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

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  • meditate/ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo calm and empty the mind as a practice.
  • midwife/ˈmɪd.waɪf/nounB2+2 meaningsA trained professional who cares for women through pregnancy and delivers babies.
  • miscarry/ˌmɪsˈkæɹi/verbB2+2 meaningsTo lose a pregnancy.
  • mislay/mɪsˈleɪ/verbB2+To put something down and forget where.
  • misquote/mɪsˈkwəʊt/<q:verb>verbB2+To report somebody's words wrongly.
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/mɪsˈɹiːd/
verbB2+2 meanings
To read or understand something wrongly.
  • mistreat/mɪsˈtɹiːt/verbB2+To treat somebody badly or cruelly.
  • misuse/mɪsˈjuːs/nounB2+2 meaningsUsing something wrongly or for the wrong purpose.
  • mobilise/ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/verbB2+To gather people or resources ready for action.
  • molest/məˈlɛst/verbB2+2 meaningsTo interfere with somebody, especially sexually.
  • moltverbB2+To shed old feathers so new ones can grow.
  • mortify/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/verbB2+To make somebody feel deeply ashamed.
  • motivate/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/verbB2+To give somebody the inner push to act.
  • muffle/mʌfl̩/verbB2+To make a sound quieter by covering it.
  • murmur/ˈmɜːmə/verbB2+4 meaningsTo speak in a low soft voice that barely carries.
  • muse/mjuːz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo think about something quietly and at length.
  • mutate/mjuːˈteɪt/verbB2+To change form, especially in living things.
  • mutter/ˈmʌtə/verbB23 meaningsTo speak low and unclearly, so that people catch only half of it.
  • mystify/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/verbB2+To puzzle somebody completely.
  • narrate/nəˈɹeɪt/verbB2+To tell a story aloud from beginning to end.
  • neigh/neɪ̯/verbB2+To make the long high call a horse makes.
  • nestle/ˈnɛsəl/verbB2+To settle comfortably into a warm safe place.
  • neuter/ˈnjuːtə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo operate on an animal so it cannot breed.
  • neutralize/ˈnjuːtɹəlaɪz/verbB2+To cancel the effect of something.
  • nourish/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/verbB2+To feed something so it stays healthy and grows.
  • nurture/ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/verbB2+To care for something young and help it develop.
  • obliterate/əˈblɪtəɹeɪt/verbB2+To destroy or remove something completely.
  • obstruct/əbˈstɹʌkt/verbB2+To block a path, view or process.
  • offset/ˈɒf.sɛt/verbB2+To balance one thing against another so they cancel out.
  • omit/əʊˈmɪt/verbB2+To leave something out.
  • orchestrate/ˈɔː(ɹ).kə.stɹeɪt/verbB2+To arrange the parts of something so it works as a whole.
  • outshine/aʊtˈʃaɪn/verbB2+To be so much better that others are put in the shade.
  • overdose/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/nounB2+2 meaningsA dangerously large dose of a drug.
  • overestimate/ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt/<q:verb>verbB2+To think something bigger or better than it is.
  • overhaul/ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo take something apart and repair it thoroughly.
  • overreach/ˌəʊvəˈɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB2+To try for more than you can manage and fail.
  • overreact/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/verbB2+To respond far more strongly than a thing deserves.
  • override/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo set aside somebody else's decision.
  • overrule/ˌəʊ.vəˈɹuːl/verbB2+To decide against a lower court or an objection.
  • overshadow/ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/verbB2+To make something else seem less important.
  • overstep/ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/verbB2+To go beyond a limit you should have respected.
  • overtake/əʊ̯vəːˈteɪ̯k/verbB2+To pass the slower vehicle in front of you.
  • overthinkverbB2+To think about something so much that you make it worse.
  • overthrow/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo remove a ruler or a government by force.
  • pacify/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/verbB2+To calm somebody down, or to bring peace to a place.
  • pamper/ˈpæm.pə(ɹ)/verbB2+To treat somebody with far too much indulgence.
  • paralyze/ˈpæɹəlaɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make someone unable to move.
  • paraphrase/ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/verbB2+To restate someone's words in your own.
  • parch/pɑɹt͡ʃ/verbB2+To dry something out completely with heat.
  • pelt/pɛlt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw things hard at somebody, or to rain heavily.
  • penalize/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/verbB2+To punish somebody for breaking a rule.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • perceive/pəˈsiːv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo become aware of something through the senses.
  • persevere/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/verbB2+To keep trying despite every setback.
  • pivot/ˈpɪv.ɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn about a fixed central point.
  • plunder/ˈplʌndə/verbB2+To rob a place violently during a war.
  • poach/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cook gently in water just below boiling.
  • pollinate/ˈpɒlɪneɪt/verbB2+To carry pollen from one flower to another.
  • ponder/ˈpɒn.də/verbB2+To turn a question over slowly in your mind.
  • pout/paʊt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo push out the lips to show displeasure.