Ms.
      n : a form of address for a woman that does not depend on her
          marital status
 MS
      n 1: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of
           myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: multiple
           sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated
           multiple sclerosis]
      2: a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the
         Confederate States during the American Civil War [syn: Mississippi,
          Magnolia State]
      3: a master's degree in science [syn: Master of Science, SM,
          MSc]
      4: the form of a literary work submitted for publication [syn:
         manuscript]