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

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  • masochism/ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/nounC1Taking pleasure in your own pain or humiliation.
  • masonry/ˈmeɪsənɹi/nounC1Stone or brickwork taken as a whole.
  • masque/mæsk/nounC2A courtly entertainment of music and disguise.
  • masquerade/ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd/nounC1A pretence, or a party where faces are covered.
  • masquerade ballnounB2A dance at which faces are covered.
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How much matter a thing is made of.
  • mass extinctionnounB2A period when very many species died out at once.
  • massacre/ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/nounC1The killing of many helpless people.
  • massage/ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/nounB22 meaningsRubbing the body to ease it.
  • masseur/məˈsɜː/nounB2+A person trained to rub the body to ease it.
  • massive/ˈmæs.ɪv/adjectiveB23 meaningsExtremely large and heavy.
  • mast/mɑːst/nounB1+The tall pole that carries the sails.
  • master/ˈmɑːstə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody with complete command of a skill.
  • masterfuladjectiveC1Showing complete command of a skill.
  • mastermind/ˈmɑː.stə.mʌɪnd/nounB2+The person who plans and directs a complex scheme.
  • masterpiece/ˈmæstɚˌpis/nounB2An artist's greatest work.
  • mastery/ˈmɑː.stə.ɹi/nounB2+Complete command of a skill or a subject.
  • mastheadnounC1The title block at the top of a newspaper.
  • mastiff/ˈmæstɪf/nounC1A very large powerful guard dog.
  • masturbation/ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+The stimulating of your own sexual organs.
  • mat/mæt/nounA2+A small piece of thick material laid on a floor or surface.
  • match/mæt͡ʃ/verbA16 meaningsTo be the same as something else, or to look good beside it.
  • matches/ˈmæt͡ʃɪz/nounA2+Small sticks struck to make a flame.
  • mate/meɪt/nounB12 meaningsA friend.
  • material/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/nounC14 meaningsIn chess, the pieces a player has, weighed by value.
  • maternal/məˈtɜːnəl/adjectiveC1To do with a mother, or motherly in feeling.
  • maternity/məˈtɜːnɪti/nounB2+The state or period of being a mother, especially around childbirth.
  • maternity leavephraseB2A period of leave from work granted to a mother around childbirth.
  • mathematical/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1To do with numbers and their study.
  • mathematician/ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/nounB1+Somebody who works in the study of numbers.
  • mathematics/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/nounA2+The study of numbers, quantities, shapes and their relationships.
  • matinee performancenounC1A show given in the afternoon.
  • matriarch/ˈmeɪtɹɪˌɑːk/nounC1The powerful older woman who leads a family.
  • matrix/ˈmeɪ.tɹɪks/nounB22 meaningsA grid of numbers.
  • matron/ˈmeɪtɹən/nounC1A dignified married woman, or a woman in charge of nursing.
  • matronly/ˈmeɪtɹənli/adjectiveC2Dignified and rather stout, said of an older woman.
  • mattadjectiveB2Having a flat surface with no shine.
  • matte/mæt/adjectiveB1+Having a flat surface with no shine.
  • matte finishnounB2A flat surface with no shine at all.
  • mattedadjectiveC1Tangled into a thick dirty mass.
  • matter/ˈmætə/verbA23 meaningsTo be important.
  • matter-of-factadjectiveB2Plain and unemotional in manner, treating something remarkable as ordinary.
  • matting/ˈmætɪŋ/nounC1Fur tangled into knots that must be cut out.
  • mattress/ˈmætɹɪs/nounB1The soft padded part of a bed.
  • mature/məˈtjʊə/adjectiveB23 meaningsFully grown.
  • maturity/məˈtjʊəɹɪti/nounB22 meaningsBeing fully grown, in body or in judgement.
  • maudlin/ˈmɔːd.lɪn/adjectiveC2Tearfully sentimental, often from drink.
  • maul/mɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo attack and tear at somebody savagely.
  • mauritanianounC1Saharan country between Morocco and Senegal, capital Nouakchott.
  • mauritiusnounB2Indian Ocean island nation, once home of the dodo.
  • mausoleum/ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/nounB2+A grand building put up to hold a tomb.
  • maverick/ˈmævəɹɪk/nounC2Somebody who refuses to follow the group.
  • maxim/ˈmæk.sɪm/nounC1A short rule of conduct people live by.
  • maximise/ˈmæksəmaɪz/verbB2+To make something as large as it can be.
  • maximum/ˈmæksɪməm/nounB22 meaningsThe largest amount allowed or reached.
  • may/meɪ/verbA22 meaningsUsed to say something is possible, or to ask for and give permission.
  • maybe/ˈmeɪ.bi/adverbA12 meaningsPossibly; nobody is sure.
  • mayday/ˈmeɪ̯deɪ̯/nounB2The spoken radio signal that life is in immediate danger.
  • mayonnaise/ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/nounA2+A thick sauce of egg yolk and oil.
  • mayor/ˈmɛə̯/nounB1The elected head of a city or town.