English words: M

1043 words under M; 901–1000 on this page.

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• mouth noun (mouth, mouths); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The opening in the face used for eating, speaking and breathing.
• mouthful noun (a mouthful, mouthfuls)
  The amount of food or drink that fills your mouth or that you put in at one time.
• mouthpart noun (a mouthpart, mouthparts)
  Mouthparts are the parts around an insect's or other small animal's mouth that it uses to bite, suck or chew food.
• mouthpiece noun (a mouthpiece, mouthpieces)
  The part of a musical instrument, phone or other device that you put to or near your mouth.
• mouthwash noun (mouthwash, uncountable; a mouthwash, mouthwashes)
  Mouthwash is a liquid you rinse around your mouth to clean it and make your breath fresh.
• mouton noun (mouton, uncountable); French word (le mouton)
  «Mouton» is the French word for sheep, and also for mutton (sheep meat); to an English ear it sounds like «moo-TON» with a nasal end.
• movable adjective (movable; also moveable)
  Able to be moved from one place to another; not fixed.
• move verb (move, moves, moved, moving); noun (a move, moves)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To move is to go from one place to another, or to change position.
• moved verb past (move, moves, moved, moving); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Moved is the past form of move: it already went or was carried somewhere else.
• movement noun (a movement, movements; movement, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Movement is changing position or place; moving.
• moveth verb, old form of «moves» (he, she, it)
  «moveth» means «moves», a form of «move»: To move is to go from one place to another, or to change position.
• movie noun (movie, movies)
  A movie is a story told with moving pictures, watched on a screen; in the UK it is often called a film.
• moving verb (-ing form of move); adjective (moving)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Moving is the -ing form of move: going or carrying something somewhere now.
• mow verb (mow, mows, mowed, mowed or mown, mowing)
  To mow grass means to cut it short with a machine called a lawnmower or with a long blade.
• mower noun (a mower, mowers)
  A mower is a machine for cutting grass, also called a lawnmower.
• mown verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Cut short with a mower or a scythe, used about grass and hay.
• mozart proper noun (Mozart — a name)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a famous Austrian composer of classical music who lived more than two hundred years ago; he wrote music from…
• mozzarella noun (mozzarella, uncountable; a mozzarella ball)
  A soft, white, mild Italian cheese that becomes stretchy and stringy when it is melted, often used on pizza.
• mp abbreviation (MP, MPs)
  Member of Parliament: a person elected to make laws for an area.
• mph abbreviation (mph — miles per hour)
  Miles per hour: how many miles something travels in one hour; a unit of speed.
• mr abbreviation…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Mr: a polite title used before a man's family name or full name, like Mr Smith or Mr John Brown.
• mri abbreviation (MRI — magnetic resonance imaging); noun…
  MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging, a hospital machine that uses strong magnets and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the…
• mrs abbreviation, title (Mrs, used before a family name)
  Mrs is a title put before the family name of a married woman, as in Mrs Smith.
• ms noun / title (Ms — with a capital M; Ms. in US English)…
  Ms (said «miz») is a title used before a woman's surname, whether she is married or not: «Ms Patel».
• msg abbreviation (msg; MSG)
  msg is short for "message".
• mu noun (mu — the Greek letter μ); fragment
  Mu (μ, M) is the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet, the Greek m.
• much determiner (much, more, most); adverb (much); pronoun (much)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Much means a lot of something you do not count one by one, like much water or much money.
• muchness noun (muchness, uncountable)
  Greatness in amount or size.
• muck noun (muck, uncountable); verb…
  Muck is dirt, mud or something wet and dirty.
• muckle adjective (old Scots use); adverb (old use, meaning very)
  Muckle means much or great in amount or size.
• mucky adjective (mucky, muckier, muckiest)
  Dirty, muddy or messy: mucky hands.
• mucus noun (mucus — uncountable)
  Mucus is the thick, slimy liquid made inside the nose, throat and other parts of the body to protect them and trap dirt and germs.
