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

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  • mother-in-law/ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɔː/phraseB2The mother of your husband or wife.
  • motherboard/ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/nounB2+The main board inside a computer that everything plugs into.
  • motherhood/ˈmʌðəhʊd/nounB2The state of being a mother.
  • motherland/ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/nounC1The country of your birth, spoken of with devotion.
  • motherlessadjectiveB2Having no mother.
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A recurring design, image or musical figure in a work.
  • motion/ˈməʊ.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsThe act or process of moving.
  • motion sicknessphraseB2The dizzy sick feeling some people get in moving cars and boats.
  • motivate/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/verbB2+To give somebody the inner push to act.
  • motivation/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe drive or willingness to do something.
  • motivationaladjectiveB2+Meant to make people want to act.
  • 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.
  • motor racingnounB1Competition between drivers on a closed circuit.
  • motorcycle/ˈməʊʔəˌsaɪkl̩/nounA2+A fast two-wheeled machine with an engine.
  • motorhomenounB2A vehicle you can live and sleep in.
  • motorist/ˈməʊ.tə.ɹɪst/nounB2A person who drives a car.
  • 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.
  • moult/moʊlt/verbC1To shed an outgrown shell or skin.
  • mound/maʊnd/nounB22 meaningsA rounded heap of earth or other material.
  • mount/maʊnt/verbB12 meaningsTo climb onto something.
  • mount upphraseB2To grow steadily larger, as costs do.
  • mountain/ˈmaʊn.tɪn/nounA1A very high piece of land.
  • mountain bikingnounB1Riding a rugged bicycle over rough ground.
  • mountaineer/ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪə̯(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who climbs mountains.
  • mountainous/ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/adjectiveB2+Full of high peaks, or enormous in size.
  • mountaintop/ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/nounB1+The highest part of a mountain.
  • mourn/mɔɹn/verbB1+To feel and show deep sorrow for somebody who has died.
  • mournful/ˈmɔɹnfəl/adjectiveB2+Feeling or expressing sorrow.
  • mourning/ˈmoɹnɪŋ/nounB2The period and outward signs of grief for the dead.
  • mouse/maʊs/nounA13 meaningsA small grey or brown animal with a long thin tail, of the kind that lives in fields and gets into houses.
  • mousse/muːs/nounB2+2 meaningsA light airy dessert full of whipped bubbles.
  • moustache/məˈstɑːʃ/nounA2+Hair grown on the upper lip.
  • mouth/maʊθ/nounA13 meaningsThe opening you eat and speak with.
  • mouth-wateringadjectiveB2So tempting that your mouth prepares to eat.
  • mouthfeel/ˈmaʊθˌfil/nounC2How something feels, apart from how it tastes.
  • mouthful/ˈmaʊθfʊl/nounB12 meaningsAs much food or drink as fills your mouth at one time.
  • move/muːv/verbA15 meaningsTo change position, or go from one place to another.
  • move in/ˌmuːv ˈɪn/phraseB12 meaningsTo begin living in a new home.
  • move in withphraseB1To begin sharing a home with somebody.
  • move onphraseB22 meaningsTo put a difficult experience behind you and continue.
  • move outphraseB1To leave a home permanently, taking your possessions.
  • move overphraseB1To shift aside to make space.
  • movement/ˈmuːv.mənt/nounA2+4 meaningsThe act of changing position; motion.
  • mow/ˈməʊ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo cut grass, hay or corn down level, with a blade or a machine.
  • mozambiquenounB2+A country on the Indian Ocean coast of Africa.
  • mozzarella/mɒt.səˈɹɛl.ə/nounB1+A soft white cheese that stretches when melted.
  • muck/mʌk/nounB22 meaningsDirt, mud and animal waste.
  • mucky/ˈmʌki/adjectiveB2+Covered in dirt or mud.
  • mud/mʌd/nounB12 meaningsWet, soft earth.
  • muddy/ˈmʌdi/adjectiveB23 meaningsCovered in or full of wet earth.
  • mudflatnounC1Flat muddy ground uncovered when the tide falls.
  • mudguard/ˈmʌdˌɡɑɹd/nounB1A curved shield that keeps spray off the rider.
  • muesli/ˈmjuːzli/nounB1+A raw mix of oats, nuts and dried fruit.
  • muffin/ˈmʌf.ɪn/nounA2+A small domed cake baked in a paper case.
  • muffle/mʌfl̩/verbB2+To make a sound quieter by covering it.
  • muffler/ˈmʌflɚ/nounB2+Something that deadens sound.