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many adj. 1 numerous, multitudinous, myriad, profuse, innumerable,
numberless, uncountable: Many people have an irrational fear of
spiders. 2 diverse, multifarious, varied, various, assorted,
sundry, Literary divers: There are many kinds of courage.
--pron., (n.) 3 horde(s), crowd(s), lot(s), swarm(s),
throng(s), mass(es), profusion, multitude(s), abundance, plenty,
shoal(s), flock(s), drove(s), torrent(s), flood(s), number(s),
score(s), hundred(s), (thousand(s), etc.); Colloq ton(s), scads:
A great many will turn out to vote next week. Many are picked
but few are chosen.
mar v. 1 damage, ruin, mutilate, deface, spoil, scar, disfigure:
The surface of the table was marred by a deep scratch. 2
damage, wreck, ruin, impair, harm, hurt, blight, blot, taint,
stain, tarnish: She claims that her reputation was marred by
the article.
march v. 1 parade, step, stride, strut, tread, pace, walk: They
marched from Baxter Street to the Town Hall.
--n. 2 parade, procession, demonstration, cortege or cortŠge,
walk: The march was organized to protest against the
government's nuclear arms policy. 3 walk, trek, slog, hike: We
had a long march ahead of us to get to Hastings.
margin n. 1 edge, border, perimeter, periphery; rim, lip, side, brink,
verge: Leave a one-inch margin at the left side of the page.
Trees grew at the margin of the pond. 2 limit(s), bound(s),
boundary (line), border, frontier, line, partition line: These
streets form the margin of the inner city. 3 allowance, play,
leeway, latitude, scope, freedom, room, space; compass: These
calculations do not provide much of a margin for error.
marginal adj. 1 borderline, minimal, small, slight, negligible,
insignificant, tiny, infinitesimal: There are marginal
differences in policy on this issue. 2 borderline, on the edge,
disputable, questionable, doubtful, dubious: His qualifications
for the job are marginal.
marine adj. 1 maritime, nautical, naval, seafaring, seagoing,