English words: M

1045 words under M; 1–100 on this page.

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• ma noun (ma, mas — informal: mother); abbreviation…everyday · Jewish tradition
  «Ma» is a homely word for mother, like «Mum» or «Mom», heard in old stories, in the USA countryside and in Ireland.
• mac noun (a mac, macs; a Mac, Macs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A mac is a raincoat (short for mackintosh).
• macadamia noun (a macadamia, macadamias; macadamia nuts)
  A macadamia is a round, creamy nut with a very hard shell.
• macadamize verb (macadamizes, macadamized, macadamizing) (old use)
  To macadamize a road is to cover it with layers of broken stone, pressed down hard to make a firm, smooth surface.
• macaque noun (a macaque, macaques)
  A macaque is a kind of monkey with a short tail or no tail, living mostly in Asia and one kind in North Africa.
• macaroni noun (macaroni — uncountable; old: a macaroni, macaronies)
  A kind of pasta in short, curved tubes.
• macaw noun (a macaw, macaws)
  A macaw is a large parrot with a long tail, a strong curved beak and very bright feathers, such as red, blue, yellow and green, from the…
• mace noun (a mace, maces; mace – the spice, uncountable); noun…
  A heavy club with a metal head, often with spikes, used as a weapon by knights in the Middle Ages.
• macedonian adjective (Macedonian); noun…
  From or to do with North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans, its people or its language.
• machine noun (machine, machines); verb (machine — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A machine is a thing with moving parts that uses power to do a job, like a washing machine or a sewing machine.
• machinery noun (machinery — uncountable)
  Machines in general, especially large ones: farm machinery, heavy machinery.
• macrocosm nounJewish tradition
  The whole great universe, seen as a large copy of the small world of a human being.
• mad adjective (mad, madder, maddest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Angry.
• madam noun (madam, madams; mesdames as a very formal plural)
  Madam is a polite way to speak to a woman whose name you do not know, used by shop staff, waiters and in letters: «Dear Madam».
• madame noun (Madame, Mesdames) (French)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Madame is the French way of saying «Mrs» or «madam», a polite title for a woman.
• maddened verb (madden, maddens, maddened, maddening); adjective
  Maddened means driven wild with pain, anger or fear.
• madder adjective (mad, madder, maddest); noun…
  Madder is the comparative of mad: more angry.
• madeira noun (Madeira – a place; madeira – a wine; madeira cake)
  Madeira is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belong to Portugal, famous for mountains, flowers and a warm climate.
• mademoiselle noun (mademoiselle, mesdemoiselles); French word
  «Mademoiselle» is the French word for «Miss», used for a girl or young unmarried woman; it sounds like «mad-mwa-ZELL» to an English ear.
• madhouse noun (madhouses) (old use)
  An old word for a hospital where people who were very ill in their minds were kept.
• madly adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  In a wild, uncontrolled or frantic way: running madly about.
• madman noun (madmen)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A man who is out of his mind, who behaves wildly and does not think sensibly.
• madness noun (madness — uncountable; madnesses — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very foolish or dangerous behaviour: It would be madness to swim in that storm.
• madras nounJewish tradition
  A city in southern India, now called Chennai.
• mag noun (mag, mags) – short for magazine; also short for…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A magazine: a thin book with pictures and articles that comes out regularly.
• magazine noun (a magazine, magazines)
  A thin book with a paper cover, full of stories, articles and pictures, that comes out every week or month.
• magenta noun (magenta, uncountable); adjective (magenta)
  Magenta is a bright purplish-red or pinkish-purple colour.
• maggot noun (a maggot, maggots)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The soft, pale, legless young form (larva) of a fly, which hatches from an egg and feeds on rotting food or dead animals.
• magic noun (magic — uncountable); adjective (magic, magical)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  In stories, a special power to make impossible things happen, using spells, wands or charms.
• magical adjective (magical, more magical, most magical)
  Made by magic or having magic powers, like in fairy tales: «a magical sword».
• magically adverb (magically)
  Magically means by magic.
• magician noun (a magician, magicians)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A magician is a performer who does magic tricks that seem impossible, like making things disappear.
