maelstrom, n. 1. whirlpool, vortex, gurge, Charybdis, indraft, eddy, swirl, whirl.
2. confusion, chaos, tumult, commotion, uproar, turbulence; disorder, disarray, disarrangement, jumble, mess.
magazine, n. 1. periodical, publication, journal; weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly; pulp, Inf slick, Derog., Inf. rag, scandal sheet.
2. arsenal, armory, Mil. depot, Mil. ammunition or munitions dump; storehouse, warehouse, entrep8t, depository, repository,
magenta, n. 1. fuchsin, basic magenta.
2. fuchsia, reddish purple, purplish red, crimson, carmine.
maggot, n. 1. larva, insect larva, flyblow, worm, grub.
2. odd fancy, whim, whimsy, caprice, Archaic. megrim, vagary, humor, crotchet, kink,
maggoty, adj. 1. flyblown, wormy, grubby, mag
got-infested, maggot-ridden.
2. fanciful, whimsical, crotchety, capricious, flighty, unpredictable, erratic, irregular; odd, eccentric, strange, bizarre, queer, outlandish, freaky, freakish, kinky.
magic, n. 1. sorcery, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry, incantation, wonderworking; necromancy, thau-maturgy, theurgy; black magic, black art, voodoo, hoodoo, obiism or obeahism; deviltry or devilry, de-monology, demonaltry, diabolism; supernaturalness, shamanism, mysticism, spiritualism, occultness, psy-chomancy, fetishism; ritual, rite, apotropaism, magical ceremony, voodooism, exorcism.
2. fortunetelling, soothsaying, horoscopy, astrology; foreboding, presage, presentiment; omen, augury, portent, indication; forecast, prediction, prognostication; thought-reading, clairvoyance, telepathy.
3. spell, jinx, hex, negative influence, charm, rune, Scot. cantrip, enchantment, bewitchment, bedevilment; trance, hypnosis, hypnotism, mesmerism, fascination, rapture; captivation, obsession, possession; entrancement, allurement, seduction.
4. conjuration, conjury, conjure, U.S. Dial, root work; invocation, summoning; magic formula, hocus-pocus, mumbo jumbo; magic word, abracadabra, open sesame; legerdemain, sleight of hand, artful trickery, skillful deception.
-adj. S. enchanting, charming, fascinating; bewitching, spellbinding, spell-weaving; entrancing, mesmeric, hypnotic, obsessive; magnetic, alluring, captivating; irresistible, seductive, glamorous.
6. magical, wonder-working, miracle-working; in-cantatory, incantational; alchemical, alchemistic; thaumaturgic, theurgical, necromantic; cabalistic, mystic, occult, spiritualistic, shamanistic.
magician, n. 1. conjurer, sorcerer, sorceress, black magician, voodoo; wizard, Wizard of Oz, Merlin, magus, necromancer, warlock, witch, hex, hexer, Hec-