -
make money +
make my flesh creep -
make my mark +
make myself useful +
make peace +
make room +
make sense +
make the beds +
make the grade +
make the meal +
make time +
make trouble -
make up my mind +
make war -
make way +
making fine distinctions +
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and tiger barbs +
male, m. +
male, female and neuter +
male and female +
male voice choir +
malignant tumor -
malted milk +
malware, a malicious software -
mammillary bodies, the nipple-like bodies +
mammillary bodies, to relay information from the amygdalae and hippocampi to the thalamus +
mammillary bodies, located above the hippocampi of the brain +
man, a human being +
man and community +
man and woman +
man behind the project, the +
man in gray, the +
man in the street +
man of few wants, a +
man of his word, a +
man of humble origin, a +
man of average height, a +
man of principle, a +
man of square frame, a +
man of the house +
man of the world +
managed to avert disaster +
managed to circumvent the rules +
managed to right the boat +
managed without help +
management: plan, organize, direct and control +
Manby and the fire extinguisher, 1818 +
Mandarin collar +
Mandarin orange +
manipulate figures -
mantle of secrecy, a -
manual labor -
manual transmission +
Manutius and the semicolon, 1494 +
many a time +
Mao, a Chinese Communist revolutionary, 1893-1976 +/-
Mao and the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -
Mao and the PRC, 1949 +
Maple Leaf, the flag of Canada +
maple syrup +
Marathon, a 42.195 km or 26.219 m running event +
Marconi and radio communication, 1902 +
morbid growth, a -
marble, a toy +
March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the PRC +
mare and foals +
margarine +
marginal notes +
marijuana, a psychoactive drug +
marine animals +
marine insurance +
Mario Bros., game characters +
marital status +
maritime law +
mark down the price +
mark off a boundary +
mark out for promotion +
mark up the price -
marked man, a -
marker pen +
market research +
market value +
married quarters +
marry money -
Mars Sr., Murrie, and M&M's, 1941 +
marsh gas, methane +
marshy ground -
Marston and the lie detector, 1913 +
martial arts +
martial law +
martial music +
Martin and the ejection seat, 1934 +
Marx, Engels, and The Communist Manifesto, 1848 +
mascara, an eyelash enhancer +
MASH, Mobile Army Surgical Hospital +
mashed potatoes +
mask my feelings -
masochism, enjoying receiving pain or humiliation from others -
Mason Jr. and the swivel-up tube lipstick, 1923 +
masqueraded as a policeman -
mass hysteria -
mass media +
mass meeting +
mass number +
mass production +
massage parlor +
massive improvement, a +
master chef +
master key +
Master of Arts, M.A. +
master of ceremonies +
Master of Science, M.Sc. +
master plan +
masterminded the whole scheme +
mastery of Arabic +
Matchbox, a line of miniature die-cast vehicles +
matched against each other -
matched with each other +
material girl -
material things -
maternal uncle +
maternity dress +
maternity ward +
Mathijsen and plaster of Paris, 1851 +
matted hair -
matter of course, a +
matter of fact +
matter of life and death, a -
Maxim and the suppressor, c. 1902 +
may be true +
may sit with us +
Maybach and the V-engine, 1889 +
MB, megabyte +
MB, a; 1024 KB +
McBride, Lenz, and thalidomide and birth defects, 1961 +
McClintock and jumping genes, 1948 +
McCulloch, Till, and stem cells, 1963 +
McCollum and vitamin A, 1913 +
McCollum and vitamin B complex, 1916 +
McCollum and vitamin D, 1922 +
McCrae and poppies, 1915 +
McGurrin and touch typing, 1888 +
McLean and shipping containers, 1955 +
McVicker, Rhodenbaugh, and Play-Doh, 1955 +
MDT, Mountain Daylight Time +
MDY, month-day-year +
MDY date format: used by the Philippines, the US and Canada +
mean well +
meant to call but forgot to -
measles vaccine +
measure twice, cut once +
meat, a food +
meat loaf +
meat packing +
mechanical advantage +
mechanical clock +
mechanical drawing +
mechanical engineer +
mechanical engineering +
mercury thermometer +
Medal of Honor +
medical ethics +
medical examination +
medical examiner +
medical jurisprudence +
medical language +
medical practitioner +
medical students +
medicine man -
Mediterranean Sea and devil fish -
meeting place +
megabyte, MB +
Mehmed the Conqueror and the mortar, 1453 +
meiosis, the reduction of the number of chromosomes by one half after sexual reproduction +
melt in the mouth +
melting point +
melting pot +
Memorial Day in the US, last Monday in May +
Memorial Day in the US, for all US soldiers who died while serving +
memories of childhood +
memory, remembering of the past and the present +
memory B cell, an antibody-producing cell +
memory effect, gradually losing recharging power in a nickel-cadmium battery -
