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

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  • maculate/ˈmækjʊleɪt/adjectiveC23 meaningsMarked with spots; spotted.
  • magnify/ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2To make something look larger than it is.
  • maim/meɪm/verbB2+To wound somebody so badly they are permanently damaged.
  • mainstream/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/adjectiveC13 meaningsBelonging to what most people accept, like or take part in.
  • maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/verbB24 meaningsTo keep something in good condition by looking after it regularly.
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/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
adjectiveA25 meanings
Large, serious or important.
  • make/meɪk/verbA16 meaningsTo produce or build something that did not exist before.
  • malfunction/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/verbB22 meaningsTo stop working properly.
  • malign/məˈlaɪn/verbC1To say damaging and untrue things about somebody.
  • man/ˈmæn/nounA13 meaningsAn adult male person.
  • manage/ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/verbA2+3 meaningsTo succeed in doing something difficult.
  • mandate/ˈmændeɪ̯t/nounC12 meaningsThe authority to act, given by those who elected you.
  • mangle/ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/verbC22 meaningsTo crush and twist something out of all shape.
  • manhandle/ˈmænˌhæn.dəl/verbB2+To move somebody roughly by force.
  • manicure/ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/nounC12 meaningsA treatment that shapes and paints the fingernails.
  • manifest/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/adjectiveC13 meaningsObvious; plain to see.
  • manipulate/məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/verbC13 meaningsTo control somebody cleverly and unfairly, without their noticing.
  • map/mæp/nounA12 meaningsA drawing showing the position of places or features.
  • maraud/məˈɹɔːd/verbC2To roam about raiding and plundering.
  • march/mɑːtʃ/nounA15 meaningsThe third month of the year, between February and April.
  • marinate/ˈmæɹɪneɪt/verbB2+To leave meat resting in a flavoured liquid before cooking.
  • maroon/məˈɹuːn/verbC12 meaningsTo leave somebody in a place they cannot get away from.
  • marry/ˈmæɹi/verbA23 meaningsTo become somebody's husband or wife.
  • marshal/ˈmɑːʃəl/verbC13 meaningsTo gather people or facts and put them in order.
  • marvel/ˈmɑːvəl/nounB22 meaningsSomething that fills you with wonder.
  • mash/mæʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo crush cooked food until it is soft and lumpy.
  • mask/mɑːsk/nounA23 meaningsA covering worn over the face.
  • massage/ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/nounB22 meaningsRubbing the body to ease it.
  • master/ˈmɑːstə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody with complete command of a skill.
  • match/mæt͡ʃ/verbA16 meaningsTo be the same as something else, or to look good beside it.
  • matter/ˈmætə/verbA23 meaningsTo be important.
  • mature/məˈtjʊə/adjectiveB23 meaningsFully grown.
  • maul/mɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo attack and tear at somebody savagely.
  • maximise/ˈmæksəmaɪz/verbB2+To make something as large as it can be.
  • may/meɪ/verbA22 meaningsUsed to say something is possible, or to ask for and give permission.
  • mean/miːn/verbA24 meaningsTo have a particular sense, or to have a particular intention.
  • meander/miˈæn.də(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo follow a winding course, or to wander without direction.
  • measure/ˈmɛʒ.ə/verbB15 meaningsTo find the size, amount or degree of something.
  • mediate/ˈmidieɪt/<a:US>verbC1To act between two sides in order to help them agree.
  • meditate/ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo calm and empty the mind as a practice.
  • meet/miːt/verbA16 meaningsTo come to the same place as someone, by arrangement or by chance.
  • meld/mɛld/verbC1To blend two things into one.
  • mellow/ˈmɛləʊ/adjectiveB24 meaningsSoft and rounded in sound, light or colour, with nothing harsh in it.
  • melt/mɛlt/verbB12 meaningsTo turn from solid to liquid in heat.
  • memoriseverbB1+To learn something so that it can be repeated from memory.
  • memorize/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/verbB1To learn something so well that it can be repeated from memory.
  • menace/ˈmɛnɪs/nounB24 meaningsA person or thing that threatens harm.
  • mend/mɛnd/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repair something broken or torn so that it can be used again.
  • mention/ˈmɛnʃən/verbA22 meaningsTo say something briefly and in passing.
  • mentor/ˈmɛn.tɔː/nounC12 meaningsAn experienced person who advises and helps somebody less experienced.
  • meow/miˈaʊ/verbA2+To make the call of a cat.
  • merge/mɜːd͡ʒ/verbC14 meaningsTo join together, or to join things together, into a single whole.
  • mesh/mɛʃ/nounC22 meaningsA net of fine threads or wires.
  • mete/miːt/verbC2To deal out punishment or reward.
  • methinks/mɪˈθɪŋks/verbC2It seems to me, in old use.
  • mewl/ˈmjuːl/verbC2To cry feebly, as a baby or a kitten does.
  • microwave/ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/nounB22 meaningsAn oven that heats food using electromagnetic radiation.
  • midwife/ˈmɪd.waɪf/nounB2+2 meaningsA trained professional who cares for women through pregnancy and delivers babies.
  • migrate/maɪˈɡɹeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo travel a long way each year with the seasons.
  • milk/mɪlk/nounA12 meaningsThe white drink that comes from cows and other mammals.