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

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  • mean/miːn/verbA24 meaningsTo have a particular sense, or to have a particular intention.
  • meaningful/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving real significance or purpose.
  • meaningless/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/adjectiveC1Having no sense or purpose at all.
  • mechanical/məˈkænɪkəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsWorked by machinery.
  • medical/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with doctors and the treatment of illness.
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/məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/
adjectiveB2+2 meanings
Tasting of medicine rather than food.
  • medieval/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the Middle Ages, roughly 500 to 1500.
  • mediocre/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/adjectiveB2+Disappointingly middle-of-the-road.
  • medium/ˈmiː.di.əm/adjectiveB12 meaningsNeither large nor small.
  • meek/miːk/adjectiveB2+Quiet, gentle and unwilling to argue.
  • melancholy/ˈmɛlənkəli/nounC23 meaningsA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
  • mellow/ˈmɛləʊ/adjectiveB24 meaningsSoft and rounded in sound, light or colour, with nothing harsh in it.
  • melodious/məˈləʊdi.əs/adjectiveC2Pleasant and tuneful to hear.
  • melodramatic/ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Exaggerated in emotion or behaviour.
  • melting/ˈmɛltɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSoftening on the tongue almost at once.
  • memorable/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/adjectiveB2Worth remembering, and hard to forget.
  • memorial/məˈmɔːɹi.əl/nounB22 meaningsA structure built so that somebody or something is remembered.
  • mendacious/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2In the habit of lying.
  • menial/ˈmiːni.əl/adjectiveC2Lowly and requiring no skill, said of work.
  • mental/ˈmɛn.təl/adjectiveB13 meaningsHappening in the mind, or connected with the mind.
  • mercantile/ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/adjectiveC2To do with trade and merchants.
  • merciless/ˈmɜːsɪləs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsShowing no pity or forgiveness.
  • mere/mɪə̯/adjectiveB2Nothing more than the thing stated.
  • merry/ˈmɛ.ɹi/adjectiveA12 meaningsCheerful and lively.
  • mesmeric/mɛzˈmɛɹɪk/adjectiveC2Holding the attention completely, as if by a spell.
  • messy/ˈmɛsi/adjectiveB13 meaningsUntidy; with things left out of place.
  • metallic/mɪˈtæl.ɪk/adjectiveB1+4 meaningsLooking or shining like metal.
  • metamorphic/ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/adjectiveC1Changed into new rock by heat and pressure.
  • metaphorical/ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl/adjectiveB2+Meant as an image rather than literally.
  • methodical/mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/adjectiveC1Done or doing things in an orderly, step-by-step way.
  • meticulous/mɪˈtɪkjɪlɪs/adjectiveC22 meaningsGiving very careful attention to every detail.
  • metric/ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/nounB2+2 meaningsA number chosen to measure how well something works.
  • metropolitan/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/adjectiveB2+To do with a large busy city.
  • microscopic/ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/adjectiveB2+So small it needs a lens to be seen.
  • middle/ˈmɪdl̩/nounA23 meaningsThe part at an equal distance from the ends or sides.
  • middle-aged/ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/adjectiveB1Aged between about forty and sixty.
  • middle-classadjectiveB2Belonging to the social group between rich and poor.
  • midnight/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/nounA13 meaningsTwelve o'clock at night.
  • mighty/ˈmaɪti/adjectiveB12 meaningsHaving great power or size.
  • mild/ˈmaɪld/adjectiveB14 meaningsWarmer and gentler than usual for the season.
  • militant/ˈmɪlɪtənt/adjectiveC1Prepared to use force to press a cause.
  • milky/ˈmɪlki/adjectiveB12 meaningsPale and cloudy like milk.
  • mincingadjectiveC2Walking with short affected steps.
  • mindful/ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsPaying close, unjudging attention to the present.
  • mindless/maɪnd.ləs/adjectiveB2Done without thinking at all.
  • mineral/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/nounB23 meaningsA natural solid substance from the earth with a definite chemical composition.
  • miniature/ˈmɪn.ɪ.tʃə/nounB22 meaningsA very small painting or a very small copy.
  • minimal/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/adjectiveC1As small in amount as it could be.
  • minimum/ˈmɪnɪməm/nounB22 meaningsThe smallest amount allowed or needed.
  • 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.
  • misbegotten/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/adjectiveC2Badly conceived from the start.
  • 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.
  • mistaken/mɪˈsteɪkn̩/adjectiveB1Wrong about something.
  • mobilenounA23 meaningsA phone you carry with you, which works without a wire.
  • mock/mɒk/verbB24 meaningsTo make fun of someone or something, especially by imitating them.
  • model/ˈmɒd.l̩/nounA16 meaningsA person whose job is to wear clothes so that people can see them.