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Mesquite
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Mess around
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waste time: not doing anything in particular. |
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Messed up
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confused on the important issues: went about things the wrong way. |
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Messiahic
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Should be "Messianic", meaning "like or
characteristic of a messiah.
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The promised and expected deliverer of the Jews. |
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Middle ground
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position in between: intermediate position or solution between two opposites or extremes. |
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Middle-of-the-road
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intermediate point between two extreme positions: neutral position. |
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Milk Leg
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A condition characterized by painful swelling of
the legs, caused by inflammation and clotting of
the femoral veins; so called because it occurs
most often during lactation after childbirth. |
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Mimic
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Mind over matter
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The influence of the mind on the body: the power to change things by thinking. |
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Mind pull back
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Mind your own business
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(rather offensive), (used when refusing to answer a question). It does not concern you. 2. Not get involved in the life, affairs, business, etc of other people. |
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Miss the boat
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To fail because of slowness: to delay doing something until it is too late; to lose the chance to do something by doing it wrong. |
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Miss the mark
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miss the true intent or purpose: be incorrect. |
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Missing link, The
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a person or thing needed to solve a mystery or problem, to explain a situation etc. For example, in the scientific theory of evolution, the species between man and monkeys. |
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Missionary chops
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The African lion would eat the missionary also! |
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Moccasin
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footwear made of soft leather, (deer or moose
hide), frequently ornamented, and worn by the
North American Indians. The process of
preparing the hide and sewing the moccasins by
hand is still carried out by the Eskimo and
Native Indians of northern Canada |
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Mockery
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ridicule or scorn; imitation of the real or genuine. |
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Mocking-bird
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a bird common in the southern and eastern United States, noted for its rich song and extraordinary power of mimicry. |
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Molasses
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A product of the sugar cane, what in England is called treacle or golden syrup. |
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Mongolian/Mongoloid
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Bro. Branham uses the word "Mongolian" but actually means "Mongoloid". A "Mongolian" is a native of the country of Mongolia in Central Asia."Mongoloid" refers to a person having a certain type of mental deficiency called "Mongolism".. |
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Moody Bible Institute
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An American Bible Institute, situated in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. named after the famous American Evangelist, Dwight Lyman Moody. |
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Moon and Owl
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The design on the chimney of some oil or
kerosene lamps. |
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Moonshiner
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a term applied to makers or smugglers of illicit whiskey; taken from they being supposed to carry on their operations under cover of the night, by the monnlight. |
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Moose
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a large heavily built mammal of the deer family found in North America. |
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Moose willow
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a shrub or tree having smooth, long, slender, pliable branches. |
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Mormons
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a religious group founded in the United States
in 1830 by Joseph Smith: among its holy books
is the Book of Mormon. Headquarters is Salt Lake
City, Utah. |
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Mosey
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To saunter; loiter; to go or get away suddenly but without haste. |
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Mosquito-bar
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A net, placed round a bed, to protect a sleeper from the attacks of mosquitoes. Also, mosquito-net. |
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Mossback
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a term applied, at the origin, to a subdivision of the Democratic party in Ohio; supposed to comprise all the old “fogies,” as opposed to the “kids” or younger element, and now extended to mean old-time politicians and people out of touch with the progress of the times; an extreme conservative branch. (A vivid allusion to the “moss-back”, which is an alligator turtle, with a growth of moss-like algae on its back). |
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Mother Hubbard
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a loose-fitting cotton smock or dress. (From the name of the heroine of a nursery rhyme). |
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