| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| manuscript | |
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A title used before a woman's name, pronounced “Miz” and corresponding to Mr. before a man's.
Note: Feminists have urged the use of Ms. because, unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not identify a woman by her marital status. (See feminism.)
| Ms. Miss/Mrs. |
| MSS. manuscripts |