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Meanings of Made-to-order:

adjective

(esp. of clothing) created especially for a particular person

Usage examples:

Made-to-order boots, the weather on this vacation has been made-to-order so far.

Meanings of Made-up:

adjective

Wearing esp. a lot of makeup

Usage examples:

She was heavily made-up and wearing a wig., a made-up name, they complained about "made-up" data.

Meanings of Madeira:

noun

A fortified wine from the island of madeira.

Usage examples:

Eggs are also called for in stuffings and sauces, and a fortified, sweetish wine such as marsala or…

proper noun

An island in the atlantic ocean off north-western africa, the largest of the madeiras, a group of islands which constitutes an autonomous region of portugal; population 247,161 (2007); capital, funchal. encountered by the portuguese in 1419, the islands were occupied by the spanish 1580–1640 and the british 1807–14.

Meanings of Madeiran:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the island of madeira.

Usage examples:

A week in the madeiran winter sunshine

noun

A native or inhabitant of the island of madeira.

Usage examples:

The madeirans were no novices in business

Meanings of Madeiras:

noun

A fortified wine from the island of madeira.

Usage examples:

Eggs are also called for in stuffings and sauces, and a fortified, sweetish wine such as marsala or…

proper noun

An island in the atlantic ocean off north-western africa, the largest of the madeiras, a group of islands which constitutes an autonomous region of portugal; population 247,161 (2007); capital, funchal. encountered by the portuguese in 1419, the islands were occupied by the spanish 1580–1640 and the british 1807–14.

Meanings of Madeleine:

noun

A small rich sponge cake, baked in a fluted tin or mould and decorated with coconut and jam.

Usage examples:

Eat hot with warm sponge cake or madeleines or eat thoroughly chilled aside a little mound of equal…

Meanings of Mademoiselle:

noun

A title or form of address used of or to an unmarried french-speaking woman, corresponding to miss.

Usage examples:

Mademoiselle rossignol

Meanings of Madhab:

noun

Each of the schools of sunni islamic law, each of which is based on a particular system of interpretation of islamic religious and legal texts.

Meanings of Madhouse:

noun

A scene of extreme confusion or uproar.

Usage examples:

This place is a madhouse

Meanings of Madhouses:

noun

A scene of extreme confusion or uproar.

Usage examples:

This place is a madhouse

Meanings of Madia:

noun

A genus of the family asteraceae (compositae), consisting of coarse, viscous, heavy-scented plants allied to the sunflower, and native to western north america and chile; (also madia) a plant of this genus, especially the chilean madia sativa, cultivated for its seeds, which yield a valuable oil and are made into cake for cattle.

Meanings of Madison:

noun

A cycle relay race for teams of two or more riders, typically held over several days.

Usage examples:

He won gold in the individual pursuit, silver in the team pursuit and a bronze in the madison with …

proper noun

The state capital of wisconsin; population 231,916 (est. 2008).

Meanings of Madly:

adverb

In a mad, wild, or uncontrolled manner.

Usage examples:

His eyes bulged madly

Meanings of Madman:

noun

A man who is mentally ill.

Usage examples:

We need to get away from the idea that the only people bound by demons are mentally deranged madmen.

Meanings of Madmen:

noun

A man who is mentally ill.

Usage examples:

We need to get away from the idea that the only people bound by demons are mentally deranged madmen.

Meanings of Madness:

noun

The state of having a serious mental illness.

Usage examples:

In his madness he destroyed the work of years

Meanings of Madnesses:

noun

The state of having a serious mental illness.

Usage examples:

In his madness he destroyed the work of years

Meanings of Mado:

noun

A small yellowish marine fish with brown longitudinal streaks, occurring around eastern australia and new zealand.

Usage examples:

There were plenty of fish around, including yellowtail, mados, hulafish, morwongs, old wifes, grope…

Meanings of Madonna:

noun

The virgin mary.

Usage examples:

This week whilst at his daily travail charles discovered one of his frypans has been miraculously s…

proper noun

(born 1958), us pop singer and actress; born madonna louise ciccone. albums such as like a virgin (1984) and her image as a sex symbol brought her international stardom in the mid 1980s.

Meanings of Madonnas:

noun

The virgin mary.

Usage examples:

This week whilst at his daily travail charles discovered one of his frypans has been miraculously s…

proper noun

(born 1958), us pop singer and actress; born madonna louise ciccone. albums such as like a virgin (1984) and her image as a sex symbol brought her international stardom in the mid 1980s.

Meanings of Madoqua:

noun

Originally: a tiny dik-dik, madoqua saltiana (formerly antilope saltiana), of ethiopia and other parts of eastern africa. now (usually) (in form madoqua): the genus comprising the dik-diks.

Meanings of Madrague:

noun

A kind of large fishing-net, especially used in mediterranean waters for capturing tuna.

Meanings of Madras:

noun

A strong cotton fabric with colourful stripes or checks.

Usage examples:

A short-sleeved madras shirt

Meanings of Madrasah:

noun

A college for islamic instruction.

Usage examples:

So, at most madrasa graduates can aspire to become teachers in madrasas, imams in mosques or else o…

Meanings of Madrasi:

noun

A native or inhabitant of madras.

adjective

Of or relating to madras.