English words: M

1043 words under M; 301–400 on this page.

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• mature adjective…
  Mature means fully grown or developed: «a mature oak tree».
• maturity noun (maturity — uncountable)
  Being grown-up and sensible in how you think and behave.
• matzah noun (matzah, matzahs or matzot)
  Matzah is a flat, thin, crispy bread made only from flour and water, without yeast, so it does not rise.
• maul verb (maul, mauls, mauled, mauling); noun (a maul, mauls)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To attack and hurt badly with claws and teeth, as a bear or big cat might.
• maundy noun (Maundy) — used in Maundy Thursday and Maundy money
  Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter, when Christians remember the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples and how he washed…
• mausoleum noun (mausoleum, mausoleums)
  A mausoleum is a large, grand tomb or building in which a dead person is buried.
• maw noun (a maw, maws); (Scotland, informal) noun (maw = mum)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A maw is the mouth, jaws or throat of a hungry or fierce animal.
• max noun (max — informal, short for maximum); adjective; verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Short for «maximum»: the biggest amount possible.
• maxim noun (a maxim, maxims)
  A maxim is a short, wise saying that gives a rule about how to behave or live.
• maximal adjective (maximal — formal)
  As big or as great as possible; the largest.
• maximisation noun (maximisation, uncountable); US spelling «maximization»
  Making something as big, high or great as possible: «the maximisation of profit».
• maximum noun (a maximum, maximums or maxima); adjective (maximum)…
  The maximum is the largest amount, number or size that is possible or allowed: "the maximum is 30 pupils".
• may modal verb (may; past/softer: might; may not); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  May means something is allowed: you may go out.
• maya noun (the Maya, Mayas); adjective (Maya, Mayan); also a…
  A people of Central America (southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and nearby) whose ancient civilisation built stone cities and pyramids.
• mayan adjective (Mayan); noun (a Mayan, Mayans)
  To do with the Maya, the people of Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras) whose ancient civilisation built stone cities and…
• maybe adverb (maybe); noun (a maybe, maybes — informal)
  Maybe means perhaps: it might be true or might not, and you are not sure.
• mayday noun (mayday, maydays); exclamation (Mayday!)
  The international radio call for help used by ships and aircraft in great danger, said three times: "Mayday, mayday, mayday".
• mayest auxiliary verb
  May; be allowed to; might.
• mayflower noun (mayflower, mayflowers; the Mayflower — the ship)
  The Mayflower was the ship that carried English settlers, now called the Pilgrims, across the Atlantic from Plymouth in England to…
• mayfly noun (a mayfly, mayflies)
  A delicate insect with see-through wings and long tails that lives for years as a young nymph in water but, as a flying adult, often lives…
• mayhap adverb (old use, in fairy tales)
  Mayhap means perhaps or maybe; it is an old word for a guess about what may happen.
• mayo noun (mayo, uncountable – short for mayonnaise); noun…
  Short for mayonnaise: a thick, creamy white sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten with chips, sandwiches and…
• mayonnaise noun (mayonnaise — uncountable; informal «mayo»)
  Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy, pale yellow sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten cold in sandwiches, on chips…
• mayor noun (a mayor, mayors)
  The leader of a town or city council, chosen to run the town or to represent it.
• mayoress noun (mayoress, mayoresses)
  A mayoress is the wife of a mayor, who often attends town events beside him.
• maypole noun (maypole, maypoles)
  A maypole is a tall pole decorated with flowers and ribbons, which people dance around on May Day.
• mayst auxiliary verb
  May; be allowed to; might.
• maze noun (a maze, mazes)
  A maze is a puzzle made of paths or passages with walls or hedges, where you have to find the way through without getting lost.
• mazed adjective
  Confused and bewildered.
• mb abbreviation (MB, Mb, mb)
  MB = megabyte: a unit of computer memory or file size, about one million bytes.
• mead noun (mead, no plural)
  Mead is a sweet drink made from honey and water, sometimes with spices, drunk long ago at feasts.
• meadow noun (a meadow, meadows)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A meadow is a field of grass and wild flowers, often used for hay or grazing animals.
