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

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  • mansion/ˈmæn.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA very large impressive house.
  • manta ray/ˈmæntə ɹeɪ/nounC1An enormous flat fish that seems to fly underwater.
  • mantle/ˈmæn.təl/nounB22 meaningsThe hot layer between the earth's crust and core.
  • manuscript/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/nounC13 meaningsAn author's text as written, before it is printed and published.
  • manuscript collectionnounC1A holding of handwritten documents.
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/məˈɹɔːdə/
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Somebody who roams about raiding and plundering.
  • marionette/ˌmæɹi.əˈnɛt/nounC1A puppet moved by strings from above.
  • mark-upnounC1The amount added to the cost to make the selling price.
  • marketplacenounC1Where goods are traded, or the world of trade itself.
  • markup/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/nounC1The amount added to cost to arrive at the selling price.
  • marlin/ˈmɑɹ.lɪn/nounC1A large fast game fish with a spear-like snout.
  • maroon/məˈɹuːn/verbC12 meaningsTo leave somebody in a place they cannot get away from.
  • marriage/ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/nounA22 meaningsThe legal relationship between two married people.
  • marshal/ˈmɑːʃəl/verbC13 meaningsTo gather people or facts and put them in order.
  • mart/mɑɹt/nounC1A market or trading centre.
  • martial law/ˈmɑːʃəl lɔː/nounC1Rule by the army, with ordinary law suspended.
  • martyrdom/ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/nounC1Death or great suffering endured for a belief.
  • masculinity/ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/nounC1The qualities traditionally associated with being a man.
  • mash/mæʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo crush cooked food until it is soft and lumpy.
  • masochism/ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/nounC1Taking pleasure in your own pain or humiliation.
  • masonry/ˈmeɪsənɹi/nounC1Stone or brickwork taken as a whole.
  • masquerade/ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd/nounC1A pretence, or a party where faces are covered.
  • massacre/ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/nounC1The killing of many helpless people.
  • massage/ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/nounB22 meaningsRubbing the body to ease it.
  • mastheadnounC1The title block at the top of a newspaper.
  • mastiff/ˈmæstɪf/nounC1A very large powerful guard dog.
  • material/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/nounC14 meaningsIn chess, the pieces a player has, weighed by value.
  • matinee performancenounC1A show given in the afternoon.
  • matriarch/ˈmeɪtɹɪˌɑːk/nounC1The powerful older woman who leads a family.
  • matron/ˈmeɪtɹən/nounC1A dignified married woman, or a woman in charge of nursing.
  • matting/ˈmætɪŋ/nounC1Fur tangled into knots that must be cut out.
  • maturity/məˈtjʊəɹɪti/nounB22 meaningsBeing fully grown, in body or in judgement.
  • maul/mɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo attack and tear at somebody savagely.
  • mauritanianounC1Saharan country between Morocco and Senegal, capital Nouakchott.
  • maxim/ˈmæk.sɪm/nounC1A short rule of conduct people live by.
  • mead/miːd/nounC1An alcoholic drink made from honey.
  • meat/miːt/nounA12 meaningsFood that comes from the body of an animal.
  • mechanic/mɪˈkænɪk/nounB22 meaningsSomebody whose job is repairing engines and machines.
  • median/ˈmiː.di.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe middle value when everything is put in order.
  • mediocrity/miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/nounC1The quality of being merely average and unremarkable.
  • meditation/mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/nounC12 meaningsQuiet focused attention practised to calm the mind.
  • megalomania/ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/nounC1An obsession with your own power and greatness.
  • melancholy/ˈmɛlənkəli/nounC23 meaningsA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
  • melee/ˈmɛˌleɪ/nounC1A confused struggle with everybody mixed together.
  • meltdown/ˈmɛltdaʊn/nounB22 meaningsA complete loss of composure under strain.
  • meltwaternounC1Water running off a melting glacier or snowfield.
  • meme/miːm/nounB12 meaningsA joke picture or format that spreads and is endlessly remade.
  • memo/ˈmɛməʊ̯/nounC12 meaningsA short written message circulated inside an organisation.
  • memoir/ˈmɛmˌwɑː/nounC1An account of events written from your own life.
  • memorandum/ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/nounC1A short written note circulated inside an organisation.
  • menace/ˈmɛnɪs/nounB24 meaningsA person or thing that threatens harm.
  • menagerie/məˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/nounC12 meaningsA collection of wild animals kept for show.
  • mentor/ˈmɛn.tɔː/nounC12 meaningsAn experienced person who advises and helps somebody less experienced.
  • mercy/ˈmɜːsi/nounB12 meaningsKindness shown to somebody you could punish instead.
  • merger/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/nounC12 meaningsThe joining of two companies or organisations into a single one.
  • merit/ˈmɛɹɪt/nounC12 meaningsWorth earned by ability or effort.
  • meritocracy/mɛɹɪˈtɒkɹəsi/nounC1A system where ability rather than birth decides rank.
  • mesa/ˈmeɪ.sə/nounC1A flat-topped hill with steep sides.
  • mesh/mɛʃ/nounC22 meaningsA net of fine threads or wires.
  • mess tinnounC1The flat metal dish used for cooking and eating outdoors.