English words: M

1043 words under M; 701–800 on this page.

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• mistranslate verb…
  To translate words from one language into another wrongly, so the meaning changes.
• mistranslation noun (a mistranslation, mistranslations)
  A wrong translation from one language into another, where the meaning has been changed by mistake.
• mistreated adjective (mistreated); past form of the verb mistreat…
  Treated badly, cruelly or unfairly.
• mistreatment noun (uncountable)
  Mistreatment is treating a person or animal cruelly or unfairly, for example hurting them, starving them or not caring for them.
• mistress noun (mistresses)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A mistress is a woman who owns or is in charge of a household, servants or animals.
• mistrust noun (no plural); verb (mistrusts, mistrusted, mistrusting)
  Mistrust is a feeling that someone cannot be trusted or that something is not safe.
• misty adjective (misty, mistier, mistiest)
  Misty means full of mist, so it is hard to see far.
• misunderstand verb…
  To misunderstand is to understand something wrongly, to get the wrong meaning.
• misunderstanding noun (a misunderstanding, misunderstandings); verb form…
  A failure to understand something correctly: «There was a misunderstanding about the time».
• misunderstood verb form (past and past participle of misunderstand)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Misunderstood is the past of misunderstand: understood wrongly.
• misuse noun (misuse, misuses) — said mis-YOOS; verb…
  Verb: to use something in a wrong, careless or harmful way.
• mite noun (a mite, mites); adverb…
  A tiny animal with eight legs, related to spiders, often too small to see: dust mites.
• mitigate verb (mitigate, mitigates, mitigated, mitigating)
  To make something bad less serious, less painful or less harmful.
• mitre nounJewish tradition
  A tall headdress; in the Bible a turban of linen worn by the high priest.
• mitt noun (a mitt, mitts)
  A mitt is a glove with one part for the thumb and one big part for all four fingers together, also called a mitten.
• mitten noun (a mitten, mittens)
  A mitten is a glove that covers the four fingers together in one part and the thumb in a separate part.
• mix verb (mix, mixes, mixed, mixing); noun (a mix, mixes)
  To mix is to put different things together so they become one.
• mixed adjective (mixed); verb past (mix, mixes, mixed, mixing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Mixed means made of different kinds put together.
• mixer noun (a mixer, mixers)
  A machine or tool for mixing things, such as a food mixer in a kitchen or a cement mixer on a building site.
• mixture noun (a mixture, mixtures)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A mixture is something made by putting different things together, such as cake mixture or a mixture of colours.
• ml abbreviation (ml = millilitre or millilitres; US milliliter)
  Short for millilitre, a small unit for measuring liquid; 1000 ml make 1 litre.
• mm abbreviation (mm); interjection (mm, mmm)
  Mm is the short way to write millimetre, a very tiny unit of length.
• mnemonic noun (a mnemonic, mnemonics); adjective (mnemonic)
  A mnemonic is a trick that helps you remember something, like a rhyme, a saying or a word made from first letters.
• mnemonics noun (mnemonics; a mnemonic)
  Mnemonics are tricks that help you remember things, like a rhyme, a sentence or a pattern.
• mo noun…
  «A mo» means a moment, a very short time: «half a mo», «wait a mo».
• moa noun (a moa, moas)
  A moa was a very large flightless bird that lived only in New Zealand; the tallest kinds stood taller than a person when reaching up.
• moan verb (moan, moans, moaned, moaning); noun (a moan, moans)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make a long low sound because of pain or sadness.
• moat noun (a moat, moats)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A moat is a deep, wide ditch dug around a castle or town, usually filled with water, to keep enemies out.
• mob noun (mob, mobs); verb (mob, mobs, mobbed, mobbing)
  A large, noisy, often angry crowd that may become violent.
• mobile adjective (mobile); noun (a mobile, mobiles)
  Mobile means able to move or be moved easily from place to place.
• moccasin noun (moccasins)
  A moccasin is a soft leather shoe with no hard heel, first worn by Native American peoples.