• magistrate noun (a magistrate, magistrates)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An official who acts as a judge in a local court, dealing with less serious crimes and some family or local matters.
• maglev noun (a maglev, maglevs; maglev train)
  A maglev is a train that floats just above its track using powerful magnets, so it does not touch the rails.
• magma noun (magma)
  Magma is very hot melted rock under the Earth's surface.
• magnanimous adjective (more magnanimous, most magnanimous) (formal)
  Magnanimous means very generous and noble, ready to forgive and to put others first, even when you could take advantage.
• magnate nounJewish tradition
  A very important and powerful person, often one who is rich and runs big businesses.
• magnesium noun (magnesium, uncountable)
  A light, silvery-white metal and chemical element (symbol Mg, number 12) that burns with a very bright white flame.
• magnet noun (a magnet, magnets)
  A magnet is a piece of iron or other material that pulls (attracts) iron and steel things towards it.
• magnetic adjective (magnetic; more magnetic)
  Magnetic means able to pull iron or steel towards itself, like a magnet.
• magnetisation noun (magnetisation, uncountable; magnetisations – rare)…
  The process of making something into a magnet.
• magnetised verb form…
  Magnetised means made into a magnet, so it can pull iron and steel.
• magnetism noun (magnetism, uncountable)
  Magnetism is the invisible force that makes magnets pull iron and steel towards them and makes magnets pull or push each other.
• magnification noun (magnification, magnifications)
  Making something look bigger than it really is, using a lens, microscope or zoom.
• magnificence noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Magnificence is great beauty, splendour and grandeur, the look of something very grand and rich.
• magnificent adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Magnificent means very beautiful, grand and impressive.
• magnificently adverb (more magnificently, most magnificently)
  In a grand, splendid way, with rich and beautiful clothes or furnishings.
• magnified adjective (magnified); past form of the verb magnify…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Made to look bigger than it really is, using a lens, microscope or magnifying glass.
• magnifier noun (a magnifier, magnifiers)
  A magnifier is a tool, usually a lens, that makes things look bigger than they are.
• magnify verb (magnify, magnifies, magnified, magnifying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make something look bigger than it really is, using a lens or microscope.
• magnitude noun (magnitude, magnitudes)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The size or how big something is.
• magnolia noun (a magnolia, magnolias; magnolia — a colour)…
  A magnolia is a tree or bush with large, beautiful white, pink or purple flowers that often open in spring before the leaves.
• magnum noun (a magnum, magnums)
  A wine or champagne bottle that holds twice as much as a normal bottle (1.5 litres).
• magpie noun (a magpie, magpies)
  A black-and-white bird with a long tail and a loud chattering call, related to crows.
• magus nounJewish tradition
  A wise man or priest of ancient Persia who studied the stars and magic; the plural is magi.
• mahabharata noun (the Mahabharata — a name)
  The Mahabharata is a very long ancient poem from India, written in Sanskrit, telling the story of a great war between two families of…
• mahatma noun (a mahatma, mahatmas; usually as a title: Mahatma)
  A title meaning «great soul», given in India to a person who is very wise, good and respected.
• mahogany noun (no plural); adjective
  A hard, dark reddish-brown wood from tropical trees, used to make good furniture; the colour of this wood is also called mahogany.
• maid noun (a maid, maids)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A maid is a woman whose job is to clean and do housework in a hotel or someone's house.
• maiden noun (a maiden, maidens); adjective (maiden)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A maiden is a girl or young woman who is not married.
• maidservant noun (plural maidservants)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A maidservant is a young woman who works as a servant in a house, cleaning and cooking.
• mail noun (mail); verb (mail, mails, mailed, mailing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Mail is the letters and parcels sent by post.
• mailbox noun (a mailbox, mailboxes)
  A mailbox is a box outside a house where letters are delivered, or a public box where you post letters (UK: postbox, letterbox).
• maillot noun (a maillot, maillots); (French) maillot
  A jersey or top worn by cyclists; in the Tour de France the leader wears the «maillot jaune» (yellow jersey).
• mailman noun (mailman, mailmen)
  A mailman is a person whose job is to bring letters and parcels to homes and offices.