• mud noun (mud, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Mud is wet, soft, sticky earth.
• muddied verb form…
  Made dirty or covered with mud.
• muddle noun (a muddle, muddles); verb…
  A muddle is an untidy mess, or a state of confusion: «My drawer is in a muddle».
• muddled adjective; past form of «muddle»…
  Muddled means confused and not thinking clearly.
• muddy adjective (muddy, muddier, muddiest); verb…
  Covered in mud, or full of mud.
• mudskipper noun (a mudskipper, mudskippers)
  A small fish that lives on muddy shores and in mangrove swamps and can come out of the water, skipping and crawling on the mud with its…
• mudslide noun (a mudslide, mudslides)
  A large amount of wet mud sliding quickly down a hill or mountain, often after heavy rain.
• muff noun (a muff, muffs); verb (muff, muffs, muffed, muffing)
  A muff is a soft tube of fur or warm cloth that you put both hands into from each end to keep them warm, worn in old times.
• muffin noun (a muffin, muffins)
  A small sweet cake baked in a cup-shaped tin, often with fruit or chocolate chips.
• muffle verb (muffle, muffles, muffled, muffling); noun…
  To muffle a sound is to make it quieter and less clear, for example by covering it.
• muffled verb form…
  Quiet and unclear because something is in the way, as in "a muffled voice".
• mug noun (a mug, mugs); verb (mug, mugs, mugged, mugging)
  A big cup with straight sides and a handle, for hot drinks.
• mugging noun (a mugging, muggings); verb, -ing form of «mug»…
  A mugging is an attack in a public place where someone is robbed, often with threats or violence.
• muggy adjective (muggy, muggier, muggiest); noun form mugginess
  Muggy weather is warm, damp and still, with heavy, sticky air that makes you feel hot and tired.
• mugshot noun (a mugshot, mugshots; also «mug shot»)
  A mugshot is a photograph of a person's face, from the front and the side, taken by the police after an arrest.
• mugwort noun (mugwort, uncountable; mugworts for kinds)
  A tall wild plant with grey-green, deeply cut leaves that are silvery underneath, found on roadsides and waste ground; it has a strong…
• mulberry noun (a mulberry, mulberries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tree with broad leaves and dark purple, red or white berries like long blackberries.
• mulch noun (mulch, mulches — usually uncountable); verb…
  A layer of material such as bark, leaves, straw or compost spread on soil around plants.
• mule noun (a mule, mules)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An animal whose mother is a horse and father is a donkey; it is strong and used for carrying loads.
• muleteer noun (plural muleteers)
  A muleteer is a man who drives or leads mules, often carrying goods on a journey.
• mull verb (mull, mulls, mulled, mulling); noun…
  To mull over something: to think about it carefully for some time.
• mullet noun (plural mullets)
  A mullet is a sea fish with a grey or brown body, eaten as food.
• mullion noun (a mullion, mullions)
  A vertical (upright) bar of stone or wood that divides a window into two or more parts, especially in old churches and Tudor houses.
• multicellular adjective (multicellular)
  Made of many cells.
• multicultural adjective (multicultural; more multicultural)
  Having or including people from many different cultures, countries, religions or backgrounds.
• multilingual adjective (multilingual; more multilingual); noun…
  Able to speak or use several languages.
• multiple noun (multiple, multiples); adjective (multiple)
  A multiple of a number is what you get when you multiply it by a whole number.
• multiplication noun…
  Adding the same number again and again in a quick way; the operation shown by the sign ×.
• multiplicity nounJewish tradition
  The state of being many, or of there being a great number of different things.
• multiplied verb, past form of multiply…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Multiplied means a number was taken a certain number of times.
• multiply verb (multiply, multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12.
• multitude noun (a multitude, multitudes)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A multitude is a very large number of things or people.
• multivitamin noun (a multivitamin, multivitamins); adjective…
  A multivitamin is a tablet, gummy or liquid that contains many different vitamins and often minerals together.
