📖 M — The English dictionary · page 8

mangle — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) A machine with two rollers, turned by a handle, used in the past to squeeze water out of wet washing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To crush, tear or damage something badly so it is out of shape.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To spoil words, music or a story by saying or doing them badly: «He mangled the French phrase.».↗ Example: Grandma used to put the sheets through the mangle.↗ · Turn the handle and the mangle squeezes out the water.↗ · The bike was mangled in the crash.↗ · The dog mangled my slipper.↗ · He mangled the words of the song.↗ · Keep your fingers away from the rollers of the mangle.↗

mangled — Everyday, meaning 1: Badly crushed, twisted or torn so that it is spoilt.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of words or music) Spoilt by being said or played very badly.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old) Pressed through a mangle, a machine with rollers that squeezed water out of washing.↗ Example: The bike was mangled after the crash.↗ · The dog left a mangled slipper.↗ · Alice mangled the poem, and the words came out all wrong.↗ · He mangled the French phrase, and the waiter laughed.↗ · Grandma remembers mangling the washing on Mondays.↗ · The storm left mangled trees along the road.↗ · Her mangled body was cast into the fount near Thebes, which still bears her name.↗

mango — Everyday, meaning 1: A mango is a sweet, juicy tropical fruit with orange flesh, a smooth skin and a large flat stone inside.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is also the tree it grows on.↗ Example: I had a mango for breakfast.↗ · Mangoes grow on tall trees in hot countries.↗ · The mango is the national fruit of India.↗ · Mango juice is my favourite.↗ · Sam bought 6 mangoes and gave 2 away; he has 4 left.↗ · A ripe mango smells sweet.↗ · And after twelve years, the mango tree began to flower, and Raja Rasalu married the Princess Kokilan, whom he won from Sarkap when he played chaupur with the King.↗

mangrove — Everyday, meaning 1: A mangrove is a tree or shrub that grows in salty water along tropical coasts, with tangled roots that stand above the mud.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A mangrove, or mangrove swamp or forest, is an area of coast covered with these trees.↗ Example: Mangroves can grow in salty sea water.↗ · Baby fish hide among the mangrove roots.↗ · We walked on a boardwalk through the mangroves in Queensland.↗ · Mangrove forests protect the coast from big waves.↗ · Tigers live in the mangrove swamps of the Sundarbans.↗ · Mangroves store lots of carbon in their mud.↗ · Volunteers planted new mangroves along the shore.↗

mangy — Everyday, meaning 1: Mangy means having patchy, thin fur or skin from a disease, or looking shabby and worn.↗ Example: The mangy old dog had patches of bare skin.↗ · The man-eaters were mangy and had lost their teeth.↗ · Don't pat a mangy stray cat.↗

manhood — Everyday, meaning 1: Manhood is the time when a boy has grown up into a man.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Manhood also means the qualities of a man, such as strength and courage.↗ Example: He grew to manhood and became king.↗ · Jesper was just coming to manhood.↗ · At the age of twelve he was still far from manhood.↗

manicure — Everyday, meaning 1: A beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails: cutting, shaping and often painting the nails.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To give someone a manicure.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective form: manicured) Very neat and carefully trimmed: a manicured lawn.↗ Example: Mum had a manicure before the wedding.↗ · My sister painted my nails and called it a manicure.↗ · The salon offers manicures and pedicures.↗ · The palace had perfectly manicured lawns.↗ · He manicures his nails himself.↗ · She got a sparkly manicure for her birthday.↗ · The hedges were neatly manicured.↗ · A manicure takes about half an hour.↗

