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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.
  • madcap/ˈmædkæp/adjectiveC1Wildly reckless and funny with it.
  • magnetic/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsAttracting iron.
  • mahogany/məˈhɒɡəni/nounC12 meaningsA hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture.
  • maiden/ˈmeɪdən/nounB22 meaningsA young unmarried woman, in old stories.
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/meɪn/
adjectiveA13 meanings
Largest or most important of several.
  • mainstream/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/adjectiveC13 meaningsBelonging to what most people accept, like or take part in.
  • male/meɪl/adjectiveA22 meaningsOf the sex that fathers children.
  • malevolent/məˈlɛvələnt/adjectiveC1Wishing harm to others.
  • malformed/ˌmælˈfɔːmd/adjectiveC1Badly shaped from birth or growth.
  • mandatory/ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Ordered by rule or law, with no opting out.
  • manifest/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/adjectiveC13 meaningsObvious; plain to see.
  • marginal/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsVery small and of little importance.
  • massive/ˈmæs.ɪv/adjectiveB23 meaningsExtremely large and heavy.
  • masterfuladjectiveC1Showing complete command of a skill.
  • material/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/nounC14 meaningsIn chess, the pieces a player has, weighed by value.
  • maternal/məˈtɜːnəl/adjectiveC1To do with a mother, or motherly in feeling.
  • mathematical/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1To do with numbers and their study.
  • mattedadjectiveC1Tangled into a thick dirty mass.
  • meaningless/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/adjectiveC1Having no sense or purpose at all.
  • medieval/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the Middle Ages, roughly 500 to 1500.
  • melancholy/ˈmɛlənkəli/nounC23 meaningsA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
  • melodramatic/ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Exaggerated in emotion or behaviour.
  • melting/ˈmɛltɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSoftening on the tongue almost at once.
  • merry/ˈmɛ.ɹi/adjectiveA12 meaningsCheerful and lively.
  • 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.
  • mighty/ˈmaɪti/adjectiveB12 meaningsHaving great power or size.
  • militant/ˈmɪlɪtənt/adjectiveC1Prepared to use force to press a cause.
  • minimal/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/adjectiveC1As small in amount as it could be.
  • minor/ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/adjectiveB25 meaningsSmall in size or importance; not serious.
  • mint/mɪnt/nounB25 meaningsA herb with cool, sharp-tasting leaves, used in cooking and drinks.
  • minute/ˈmɪnɪt/nounA13 meaningsSixty seconds.
  • mischievous/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsPlayfully naughty, without intending real harm.
  • miserable/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsVery unhappy and uncomfortable.
  • misleading/(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/adjectiveC1Giving an impression that is not the true one.
  • mobilenounA23 meaningsA phone you carry with you, which works without a wire.
  • moderate/ˈmɒdəɹət/<a:RP>adjectiveC12 meaningsHolding views away from either extreme.
  • moist/mɔɪst/adjectiveB22 meaningsSlightly wet, in a soft and even way.
  • momentous/məʊˈmɛn.təs/adjectiveC1Of very great importance.
  • monosyllabic/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsReplying in very short words, saying as little as possible.
  • monotonous/məˈnɒtənəs/adjectiveC1Boringly unchanging.
  • monstrous/ˈmɒnstɹəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsShockingly large or ugly.
  • monumental/ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsEnormous in scale or importance.
  • moody/ˈmuːdi/adjectiveB22 meaningsChanging quickly from cheerful to grumpy.
  • moot/muːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsOpen to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.
  • morbid/ˈmɔː.bɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnhealthily fascinated by death and dark things.
  • moreish/ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/adjectiveC1So good you cannot stop eating it.
  • morose/məˈɹəʊs/adjectiveC1Gloomy and unwilling to talk.
  • mortal/ˈmɔː.təl/adjectiveB23 meaningsBound to die.
  • mortified/ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd/adjectiveC1Deeply and painfully embarrassed.
  • mortifyingadjectiveC1Causing deep embarrassment.
  • motive/ˈməʊtɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe reason behind why somebody acted.
  • motley/ˈmɒtli/adjectiveC12 meaningsMade up of oddly assorted parts.
  • motor/ˈməʊtə/nounB22 meaningsA device that converts power into movement.
  • mundane/mʌnˈdeɪn/adjectiveC1Ordinary and dull in an everyday way.
  • municipal/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/adjectiveC1Relating to a town or city and its local government.
  • mural/ˈmjʊɹəl/nounB2+2 meaningsA large picture painted directly onto a wall or ceiling.
  • murderous/ˈmɜːdəɹəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsIntending to kill, or full of the wish to kill.
  • muscular/ˈmʌs.kjʊl.ə/adjectiveB23 meaningsHaving large, well-developed muscles.