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

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  • macabre/ˌməˈkɑː.bɹə/adjectiveC1Gruesome and grim in the way it dwells on death, said of a tale, a joke, or a scene rather than of a person's turn of mind.
  • macro/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMade for photographing very small things close up.
  • maculate/ˈmækjʊleɪt/adjectiveC23 meaningsMarked with spots; spotted.
  • mad/ˈmæd/adjectiveA24 meaningsIn American use, angry.
  • madcap/ˈmædkæp/adjectiveC1Wildly reckless and funny with it.
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Made specially to fit a particular person or purpose.
  • magenta/məˈd͡ʒɛntə/adjectiveB1+A vivid purplish pink.
  • magic/ˈmad͡ʒɪk/nounA22 meaningsImpossible tricks and mysterious powers.
  • magical/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB12 meaningsHaving or seeming to have magic in it.
  • magnanimous/mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/adjectiveC2Generous and forgiving, especially towards a rival.
  • magnetic/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsAttracting iron.
  • magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/adjectiveB2Grand and beautiful in a breathtaking way.
  • mahogany/məˈhɒɡəni/nounC12 meaningsA hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture.
  • maiden/ˈmeɪdən/nounB22 meaningsA young unmarried woman, in old stories.
  • main/meɪn/adjectiveA13 meaningsLargest or most important of several.
  • mainstream/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/adjectiveC13 meaningsBelonging to what most people accept, like or take part in.
  • majestic/məˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/adjectiveB2+Grand and dignified.
  • major/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/adjectiveA25 meaningsLarge, serious or important.
  • makeshift/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/adjectiveB2+Put together from whatever was to hand.
  • male/meɪl/adjectiveA22 meaningsOf the sex that fathers children.
  • malevolent/məˈlɛvələnt/adjectiveC1Wishing harm to others.
  • malformed/ˌmælˈfɔːmd/adjectiveC1Badly shaped from birth or growth.
  • malignant/məˈlɪɡnənt/adjectiveB2+Cancerous and able to invade the rest of the body.
  • malleable/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/adjectiveC22 meaningsSoft enough to be hammered into a new shape.
  • malodorous/ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/adjectiveC2Smelling very unpleasant.
  • maltyadjectiveC2Tasting of the sweet roasted grain used in brewing.
  • mammoth/ˈmæməθ/adjectiveB2Enormous in size.
  • manageable/ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbəl/adjectiveB2+Small or simple enough to be handled.
  • mandatory/ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Ordered by rule or law, with no opting out.
  • mangy/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/adjectiveC2Having patchy fur from disease, or shabby and worn.
  • manifest/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/adjectiveC13 meaningsObvious; plain to see.
  • manipulative/məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Controlling others by clever unfair means.
  • manly/ˈmænli/adjectiveB2Showing the courage and strength held up as ideals for a grown male.
  • manual/ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone with the hands rather than automatically.
  • marbledadjectiveB2+Veined with swirling lines of another colour.
  • marginal/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsVery small and of little importance.
  • marinatedadjectiveB2+Left to sit in a flavoured liquid before cooking.
  • marine/məˈɹiːn/adjectiveB2To do with the sea.
  • marital/ˈmæɹɪtəl/adjectiveB2To do with marriage.
  • married/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/adjectiveA12 meaningsHaving a husband or a wife.
  • martial/ˈmɑːʃəl/adjectiveB2To do with war and the military.
  • marvelous/ˈmɑːvələs/adjectiveB1Wonderful and astonishing.
  • masculine/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/adjectiveB2Having qualities traditionally thought of as manly.
  • mashed/mæʃt/adjectiveB1Crushed into a soft pulpy mass.
  • massive/ˈmæs.ɪv/adjectiveB23 meaningsExtremely large and heavy.
  • masterfuladjectiveC1Showing complete command of a skill.
  • 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.
  • mathematical/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1To do with numbers and their study.
  • 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.
  • mattedadjectiveC1Tangled into a thick dirty mass.
  • matter-of-factadjectiveB2Plain and unemotional in manner, treating something remarkable as ordinary.
  • mature/məˈtjʊə/adjectiveB23 meaningsFully grown.
  • maudlin/ˈmɔːd.lɪn/adjectiveC2Tearfully sentimental, often from drink.
  • maximum/ˈmæksɪməm/nounB22 meaningsThe largest amount allowed or reached.
  • meager/ˈmiɡɚ/adjectiveB2+Disappointingly small in amount.
  • meagre/ˈmiːɡəɹ/adjectiveB2+Far too small in amount.
  • mealy/ˈmiːli/adjectiveC2Dry and crumbly like ground grain.