manifest — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective, formal) Clear and obvious to everyone.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun) A list of the goods or passengers on a ship, plane or train.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb, slang/modern) To imagine and hope hard for something so that it might happen, as people say online: «I'm manifesting a snow day».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (religion/stories) For a spirit or ghost: to appear.↗ Example: His nerves manifested themselves as a stomach ache.↗ · Her talent for music was manifest from a young age.↗ · The captain checked the ship's manifest.↗ · The passenger manifest listed two hundred people.↗ · «I'm manifesting a pizza for dinner,» joked Chloe.↗ · In the story, the ghost manifested at midnight.↗ · The measles virus manifests as red spots on the skin.↗ · To these the Kabalists add the word ATzLH, with the meaning of " producing something manifest from the unmanifested."↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The Elohim are the Seven Forces, proceeding from the One Divine, which control the ''terra viventium," the manifested world of life.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after Thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; Thou knowest it; that which came out of my lips was manifest before Thee.↗ (Prophets JER.17.16, JPS 1917)↗

manifestation — Everyday, meaning 1: A sign or way that something shows itself: «Fever is a manifestation of illness».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The act of appearing or showing.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An appearance of a ghost or spirit, in stories; (religion) a sign of God's presence, as believers describe it.↗ Example: Sneezing can be a manifestation of hay fever.↗ · His kind letter was a manifestation of his respect.↗ · The rash was the first manifestation of chickenpox.↗ · The villagers claimed they had seen a ghostly manifestation.↗ · Anger can be a manifestation of fear.↗ · Christians believe Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of Jesus to the world.↗ · Litter in the park is one manifestation of a bigger problem.↗ · She then disappeared, and, full of hope and courage at this divine manifestation, Jason pursued his journey.↗ · is '' the voices from nothing."↗ The Ten Sephiruth of the Kabalah are the " Ten Primary Emanations from the Divine Source " which are the primal forces leading to all manifestation upon every plane in succession.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

manifestly — Everyday, meaning 1: Manifestly means clearly and obviously, so that anyone can see it.↗ Example: The story is manifestly unreal, since the cow talks.↗ · The giant was manifestly far too big for the door.↗ · He was manifestly tired after the long walk.↗ · with him do I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD doth he behold; wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?'↗ (Torah NUM.12.8, JPS 1917)↗

manifesto — Everyday, meaning 1: A manifesto is a written public statement in which a political party or group says what it believes and what it promises to do if elected.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A manifesto can be any bold statement of ideas and aims by an artist, group or person.↗ Example: Each party published its manifesto before the election.↗ · My school council manifesto promised a new bike shed.↗ · The party broke its manifesto promise on taxes.↗ · The artists wrote a manifesto about their new style.↗ · We compared two manifestos in our politics lesson.↗ · Read the manifesto before you decide how to vote.↗

manifold — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Manifold means many and of many different kinds.↗ In Jewish tradition, meaning 2: (old use) Manifold means having many parts or forms.↗ Example: How manifold are Thy works, O LORD!↗ (Writings PSA.104.24, JPS 1917)↗ · They wrought among them His manifold signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.↗ (Writings PSA.105.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold!↗ (Writings JOB.11.6, JPS 1917)↗ · The lord had a manifold and great train of servants.↗ · They were saved from manifold dangers at sea.↗ · Our town has manifold blessings.↗

manikin — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) A manikin is a little man, a dwarf or a very small person.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A manikin is also a small model of a human body, used to show shapes or clothes.↗ Example: When he had gone a short distance he met a little old manikin.↗ · The manikin asked him where he was going.↗ · He shared his bread with the manikin.↗

manila — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) Manila is the capital city of the Philippines, a country of islands in Southeast Asia.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Manila paper or a manila envelope or folder: strong, light brown paper, first made from a plant called Manila hemp.↗ Example: Manila is the capital of the Philippines.↗ · Our teacher keeps our tests in a manila folder.↗ · The letter came in a brown manila envelope.↗ · Manila is on the island of Luzon.↗ · Many people in Manila speak Filipino and English.↗ · Typhoons sometimes hit Manila.↗

