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

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  • memoir/ˈmɛmˌwɑː/nounC1An account of events written from your own life.
  • memorabilia/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/nounB2+Objects kept because of who or what they belonged to.
  • memorandum/ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/nounC1A short written note circulated inside an organisation.
  • memorial/məˈmɔːɹi.əl/nounB22 meaningsA structure built so that somebody or something is remembered.
  • memory/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/nounA24 meaningsSomething you remember from the past.
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/ˈmɛnɪs/
nounB24 meanings
A person or thing that threatens harm.
  • menagerie/məˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/nounC12 meaningsA collection of wild animals kept for show.
  • menopause/ˈmɛnəpɔːz/nounB2+The time when a woman's monthly cycles come to an end.
  • mental blocknounB2An inability to think about something at all.
  • mentality/mɛnˈtæləti/nounB2The habitual way a person or group thinks.
  • menthol/ˈmɛnθɒl/nounB2A substance from mint oil that produces a cooling sensation.
  • mention/ˈmɛnʃən/verbA22 meaningsTo say something briefly and in passing.
  • mentor/ˈmɛn.tɔː/nounC12 meaningsAn experienced person who advises and helps somebody less experienced.
  • mentorshipnounB2Guidance given by somebody more experienced.
  • menu/ˈmɛn.juː/nounA2+2 meaningsThe list of dishes a restaurant offers.
  • mercenary/ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/nounC2A soldier who fights for whoever pays.
  • mercer/ˈmɝsɚ/nounC2A dealer in fine cloth, especially silk.
  • merchandise/ˈmɜː.t͡ʃənˌdaɪs/nounB22 meaningsGoods sold carrying the name of a band, show or team.
  • merchandising/ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋ/nounB2Selling goods that carry a brand's name.
  • merchant/ˈmɜːtʃənt/nounB2A trader who buys and sells goods.
  • mercury/ˈmɜːkjʊ.ɹi/nounB2A metal that is liquid at room temperature.
  • 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.
  • meringue/məˈɹæŋ/nounB2+Egg white and sugar whipped and baked crisp.
  • merit/ˈmɛɹɪt/nounC12 meaningsWorth earned by ability or effort.
  • meritocracy/mɛɹɪˈtɒkɹəsi/nounC1A system where ability rather than birth decides rank.
  • mermaid/ˈmɜːˌmeɪd/nounB1A legendary creature, half woman and half fish.
  • mermannounB2+A legendary man with a fish's tail.
  • mesa/ˈmeɪ.sə/nounC1A flat-topped hill with steep sides.
  • mesh/mɛʃ/nounC22 meaningsA net of fine threads or wires.
  • mess/mɛs/nounA22 meaningsA state where nothing is in its place.
  • mess tinnounC1The flat metal dish used for cooking and eating outdoors.
  • message/ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/nounA12 meaningsA short piece of writing sent to somebody.
  • message boardnounB1An online page where people leave notes for one another under headings, named after the panel where paper notices are pinned up.
  • messenger/ˈmɛs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/nounB2Somebody who carries word from one person to another.
  • messiah/məˈsaɪ.ə/nounB2A promised deliverer, or somebody treated as one.
  • metabolism/mɪˈtab.ə.lɪz.əm/nounB2+The rate at which the body turns food into energy.
  • metal/ˈmɛ.təl/nounA2A hard, shiny material that conducts heat and electricity.
  • metal detectornounB2The archway that beeps at metal on your person.
  • metalworknounB2+The craft of shaping and joining metal.
  • metamorphosis/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/nounB2+The complete change of body an insect goes through.
  • metaphor/ˈmɛt.ə.fə/nounB2A figure of speech describing one thing as another to suggest a likeness.
  • meteor/ˈmiːtɪ.ə/nounB2The streak of light made by a space rock burning up.
  • meteorology/ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/nounC2The scientific study of the weather.
  • meter readingnounB2The figure showing how much has been used.
  • methane/ˈmiːθeɪn/nounB2+A colourless gas with no smell, burnt as fuel.
  • method/ˈmɛθəd/nounB1+A settled way of doing something.
  • methodology/ˌmɛθ.əˈdɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC1The system of procedures a study follows.
  • metre/ˈmiːtə/nounA1The basic unit of length, a little over a yard.
  • metric/ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/nounB2+2 meaningsA number chosen to measure how well something works.
  • metrics/ˈmɛt.ɹɪks/nounB2The numbers chosen to show how things are going.
  • metronome/ˈmɛt.ɹəˌnoʊm/nounB2+A device that ticks a steady beat to practise to.
  • metropolis/mɪˈtɹɒp.ə.lɪs/nounB2+A giant important city.
  • mettle/ˈmɛtəl/nounC2Strength of character shown under test.
  • mews/mjuːz/nounC2A row of former stables converted into houses.
  • mexiconounA2The North American country south of the United States.
  • mezzanine/ˈmɛzəniːn/nounC1A low floor built between two main storeys.
  • miasma/mɪˈæzmə/nounC2An unpleasant heavy vapour, or an oppressive atmosphere.
  • micellar waternounC1A gentle cleansing liquid that lifts make-up away.
  • michelin starnounB2A famous mark of very high cooking quality.