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

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  • misgiving/mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/nounC1A feeling of doubt about what is to come.
  • misleading/(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/adjectiveC1Giving an impression that is not the true one.
  • misnomer/(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/nounC1A name that gives the wrong idea of what a thing is.
  • misplace/mɪsˈpleɪs/verbC1To put something down and lose track of it.
  • miss the boatphraseC1To lose an opportunity by acting too late.
  • mistress/ˈmɪs.tɹɪs/
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A woman in authority or command.
  • mistrialnounC1A trial made invalid by an error or a hung jury.
  • mite/maɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsA very small creature.
  • mitigate/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/verbC1To make harm or risk less severe.
  • mitt/mɪt/nounB2+3 meaningsA thick padded glove for handling hot things.
  • mixing desknounC1The panel where all the separate sounds are balanced.
  • mnemonic/nɪˈmɒnɪk/nounC1A trick or rhyme that helps you remember.
  • mobilenounA23 meaningsA phone you carry with you, which works without a wire.
  • mobility/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/nounB22 meaningsThe ability to move about physically.
  • moderate/ˈmɒdəɹət/<a:RP>adjectiveC12 meaningsHolding views away from either extreme.
  • modicum/ˈmɒdɪkəm/nounC1A small but not negligible amount.
  • modification/ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1A change made to improve or adapt something.
  • modify/ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo change something partly to make it fit better.
  • module/ˈmɒdjuːl/nounB14 meaningsA unit of teaching that forms one part of a course and is assessed on its own.
  • moist/mɔɪst/adjectiveB22 meaningsSlightly wet, in a soft and even way.
  • molderverbC1To crumble slowly away through decay.
  • mole/məʊl/nounB14 meaningsA small dark raised mark on the skin.
  • momentous/məʊˈmɛn.təs/adjectiveC1Of very great importance.
  • momentum/ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/nounC1The moving power a thing carries.
  • monarch/ˈmɒnək/nounB22 meaningsA king or queen who rules by inheritance.
  • moniker/ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/nounC1A name or a nickname.
  • monochrome schemenounC1A design using one colour and its shades only.
  • monolith/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/nounC1A single great block of stone, or an unchanging body.
  • monopoly/məˈnɒpəli/nounC1One company controlling a whole market.
  • monosyllabic/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsReplying in very short words, saying as little as possible.
  • monotonous/məˈnɒtənəs/adjectiveC1Boringly unchanging.
  • monotony/məˈnɒtəni/nounC1Dull sameness that never varies.
  • monstrous/ˈmɒnstɹəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsShockingly large or ugly.
  • monumental/ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsEnormous in scale or importance.
  • mood/muːd/nounB13 meaningsThe way somebody feels at a particular time.
  • moody/ˈmuːdi/adjectiveB22 meaningsChanging quickly from cheerful to grumpy.
  • moonlight/ˈmuːnlaɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe light the moon reflects at night.
  • moonlightingnounC1Working a second job, often secretly.
  • moonshine/ˈmuːnʃaɪn/nounC1Spirits distilled illegally, or foolish talk.
  • moonstone/ˈmunˌstoʊn/nounC1A pale stone with a soft inner glow.
  • moor/mʊə/verbC22 meaningsTo tie a vessel up so it cannot drift.
  • moorhen/ˈmʊəɹˌhɛn/nounC1A dark water bird with a red patch on its forehead.
  • mooringnounC1The place a boat is tied up, and the ropes that hold it.
  • moot/muːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsOpen to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.
  • morality/məˈɹælɪti/nounC1The set of ideas about what is right and wrong.
  • moratorium/ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/nounC1An agreed halt to an activity for a time.
  • morbid/ˈmɔː.bɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnhealthily fascinated by death and dark things.
  • moreish/ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/adjectiveC1So good you cannot stop eating it.
  • morn/mɔːn/nounC1The early part of the day, in poetic use.
  • morose/məˈɹəʊs/adjectiveC1Gloomy and unwilling to talk.
  • morris dancenounC1An English folk dance with bells and sticks.
  • morsel/ˈmɔːsəl/nounC12 meaningsA small piece of food.
  • mortal/ˈmɔː.təl/adjectiveB23 meaningsBound to die.
  • mortality/mɔɹˈtælɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe rate at which living things die.
  • mortar/ˈmɔːtə/nounB2+3 meaningsThe paste of sand, cement and water that binds bricks and stones together.
  • mortified/ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd/adjectiveC1Deeply and painfully embarrassed.
  • mortifyingadjectiveC1Causing deep embarrassment.
  • moses basketnounC1A light woven bed for a very small baby.
  • mostly/ˈməʊstli/adverbA23 meaningsFor the greater part; mainly.
  • motherland/ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/nounC1The country of your birth, spoken of with devotion.