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

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  • median/ˈmiː.di.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe middle value when everything is put in order.
  • mediation/ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/nounC2Settling a dispute with a neutral helper in the room.
  • mediator/ˈmidieɪtɚ/nounB2+Somebody who helps two sides reach agreement.
  • medical/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with doctors and the treatment of illness.
  • medicine/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/nounA22 meaningsA substance you take to treat an illness.
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/miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/
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The quality of being merely average and unremarkable.
  • meditation/mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/nounC12 meaningsQuiet focused attention practised to calm the mind.
  • medium/ˈmiː.di.əm/adjectiveB12 meaningsNeither large nor small.
  • medley/ˈmɛdli/nounB2+A race using each of the strokes in turn.
  • meerkatnounC2A small desert animal that stands straight up to watch for danger.
  • meet/miːt/verbA16 meaningsTo come to the same place as someone, by arrangement or by chance.
  • meeting/ˈmiːtɪŋ/nounA12 meaningsAn arranged gathering to talk about plans and decisions.
  • megabyte/ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/nounB1+About a million bytes.
  • megalomania/ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/nounC1An obsession with your own power and greatness.
  • megapixelnounB2A million of the tiny squares in an image.
  • melancholy/ˈmɛlənkəli/nounC23 meaningsA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
  • melee/ˈmɛˌleɪ/nounC1A confused struggle with everybody mixed together.
  • melody/ˈmɛl.ə.di/nounB2The line of notes that carries a song.
  • melon/ˈmɛlən/nounA2+A large round sweet fruit with soft flesh.
  • meltdown/ˈmɛltdaʊn/nounB22 meaningsA complete loss of composure under strain.
  • meltwaternounC1Water running off a melting glacier or snowfield.
  • member/ˈmɛm.bə/nounA13 meaningsSomebody who belongs to a group or organisation.
  • membershipnounB2Belonging to a group, or the people who belong.
  • membrane/ˈmɛm.bɹeɪn/nounB2+A thin flexible sheet of tissue.
  • meme/miːm/nounB12 meaningsA joke picture or format that spreads and is endlessly remade.
  • memento/məˈmɛntoʊ/nounB2+A small object kept to remind you of somebody or something.
  • memo/ˈmɛməʊ̯/nounC12 meaningsA short written message circulated inside an organisation.
  • memoir/ˈmɛmˌwɑː/nounC1An account of events written from your own life.
  • memorabilia/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/nounB2+Objects kept because of who or what they belonged to.
  • memorandum/ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/nounC1A short written note circulated inside an organisation.
  • memorial/məˈmɔːɹi.əl/nounB22 meaningsA structure built so that somebody or something is remembered.
  • memory/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/nounA24 meaningsSomething you remember from the past.
  • menace/ˈmɛnɪs/nounB24 meaningsA person or thing that threatens harm.
  • menagerie/məˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/nounC12 meaningsA collection of wild animals kept for show.
  • menopause/ˈmɛnəpɔːz/nounB2+The time when a woman's monthly cycles come to an end.
  • mental blocknounB2An inability to think about something at all.
  • mentality/mɛnˈtæləti/nounB2The habitual way a person or group thinks.
  • menthol/ˈmɛnθɒl/nounB2A substance from mint oil that produces a cooling sensation.
  • mention/ˈmɛnʃən/verbA22 meaningsTo say something briefly and in passing.
  • mentor/ˈmɛn.tɔː/nounC12 meaningsAn experienced person who advises and helps somebody less experienced.
  • mentorshipnounB2Guidance given by somebody more experienced.
  • menu/ˈmɛn.juː/nounA2+2 meaningsThe list of dishes a restaurant offers.
  • mercenary/ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/nounC2A soldier who fights for whoever pays.
  • mercer/ˈmɝsɚ/nounC2A dealer in fine cloth, especially silk.
  • merchandise/ˈmɜː.t͡ʃənˌdaɪs/nounB22 meaningsGoods sold carrying the name of a band, show or team.
  • merchandising/ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋ/nounB2Selling goods that carry a brand's name.
  • merchant/ˈmɜːtʃənt/nounB2A trader who buys and sells goods.
  • mercury/ˈmɜːkjʊ.ɹi/nounB2A metal that is liquid at room temperature.
  • mercy/ˈmɜːsi/nounB12 meaningsKindness shown to somebody you could punish instead.
  • merger/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/nounC12 meaningsThe joining of two companies or organisations into a single one.
  • meringue/məˈɹæŋ/nounB2+Egg white and sugar whipped and baked crisp.
  • merit/ˈmɛɹɪt/nounC12 meaningsWorth earned by ability or effort.
  • meritocracy/mɛɹɪˈtɒkɹəsi/nounC1A system where ability rather than birth decides rank.
  • mermaid/ˈmɜːˌmeɪd/nounB1A legendary creature, half woman and half fish.
  • mermannounB2+A legendary man with a fish's tail.
  • mesa/ˈmeɪ.sə/nounC1A flat-topped hill with steep sides.
  • mesh/mɛʃ/nounC22 meaningsA net of fine threads or wires.
  • mess/mɛs/nounA22 meaningsA state where nothing is in its place.
  • mess tinnounC1The flat metal dish used for cooking and eating outdoors.
  • message/ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/nounA12 meaningsA short piece of writing sent to somebody.