• maimed adjective; also the past form of the verb maim…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Maimed means badly hurt so that a part of the body is lost or no longer works properly.
• main adjective (main); noun (a main, mains)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Main means the most important or the biggest one, like the main road or the main idea.
• mainland noun (the mainland — usually singular); adjective (mainland)
  The main large part of a country or continent, not counting the islands near it.
• mainly adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Mainly means mostly, more than anything else, or in most cases.
• mainmast noun (plural mainmasts)
  The mainmast is the tallest and most important pole of a sailing ship, which holds the big sails.
• maintain verb (maintain, maintains, maintained, maintaining)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To maintain something is to keep it in good condition by looking after it.
• maintained verb, past tense and past participle of maintain…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Kept in good condition by checking and repairing it: a well-maintained car.
• maintenance noun (maintenance — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Work done to keep a building, machine, road and so on in good working order.
• maize noun (maize, uncountable)
  Maize is a tall cereal plant that grows yellow seeds (kernels) on large cobs.
• majestic adjective (majestic, more majestic, most majestic)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very grand, beautiful and impressive, like a king or queen.
• majestically adverb
  Majestically means in a grand, dignified and impressive way, as a king or a great bird might move.
• majesty noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Majesty is great beauty, size and power that makes people feel wonder: "the majesty of the mountains".
• major adjective (major); noun (a major, majors); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very important, big or serious (a major problem, a major road).
• majority noun (a majority, majorities)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The bigger part of a group; more than half.
• make verb (make, makes, made, making); noun (a make — a brand)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make is to build, cook or create something: make a cake.
• makeover noun (a makeover, makeovers)
  A big change to how a person looks, with new clothes, hair or make-up.
• maker noun (maker, makers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A maker is a person, company or machine that makes something, like a toy maker or a coffee maker.
• makest verb, old form used with thou
  «makest» means «you make», a form of «make»: To make is to build, cook or create something: make a cake.
• maketh verb, old form of «makes» (he, she, it)
  «maketh» means «makes», a form of «make»: To make is to build, cook or create something: make a cake.
• makeup noun (makeup, uncountable; a make-up — UK); also make-up
  Makeup is coloured creams and powders, like lipstick, mascara and foundation, put on the face to change how it looks.
• making noun (plural makings)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Making is the act of making or forming something, as in merry-makings, which are parties or festivities.
• mako noun (a mako, makos; mako shark)
  A mako is a large, very fast shark that lives in warm and mild seas.
• malacca proper noun (Malacca, also Melaka — a place); noun…
  Malacca, also spelled Melaka, is a historic city and state in Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula.
• malady noun (plural maladies)
  A malady is an illness, especially a long or serious one.
• malapropism noun (a malapropism, malapropisms)
  The funny mistake of using a word that sounds like the right word but means something quite different: «He's the pineapple of politeness»…
• malaria noun (malaria, uncountable)
  Malaria is a serious illness that causes high fever, shivering and sweating, and can kill if it is not treated.
• malay adjective (Malay); noun…
  The Malays are a people living mostly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and southern Thailand.
• malayalam noun (Malayalam, uncountable – the name of a language)
  Malayalam is a language spoken by about 35 million people, mainly in the state of Kerala in south-west India.
• malayan adjective (Malayan); noun (a Malayan, Malayans)
  To do with Malaya, the old name for the land on the Malay Peninsula that later became part of Malaysia.
• male adjective (male); noun (a male, males)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Belonging to the sex that cannot give birth or lay eggs; in animals, the one that makes sperm: «a male lion».
• malevolent adjective (malevolent, more malevolent, most malevolent)
  Wanting to do harm or evil to others; full of hate and spite.
• malfunction noun (a malfunction, malfunctions); verb…
  A failure of a machine or system to work properly.
• malice noun (malice)
  Malice is the wish to hurt someone or make bad things happen to them.
• malicious adjective (malicious, more malicious, most malicious)…
  Malicious means wanting to hurt someone or do harm on purpose.
• maliciously adverb
  Maliciously means in a spiteful way, wanting to hurt or upset someone.

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