machine politician

a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends ;

machine readable dictionary

a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically ;

machine rifle

light machine gun ;

machine screw

a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver ;

machine shop

workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools ;

machine stitch

made by a sewing machine using two threads ;

machine tool

a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials ;

machine translation

the use of computers to translate from one language to another ;

machinery

machines or machine systems collectively ; a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order" ;

machinist

a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools ;

machinist's vise

a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below ;

machismo

exaggerated masculinity ;

machmeter

speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound ;

macho

a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo ;

macho-man

a man who is virile and sexually active ;

machu picchu

Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century ;

machupo virus

the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice ;

macintosh

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric ; a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric ;

mack

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric ;

mack sennett

United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960) ;

mackem

a native of Sunderland ;

mackenzie

a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea ; Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North American by land north of Mexico (1764-1820) ;

mackenzie river

a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea ;

mackerel

any of various fishes of the family Scombridae ; flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish ;

mackerel scad

small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil ;

mackerel shad

small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil ;

mackerel shark

fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks ;

mackerel sky

a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds ;

mackinac bridge

a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan ;

mackinaw

a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design ; a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes ; a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States ; a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material ;

mackinaw blanket

a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States ;

mackinaw boat

a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes ;

mackinaw coat

a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material ;

mackintosh

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric ; a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric ;

mackle

a printed impression that is blurred or doubled ;

macleaya

a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy ;

macleaya cordata

herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers ;

macleish

United States poet (1892-1982) ;

macleod

Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935) ;

maclura

yellowwood trees or shrubs ;