• mocha noun (mocha, uncountable; a mocha, mochas); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A coffee drink made with chocolate, hot milk and espresso.
• mock verb (mock, mocks, mocked, mocking); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To mock someone means to laugh at them or copy them in an unkind way to make them look silly.
• mocker nounJewish tradition
  A person who makes fun of others in an unkind way; a scoffer.
• mockery noun (mockery, mockeries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Laughing at someone or something in an unkind way; teasing.
• mocking adjective (mocking); verb form of mock…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Mocking means laughing at someone or something in an unkind way, often by copying how they speak or move.
• mockingly adverb
  Mockingly means in a way that teases or makes fun of someone.
• mod noun (a mod, mods); verb…
  A change or add-on made to a video game or a machine by players, not by the makers: «a Minecraft mod».
• modal adjective (modal); noun (a modal, modals)
  A modal, or modal verb, is a helping verb such as can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will or would, which shows how sure…
• mode noun (a mode, modes)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A way or kind of doing something (mode of transport).
• model noun (model, models); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A model is a small copy of something, like a model car, plane or ship.
• modelling noun (modelling, uncountable); verb form…
  Making models: small copies of things, or shapes from clay, Plasticine or other materials.
• modem noun (a modem, modems)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A box or device that connects a computer or home network to the internet through a phone line, cable or fibre.
• moderate adjective (moderate, more moderate, most moderate); verb…
  adjective: Not too much and not too little; medium in size, amount or strength.
• moderately adverb (moderately)
  To a medium amount or degree; fairly but not very: «moderately hot», «moderately difficult».
• moderation noun (no plural)
  Moderation means doing or having something in a sensible amount, not too much.
• moderator noun (a moderator, moderators)
  A moderator is a person who runs a discussion or debate and makes sure people follow the rules and take turns.
• modern adjective (modern, more modern, most modern)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Of the present time or recent times, not old.
• modernised adjective (modernised); verb form…
  Made modern; changed with new equipment, methods or ideas so it is up to date: «a modernised kitchen».
• modestly adverb
  Without boasting about your own skills or successes: she smiled modestly.
• modesty noun (modesty — uncountable)
  Not boasting about yourself or your skills, even when you are good.
• modified adjective (modified); verb past form of modify…
  Changed a little, usually to make it better or to suit a new purpose.
• modify verb (modify, modifies, modified, modifying); noun…
  To modify something means to change it a little, usually to improve it or make it fit a purpose.
• module noun (a module, modules)
  One separate part or unit that fits together with others to make a bigger whole, like a part of a machine or building.
• mohawk noun…
  The Mohawk are a First Nations and Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, living in what is now New York…
• moil verb (moils, moiled, moiling); noun (no plural)
  To moil is to work very hard, often in dirt or with tiring tasks.
• moist adjective (moist, moister, moistest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Moist means slightly wet or damp, but not soaking wet.
• moisten verb (moisten, moistens, moistened, moistening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make something slightly wet: «moisten the cloth».
• moisture noun (moisture, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Moisture is small amounts of water or other liquid in the air, in the ground or on a surface.
• moisturise verb (moisturise, moisturises, moisturised, moisturising)…
  To put cream or lotion on your skin so that it stays soft and does not get dry.
• mojave noun (Mojave – a name of a desert and a people); also…
  The Mojave Desert is a hot, dry desert in the south-western USA, mostly in California and Nevada; Death Valley, one of the hottest places…
• molar noun (a molar, molars); adjective…
  A molar is one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your mouth, used for grinding and chewing food.
• molasses noun (molasses, uncountable)
  A thick, dark, sticky syrup made when sugar is taken from sugar cane or sugar beet.
• mole noun (a mole, moles); also unit «mole» (science, mol)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A mole is a small, furry animal with tiny eyes and big front paws that digs tunnels underground and eats worms.
• molecular adjective (molecular)
  To do with molecules: the tiny groups of atoms joined together that make up substances.
• molecule noun (a molecule, molecules)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A molecule is the smallest unit of a substance that still has its properties, made of two or more atoms joined together.
