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

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925 words · showing 601–660

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  • miss/mɪs/verbA15 meaningsTo fail to hit, catch or reach something.
  • miss the boatphraseC1To lose an opportunity by acting too late.
  • missile/ˈmɪs.aɪl/nounB2A weapon that flies to its target.
  • missing personnounB2Somebody whose whereabouts nobody knows.
  • mission/ˈmɪʃ.ən/nounB12 meaningsAn important task somebody is sent to do.
  • missionary/ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/
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Somebody who travels to spread a faith.
  • missive/ˈmɪsɪv/nounC2A letter, especially a long or official one.
  • misstep/ˈmɪs.stɛp/<q:noun>nounB2+A wrong move that causes trouble.
  • mist/mɪst/nounB23 meaningsA thin cloud of tiny water drops near the ground that makes it hard to see far.
  • mistake/mɪˈsteɪk/nounA13 meaningsSomething done wrong without meaning to.
  • mistaken/mɪˈsteɪkn̩/adjectiveB1Wrong about something.
  • mistakenly/mɪˈsteɪ.kən.li/adverbB2+As the result of being wrong about something.
  • mistletoe/ˈmɪs(ə)ltəʊ/nounB2An evergreen plant with white berries that grows on trees.
  • mistreat/mɪsˈtɹiːt/verbB2+To treat somebody badly or cruelly.
  • mistress/ˈmɪs.tɹɪs/nounC12 meaningsA woman in authority or command.
  • mistrialnounC1A trial made invalid by an error or a hung jury.
  • misunderstand/mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/verbB2To take a wrong meaning from what was said.
  • misunderstanding/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsA failure to grasp what was meant.
  • misuse/mɪsˈjuːs/nounB2+2 meaningsUsing something wrongly or for the wrong purpose.
  • 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.
  • mitten/ˈmɪtən/nounA2+A hand covering with one compartment for the fingers and one for the thumb.
  • mix/ˈmɪks/verbB13 meaningsTo stir different things together into one.
  • mix upphraseB1To confuse one thing with another.
  • mix-up/ˈmɪksˌʌp/nounB2A confusion in which things get swapped by mistake.
  • mixer/ˈmɪksə(ɹ)/nounB1+A machine with spinning arms that beats batter.
  • mixing bowlnounB1A deep dish for beating ingredients together.
  • mixing desknounC1The panel where all the separate sounds are balanced.
  • mixture/ˈmɪkstʃə/nounB13 meaningsA combination of different things put together.
  • mnemonic/nɪˈmɒnɪk/nounC1A trick or rhyme that helps you remember.
  • moan/məʊn/verbB23 meaningsTo make a long low sound of pain or unhappiness.
  • moat/məʊt/nounB2+A wide water-filled ditch around a castle.
  • mob/mɒb/nounB2A large disorderly crowd.
  • mobilenounA23 meaningsA phone you carry with you, which works without a wire.
  • mobile bankingnounB1Managing an account through a phone.
  • mobilise/ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/verbB2+To gather people or resources ready for action.
  • mobility/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/nounB22 meaningsThe ability to move about physically.
  • mobility aidnounB2Equipment that helps somebody move about.
  • mobility scooternounB2A small powered seat for somebody who cannot walk far.
  • mobster/ˈmɒb.stə/nounB2+A member of an organised criminal gang.
  • mock/mɒk/verbB24 meaningsTo make fun of someone or something, especially by imitating them.
  • mock examnounB2A practice test taken before the real one.
  • mockery/ˈmɒkəɹi/nounB2+Ridicule, or a poor imitation of something.
  • mockupnounB2+A realistic sample of how something will look.
  • mode/moʊd/nounB22 meaningsThe value that appears most often in a set.
  • model/ˈmɒd.l̩/nounA16 meaningsA person whose job is to wear clothes so that people can see them.
  • model kitnounB2A set of parts glued together into a miniature.
  • modem/ˈməʊdəm/nounB2+A device connecting a computer to a telephone line.
  • moderate/ˈmɒdəɹət/<a:RP>adjectiveC12 meaningsHolding views away from either extreme.
  • moderation/ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe work of removing posts that break the rules.
  • modern/ˈmɒd.ən/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsBelonging to the present time; up to date.
  • modern dancenounB2Dance developed in reaction to the classical tradition.
  • modern-dayadjectiveB2Of the present era, used to cast a person or thing as the current version of some figure from the past.
  • modernismnounC2The movement that broke with tradition in art and design.
  • modest/ˈmɑdəst/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuiet about your own achievements.
  • modesty/ˈmɒd.ə.sti/nounB2+A quiet unwillingness to boast about yourself.
  • 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.