📖 M — The English dictionary · page 50

muggy — Everyday, meaning 1: Muggy weather is warm, damp and still, with heavy, sticky air that makes you feel hot and tired.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A room or place that feels close and stuffy, with warm, damp air and no fresh breeze.↗ Example: It's really muggy today, so my shirt is sticking to my back.↗ · The air felt warm and muggy before the thunderstorm.↗ · We couldn't sleep on that muggy summer night.↗ · Open a window, it's muggy in this classroom.↗ · Muggy weather means there is lots of water vapour in the air.↗ · Brisbane can be very hot and muggy in January.↗ · After the rain the jungle was muggy and full of insects.↗ · It was the muggiest day of the summer holidays.↗

mugshot — Everyday, meaning 1: A mugshot is a photograph of a person's face, from the front and the side, taken by the police after an arrest.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal, jokey) Any photo of someone's face, especially an unflattering one.↗ Example: The police released the suspect's mugshot.↗ · The robber's mugshot was on the front page.↗ · My passport photo looks like a mugshot!↗ · In the film, the gangster smirked in his mugshot.↗ · A mugshot doesn't prove someone is guilty.↗ · Every member of the club had a mugshot on the noticeboard.↗

mugwort — Everyday, meaning 1: A tall wild plant with grey-green, deeply cut leaves that are silvery underneath, found on roadsides and waste ground; it has a strong smell.↗ Example: We found mugwort growing by the railway line.↗ · Mugwort leaves are silvery on the underside.↗ · Our nature guide said mugwort was once used to flavour beer.↗ · In old stories, travellers put mugwort in their shoes to stop them getting tired.↗ · Mugwort pollen makes some people sneeze in late summer.↗ · The field was full of nettles, docks and mugwort.↗

mulberry — Everyday, meaning 1: A tree with broad leaves and dark purple, red or white berries like long blackberries.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The fruit of this tree.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A dark purple-red colour.↗ Example: Silkworms eat mulberry leaves.↗ · The mulberries stained my fingers purple.↗ · We sang «Here we go round the mulberry bush».↗ · Granny makes mulberry jam.↗ · A mulberry tree can live for hundreds of years.↗ · Her coat is a deep mulberry colour.↗ · And when David inquired of the LORD, He said: 'Thou shalt not go up; make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.↗ (Prophets 2SA.5.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him: 'Thou shalt not go up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.↗ (Writings 1CH.14.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is the LORD gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.'↗ (Prophets 2SA.5.24, JPS 1917)↗

mulch — Everyday, meaning 1: A layer of material such as bark, leaves, straw or compost spread on soil around plants.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To spread mulch on soil.↗ Example: We put a layer of mulch round the tomato plants.↗ · Mulch helps the soil stay damp in hot weather.↗ · The school garden is mulched with wood chips.↗ · Grandma mulched her roses with compost.↗ · Worms love the leaves we use as mulch.↗ · Mulch stops weeds from growing so fast.↗ · Spread the mulch, but don't pile it against the stems.↗

mule — Everyday, meaning 1: An animal whose mother is a horse and father is a donkey; it is strong and used for carrying loads.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A very stubborn person: stubborn as a mule.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A slipper or shoe with no back.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (slang) A person who carries illegal drugs or money across borders for criminals.↗ Example: The mule carried our bags up the mountain path.↗ · A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.↗ · He's as stubborn as a mule and won't change his mind.↗ · Mules are strong and sure-footed.↗ · Mum wears her fluffy mules around the house.↗ · The police caught the drug mule at the airport.↗ · Most mules cannot have foals.↗ · The farmer ploughed the field with a mule.↗ · “What’s bridle-wise?” said the young mule.↗ · Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; (Writings EZR.2.66, JPS 1917)↗ · They of the house of Togarmah traded for thy wares with horses and horsemen and mules.↗ (Prophets EZK.27.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Then all the king's sons arose, and every man got him up upon his mule, and fled.↗ (Prophets 2SA.13.29, JPS 1917)↗