memory T cell, an infection-fighting cell +
Mendel and genetics, 1866 +
Mendeleev and the periodic table, 1869 +
Mendelssohn and the Wedding March, 1842 +
menial tasks -
men's wear +
mental age +
mental block, a -
mental deficiency -
mental deficient -
mental gymnastics +
mental hospital +
mental picture, a +
mental retardation -
mentioned above +
Merchant of Venice, The, a play +
mercy killing -
mere trifle, a +
Mergenthaler and Linotype, 1884 +
meridian of Greenwich, the; at 0° longitude +
Merlin and inline roller skates, 1760 +
"Merry Christmas", an expression +
Mesoamericans and chocolate, 1900 BC +
Mesoamericans and cigarettes, 800s +
Mesopotamia and Easter eggs +
Messner and the harmonica, early 1900s +
messy task, a -
met him en route from Vancouver to Calgary +
met with difficulties -
methane, marsh gas +
metric system, widely used around the world, 1960 +
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and color movies, 1939 +
metronome, a tempo device +
Mexico and black mollies +
Mexico and jumping beans +
Mexico and poinsettias +
Mexico and popcorns, 3600 BC +
Mexico and tomatoes +
microphone +
Microsoft and Windows, 1985 +
Microsoft Corp., a technology company +
Microsoft Paint, a simple computer graphics application, 1985 +
microwave my food in a tin-foil container -
microwave oven +
middle 3 of the Noble Eightfold Path: Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort +
middle 4 signs of the zodiac: Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio +
middle 4 signs of the Chinese zodiac: Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat +
middle age +
Middle Ages, c. 1000-1400 +
middle C +
middle class +
middle ear +
Middle East +
Middle East and belly dance +
Midgley and CFC, 1930 -
migrant worker +
migration +
Mikhalkov, Alexandrov, and the State Anthem of the Russian Federation, 2000 +
mile, m +
military band +
military exercises +
military police +
milk and honey +
milk chocolate +
milk glass +
milk has turned, the -
milk shake +
milk snake +
milk teeth, 20 in number +
Milky Way, the; located between the northern sky and the southern sky +
mill wheel +
mimosa, a shy plant +
mimosa and circadian rhythms +
mincemeat pie +
mind over matter +
mind reader +
mind you +
mind you lock the car door +
mind-body dualism +
mindful of my public image +
mine detector +
mineral jelly +
mineral oil +
mineral spring +
mineral water +
miner's safety lamp +
mingled with the audience +
miniature camera +
minimal art +
minimum wage law, the +
miniskirt, a skirt at mid-thigh level +
mink ranch, the +
minor operation +
minor roads +
minstrel show +
minus sign +
minute hand +
minute steak -
minutes in an hour, 60 +
mirror image +
mirror silvering +
miscellaneous items +
miserable attempt, a -
miserable slums -
miserable weather -
Miss America +
Miss Quickly +
Miss Slowly -
missed it by inches -
missed that remark -
missed the signpost -
missing link -
missing person, a -
mitosis, the longitudinal splitting into two halves of a pair of chromosomes +
mix it to the consistency of heavy cream +
mixed blessing +/-
mixed feelings +/-
mixed marriage +/-
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, MASH +
mobile home +
mobile phone +
Mobius strip +
Mobius and the Mobius strip, 1858 +
mock battle, a +
model aircraft +
model car +
model child, a +
model railway +
modern English usage +
Mohr, Gruber, and Silent Night, 1818 +
Mohs and the Mohs scale, 1812 +
Mohs scale, a scale of mineral hardness +
moiré pattern, an interference pattern -
mollusk, an animal +
Molotov cocktail, a bottle bomb -
moment of truth +
Mon., Monday +
monarch butterfly, a large orange and black butterfly +
Monday, Mon. +
Monday through Friday +
money box +
money laundering, turning illegal money into legal money -
money market +
money order +
money supply +
money talks +
money tree +
Moniz and the decision area, 1935 +
monk and nun +
monkey, an animal closely related to man +
monkey and The Descent of Man -
monkey chatters, the +
monkey climbs, the +
monkey wrench +
monk's cloth +
Monopoly, a board game +
monosodium glutamate, MSG +
Montagnier, Barre-Sinoussi, and HIV, 1983 +
Montessori and the Montessori method, 1907 +
Montessori method, a natural method of educating the very young +
month-day-year, MDY +
Montreal Protocol, to ban the production of CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals +
Montreal Protocol and the Antarctic ozone hole, 1987 +
Montulli, Giannandrea, and HTTP cookies, 1995 +
monumental achievement, a +
monumental blunder, a -
moon and the artificial satellite, the +
moon and stars +
moon and tides +
moot court, a law students' court +
moral certainty +
moral courage +
moral philosophy +
moral support +
moral victory +
morality play +
more, more, more -
more or less +/-
