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

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  • male/meɪl/adjectiveA22 meaningsOf the sex that fathers children.
  • malevolent/məˈlɛvələnt/adjectiveC1Wishing harm to others.
  • malformed/ˌmælˈfɔːmd/adjectiveC1Badly shaped from birth or growth.
  • malignant/məˈlɪɡnənt/adjectiveB2+Cancerous and able to invade the rest of the body.
  • malleable/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/adjectiveC22 meaningsSoft enough to be hammered into a new shape.
  • malodorous/ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/
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adjectiveC2
Smelling very unpleasant.
  • maltyadjectiveC2Tasting of the sweet roasted grain used in brewing.
  • mammoth/ˈmæməθ/adjectiveB2Enormous in size.
  • manageable/ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbəl/adjectiveB2+Small or simple enough to be handled.
  • mandatory/ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Ordered by rule or law, with no opting out.
  • mangy/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/adjectiveC2Having patchy fur from disease, or shabby and worn.
  • manifest/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/adjectiveC13 meaningsObvious; plain to see.
  • manipulative/məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Controlling others by clever unfair means.
  • manly/ˈmænli/adjectiveB2Showing the courage and strength held up as ideals for a grown male.
  • manual/ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone with the hands rather than automatically.
  • marbledadjectiveB2+Veined with swirling lines of another colour.
  • marginal/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsVery small and of little importance.
  • marinatedadjectiveB2+Left to sit in a flavoured liquid before cooking.
  • marine/məˈɹiːn/adjectiveB2To do with the sea.
  • marital/ˈmæɹɪtəl/adjectiveB2To do with marriage.
  • married/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/adjectiveA12 meaningsHaving a husband or a wife.
  • martial/ˈmɑːʃəl/adjectiveB2To do with war and the military.
  • marvelous/ˈmɑːvələs/adjectiveB1Wonderful and astonishing.
  • masculine/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/adjectiveB2Having qualities traditionally thought of as manly.
  • mashed/mæʃt/adjectiveB1Crushed into a soft pulpy mass.
  • massive/ˈmæs.ɪv/adjectiveB23 meaningsExtremely large and heavy.
  • masterfuladjectiveC1Showing complete command of a skill.
  • material/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/nounC14 meaningsIn chess, the pieces a player has, weighed by value.
  • maternal/məˈtɜːnəl/adjectiveC1To do with a mother, or motherly in feeling.
  • mathematical/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1To do with numbers and their study.
  • matronly/ˈmeɪtɹənli/adjectiveC2Dignified and rather stout, said of an older woman.
  • mattadjectiveB2Having a flat surface with no shine.
  • matte/mæt/adjectiveB1+Having a flat surface with no shine.
  • mattedadjectiveC1Tangled into a thick dirty mass.
  • matter-of-factadjectiveB2Plain and unemotional in manner, treating something remarkable as ordinary.
  • mature/məˈtjʊə/adjectiveB23 meaningsFully grown.
  • maudlin/ˈmɔːd.lɪn/adjectiveC2Tearfully sentimental, often from drink.
  • maximum/ˈmæksɪməm/nounB22 meaningsThe largest amount allowed or reached.
  • meager/ˈmiɡɚ/adjectiveB2+Disappointingly small in amount.
  • meagre/ˈmiːɡəɹ/adjectiveB2+Far too small in amount.
  • mealy/ˈmiːli/adjectiveC2Dry and crumbly like ground grain.
  • mean/miːn/verbA24 meaningsTo have a particular sense, or to have a particular intention.
  • meaningful/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving real significance or purpose.
  • meaningless/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/adjectiveC1Having no sense or purpose at all.
  • mechanical/məˈkænɪkəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsWorked by machinery.
  • medical/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with doctors and the treatment of illness.
  • medicinal/məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTasting of medicine rather than food.
  • medieval/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the Middle Ages, roughly 500 to 1500.
  • mediocre/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/adjectiveB2+Disappointingly middle-of-the-road.
  • medium/ˈmiː.di.əm/adjectiveB12 meaningsNeither large nor small.
  • meek/miːk/adjectiveB2+Quiet, gentle and unwilling to argue.
  • melancholy/ˈmɛlənkəli/nounC23 meaningsA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
  • 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.
  • melting/ˈmɛltɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSoftening on the tongue almost at once.
  • memorable/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/adjectiveB2Worth remembering, and hard to forget.
  • memorial/məˈmɔːɹi.əl/nounB22 meaningsA structure built so that somebody or something is remembered.
  • mendacious/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2In the habit of lying.
  • menial/ˈmiːni.əl/adjectiveC2Lowly and requiring no skill, said of work.