make off run away
macaw long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
McGuffey United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873)
magnify increase in size, volume or significance
massif a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
Mojave a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
magic any art that invokes supernatural powers
Magi (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
mikvah (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)
moo-cow female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
Markoff Russian mathematician (1856-1922)
misgive suggest fear or doubt
MacGuffin (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
mudhif a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq
Mugil type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
maiger large European marine food fish
Magha the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar
motif a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Magh the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar
make as if begin or appear to begin an action