• molehill noun (a molehill, molehills)
  A small pile of earth pushed up by a mole digging its tunnels underground.
• molest verb (molests, molested, molesting)
  To molest is to bother, annoy or attack someone, usually to harm them.
• mollie noun (a mollie, mollies — the fish; also molly); name…
  A mollie, or molly, is a small, lively freshwater fish often kept in home aquariums; the females give birth to live babies instead of…
• mollusc noun (a mollusc, molluscs; US: mollusk)
  A mollusc is an animal with a soft body and no backbone, which often has a hard shell; snails, slugs, clams, mussels, oysters, octopuses…
• molly noun (a molly, mollies); proper noun (Molly)
  Molly: a girl's name, often short for Mary.
• molten adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Melted by great heat, about metal, rock or glass: molten lava.
• mom noun (a mom, moms) — American and Canadian English; informal
  Mom is a child's word for mother.
• moment noun (moment, moments)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A moment is a very short time.
• momentarily adverb
  For a very short time, only a moment.
• momentary adjective (momentary, more momentary)
  Momentary means lasting only a very short time, just a moment long.
• momentous adjective (momentous, more momentous, most momentous)
  Very important, with big effects on the future.
• momma noun (momma, mommas)
  Mom; a child's word for their mother.
• mommy noun (mommy, mommies)
  Mother; a small child's word for their mom.
• mon abbreviation and slang: Mon (Monday); mon…
  Mon is the short form of Monday, used in timetables and calendars.
• monarch noun (a monarch, monarchs)
  A monarch is a king or queen (or emperor or empress) who rules a country, usually because they were born into the royal family.
• monarchy noun (a monarchy, monarchies; the monarchy)
  A monarchy is a country ruled by a king, queen or emperor, whose position is usually passed on in the family.
• monastery noun (a monastery, monasteries)
  A building or group of buildings where monks live, pray and work together under religious rules.
• monastic adjective (monastic; more monastic)
  To do with monks or nuns and the places they live, monasteries and convents.
• monday noun (Monday, Mondays)
  Monday is the day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday; for many children it is the first school day of the week.
• monetary adjective (monetary)
  Monetary means to do with money, especially the money of a country.
• money noun (money — uncountable; «monies» is rare and formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Money is coins and bills (notes) that people use to buy things.
• monger nounJewish tradition
  A person who deals in or spreads something, often something bad.
• mongol noun (a Mongol, Mongols); adjective (Mongol, Mongolian)
  The Mongols are the people of Mongolia and nearby lands in Central and East Asia, traditionally herders who moved with their animals and…
• mongolian adjective (Mongolian); noun…
  Mongolian means from or to do with Mongolia, a country between Russia and China.
• mongoose noun (a mongoose, mongooses)
  A mongoose is a small, fast, furry animal with a long body and tail, from Africa and Asia, famous for fighting and killing snakes…
• monitor noun (a monitor, monitors); verb…
  A computer screen.
• monk noun (a monk, monks)
  A monk is a man who has given his life to God and lives in a religious community called a monastery, following rules of prayer, work and…
• monkey noun (a monkey, monkeys); verb…
  A clever animal with long arms and legs, hands that grip, and usually a long tail, that lives mostly in trees in hot countries.
• mono noun (mono — uncountable); adjective (mono); prefix (mono-)
  Mono is short for monophonic: sound recorded or played through one channel, so it comes from one speaker and not left and right like stereo.
• monochrome adjective (monochrome); noun…
  Using only one colour or shades of one colour, especially black, white and grey.
• monopoly noun (a monopoly, monopolies); proper noun…
  Complete control of a product or service by one company or person, so that nobody else sells it.
• monotonous adjective (monotonous, more monotonous)
  Monotonous means dull and boring because it never changes, the same sound or the same thing over and over.
• monotonously adverb (no comparative in everyday use)
  Monotonously means in a dull, unchanging way, the same over and over.
• monotreme noun (a monotreme, monotremes)
  A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young; the platypus and the echidnas are the only living monotremes.

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