• meagre adjective…
  Small in amount, not enough: «a meagre meal», «meagre wages».
• meal noun (a meal, meals); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A meal is the food you eat at one time, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner.
• mealtime noun (a mealtime, mealtimes)
  A time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner.
• mealworm noun (a mealworm, mealworms)
  The larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour.
• mean verb (mean, means, meant, meaning); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To mean is to have a sense: What does this word mean?
• meander verb (meander, meanders, meandered, meandering); noun…
  To turn this way and that in slow curves instead of going straight.
• meaneth verb, old form of «means» (he, she, it)
  «meaneth» means «means», a form of «mean»: To mean is to have a sense: What does this word mean?
• meanie noun (a meanie, meanies); also meany
  A meanie is a person who is unkind, selfish or not generous, said in a childish or playful way.
• meaning noun (a meaning, meanings); adjective in «well-meaning»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The meaning of a word or sign is what it stands for or expresses.
• meaningful adjective (meaningful, more meaningful, most meaningful)
  Having a clear meaning or making sense: «a meaningful sentence».
• meaningless adjective (meaningless, more meaningless)
  Meaningless means having no meaning or no sense: a meaningless string of letters.
• meanly adverb (meanly)
  Meanly means in an unkind or nasty way.
• meanness noun (meanness, uncountable)
  Meanness is being unkind or nasty to others.
• meantime noun (in the meantime); adverb (meantime)
  The time between two events: «in the meantime» means while you wait for something else to happen.
• meanwhile adverb; noun (in the meanwhile)
  At the same time, while something else is happening: Meanwhile, back at the castle...
• measles noun (measles; uncountable, takes a singular verb)
  An illness caused by a virus that spreads very easily; it gives a high fever, a cough, red eyes and a red, blotchy rash all over the body.
• measurable adjective (measurable)
  Measurable means able to be measured.
• measurably adverb (measurably)
  By an amount that can be measured or noticed: «measurably better».
• measure verb (measure, measures, measured, measuring); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To measure is to find out the size, length, weight, time or amount of something with a tool, like a ruler, a tape, scales or a clock.
• measurement noun (a measurement, measurements; also uncountable)
  A measurement is a number with a unit that tells how long, heavy, big, hot or fast something is.
• meat noun (meat — uncountable; meats for types)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Meat is the flesh of animals, such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens, eaten as food.
• meatless adjective (meatless)
  Meatless means without meat.
• meaty adjective (meaty, meatier, meatiest)
  Full of meat or tasting of meat: «a meaty stew».
• mecca noun (Mecca; also a mecca, meccas)
  Mecca (also spelled Makkah) is the holiest city of Islam, in Saudi Arabia; it is where the Prophet Muhammad was born and where Muslims go…
• mechanic noun (a mechanic, mechanics)
  A person whose job is to repair and look after engines and machines, especially cars.
• mechanical adjective (mechanical)
  To do with machines or worked by machines, with moving parts like gears, levers and wheels.
• mechanically adverb (mechanically)
  Mechanically means by a machine or using machinery.
• mechanism noun (a mechanism, mechanisms)
  A mechanism is a set of moving parts in a machine that work together, such as the mechanism of a clock or a lock.
• meconium noun (meconium, uncountable)
  The first poo of a newborn baby: dark green, thick and sticky, made from what the baby swallowed in the womb.
• med noun (a med, meds — informal); adjective (med, informal)…
  Short for «medicine» or «medication», usually in the plural: «meds».
• medal noun (a medal, medals); verb…
  A medal is a flat piece of metal, often round and on a ribbon, given as a prize or to honour someone.
• medallion noun (medallion, medallions)
  A medallion is a round or oval flat piece of metal or jewellery, worn on a chain, with a picture or design on it.
• meddle verb (meddle, meddles, meddled, meddling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To get involved in someone else's business when you are not wanted, and often make things worse.
• meddling noun (meddling, uncountable); adjective (meddling); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The act of getting involved in other people's business when you are not wanted.
• mediæval adjective
  Of the Middle Ages.
