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

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19,295 words · showing 10,441–10,500

  • meagre/ˈmiːɡəɹ/adjectiveB2+Far too small in amount.
  • meal/ˈmiːl/nounA1The food eaten at one sitting.
  • mealy/ˈmiːli/adjectiveC2Dry and crumbly like ground grain.
  • mean/miːn/verbA24 meaningsTo have a particular sense, or to have a particular intention.
  • meander/miˈæn.də(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo follow a winding course, or to wander without direction.
  • meaningful/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/
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adjectiveB22 meanings
Having real significance or purpose.
  • meaningless/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/adjectiveC1Having no sense or purpose at all.
  • meannessnounB2Unwillingness to give, or unkindness of spirit.
  • meantime/ˈmiːntaɪm/nounB2The period of time between two events.
  • meanwhile/ˈmiːnwaɪl/adverbB12 meaningsDuring the same period of time; while something else is happening.
  • 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.
  • mechanical/məˈkænɪkəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsWorked by machinery.
  • 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.
  • mediate/ˈmidieɪt/<a:US>verbC1To act between two sides in order to help them agree.
  • 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.
  • medicinal/məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTasting of medicine rather than food.
  • medicine/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/nounA22 meaningsA substance you take to treat an illness.
  • medieval/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the Middle Ages, roughly 500 to 1500.
  • mediocre/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/adjectiveB2+Disappointingly middle-of-the-road.
  • mediocrity/miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/nounC1The quality of being merely average and unremarkable.
  • meditate/ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo calm and empty the mind as a practice.
  • 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.
  • meek/miːk/adjectiveB2+Quiet, gentle and unwilling to argue.
  • 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.
  • meet a deadlinephraseB2To finish by the time set.
  • meet a requirementphraseB2To satisfy what is demanded.
  • meet expectationsphraseB2To be as good as people hoped.
  • meet halfwayphraseB2To settle by each side moving the same distance.
  • meet somebody's eyephraseC1To look directly at somebody who is looking at you.
  • meet upphraseB1To come together with somebody by arrangement.
  • 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.
  • meld/mɛld/verbC1To blend two things into one.
  • melee/ˈmɛˌleɪ/nounC1A confused struggle with everybody mixed together.
  • mellow/ˈmɛləʊ/adjectiveB24 meaningsSoft and rounded in sound, light or colour, with nothing harsh in it.
  • melodious/məˈləʊdi.əs/adjectiveC2Pleasant and tuneful to hear.
  • melodramatic/ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Exaggerated in emotion or behaviour.
  • melody/ˈmɛl.ə.di/nounB2The line of notes that carries a song.
  • melon/ˈmɛlən/nounA2+A large round sweet fruit with soft flesh.
  • melt/mɛlt/verbB12 meaningsTo turn from solid to liquid in heat.