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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • macabre/ˌməˈkɑː.bɹə/adjectiveC1Gruesome and grim in the way it dwells on death, said of a tale, a joke, or a scene rather than of a person's turn of mind.
  • macaroni/mæk.əˈɹəʊ.ni/nounB1Pasta in the form of short curved tubes.
  • macaw/məˈkɔː/nounB2+A huge brilliantly coloured tropical parrot.
  • mace/meɪs/nounB2A heavy club with a spiked head.
  • machete/məˈʃɛ.ti/nounB2+A large heavy blade used for cutting undergrowth.
  • machination/ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/
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nounC2
A crafty scheme worked out in secret.
  • machine/məˈʃiːn/nounA1A device with moving parts that does work for you.
  • machine learningphraseB2Teaching computers by showing them examples instead of writing rules.
  • machinery/məˈʃiːnəɹi/nounC1Machines taken together, or the workings of a system.
  • machiningnounC1Shaping metal by cutting it on a machine.
  • machismo/mɑːˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/nounC1An exaggerated show of manly toughness.
  • mackerel/ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/nounB2An oily striped sea fish.
  • macro/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMade for photographing very small things close up.
  • macrocosm/ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/nounC2The whole vast system, seen as a single thing.
  • maculate/ˈmækjʊleɪt/adjectiveC23 meaningsMarked with spots; spotted.
  • mad/ˈmæd/adjectiveA24 meaningsIn American use, angry.
  • madagascarnounB1+A large island country off the coast of Africa.
  • madcap/ˈmædkæp/adjectiveC1Wildly reckless and funny with it.
  • made-to-measureadjectiveB2Made specially to fit a particular person or purpose.
  • madhouse/ˈmædˌhaʊs/nounB2A place full of noise, confusion and disorder.
  • madly/ˈmædli/adverbB22 meaningsIn a wild uncontrolled way.
  • madness/ˈmad.nəs/nounB22 meaningsComplete loss of reason.
  • maelstrom/ˈmeɪl.stɹəm/nounC2A powerful whirlpool, or a scene of violent confusion.
  • maestro/ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/nounB2+A master of an art, especially conducting music.
  • magazine/ˌmæɡəˈziːn/nounA13 meaningsA publication issued weekly or monthly with articles and photographs.
  • magazine spreadnounB2A feature laid out across two facing pages.
  • mage/meɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A magician, in stories.
  • magenta/məˈd͡ʒɛntə/adjectiveB1+A vivid purplish pink.
  • maggot/ˈmæɡət/nounB2The legless white young of a fly.
  • magic/ˈmad͡ʒɪk/nounA22 meaningsImpossible tricks and mysterious powers.
  • magical/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB12 meaningsHaving or seeming to have magic in it.
  • magician/məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/nounB12 meaningsA performer who does tricks that appear impossible.
  • magister/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstə(ɹ)/nounC2A master or a person of learning and authority.
  • magistrate/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪˌstɹeɪt/nounC1A local judge who hears smaller cases.
  • magma/ˈmæɡ.mə/nounB2+Molten rock still under the surface.
  • magnanimity/ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/nounC2Generosity of spirit, especially towards a beaten rival.
  • magnanimous/mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/adjectiveC2Generous and forgiving, especially towards a rival.
  • magnate/ˈmæɡneɪt/nounC2A rich and powerful figure in business.
  • magnesium/ˌmæɡˈniːzi.əm/nounB2+A light metal that burns with a brilliant white flame.
  • magnet/ˈmæɡ.nɪt/nounB12 meaningsAn object that attracts iron and steel.
  • magnetic/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsAttracting iron.
  • magnetism/ˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪz.əm/nounC1The invisible pulling force of certain metals.
  • magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/adjectiveB2Grand and beautiful in a breathtaking way.
  • magnify/ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2To make something look larger than it is.
  • magnitude/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/nounC14 meaningsThe great size or importance of something.
  • magpie/ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/nounC2A noisy black and white bird said to steal shiny things.
  • mahjong/mɑːˈd͡ʒɒŋ/nounB2+A Chinese tile game of forming sets.
  • mahogany/məˈhɒɡəni/nounC12 meaningsA hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture.
  • maiden/ˈmeɪdən/nounB22 meaningsA young unmarried woman, in old stories.
  • maiden namenounB2The surname a woman had before marrying.
  • maidenheadnounC2A woman's virginity, in old use.
  • mailbox/ˈmeɪl.bɑks/nounB12 meaningsA box in which letters are delivered or posted.
  • mailing list/ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst/nounB2The set of addresses a newsletter goes out to.
  • maim/meɪm/verbB2+To wound somebody so badly they are permanently damaged.
  • main/meɪn/adjectiveA13 meaningsLargest or most important of several.
  • main coursephraseA2The biggest central dish of the meal.
  • main linenounB2The principal route between major places.
  • mainland/ˈmeɪnlənd/nounC1The main body of land, as against its islands.
  • mainsail/ˈmeɪnseɪl/nounC1The largest sail, set behind the main mast.
  • mainstay/ˈmeɪn.steɪ/nounC1The thing everything else depends on.