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

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  • mend fencesphraseC1To put a quarrel right and be friends again.
  • mentor/ˈmɛn.tɔː/nounC12 meaningsAn experienced person who advises and helps somebody less experienced.
  • mercy/ˈmɜːsi/nounB12 meaningsKindness shown to somebody you could punish instead.
  • merge/mɜːd͡ʒ/verbC14 meaningsTo join together, or to join things together, into a single whole.
  • merger/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/nounC12 meaningsThe joining of two companies or organisations into a single one.
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/ˈmɛɹɪt/
nounC12 meanings
Worth earned by ability or effort.
  • meritocracy/mɛɹɪˈtɒkɹəsi/nounC1A system where ability rather than birth decides rank.
  • merry/ˈmɛ.ɹi/adjectiveA12 meaningsCheerful and lively.
  • mesa/ˈmeɪ.sə/nounC1A flat-topped hill with steep sides.
  • mesh/mɛʃ/nounC22 meaningsA net of fine threads or wires.
  • mess aboutphraseB22 meaningsTo waste time doing nothing useful.
  • mess tinnounC1The flat metal dish used for cooking and eating outdoors.
  • metamorphic/ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/adjectiveC1Changed into new rock by heat and pressure.
  • methodical/mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/adjectiveC1Done or doing things in an orderly, step-by-step way.
  • methodology/ˌmɛθ.əˈdɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC1The system of procedures a study follows.
  • mezzanine/ˈmɛzəniːn/nounC1A low floor built between two main storeys.
  • micellar waternounC1A gentle cleansing liquid that lifts make-up away.
  • microcosm/ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/nounC1A small thing that shows the pattern of something far larger.
  • microfilmnounC1Tiny photographs of pages, read on a special machine.
  • midgamenounC1The stage after the pieces have been developed.
  • midge netnounC1A fine veil worn over the face against small flies.
  • midst/mɪdst/nounC1The middle of a group, place or situation.
  • midway/mɪdweɪ/nounC1The part of a fair where the sideshows and rides are.
  • midwife/ˈmɪd.waɪf/nounB2+2 meaningsA trained professional who cares for women through pregnancy and delivers babies.
  • mighty/ˈmaɪti/adjectiveB12 meaningsHaving great power or size.
  • migration/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/nounC13 meaningsThe seasonal journey animals make from one region to another.
  • mileage/ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/nounB13 meaningsThe distance a vehicle has travelled.
  • milepost/ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/nounC1A post by a road showing the distance.
  • milestone/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/nounB23 meaningsA point marking real progress along a long path.
  • militant/ˈmɪlɪtənt/adjectiveC1Prepared to use force to press a cause.
  • militia/məˈlɪʃə/nounC1A force of ordinary citizens armed for emergencies.
  • milk/mɪlk/nounA12 meaningsThe white drink that comes from cows and other mammals.
  • milking parlournounC1The room where cows are milked by machine.
  • mill/mɪl/nounB15 meaningsA building where grain is ground into flour.
  • mill aboutphraseC1To move around aimlessly in a crowd.
  • milliner/ˈmɪlɪnə/nounC1A maker of hats.
  • milling machinenounC1A machine that cuts metal with a rotating tool.
  • millstone/ˈmɪlstəʊn/nounC1A heavy round stone that grinds grain.
  • mind youphraseC1Used to add a qualifying thought.
  • mineral veinnounC1A thin band of valuable material running through rock.
  • mingle/ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo mix together.
  • minimal/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/adjectiveC1As small in amount as it could be.
  • minister/ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/nounB23 meaningsA senior member of a government, in charge of a department.
  • ministry/ˈmɪnɪstɹi/nounB22 meaningsA government department.
  • minor/ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/adjectiveB25 meaningsSmall in size or importance; not serious.
  • minstrel/ˈmɪnstɹ(ə)l/nounC1A travelling singer of the middle ages.
  • mint/mɪnt/nounB25 meaningsA herb with cool, sharp-tasting leaves, used in cooking and drinks.
  • minute/ˈmɪnɪt/nounA13 meaningsSixty seconds.
  • minutes takernounC1The person who writes down what a meeting decided.
  • minutiae/maɪˈn(j)uːʃ(ɪ)ˌiː/nounC1The very small details of a matter.
  • mire/ˈmaɪə/nounC1Deep mud, or a situation you cannot get out of.
  • mirth/mɜɹθ/nounC1Laughter and high spirits.
  • misadventurenounC1An unlucky accident.
  • misbehaveverbB22 meaningsTo behave badly.
  • miscarriage/ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe early loss of a pregnancy.
  • miscarry/ˌmɪsˈkæɹi/verbB2+2 meaningsTo lose a pregnancy.
  • mischance/mɪsˈtʃɑːns/nounC1A piece of bad luck.
  • mischievous/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsPlayfully naughty, without intending real harm.
  • misdemeanor/ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/nounC1A minor offence with a light punishment.
  • miserable/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsVery unhappy and uncomfortable.