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# English words: M

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · **M** · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

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

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- [mature](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mature/) — Mature means fully grown or developed: «a mature oak tree».
- [maturity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maturity/) — Being grown-up and sensible in how you think and behave.
- [matzah](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/matzah/) — Matzah is a flat, thin, crispy bread made only from flour and water, without yeast, so it does not rise.
- [maul](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maul/) — To attack and hurt badly with claws and teeth, as a bear or big cat might. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [maundy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maundy/) — Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter, when Christians remember the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples and how he washed…
- [mausoleum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mausoleum/) — A mausoleum is a large, grand tomb or building in which a dead person is buried.
- [maw](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maw/) — A maw is the mouth, jaws or throat of a hungry or fierce animal. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [max](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/max/) — Short for «maximum»: the biggest amount possible. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [maxim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maxim/) — A maxim is a short, wise saying that gives a rule about how to behave or live.
- [maximal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maximal/) — As big or as great as possible; the largest.
- [maximisation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maximisation/) — Making something as big, high or great as possible: «the maximisation of profit».
- [maximum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maximum/) — The maximum is the largest amount, number or size that is possible or allowed: "the maximum is 30 pupils".
- [may](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/may/) — May means something is allowed: you may go out. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [maya](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maya/) — A people of Central America (southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and nearby) whose ancient civilisation built stone cities and pyramids.
- [mayan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayan/) — To do with the Maya, the people of Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras) whose ancient civilisation built stone cities and…
- [maybe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maybe/) — Maybe means perhaps: it might be true or might not, and you are not sure.
- [mayday](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayday/) — The international radio call for help used by ships and aircraft in great danger, said three times: "Mayday, mayday, mayday".
- [mayest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayest/) — May; be allowed to; might.
- [mayflower](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayflower/) — The Mayflower was the ship that carried English settlers, now called the Pilgrims, across the Atlantic from Plymouth in England to…
- [mayfly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayfly/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayhap/) — Mayhap means perhaps or maybe; it is an old word for a guess about what may happen.
- [mayo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayo/) — Short for mayonnaise: a thick, creamy white sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten with chips, sandwiches and…
- [mayonnaise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayonnaise/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayor/) — The leader of a town or city council, chosen to run the town or to represent it.
- [mayoress](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayoress/) — A mayoress is the wife of a mayor, who often attends town events beside him.
- [maypole](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maypole/) — A maypole is a tall pole decorated with flowers and ribbons, which people dance around on May Day.
- [mayst](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mayst/) — May; be allowed to; might.
- [maze](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/maze/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mazed/) — Confused and bewildered.
- [mb](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mb/) — MB = megabyte: a unit of computer memory or file size, about one million bytes.
- [mead](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mead/) — Mead is a sweet drink made from honey and water, sometimes with spices, drunk long ago at feasts.
- [meadow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meadow/) — A meadow is a field of grass and wild flowers, often used for hay or grazing animals. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meagre](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meagre/) — Small in amount, not enough: «a meagre meal», «meagre wages».
- [meal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meal/) — A meal is the food you eat at one time, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [mealtime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mealtime/) — A time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- [mealworm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mealworm/) — The larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour.
- [mean](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mean/) — To mean is to have a sense: What does this word mean? — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meander](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meander/) — To turn this way and that in slow curves instead of going straight.
- [meaneth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meaneth/) — «meaneth» means «means», a form of «mean»: To mean is to have a sense: What does this word mean?
- [meanie](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meanie/) — A meanie is a person who is unkind, selfish or not generous, said in a childish or playful way.
- [meaning](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meaning/) — The meaning of a word or sign is what it stands for or expresses. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meaningful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meaningful/) — Having a clear meaning or making sense: «a meaningful sentence».
- [meaningless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meaningless/) — Meaningless means having no meaning or no sense: a meaningless string of letters.
- [meanly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meanly/) — Meanly means in an unkind or nasty way.
- [meanness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meanness/) — Meanness is being unkind or nasty to others.
- [meantime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meantime/) — The time between two events: «in the meantime» means while you wait for something else to happen.
- [meanwhile](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meanwhile/) — At the same time, while something else is happening: Meanwhile, back at the castle...
- [measles](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/measles/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/measurable/) — Measurable means able to be measured.
- [measurably](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/measurably/) — By an amount that can be measured or noticed: «measurably better».
