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

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  • matting/ˈmætɪŋ/nounC1Fur tangled into knots that must be cut out.
  • mattress/ˈmætɹɪs/nounB1The soft padded part of a bed.
  • 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.
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Indian Ocean island nation, once home of the dodo.
  • mausoleum/ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/nounB2+A grand building put up to hold a tomb.
  • maverick/ˈmævəɹɪk/nounC2Somebody who refuses to follow the group.
  • maxim/ˈmæk.sɪm/nounC1A short rule of conduct people live by.
  • maximum/ˈmæksɪməm/nounB22 meaningsThe largest amount allowed or reached.
  • may/meɪ/verbA22 meaningsUsed to say something is possible, or to ask for and give permission.
  • mayday/ˈmeɪ̯deɪ̯/nounB2The spoken radio signal that life is in immediate danger.
  • mayonnaise/ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/nounA2+A thick sauce of egg yolk and oil.
  • mayor/ˈmɛə̯/nounB1The elected head of a city or town.
  • mead/miːd/nounC1An alcoholic drink made from honey.
  • meadow/ˈmɛd.əʊ̯/nounB1+A field of wild grass and flowers.
  • meal/ˈmiːl/nounA1The food eaten at one sitting.
  • mean/miːn/verbA24 meaningsTo have a particular sense, or to have a particular intention.
  • meannessnounB2Unwillingness to give, or unkindness of spirit.
  • meantime/ˈmiːntaɪm/nounB2The period of time between two events.
  • measles/ˈmizəlz/nounB1+A catching illness that covers the skin in red spots.
  • measure/ˈmɛʒ.ə/verbB15 meaningsTo find the size, amount or degree of something.
  • measurement/ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/nounB22 meaningsThe size, amount or degree of something found by measuring.
  • meat/miːt/nounA12 meaningsFood that comes from the body of an animal.
  • meatballnounA2+A ball of minced meat, rolled and cooked.
  • meatloaf/ˈmiːt.ləʊf/nounB1+A baked loaf of minced meat.
  • mechanic/mɪˈkænɪk/nounB22 meaningsSomebody whose job is repairing engines and machines.
  • mechanics/məˈkænɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe study of forces and how things move.
  • mechanism/ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/nounB2The working parts of a device, or how a process runs.
  • medal/ˈmɛdəl/nounB2A round metal prize worn on a ribbon.
  • medallion/məˈdæljən/nounB2+A large flat piece of metal worn on a chain.
  • media/ˈmiː.di.ə/nounA2+The newspapers, radio and television taken together.
  • media studies/ˈmiːdi.ə ˈstʌdiz/nounB2The study of newspapers, film and broadcasting.
  • median/ˈmiː.di.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe middle value when everything is put in order.
  • mediation/ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/nounC2Settling a dispute with a neutral helper in the room.
  • mediator/ˈmidieɪtɚ/nounB2+Somebody who helps two sides reach agreement.
  • medical/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with doctors and the treatment of illness.
  • medicine/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/nounA22 meaningsA substance you take to treat an illness.
  • mediocrity/miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/nounC1The quality of being merely average and unremarkable.
  • meditation/mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/nounC12 meaningsQuiet focused attention practised to calm the mind.
  • medium/ˈmiː.di.əm/adjectiveB12 meaningsNeither large nor small.
  • medley/ˈmɛdli/nounB2+A race using each of the strokes in turn.
  • meerkatnounC2A small desert animal that stands straight up to watch for danger.
  • meet/miːt/verbA16 meaningsTo come to the same place as someone, by arrangement or by chance.
  • meeting/ˈmiːtɪŋ/nounA12 meaningsAn arranged gathering to talk about plans and decisions.
  • megabyte/ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/nounB1+About a million bytes.
  • megalomania/ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/nounC1An obsession with your own power and greatness.
  • megapixelnounB2A million of the tiny squares in an image.
  • melancholy/ˈmɛlənkəli/nounC23 meaningsA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
  • melee/ˈmɛˌleɪ/nounC1A confused struggle with everybody mixed together.
  • melody/ˈmɛl.ə.di/nounB2The line of notes that carries a song.
  • melon/ˈmɛlən/nounA2+A large round sweet fruit with soft flesh.
  • meltdown/ˈmɛltdaʊn/nounB22 meaningsA complete loss of composure under strain.
  • meltwaternounC1Water running off a melting glacier or snowfield.
  • member/ˈmɛm.bə/nounA13 meaningsSomebody who belongs to a group or organisation.
  • membershipnounB2Belonging to a group, or the people who belong.
  • membrane/ˈmɛm.bɹeɪn/nounB2+A thin flexible sheet of tissue.
  • meme/miːm/nounB12 meaningsA joke picture or format that spreads and is endlessly remade.
  • memento/məˈmɛntoʊ/nounB2+A small object kept to remind you of somebody or something.
  • memo/ˈmɛməʊ̯/nounC12 meaningsA short written message circulated inside an organisation.