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

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  • mace/meɪs/nounB2A heavy club with a spiked head.
  • machine learningphraseB2Teaching computers by showing them examples instead of writing rules.
  • mackerel/ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/nounB2An oily striped sea fish.
  • macro/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMade for photographing very small things close up.
  • mad/ˈmæd/adjectiveA24 meaningsIn American use, angry.
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Made 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.
  • magazine/ˌmæɡəˈziːn/nounA13 meaningsA publication issued weekly or monthly with articles and photographs.
  • magazine spreadnounB2A feature laid out across two facing pages.
  • maggot/ˈmæɡət/nounB2The legless white young of a fly.
  • magic/ˈmad͡ʒɪk/nounA22 meaningsImpossible tricks and mysterious powers.
  • magnet/ˈmæɡ.nɪt/nounB12 meaningsAn object that attracts iron and steel.
  • magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/adjectiveB2Grand and beautiful in a breathtaking way.
  • magnify/ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2To make something look larger than it is.
  • maiden/ˈmeɪdən/nounB22 meaningsA young unmarried woman, in old stories.
  • maiden namenounB2The surname a woman had before marrying.
  • mailing list/ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst/nounB2The set of addresses a newsletter goes out to.
  • main/meɪn/adjectiveA13 meaningsLargest or most important of several.
  • main linenounB2The principal route between major places.
  • mainstream/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/adjectiveC13 meaningsBelonging to what most people accept, like or take part in.
  • maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/verbB24 meaningsTo keep something in good condition by looking after it regularly.
  • maintenance/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/nounB1+3 meaningsThe work of keeping machines, buildings or roads in good condition.
  • major/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/adjectiveA25 meaningsLarge, serious or important.
  • majority/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/nounB22 meaningsMore than half; the larger side of a vote.
  • make dophraseB2To manage with what little you have.
  • make ends meetphraseB2To just manage to pay for life on the money you have.
  • make out/meɪk aʊt/phraseB22 meaningsTo manage to see or hear something indistinct.
  • make overphraseB2To give something a completely new look.
  • make up/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/phraseB22 meaningsTo invent something untrue.
  • make up forphraseB2To compensate for something bad you did.
  • make-believe/ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/nounB2Pretending, especially as a children's game.
  • make-up/mæɪkˈɐp/nounB2Coloured products put on the face to improve the look.
  • makeover/ˈmeɪkˌoʊvɚ/nounB2A complete change of appearance.
  • makeup/ˈmeɪkʌp/nounA2+2 meaningsCosmetics applied to the face.
  • maldivesnounB2Indian Ocean nation of coral atolls barely above the waves.
  • malfunction/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/verbB22 meaningsTo stop working properly.
  • malware/ˈmæl.wɛː/nounB2Harmful software built to damage or spy on computers.
  • mammoth/ˈmæməθ/adjectiveB2Enormous in size.
  • mane/meɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsThe long hair growing along the neck of a horse, or round the head of a male lion.
  • manger/ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/nounB2The trough a farm animal feeds from.
  • mango/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/nounB2A sweet golden tropical fruit with a flat stone.
  • manhole/ˈmænhəʊl/nounB2A covered opening in the street leading to the sewers.
  • manipulate/məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/verbC13 meaningsTo control somebody cleverly and unfairly, without their noticing.
  • manly/ˈmænli/adjectiveB2Showing the courage and strength held up as ideals for a grown male.
  • manor/ˈmænə(ɹ)/nounB2A large old country house with land.
  • manpowernounB2The number of workers available for a job.
  • mansion/ˈmæn.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA very large impressive house.
  • mantle/ˈmæn.təl/nounB22 meaningsThe hot layer between the earth's crust and core.
  • manual/ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone with the hands rather than automatically.
  • manufacturer/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/nounB2A company that produces goods on a large scale.
  • manufacturing/ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/nounB2The making of goods on a large scale.
  • manure/məˈnjʊə/nounB2Animal waste spread on fields to feed the soil.
  • marathon/ˈmæɹəθən/nounB22 meaningsA long street race of about 42 kilometres.
  • margin/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/nounB22 meaningsThe blank edge of a page.
  • margin of errornounB2How far a result might be from the true value.
  • marina/məˈɹinə/nounB2A harbour built for pleasure boats.
  • marine/məˈɹiːn/adjectiveB2To do with the sea.
  • marine biologynounB2The study of life in the sea.