muleteer — Everyday, meaning 1: A muleteer is a man who drives or leads mules, often carrying goods on a journey.↗ Example: A muleteer set off on a journey with an ass and a mule.↗ · The muleteers stopped at the inn for the night.↗ · "I will go and return too," he said to the muleteers.↗

mull — Everyday, meaning 1: To mull over something: to think about it carefully for some time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To heat wine, cider or juice with sugar and spices: mulled wine.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (a name) Mull is a large island off the west coast of Scotland; «mull» is also a Scottish word for a headland, as in the Mull of Kintyre.↗ Example: I'll mull it over and tell you tomorrow.↗ · Mole mulled over the Rat's words.↗ · She sat mulling over the maths problem.↗ · Dad made mulled apple juice for the children.↗ · The smell of mulled wine filled the market.↗ · We went to the Isle of Mull to see puffins.↗ · Don't mull too long — the bus is coming!↗

mullet — Everyday, meaning 1: A mullet is a sea fish with a grey or brown body, eaten as food.↗ Example: "Fine mullets, these!" he said.↗ · He pulled a handful of mullets from the net.↗ · We ate grilled mullet for supper.↗

mullion — Everyday, meaning 1: A vertical (upright) bar of stone or wood that divides a window into two or more parts, especially in old churches and Tudor houses.↗ Example: The old manor house had tall mullioned windows.↗ · Moonlight shone between the stone mullions.↗ · The church window was divided by three mullions.↗ · Tudor houses often have mullions and leaded glass.↗ · A mullion splits the window into narrow parts.↗ · We drew the castle with its mullioned windows.↗

multicellular — Everyday, meaning 1: Made of many cells.↗ Living things like animals, plants and most fungi are multicellular.↗ Example: Humans are multicellular organisms with trillions of cells.↗ · A bacterium is single-celled, but a frog is multicellular.↗ · Plants and animals are multicellular.↗ · In multicellular life, cells share out the jobs.↗ · Some seaweeds are multicellular and some are tiny single cells.↗ · The first multicellular living things appeared long after bacteria.↗ · Is a mushroom multicellular?↗ Yes, it is made of many cells.↗

multicultural — Everyday, meaning 1: Having or including people from many different cultures, countries, religions or backgrounds.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Showing or celebrating many cultures, as in "a multicultural festival".↗ Example: Our school is multicultural; we speak over twenty languages.↗ · London, Toronto and Sydney are very multicultural cities.↗ · On Multicultural Day we brought food from our families' countries.↗ · Canada calls itself a multicultural country.↗ · The festival had multicultural music and dance.↗ · Living in a multicultural area helps you learn about other people.↗ · A multicultural class can share many different festivals.↗

multilingual — Everyday, meaning 1: Able to speak or use several languages.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Written in or using several languages, as in "a multilingual sign" or "a multilingual dictionary".↗ Example: My cousin is multilingual; she speaks English, Polish and Spanish.↗ · The airport signs are multilingual.↗ · Many children in Ireland are bilingual or multilingual.↗ · Our school library has multilingual books.↗ · Being multilingual can help you get a job abroad.↗ · The museum gave us a multilingual guide.↗ · Switzerland is a multilingual country with four official languages.↗

multiple — Everyday, meaning 1: A multiple of a number is what you get when you multiply it by a whole number.↗ 6, 9 and 12 are multiples of 3.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Multiple (adjective) means many: «multiple choice», «multiple times».↗ Example: List the multiples of 4 below 20.↗ · Is 18 a multiple of 6?↗ · Find a common multiple of 2 and 3.↗ · The number is a multiple of 5.↗ · Multiples of 10 end in 0.↗ · 12 is a common multiple of 3 and 4.↗ · Choose the right answer in the multiple-choice quiz.↗ · I've told you multiple times to tidy up!↗

multiplication — Everyday, meaning 1: (maths) Adding the same number again and again in a quick way; the operation shown by the sign ×.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A big increase in number (the multiplication of germs).↗ Example: Multiplication is a fast way of adding equal groups.↗ · 6 × 7 = 42 is a multiplication fact.↗ · We practise our multiplication tables every day.↗ · Long multiplication helps with big numbers.↗ · The sign for multiplication is ×.↗ · Bacteria grow by quick multiplication.↗ · 4 bags of 5 apples: the multiplication 4 × 5 gives 20 apples.↗

