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

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  • minister/ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/nounB23 meaningsA senior member of a government, in charge of a department.
  • minor/ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/adjectiveB25 meaningsSmall in size or importance; not serious.
  • mint/mɪnt/nounB25 meaningsA herb with cool, sharp-tasting leaves, used in cooking and drinks.
  • misbehaveverbB22 meaningsTo behave badly.
  • miscarry/ˌmɪsˈkæɹi/verbB2+2 meaningsTo lose a pregnancy.
  • misplace/mɪsˈpleɪs/
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verbC1
To put something down and lose track of it.
  • mitigate/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/verbC1To make harm or risk less severe.
  • moderate/ˈmɒdəɹət/<a:RP>adjectiveC12 meaningsHolding views away from either extreme.
  • modify/ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo change something partly to make it fit better.
  • molderverbC1To crumble slowly away through decay.
  • moonlight/ˈmuːnlaɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe light the moon reflects at night.
  • moor/mʊə/verbC22 meaningsTo tie a vessel up so it cannot drift.
  • moot/muːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsOpen to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.
  • moult/moʊlt/verbC1To shed an outgrown shell or skin.
  • move in/ˌmuːv ˈɪn/phraseB12 meaningsTo begin living in a new home.
  • mow/ˈməʊ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo cut grass, hay or corn down level, with a blade or a machine.
  • muck/mʌk/nounB22 meaningsDirt, mud and animal waste.
  • mull/mʌl/verbC12 meaningsTo turn something over slowly in your mind.
  • munch/mʌntʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo chew steadily and noisily, with enjoyment.
  • murder/ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/nounB13 meaningsThe crime of deliberately killing another person.
  • 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.
  • muster/ˈmʌstə/verbC12 meaningsTo gather people together for inspection or action.
  • mute/mjuːt/verbB1+5 meaningsTo turn the sound off.
  • mutilate/ˈmjuː.tɪˌleɪt/verbC1To damage a body or a thing by cutting parts away.
  • muzzle/ˈmʌzəl/nounB25 meaningsThe projecting nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog, horse or fox.
  • nag/ˈnæɡ/verbB24 meaningsTo keep asking or complaining about the same thing until somebody gives in.
  • natter/ˈnætɚ/verbC12 meaningsTo chat casually and at length.
  • needle/ˈniː.dəl/nounB16 meaningsA thin pointed steel tool with a hole for thread, used for sewing.
  • neglect/nɪˈɡlɛkt/verbC13 meaningsTo fail to give a person or thing the care and attention they need.
  • negotiate/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo discuss something with someone in order to reach an agreement.
  • neuter/ˈnjuːtə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo operate on an animal so it cannot breed.
  • nibble/ˈnɪbl̩/verbB25 meaningsTo eat something in small, quick bites.
  • niggle/ˈnɪɡəl/verbC1To keep bothering somebody in a small way.
  • nod/nɒd/verbB24 meaningsTo move your head down and up, to mean yes or to greet someone.
  • nominate/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo formally put somebody's name forward.
  • nose[nəʊ̯z]nounA15 meaningsThe part of the face you breathe and smell through.
  • notch/nɒtʃ/nounB24 meaningsA small V-shaped cut in an edge or surface.
  • nudge/nʌd͡ʒ/verbB24 meaningsTo push somebody gently, usually with your elbow.
  • nurse/nɜːs/nounA15 meaningsA trained person who cares for sick or injured people.
  • nuzzle/ˈnʌzl̩/verbC1To rub gently with the nose.
  • obfuscate/ˈɒbfəskeɪt/verbC1To make something deliberately unclear.
  • oblige/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo require someone to do something by duty or law.
  • obscure/əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveC13 meaningsKnown to very few people.
  • observe/əbˈzɜːv/verbB24 meaningsTo watch something carefully over time in order to learn from it.
  • obsess/əbˈsɛs/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so that nothing else gets in.
  • offend/əˈfɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo hurt someone's feelings or upset their sense of what is proper.
  • ogle/ˈəʊɡl̩/verbC1To stare at somebody in an unwelcome admiring way.
  • ooze/uːz/verbB22 meaningsTo flow out very slowly and thickly.
  • opine/ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/verbC1To state an opinion.
  • oppress/əˈpɹɛs/verbC1To rule people cruelly and deny them freedom.
  • opt/ɒpt/verbC1To choose one thing in preference to another.
  • ordain/ɔɹˈdeɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo make somebody a priest.
  • originate/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/verbC1To have your first beginning in a certain place or time.
  • ostraciseverbC1To shut somebody out of a group entirely.
  • oust/aʊst/verbC1To force somebody out of a position.
  • outclass/aʊtˈklæs/verbC1To be so much better that comparison is pointless.
  • outflankverbC1To go round the side of an enemy position.
  • outlive/aʊtˈlɪv/verbB22 meaningsTo go on living after somebody else has died.
  • outrun/ˈaʊtɹʌn/verbB22 meaningsTo run faster or further than somebody.