manipulate — Everyday, meaning 1: To control or influence someone in a clever, unfair or dishonest way, to get what you want.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To handle, move or work something skilfully with your hands: «manipulate the controls».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To change information, numbers or pictures, sometimes to trick people: «manipulate a photo».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science, medicine) To move or press a body part to treat it.↗ Example: He tried to manipulate his sister into doing his chores.↗ · A real friend does not manipulate you with guilt.↗ · The robot arm can manipulate tiny objects.↗ · In maths we manipulated the equation to find x.↗ · That photo has been manipulated to make the wave look bigger.↗ · Toddlers learn to manipulate blocks and shapes.↗ · Advertisers sometimes try to manipulate how we feel.↗ · If someone online tries to manipulate you, tell a trusted adult.↗

manipulation — Everyday, meaning 1: Controlling or influencing people in a clever and unfair way, so they do what you want.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Skilful handling or moving of something with the hands or a tool.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Changing information, numbers or pictures, sometimes to trick people.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (medicine) Moving or pressing body parts to treat them.↗ Example: Saying «If you were my friend you'd do it» can be a kind of manipulation.↗ · Photo manipulation can make a fake picture look real.↗ · Algebraic manipulation helped us solve for y.↗ · Playing with clay improves children's manipulation of small objects.↗ · The advert used clever manipulation of our feelings.↗ · Data manipulation can make a graph tell a false story.↗ · The physiotherapist used gentle manipulation on Dad's back.↗ · Learning to spot manipulation keeps you safer online.↗

mankind — Everyday, meaning 1: All people in the world, considered together; the human race; humankind.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (older use) Men, as opposed to women — this use is rare now.↗ Example: The invention of writing changed mankind forever.↗ · «One giant leap for mankind,» said Neil Armstrong.↗ · Christians believe Jesus came to save mankind.↗ · Medicine is one of the greatest gifts to mankind.↗ · Pollution is a danger to all mankind.↗ · The wheel was one of mankind's greatest inventions.↗ · Truly, this is the way of mankind.↗ · Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.↗ (Torah LEV.18.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.↗ (Torah LEV.20.13, JPS 1917)↗ · He caused Mem to predominate in Water, and crowned it, and combined it with others, and formed Earth on the world, cold in the year, and the fruit of the womb in mankind, being carried in the belly.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. — (Writings JOB.12.10, JPS 1917)↗

manky — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK, Ireland, slang) Dirty, smelly or disgusting: manky socks.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, slang) Of poor quality; broken or worn out.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, slang) Rotten or gone off, about food.↗ Example: Your football boots are manky; clean them!↗ · Ew, that sandwich has gone manky.↗ · Don't use that manky towel.↗ · My trainers are so manky after the muddy walk.↗ · The bathroom at the campsite was really manky.↗ · He kept his manky old teddy for years.↗ · This apple is manky inside.↗ · Put your manky socks in the wash.↗

manly — Everyday, meaning 1: Manly means brave, strong and having the qualities thought right for a man.↗ Example: It is not manly to take revenge like that.↗ · Jonas said going alone was more manly.↗ · He had a deep, manly voice.↗

manna — Everyday, meaning 1: (Bible) Manna was the special food that, the Bible says, God sent from heaven each morning to feed the Israelites in the desert after they left Egypt.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Something good and unexpected that you need very much: «manna from heaven».↗ Example: In the desert the Israelites ate manna every morning.↗ · The Bible says manna tasted like wafers made with honey.↗ · The people were told to gather only enough manna for one day.↗ · The surprise money was manna from heaven for the poor family.↗ · For the hungry walkers, the café was like manna.↗ · Moses told the people that the manna came from God.↗ · The rain was manna from heaven for the dry farms.↗ · Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.↗ (Torah NUM.11.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. — (Torah NUM.11.9, JPS 1917)↗ · but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all; we have nought save this manna to look to.' — (Torah NUM.11.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, and gave them of the corn of heaven.↗ (Writings PSA.78.24, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou gavest also Thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not Thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.↗ (Writings NEH.9.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.↗ (Prophets JOS.5.12, JPS 1917)↗