The lifeguard told the mother to make her young son stop urinating in the pool.
"Everyone knows," - the mother lectured him, "that from time to time, young children will urinate in a pool."
"Oh really?" said the lifeguard, "from the diving board!?!?"
—n. Discontented person. —adj. Discontented. [french: related to *mal-]
MALEFACTOR
n. Criminal; evil-doer. malefaction n. [latin male badly, facio fact- do]
MALEVOLENT
adj. Wishing evil to others. malevolence n. Malevolently adv. [latin volo wish]
MALODOROUS
adj. Evil-smelling.
MALTHUSIAN
adj. Of malthus's doctrine that the population should be restricted so as to prevent an increase beyond its means of subsistence. malthusianism n. [malthus, name of a clergyman]
MANAGEMENT
n. - managing or being managed.
- a administration of business or public undertakings. B people engaged in this, esp. Those controlling a workforce.
MANAGERESS
n. Woman manager, esp. Of a shop, hotel, etc.
MANIPULATE
v. (-ting) 1 handle, esp. With skill.
- manage (a person, situation, etc.) To one's own advantage, esp. Unfairly.
- move (part of a patient's body) by hand in order to increase flexion etc.
- computing edit or move (text, data, etc.). manipulable adj. Manipulation n. Manipulator n. [latin manus hand]
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