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

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  • modernismnounC2The movement that broke with tradition in art and design.
  • modesty/ˈmɒd.ə.sti/nounB2+A quiet unwillingness to boast about yourself.
  • modicum/ˈmɒdɪkəm/nounC1A small but not negligible amount.
  • modification/ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1A change made to improve or adapt something.
  • module/ˈmɒdjuːl/nounB14 meaningsA unit of teaching that forms one part of a course and is assessed on its own.
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A very powerful figure in an industry.
  • moisture/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃə/nounB1+Tiny amounts of water in the air or on a surface.
  • molaritynounC2How many molecules of a substance sit in a litre.
  • molasses/məˈlæsɪz/nounB2+A thick dark syrup left when sugar is refined.
  • moldovanounB2The small wine-making country between Romania and Ukraine.
  • mole/məʊl/nounB14 meaningsA small dark raised mark on the skin.
  • molecule/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/nounB1+Two or more atoms bonded together; the smallest unit of a substance that still behaves like that substance.
  • moleskin/ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/nounC2A tough cotton cloth with a soft brushed surface.
  • molestation/mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən/nounB2+Unwanted sexual interference with somebody.
  • mollusc/ˈmɒləsk/nounB2+A soft-bodied animal, usually inside a shell.
  • moment/ˈməʊmənt/nounA14 meaningsA very short period of time.
  • momentum/ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/nounC1The moving power a thing carries.
  • monaconounB1+A very small country on the Mediterranean coast.
  • monarch/ˈmɒnək/nounB22 meaningsA king or queen who rules by inheritance.
  • monarchy/ˈmɒnəki/nounB2+Rule by a royal family with a crown at its head.
  • monastery/ˈmɒnəstɹi/nounB2A house where monks live together.
  • mondaynounA1The day between Sunday and Tuesday.
  • money/ˈmʌn.i/nounA12 meaningsCoins, notes and their electronic equivalent, used to buy things.
  • money ordernounB2A paper order for a fixed sum, bought and posted.
  • mongolianounB1+A country in central Asia.
  • mongoosenounC2A quick low animal known for killing snakes.
  • mongrel/ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/nounB2+A dog of mixed and unrecorded breeding.
  • moniker/ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/nounC1A name or a nickname.
  • monitor/ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/verbB24 meaningsTo watch and check something over a period of time to see how it changes.
  • monk/mʌŋk/nounB2A man who has taken vows and lives in a religious community.
  • monkey/ˈmʌŋki/nounA2A clever tree-climbing animal, usually with a tail.
  • monochrome schemenounC1A design using one colour and its shades only.
  • monographnounC2A detailed written study of one subject.
  • monolith/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/nounC1A single great block of stone, or an unchanging body.
  • monologue/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/nounB2+A long speech by one person alone.
  • monomer/ˈmɒnəmə/nounC2The single unit a polymer is built from.
  • monopoly/məˈnɒpəli/nounC1One company controlling a whole market.
  • monorail/ˈmɑnəɹeɪl/nounB2+A train running along a single raised beam.
  • monotone/ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/nounC2A way of speaking without variation in pitch.
  • monotony/məˈnɒtəni/nounC1Dull sameness that never varies.
  • monsoon/mɒnˈsuːn/nounB1+The season of heavy rain in southern Asia.
  • monsoon seasonnounB2The months of heavy rain brought by a seasonal wind.
  • monster/ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/nounA2A large frightening imaginary creature.
  • montage/mɒnˈtɑːʒ/nounB2+A sequence of short shots cut together to compress time.
  • montenegronounB2The tiny Adriatic country whose name means black mountain.
  • month/mʌnθ/nounA1One of the twelve parts of a year.
  • monthly/ˈmʌnθli/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every month.
  • monument/ˈmɑnjʊmənt/nounB2A structure built to keep a person or event in memory.
  • mood/muːd/nounB13 meaningsThe way somebody feels at a particular time.
  • mood swingnounB2A sudden change from one feeling to its opposite.
  • moon/muːn/nounA22 meaningsThe bright body that orbits the earth and lights the night.
  • moonlight/ˈmuːnlaɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe light the moon reflects at night.
  • moonlightingnounC1Working a second job, often secretly.
  • moonshine/ˈmuːnʃaɪn/nounC1Spirits distilled illegally, or foolish talk.
  • moonstone/ˈmunˌstoʊn/nounC1A pale stone with a soft inner glow.
  • moor/mʊə/verbC22 meaningsTo tie a vessel up so it cannot drift.
  • moorhen/ˈmʊəɹˌhɛn/nounC1A dark water bird with a red patch on its forehead.
  • mooringnounC1The place a boat is tied up, and the ropes that hold it.
  • moorlandnounB2+Open high ground covered in heather and grass.
  • moose/muːs/nounB1A very large North American deer with broad flat antlers.