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

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  • mainstream/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/adjectiveC13 meaningsBelonging to what most people accept, like or take part in.
  • maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/verbB24 meaningsTo keep something in good condition by looking after it regularly.
  • maintenance/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/nounB1+3 meaningsThe work of keeping machines, buildings or roads in good condition.
  • maitre dnounC1The person in charge of seating guests.
  • majestic/məˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/adjectiveB2+Grand and dignified.
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/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
adjectiveA25 meanings
Large, serious or important.
  • majority/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/nounB22 meaningsMore than half; the larger side of a vote.
  • make/meɪk/verbA16 meaningsTo produce or build something that did not exist before.
  • make a beeline forphraseC1To head straight towards something without delay.
  • make a decisionphraseB1To choose what to do after considering the options.
  • make dophraseB2To manage with what little you have.
  • make ends meetphraseB2To just manage to pay for life on the money you have.
  • make intophraseB1To turn one thing into another.
  • make out/meɪk aʊt/phraseB22 meaningsTo manage to see or hear something indistinct.
  • make overphraseB2To give something a completely new look.
  • make sense ofphraseB1To find the pattern in something confusing.
  • make the bedphraseA2To pull the covers straight after sleeping.
  • make up/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/phraseB22 meaningsTo invent something untrue.
  • make up forphraseB2To compensate for something bad you did.
  • make yourself at homephraseB1Relax here and behave as if it were your own place.
  • make-believe/ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/nounB2Pretending, especially as a children's game.
  • make-up/mæɪkˈɐp/nounB2Coloured products put on the face to improve the look.
  • make-up artistnounB1The person who prepares actors' faces for the camera.
  • makeover/ˈmeɪkˌoʊvɚ/nounB2A complete change of appearance.
  • maker/ˈmeɪk.ə/nounA2+Somebody or something that makes things.
  • maker's marknounC1The small sign showing who made an object.
  • makes sensephraseB1That is a reasonable explanation.
  • makeshift/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/adjectiveB2+Put together from whatever was to hand.
  • makeup/ˈmeɪkʌp/nounA2+2 meaningsCosmetics applied to the face.
  • malachite/ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/nounC2A banded green stone used for ornament.
  • malady/ˈmæl.ə.di/nounB2+An illness, or a deep-seated problem in a society.
  • malaise/məˈleɪz/nounC1A vague feeling that something is wrong.
  • malaria/məˈlɛəɹi.ə/nounB2+A fever carried by mosquitoes.
  • malawinounB2+The warm heart of Africa, wrapped around a great lake.
  • malaysianounB1+A country in Southeast Asia.
  • malcontent/ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/nounC2Somebody always dissatisfied and stirring discontent.
  • maldivesnounB2Indian Ocean nation of coral atolls barely above the waves.
  • male/meɪl/adjectiveA22 meaningsOf the sex that fathers children.
  • malediction/ˌmæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/nounC2A curse spoken against somebody.
  • malevolence/məˈlɛvələns/nounC1The wish to do harm to others, or to see harm done.
  • malevolent/məˈlɛvələnt/adjectiveC1Wishing harm to others.
  • malfeasance/ˌmælˈfiːzəns/nounC2Wrongdoing by somebody holding public office.
  • malformed/ˌmælˈfɔːmd/adjectiveC1Badly shaped from birth or growth.
  • malfunction/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/verbB22 meaningsTo stop working properly.
  • mali/ˈmɑːli/nounB2+A landlocked country in West Africa.
  • malign/məˈlaɪn/verbC1To say damaging and untrue things about somebody.
  • malignant/məˈlɪɡnənt/adjectiveB2+Cancerous and able to invade the rest of the body.
  • mall/mɔːl/nounB12 meaningsA large enclosed building containing many shops.
  • mallard/ˈmælˌɑːd/nounB2+The common wild duck with a green head.
  • malleabilitynounC2The quality of being easily shaped or easily influenced.
  • malleable/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/adjectiveC22 meaningsSoft enough to be hammered into a new shape.
  • mallet/ˈmælɪt/nounB2+3 meaningsA hammer with a large head of wood, rubber or hide, used where a metal head would damage the surface.
  • malnutrition/ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/nounC2Poor health caused by a lack of the right nutrients.
  • malodorous/ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/adjectiveC2Smelling very unpleasant.
  • malpracticenounC1Careless or illegal conduct by a professional.
  • maltanounB1+A small Mediterranean island country.
  • maltyadjectiveC2Tasting of the sweet roasted grain used in brewing.
  • malware/ˈmæl.wɛː/nounB2Harmful software built to damage or spy on computers.
  • mammal/ˈmæməl/nounB1+A warm-blooded animal that feeds its young on milk.
  • mammoth/ˈmæməθ/adjectiveB2Enormous in size.