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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.
  • mackerel/ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/nounB2An oily striped sea fish.
  • macro/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMade for photographing very small things close up.
  • madhouse/ˈmædˌhaʊs/nounB2A place full of noise, confusion and disorder.
  • madness/ˈmad.nəs/nounB22 meaningsComplete loss of reason.
  • magazine/ˌmæɡəˈziːn/
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A 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.
  • 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.
  • 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-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.
  • 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.
  • 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 biologynounB2The study of life in the sea.
  • marker/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/nounB2Something that marks a place or shows a change.
  • market sharenounB2The slice of all sales one company holds.
  • marking schemenounB2The rules by which answers are given marks.
  • maroon/məˈɹuːn/verbC12 meaningsTo leave somebody in a place they cannot get away from.
  • marrow/ˈmæɹəʊ/nounB2The soft fatty tissue inside a bone.
  • marsh/mɑːʃ/nounB2Soft wet low ground with grasses and reeds.
  • martial artnounB2A trained fighting method practised as a sport.
  • marvel/ˈmɑːvəl/nounB22 meaningsSomething that fills you with wonder.
  • mask/mɑːsk/nounA23 meaningsA covering worn over the face.
  • masquerade ballnounB2A dance at which faces are covered.
  • mass/mæs/nounB22 meaningsHow much matter a thing is made of.
  • mass extinctionnounB2A period when very many species died out at once.
  • massage/ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/nounB22 meaningsRubbing the body to ease it.
  • master/ˈmɑːstə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody with complete command of a skill.
  • masterpiece/ˈmæstɚˌpis/nounB2An artist's greatest work.
  • matrix/ˈmeɪ.tɹɪks/nounB22 meaningsA grid of numbers.
  • matte finishnounB2A flat surface with no shine at all.