- [measure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/measure/) — 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. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [measurement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/measurement/) — A measurement is a number with a unit that tells how long, heavy, big, hot or fast something is.
- [meat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meat/) — Meat is the flesh of animals, such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens, eaten as food. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meatless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meatless/) — Meatless means without meat.
- [meaty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meaty/) — Full of meat or tasting of meat: «a meaty stew».
- [mecca](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mecca/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mechanic/) — A person whose job is to repair and look after engines and machines, especially cars.
- [mechanical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mechanical/) — To do with machines or worked by machines, with moving parts like gears, levers and wheels.
- [mechanically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mechanically/) — Mechanically means by a machine or using machinery.
- [mechanism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mechanism/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meconium/) — The first poo of a newborn baby: dark green, thick and sticky, made from what the baby swallowed in the womb.
- [med](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/med/) — Short for «medicine» or «medication», usually in the plural: «meds».
- [medal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medal/) — A medal is a flat piece of metal, often round and on a ribbon, given as a prize or to honour someone.
- [medallion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medallion/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meddle/) — To get involved in someone else's business when you are not wanted, and often make things worse. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meddling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meddling/) — The act of getting involved in other people's business when you are not wanted. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [mediæval](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medi-val/) — Of the Middle Ages.
- [mediaeval](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mediaeval/) — From or to do with the Middle Ages, the time in Europe from about 500 to 1500 AD. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [median](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/median/) — In maths, the median is the middle number when a list of numbers is put in order.
- [mediate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mediate/) — To mediate is to help two people or groups who disagree to talk and find an agreement, without taking sides. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [mediator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mediator/) — A mediator is a person who helps two people or groups who disagree to talk calmly and reach an agreement. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [medical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medical/) — To do with medicine, doctors, illness and keeping people healthy.
- [medicament](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medicament/) — A medicine: a substance used to treat an illness or injury, such as a tablet, cream or syrup.
- [medicare](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medicare/) — Medicare is the US government health insurance for people aged 65 and over and some disabled people.
- [medicate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medicate/) — To medicate is to give someone medicine, or to treat an illness with medicine.
- [medication](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medication/) — Medication is medicine: pills, liquids, creams or injections that a doctor gives to treat an illness or stop pain.
- [medicinal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medicinal/) — Medicinal means used to treat illness or helping the body heal: «medicinal plants».
- [medicine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medicine/) — A pill, liquid or cream that a doctor or chemist gives to help you get better when ill. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [medieval](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medieval/) — Medieval means from or about the Middle Ages, the long period in European history after the Roman times and before the modern age. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [medina](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medina/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meditate/) — To meditate is to sit quietly and focus your mind, often on your breathing, to feel calm and peaceful. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meditation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meditation/) — Sitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on your breathing, to feel calm and relaxed. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [mediterranean](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mediterranean/) — The Mediterranean (Sea) is the large sea between southern Europe, North Africa and western Asia.
- [medium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medium/) — Medium means in the middle in size, amount or level, not big and not small.
- [medley](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medley/) — A mixture of different things, often put together without order. — Jewish tradition
- [medusa](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/medusa/) — Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, with snakes for hair; anyone who looked at her face was turned to stone.
- [meek](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meek/) — Quiet, gentle and patient; not easily angry and not wanting to argue. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meekly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meekly/) — In a quiet, gentle way, without arguing or fighting back.
- [meekness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meekness/) — Meekness is quiet, gentle behaviour; a person with meekness is not proud, loud or angry. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meerkat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meerkat/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meet/) — To meet is to come together with someone at the same place. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meeteth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meeteth/) — «meeteth» means «meets», a form of «meet»: To meet is to come together with someone at the same place.
- [meeting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meeting/) — A meeting is when people come together to talk about something, plan or decide. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [meg](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meg/) — Meg is a girl's name, short for Margaret or Megan, like Meg in «Little Women».
- [megalosaurus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/megalosaurus/) — Megalosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now England about 166 million years ago.
- [megaphone](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/megaphone/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mei/) — «Méi» means «not» or «don't have»: «méiyǒu» is «there isn't» or «I haven't got».
- [melancholy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/melancholy/) — A deep, quiet sadness that lasts a while.
- [melanin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/melanin/) — Melanin is the natural dark substance in skin, hair and eyes that gives them their colour.
- [melatonin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/melatonin/) — A natural chemical (a hormone) your body makes when it gets dark, which helps you feel sleepy.