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

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109 words · showing 61–109

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  • midwifery/mɪdˈwɪfəɹi/nounC2The profession of helping women give birth.
  • mien/miːn/nounC2Somebody's bearing and manner.
  • milady/mɪˈleɪdi/nounC2A form of address to a noblewoman.
  • milieu/ˈmiːljɜː/nounC2The social surroundings somebody moves in.
  • mincingadjectiveC2Walking with short affected steps.
  • minefield/ˈmaɪnˌfild/nounC2
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Ground sown with explosives, or a matter full of hidden dangers.
  • mineralogy/ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/nounC2The study of minerals.
  • minster/ˈmɪnstə/nounC2A large church, often one that began as a monastery.
  • misanthrope/ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹəʊp/nounC2Somebody who dislikes people in general.
  • misbegotten/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/adjectiveC2Badly conceived from the start.
  • mise en place/mizɑ̃ˈplas/nounC2Everything prepared and laid out before service begins.
  • missive/ˈmɪsɪv/nounC2A letter, especially a long or official one.
  • modernismnounC2The movement that broke with tradition in art and design.
  • molaritynounC2How many molecules of a substance sit in a litre.
  • moleskin/ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/nounC2A tough cotton cloth with a soft brushed surface.
  • molest/məˈlɛst/verbB2+2 meaningsTo interfere with somebody, especially sexually.
  • mollify/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/verbC2To soothe somebody's anger.
  • monastic/məˈnæstɪk/adjectiveC2To do with monks, or plain and self-denying in style.
  • mongoosenounC2A quick low animal known for killing snakes.
  • monographnounC2A detailed written study of one subject.
  • monomer/ˈmɒnəmə/nounC2The single unit a polymer is built from.
  • monotone/ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/nounC2A way of speaking without variation in pitch.
  • moor/mʊə/verbC22 meaningsTo tie a vessel up so it cannot drift.
  • moot/muːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsOpen to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.
  • moraine/məˈɹeɪn/nounC2The heap of rubble a glacier pushes and leaves.
  • morass/məˈɹæs/nounC2Boggy ground, or a situation you cannot get free of.
  • mordant/ˈmɔːdn̩t/adjectiveC2Sharply and bitingly critical.
  • morgue/mɔːɡ/nounB22 meaningsThe cold room where bodies are kept.
  • moribund/ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/adjectiveC2Close to dying, or having lost all vigour.
  • morrow/ˈmɒɹəʊ/nounC2The following day, in old use.
  • mote/moʊt/nounC2A tiny speck of dust in the air.
  • motley/ˈmɒtli/adjectiveC12 meaningsMade up of oddly assorted parts.
  • motte/ˈmɒt/nounC2The earth mound an early castle keep stood on.
  • mottled/ˈmɑt əld/adjectiveC2Marked with patches of different shades.
  • mould/məʊld/nounB1+4 meaningsA soft fuzzy growth of fungus on damp surfaces or old food.
  • mouthfeel/ˈmaʊθˌfil/nounC2How something feels, apart from how it tastes.
  • mull/mʌl/verbC12 meaningsTo turn something over slowly in your mind.
  • mull overphraseC2To turn a question over slowly in your mind.
  • multifarious/ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Of many different kinds.
  • mummer/ˈmʌm.ə(ɹ)/nounC2A masked player in a traditional folk performance.
  • munificence/mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/nounC2Great generosity in giving.
  • munificent/mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/adjectiveC2Extremely generous in giving.
  • muss/mʌs/verbC2To make something untidy by ruffling it.
  • mustachionounC2A large elaborate moustache.
  • mutable/ˈmjuːtəbəl/adjectiveC2Liable to change.
  • mutinous/ˈmjuːtɪnəs/adjectiveC2Refusing to obey those in command.
  • myriad/ˈmɪɹi.æd/nounC22 meaningsAn extremely great number.
  • myrtle/ˈmɜːtl̩/nounC2An evergreen Mediterranean shrub with white blossom.
  • mystique/mɪˈstiːk/nounC2A glamorous air of mystery around somebody.