multiplicity — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The state of being many, or of there being a great number of different things.↗

multiplied — Everyday, meaning 1: Multiplied means a number was taken a certain number of times.↗ 3 multiplied by 4 is 12.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Multiplied also means grew greatly in number: the rabbits multiplied.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Multiplied can also mean made much greater or deeper, such as a gloom that grows thicker.↗ Example: A number multiplied by 5 is 40.↗ What is the number?↗ · 7 multiplied by 6 is 42.↗ · The rabbits multiplied to 3 times as many.↗ · Her savings multiplied by 2 in a year.↗ · 9 multiplied by itself is 81.↗ · When 4 and 5 are multiplied, the product is 20.↗ · The bacteria multiplied quickly in the warm milk.↗ · Any number multiplied by 0 is 0.↗ · Not a round-eyed creature of the night might pierce an inch of that multiplied gloom.↗ · And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.↗ (Torah EXO.1.20, JPS 1917)↗ · But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad.↗ (Torah EXO.1.12, JPS 1917)↗ · the LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. — (Torah DEU.1.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?↗ (Writings JOB.35.6, JPS 1917)↗ · But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.↗ (Writings PSA.38.20, JPS 1917)↗ · For Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, yea, altars have been unto him to sin.↗ (Prophets HOS.8.11, JPS 1917)↗

multiply — Everyday, meaning 1: To multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To multiply is to grow quickly in number: rabbits multiply fast.↗ Example: Multiplying is adding the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12.↗ · Multiply 5 bags by 6 pears in each bag.↗ · There are 3 rows of 7 chairs; multiply to find all the chairs.↗ · 6 multiplied by 2 is 12.↗ · Multiply the length by the width to find the area.↗ · Learn to multiply by 10 by adding a zero.↗ · Germs multiply quickly on dirty hands.↗ · Rabbits can multiply very fast.↗ · Granted that each piece gives you five hundred, multiply five hundred by five.↗ · And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.'↗ (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'↗ (Torah GEN.17.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.↗ (Torah EXO.7.3, JPS 1917)↗ · He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause; (Writings JOB.9.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix; (Writings JOB.29.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Come to Beth-el, and transgress, to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three days; (Prophets AMO.4.4, JPS 1917)↗

multitude — Everyday, meaning 1: A multitude is a very large number of things or people.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal, Bible) The multitude means a huge crowd of people; or ordinary people in general.↗ Example: There is a multitude of stars in the night sky.↗ · The coral reef is home to a multitude of fish.↗ · Jesus fed the multitude with five loaves and two fish.↗ · We had a multitude of reasons to be happy.↗ · Multitudes gathered to hear him speak.↗ · A big coat can cover a multitude of sins.↗ · A sorrowful multitude accompanied them to the shore.↗ · And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.↗ (Torah EXO.12.38, JPS 1917)↗ · 'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.↗ (Torah GEN.17.4, JPS 1917)↗ · the LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. — (Torah DEU.1.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!↗ (Prophets JOL.4.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Should not the multitude of words be answered?↗ (Writings JOB.11.2, JPS 1917)↗ · For the multitude of thine iniquity, the enmity is great.↗ (Prophets HOS.9.7, JPS 1917)↗

multivitamin — Everyday, meaning 1: A multivitamin is a tablet, gummy or liquid that contains many different vitamins and often minerals together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is taken to help people get vitamins they might not get enough of from food.↗ Example: I take a multivitamin with breakfast.↗ · Multivitamins come as tablets, gummies or drops.↗ · A multivitamin has vitamins A, C, D and more.↗ · Eating fruit and vegetables is better than relying on multivitamins.↗ · Don't eat multivitamin gummies like sweets.↗ · Mum checked the label to see the right dose of multivitamin.↗ · Some multivitamins also contain iron.↗ · The doctor said I could take a children's multivitamin in winter.↗