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

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  • message boardnounB1An online page where people leave notes for one another under headings, named after the panel where paper notices are pinned up.
  • messenger/ˈmɛs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/nounB2Somebody who carries word from one person to another.
  • messiah/məˈsaɪ.ə/nounB2A promised deliverer, or somebody treated as one.
  • metabolism/mɪˈtab.ə.lɪz.əm/nounB2+The rate at which the body turns food into energy.
  • metal/ˈmɛ.təl/nounA2A hard, shiny material that conducts heat and electricity.
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The archway that beeps at metal on your person.
  • metalworknounB2+The craft of shaping and joining metal.
  • metamorphosis/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/nounB2+The complete change of body an insect goes through.
  • metaphor/ˈmɛt.ə.fə/nounB2A figure of speech describing one thing as another to suggest a likeness.
  • meteor/ˈmiːtɪ.ə/nounB2The streak of light made by a space rock burning up.
  • meteorology/ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/nounC2The scientific study of the weather.
  • meter readingnounB2The figure showing how much has been used.
  • methane/ˈmiːθeɪn/nounB2+A colourless gas with no smell, burnt as fuel.
  • method/ˈmɛθəd/nounB1+A settled way of doing something.
  • methodology/ˌmɛθ.əˈdɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC1The system of procedures a study follows.
  • metre/ˈmiːtə/nounA1The basic unit of length, a little over a yard.
  • metric/ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/nounB2+2 meaningsA number chosen to measure how well something works.
  • metrics/ˈmɛt.ɹɪks/nounB2The numbers chosen to show how things are going.
  • metronome/ˈmɛt.ɹəˌnoʊm/nounB2+A device that ticks a steady beat to practise to.
  • metropolis/mɪˈtɹɒp.ə.lɪs/nounB2+A giant important city.
  • mettle/ˈmɛtəl/nounC2Strength of character shown under test.
  • mews/mjuːz/nounC2A row of former stables converted into houses.
  • mexiconounA2The North American country south of the United States.
  • mezzanine/ˈmɛzəniːn/nounC1A low floor built between two main storeys.
  • miasma/mɪˈæzmə/nounC2An unpleasant heavy vapour, or an oppressive atmosphere.
  • micellar waternounC1A gentle cleansing liquid that lifts make-up away.
  • michelin starnounB2A famous mark of very high cooking quality.
  • microbe/ˈmaɪkɹəʊb/nounB2+A living thing too small to see without a lens.
  • microchip/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌt͡ʃɪp/nounB2+A tiny implant carrying an animal's identity.
  • microcosm/ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/nounC1A small thing that shows the pattern of something far larger.
  • microfilmnounC1Tiny photographs of pages, read on a special machine.
  • microorganism/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/nounB2+A creature so small it can only be seen through a microscope.
  • microphone/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/nounB2A device that catches sound so it can be recorded or amplified.
  • microscope/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskəʊp/nounB2An instrument that magnifies very small things.
  • microwave/ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/nounB22 meaningsAn oven that heats food using electromagnetic radiation.
  • midday/mɪdˈdeɪ/nounB1+Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
  • midden/ˈmɪdən/nounC2A heap of household rubbish and dung.
  • middle/ˈmɪdl̩/nounA23 meaningsThe part at an equal distance from the ends or sides.
  • middle agenounB1The years between youth and old age.
  • middle namenounA2The name that sits between the first and the last.
  • middleman[ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn]nounB2+A trader who buys from the maker and sells on.
  • midgamenounC1The stage after the pieces have been developed.
  • midge/mɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+A very small biting fly.
  • midge netnounC1A fine veil worn over the face against small flies.
  • midnight/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/nounA13 meaningsTwelve o'clock at night.
  • midst/mɪdst/nounC1The middle of a group, place or situation.
  • midsummer/mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/nounB2+The middle of summer, marked in many traditions.
  • midterm/ˈmɪdˌtɚm/nounB2+An examination held halfway through a course.
  • midway/mɪdweɪ/nounC1The part of a fair where the sideshows and rides are.
  • midwife/ˈmɪd.waɪf/nounB2+2 meaningsA trained professional who cares for women through pregnancy and delivers babies.
  • midwifery/mɪdˈwɪfəɹi/nounC2The profession of helping women give birth.
  • mien/miːn/nounC2Somebody's bearing and manner.
  • migraine/ˈmaɪɡɹeɪn/nounB1+A severe recurring headache, often with nausea and sensitivity to light.
  • migration/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/nounC13 meaningsThe seasonal journey animals make from one region to another.
  • migration routenounB2The path birds follow between summer and winter homes.
  • migration seasonnounB2The weeks when birds travel to a warmer place.
  • milady/mɪˈleɪdi/nounC2A form of address to a noblewoman.
  • mildew/ˈmɪl.djuː/nounB2+A fungus that grows in damp and stains what it touches.
  • mile/maɪ̯l/nounA13 meaningsA unit of distance equal to about 1.6 kilometres.
  • mileage/ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/nounB13 meaningsThe distance a vehicle has travelled.