Phrase Hound found 94 phrases and 142 compound words that contain mad. The most common are listed below. Open mad in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 94
- mad scientistA bumbling or eccentric scientist working on questionable projects, or a villainous scientist bent on destruction; sometimes, a complex character in whom these archetypes seem to vie for supremacy.
- mad cow diseaseSynonym of bovine spongiform encephalopathy: A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.
- mad cowMad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
- like madLike a mad person; in a furious or deranged manner; to a great or excessive degree; with great enthusiasm.
- mad-capAlternative form of madcap: A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.
- mad as a hatterCrazy or demented.
- mad honeyHoney that is toxic or psychoactive due to chemicals in plants or the environment.
- Mad RiverA census-designated place in Trinity County, California, United States.
- mad moneyA sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.
- gone madpast participle of go mad: To become insane.
- Mad LibA humorously nonsensical story created from a template with blanks for certain elements. One participant supplies words to fill the blanks (e.g. "nose" where a body part is required), and the other reads the resulting story.
- Mad MaxSuggesting an anarchic, chaotic, or dystopian world or environment.
- mad minuteA test of marksmanship with fifteen aimed shots at a twelve-inch target at 200 yards within one minute.
- mad professorSynonym of mad scientist: A bumbling or eccentric scientist working on questionable projects, or a villainous scientist bent on destruction; sometimes, a complex character in whom these archetypes seem to vie for supremacy.
- stark raving madCompletely insane
- mad dogsplural of mad dog: A rabid dog.
- mad manAlternative spelling of madman: A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- mad menplural of mad man: A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- mad scienceScience as practiced by a mad scientist
- mad scientistsplural of mad scientist: A bumbling or eccentric scientist working on questionable projects, or a villainous scientist bent on destruction; sometimes, a complex character in whom these archetypes seem to vie for supremacy.
- mad-appleAlternative form of mad apple.
- mad-capsplural of mad-cap (alternative form of madcaps)
- go madTo become insane.
- mad as a March hareCrazy, demented.
- Mad Libsplural of Mad Lib: A humorously nonsensical story created from a template with blanks for certain elements. One participant supplies words to fill the blanks (e.g. "nose" where a body part is required), and the other reads the resulting …
Compound words 142
- madnessThe state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
- madhouseA house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
- madlyIn a mad manner
- madcapA person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.
- MaddieA diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.
- maldExtremely angry, especially as a result of losing a video game.
- MadchesterAn alternative rock genre and associated social scene that originated in Manchester, England, in the late 1980s, influenced by indie, psychedelic and dance music.
- madwortAny of certain alyssums (Alyssum spp.).
- madladSomeone (either male or of unspecified gender) who does something particularly impressive and audacious.
- madlingA mad creature; one who acts wildly or foolishly.