Morgan and volleyball, 1895 +
Mormon, a Latter-day Saint -
Mormon Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -
Mormonism, the movement of restoring Christ's church -
morning glory, a climbing plant that closes its trumpet-shaped flowers in the afternoons +
morning prayer +
morning sickness, nausea in the morning during early pregnancy -
morning star +
morning-after pill, for emergency contraception +
morphine, an analgesic +
Morris and computer worm, 1988 -
Morse and the Morse code, 1836 +
Morse code, a code used in signalling +
mortal sin -
mortal wound, a -
mortality rate +
mortality tables +
mortar, a device that fires short-range projectiles +
mortarboard, an academic cap with a square and a tassel +
mortise joint +
Morton and anesthetics, 1846 +
Moses and the Ten Commandments, c. 1300 BC +
mosquito net +
mosquito repellent +
most unlikely candidate, the -
moth and caterpillar +
moth and eyespots +
mothball, naphthalene +
mother and child +
mother and daughters +
mother and sons +
mother church +
mother country +
mother lode, a rich vein of metal ore +
mother ship +
mother tongue +
Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May +
motion picture +
Motion Picture Association of America, MPAA +
motion sickness -
motive power +
motor boat +
motor area, located before the central sulcus of the brain +
motor home +
motor nerves +
motor parts +
motor vehicle +
motorcycle +
Mount Everest, the highest point on earth +
mountain chain +
Mountain Daylight Time, MDT +
mountain goat +
mountain lion, a puma +
mountain range +
Mountain Standard Time, MST +
mouse, a small rodent -
mouse scampers, the (motion) +
mouse squeaks, the +
mouth organ, a harmonica +
movable type +
move in +
move on +
move out -
move over +
move up +
moved up a notch +
moved downward -
movement in stocks and bonds, the +
movie camera +
movie projector +
moving picture +
moving sidewalk +
mow the lawn +
Mozi and the camera obscura, c. 470 BC-c. 391 BC +
Mozi, Lu, and the kite, c. 470 BC-c. 391 BC +
Mozilla Foundation and Firefox, 2002 +
MP3, a digital audio coding format +
MP4, a QuickTime file format +
MPAA, Motion Picture Association of America +
MPAA and the film-rating system, 1968 +
Mr. Chairman +
Mr. High +
Mr. Low -
Mr. No -
Mr. Yes +
Mr. and Mrs. +
MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging +
MRI, using magnetism, radio waves, and a computer to form internal images of the body +
MRI and noise -
Mrs. Laughing +
Mrs. Weeping -
M.Sc., Master of Science +
MSG, a flavor enhancer +
MSG, monosodium glutamate +
MST, Mountain Standard Time +
much obliged +
much to my surprise +
mucous membrane +
muffled the sound +
muggy day, a -
muggy weather -
Muhammad, the Prophet +
Muhammad and the Black Stone, 605 -
Muhammad and Islam, early 600s -
Muller and DDT, 1939 +/-
multidirectional antenna, a +
multifamily dwellings +
multilevel apartment, a +
multimedia instructions +
multiple choice +
multiple sclerosis, a hardening of nerve tissue -
multiplication sign +
multiplication table +
multiply four by four +
multipurpose vehicle +
multiracial society, a +
multistage rocket, a +
multistory apartments +
mummy, a dried-up body preserved from decay +
Munro and table hockey, 1932 +
murder case, a -
Murray and the kidney transplant, 1954 +
murmurs of discomfort -
muscle car, a +
muscle tone +
muscular dystrophy -
muscular tissue +
museum piece +
mushroom, a fungus +/-
mushroom cloud, formed after a nuclear explosion -
music and dance +
music box +
music hall +
music lovers +
musical chairs, a game of elimination +
musical comedy +
musical instruments +
musical notation +
musk deer +
musk gland +
musk ox +
musk rose, with large white flowers +
Muslim, a member of the Islamic faith -
Muslims and swine -
Muslims, Sikhs, and turbans +
must be confirmed in writing +
must finish this work first +
must get it finished somehow +
must go now +
must see what can be done +
mustard gas, a toxic gas that burns the skin and lungs -
muster point, a gathering point +
mutual affection +
mutual aid +
mutual fund +
my address is +
my age is +
my country, my home +
my date of birth is +
my date of marriage is +
my daughter's name is +
my dear +
my educational level is +
my father's name is +
my first name is +
my generation +
My God! -
my hobby is +
my immediate family +
my last name is +
my legal adviser +
my little sister +
my Lord +
my mother's name is +
my mother's side of the family +
my multifarious duties +
my name is +
my native land is +
my native language is +
my native tongue is +
my occupation is +
my own self +
my place of birth is +
my son's name is +
my spouse's name is +
my telephone number is +
my usual +
My Way, a song +
Mynors and Christmas Island, Christmas Day, 1643 +
mystic ceremonies -
mythology -
myway, a browser hijacker -