• mediaeval adjective (mediaeval; usual spelling medieval)everyday · Jewish tradition
  From or to do with the Middle Ages, the time in Europe from about 500 to 1500 AD.
• median noun (the median, medians); adjective (median)
  In maths, the median is the middle number when a list of numbers is put in order.
• mediate verb (mediate, mediates, mediated, mediating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To mediate is to help two people or groups who disagree to talk and find an agreement, without taking sides.
• mediator noun (a mediator, mediators)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A mediator is a person who helps two people or groups who disagree to talk calmly and reach an agreement.
• medical adjective (medical); noun…
  To do with medicine, doctors, illness and keeping people healthy.
• medicament noun (a medicament, medicaments)
  A medicine: a substance used to treat an illness or injury, such as a tablet, cream or syrup.
• medicare noun, proper name (Medicare)
  Medicare is the US government health insurance for people aged 65 and over and some disabled people.
• medicate verb (medicate, medicates, medicated, medicating)
  To medicate is to give someone medicine, or to treat an illness with medicine.
• medication noun (medication, medications)
  Medication is medicine: pills, liquids, creams or injections that a doctor gives to treat an illness or stop pain.
• medicinal adjective
  Medicinal means used to treat illness or helping the body heal: «medicinal plants».
• medicine noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pill, liquid or cream that a doctor or chemist gives to help you get better when ill.
• medieval adjective (medieval)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Medieval means from or about the Middle Ages, the long period in European history after the Roman times and before the modern age.
• medina noun (a medina, medinas; Medina — a city)
  Medina is a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad lived after moving from Mecca and where he…
• meditate verb (meditate, meditates, meditated, meditating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To meditate is to sit quietly and focus your mind, often on your breathing, to feel calm and peaceful.
• meditation noun (meditation, meditations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on your breathing, to feel calm and relaxed.
• mediterranean adjective (Mediterranean); noun (the Mediterranean)
  The Mediterranean (Sea) is the large sea between southern Europe, North Africa and western Asia.
• medium adjective (medium); noun (a medium, media or mediums)
  Medium means in the middle in size, amount or level, not big and not small.
• medley nounJewish tradition
  A mixture of different things, often put together without order.
• medusa noun…
  Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, with snakes for hair; anyone who looked at her face was turned to stone.
• meek adjective (meek, meeker, meekest); adverb meeklyeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Quiet, gentle and patient; not easily angry and not wanting to argue.
• meekly adverb (meekly)
  In a quiet, gentle way, without arguing or fighting back.
• meekness noun (meekness, no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Meekness is quiet, gentle behaviour; a person with meekness is not proud, loud or angry.
• meerkat noun (a meerkat, meerkats)
  A meerkat is a small, furry animal of the mongoose family that lives in groups in the deserts and dry grasslands of southern Africa.
• meet verb (meet, meets, met, meeting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To meet is to come together with someone at the same place.
• meeteth verb, old form of «meets» (he, she, it)
  «meeteth» means «meets», a form of «meet»: To meet is to come together with someone at the same place.
• meeting noun (a meeting, meetings); verb, -ing form of meet…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A meeting is when people come together to talk about something, plan or decide.
• meg noun…
  Meg is a girl's name, short for Margaret or Megan, like Meg in «Little Women».
• megalosaurus noun (Megalosaurus, megalosauruses)
  Megalosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now England about 166 million years ago.
• megaphone noun (a megaphone, megaphones)
  A cone-shaped device you speak into to make your voice louder, so a crowd can hear you; modern ones use batteries and are electric.
• mei Mandarin pinyin…
  «Méi» means «not» or «don't have»: «méiyǒu» is «there isn't» or «I haven't got».
• melancholy adjective (melancholy); noun (melancholy, uncountable)
  A deep, quiet sadness that lasts a while.
• melanin noun (melanin — uncountable)
  Melanin is the natural dark substance in skin, hair and eyes that gives them their colour.
• melatonin noun (melatonin — uncountable)
  A natural chemical (a hormone) your body makes when it gets dark, which helps you feel sleepy.

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