• mum noun (mum, mums); adjective (mum — silent, informal); verb…
  Mum is the British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand word for mother.
• mumble verb (mumble, mumbles, mumbled, mumbling); noun…
  To speak quietly and not clearly, so that people find it hard to understand you.
• mummery noun (plural mummeries)
  Mummery is a silly, pointless ritual or show, with too much pretence and fuss.
• mummification noun (mummification — uncountable)
  The process of preserving a dead body so that it does not rot, as the ancient Egyptians did.
• mummy noun (a mummy, mummies)
  A child's word for mother; in the USA it is «mommy».
• mumps noun (mumps — uncountable, usually with a singular verb)
  Mumps is an infectious illness caused by a virus that makes the glands under the ears swell, so the cheeks and jaw puff up and hurt.
• munch verb (munch, munches, munched, munching); noun…
  To munch is to chew food steadily and noisily, often with enjoyment: munch an apple, munch on crisps.
• municipal adjective (municipal — formal)
  Belonging to or run by a town or city council (a municipal swimming pool, municipal park).
• municipality noun (a municipality, municipalities)
  A municipality is a town or city (or district) that has its own local government.
• munition nounJewish tradition
  A place of defence, or military supplies; here a stronghold.
• muntjac noun (a muntjac, muntjacs or muntjac)
  A small deer from Asia, also called a barking deer because it makes a loud bark; it has now spread wild in parts of England.
• mural noun (a mural, murals)
  A mural is a large picture painted directly onto a wall or ceiling.
• murder noun (murder, a murder, murders); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The crime of killing a person on purpose.
• murdered verb, past form of murder…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Murdered means killed someone on purpose; it is a very serious crime.
• murderer noun (a murderer, murderers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who kills another person on purpose, against the law.
• murderess noun (plural murderesses)
  A murderess is a woman who has killed another person on purpose.
• murderous adjective
  Murderous means wanting to kill, or meant to kill: a murderous look.
• murky adjective (murky, murkier, murkiest)
  Dark and dirty so you cannot see through it, about water: murky water.
• murmur noun (a murmur, murmurs); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A soft, low sound of voices, or of water, wind or bees, that goes on and on.
• murmuration noun (a murmuration, murmurations)
  A huge flock of starlings flying together and swirling in changing shapes in the sky, usually at dusk.
• murmurer nounJewish tradition
  A person who complains in a low, grumbling way.
• murmuring verb, -ing form of murmur (murmuring); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Saying something quietly and softly, so it is hard to hear.
• murrain nouneveryday · Jewish tradition
  A deadly disease of cattle and farm animals.
• muscat noun (Muscat — a city; muscat — a grape)
  Muscat is the capital city of Oman, a country on the Arabian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Oman.
• muscle noun (a muscle, muscles); verb (muscle in — informal)…
  A part of the body made of stretchy tissue that tightens and relaxes to make bones and parts of the body move.
• muscular adjective (muscular, more muscular)
  Muscular means having big, strong muscles.
• musculature noun (musculature, musculatures — usually uncountable)
  All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged.
• muse verb (muses, mused, musing); noun (plural muses)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To muse is to think quietly and slowly about something.
• museum noun (museum, museums)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A museum is a building where people go to look at old, rare or interesting things, like dinosaur bones, paintings or machines.
• mush noun (mush — uncountable); verb…
  A soft, wet, squashed mass of something, like overcooked food.
• mushroom noun (a mushroom, mushrooms); verb…
  A mushroom is a fungus with a stalk and a round cap; some kinds are eaten as food.
• mushy adjective (mushy, mushier, mushiest)
  Mushy means soft and squashy, like mashed food or over-ripe fruit.
• music noun (music — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Music is sounds arranged in a pleasant or interesting way, made by singing or playing instruments.
• musical adjective (musical; more musical, most musical); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Connected with music: «musical instruments», «musical notes».
• musician noun (a musician, musicians)
  A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or sings, especially as a job or with great skill.

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