Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z made A grub or maggot. Madecassee Madagascan madecassic Relating to madecassic acid or its derivatives madecassoside A glycoside, extracted from a variety of plants, used in some skin creams madefaction The act of madefying, or making something wet. madefy To make wet or moist. madeira A type of fortified wine produced on that island. Madeiran Of, or from Madeira. madeiras Madeira (archipelago). madeirin An anthraquinone found in Digitalis isabelliana. Madej A surname from Polish. Madelaine A female given name. madeleine A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell. Madeley A town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6904). Madelina A female given name. Madelinde A female given name. Madeline A female given name from French. Madelung A surname. Madelyn A female given name from French, variant of Madeline. Madelynn A female given name. Madelynne A female given name. mademoiselle A courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country. Maden A surname. madeness The quality of having been made (by someone or something) Mader A surname. Madera A city, the county seat of Madera County, California, United States. Madere A surname. Maderism A movement led by Francisco I. Madero during the Mexican Revolution, aiming to achieve democratic regeneration of the country through effective suffrage and no reelection of public officials. maderization Oxidation. maderize To oxidize. Madero A surname. madescent Becoming damp or moist. Madewell A surname. madge The barn owl. Madgett A surname originating as a matronymic. Madgwick A surname from Old English. Madhany A surname. Madhav An epithet of Lord Krishna. Madhavi A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. madhead A crazy person. Madhepura A district of Bihar, India. Madhesh A province of Nepal. Madhesi A member of one of several ethnic groups who live in the terai in southern Nepal. madhhab A school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence. madhhabi A Muslim who follows a madhhab. madhhabite Synonym of madhhabi. madhhabization The consolidation of strains of Islamic legal thought into distinct and coherent madhhabs. madhouse A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum. Madhu A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Madhubani A district of Bihar, India. Madhuchandra An Indian male given name. Madhukar A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Madhulika A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Madhur A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Madhvi A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Madhyamika The central philosophy of Buddhism that was systematized by Nagarjuna. It establishes that all phenomena are empty of independent reality. Madi A Central-Sudanic-speaking people of Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan and the districts of Adjumani and Moyo in Uganda. Madia A surname from Italian. madiao A Chinese trick-taking card game in which three players team up against the banker. Madiba Nelson Mandela madicolous Inhabiting a thin film or sheet of water. Madicyn A female given name, variant of Madison. madid Wet; moist. Madiga A member of a particular caste of southern India. Madigan A surname from Irish. Madiladig A barangay of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Madill A surname from Norman. Madilyn A female given name. Madilynn A female given name. Madinah A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia; holy to Islam. Madincea A surname from Romanian. madindoline Any of a family of noncytotoxic indole alkaloids originally isolated from Streptomyces nitrosporeus. Madingley A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3960). Madioen Former name of Madiun, Java, Indonesia. madison A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits (though predating that song's release). Madisonian Of or relating to James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States, hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. Madisonville A home rule city, the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. Madisyn A female given name transferred from the surname. Madiun A city in East Java province, Indonesia. Madiya A female given name. Madiyanva A neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Madl A surname from German. madlad Someone (either male or of unspecified gender) who does something particularly impressive and audacious. Madley A village and civil parish west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4138). madling A mad creature; one who acts wildly or foolishly. Madlock A surname. madly Without reason or understanding; wildly. madman A man who is insane or mentally disturbed. madnep The masterwort (Peucedanum ostruthium). madness The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease. mado Any fish in the genus Atypichthys, in Australia mostly Atypichthys strigatus and in New Zealand Atypichthys latus. Madoc A township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, named after Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd. madocite An orthorhombic-pyramidal grayish black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, lead, and sulfur. madogram A form of variogram that plots the mean absolute deviation. Madoi A county of Golog prefecture, Qinghai, China. Madole A surname from Irish. Madona A town and municipality in Latvia. Madongo A barangay of Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines. Madonia A surname. madonna An artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, chiefly when holding the infant Jesus. Madonnabe A person (usually female) who dresses or acts like American singer-songwriter and actress Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone; born 1958). Madonnaesque Characteristic of Madonna (born 1958), American singer-songwriter and actress, known for provocative pushing of boundaries and frequent reinvention of her persona. Madonnahood The state or condition of being a Madonna. Madonnaish Like a Madonna. Madonnamania Intense fanatical enthusiasm for American singer-songwriter and actress Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone; born 1958). Madonnawise In the manner of the Virgin Mary. madoqua A small Abyssinian antelope, Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) mador Synonym of gubinge. Madora A female given name. Madore A surname. Madou A district of Tainan, Taiwan. madow heroin. madperson A madman or madwoman. madrague A large fish pound used for the capture of tuna in the Mediterranean, now a forbidden practice in places. madras A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region. madrasa A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology. Madrasi A native or resident of Chennai in India. Madrazo A surname from Spanish. Madrean Pertaining to the Sierra Madre Occidental Madrecha A surname from Hindi, usually found among Jains of Rajasthan state in India madreperl mother-of-pearl madreporal Characteristic of or associated with reef coral of genus Madrepora; madreporic. madreporarian Any coral of the genus Madrepora. madrepore A coral of the genus Madrepora or of the order Madreporaria. madreporian Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora. madreporic Resembling, or pertaining to, the madrepores (corals of the genus Madrepora). madreporiform Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure. madreporite A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment. madreporitic Relating to or composed of madreporite. Madresfield A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO804473). Madri The second wife of Pandu, and the mother of Pandava twins, Nakula and Sahadeva in Mahabharata. Madriaga A surname from Spanish. madrich A youth counsellor, coordinator, and supervisor in Zionist youth movements and Birthright Israel tours. Madrid The capital city of Spain. Madridejos A municipality of Cebu, Philippines. Madridian Of or pertaining to Madrid, Spain, or to its inhabitants. Madridista Someone who plays for Real Madrid CF, a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. madrier A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down. madrigal A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy. madrigaler A madrigalist (writer or performer of madrigals) madrigalesque Reminiscent of a madrigal. madrigaletto A short or simple madrigal. madrigalian Of or relating to madrigals. madrigalic Of or relating to madrigals. madrigalist A composer of madrigals. madrigalistic Pertaining to a madrigal. Madril A surname. madrilene A type of consommé flavored with tomatoes and served either as a warm broth or chilled and jellied. Madrilenian Of or pertaining to Madrid, Spain, or to its inhabitants. madrina An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.