M — The school dictionary · page 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10mugshotA mugshot is a photograph of a person's face, from the front and the side, taken by the police after an arrest.8 sentencesmugwortA tall wild plant with grey-green, deeply cut leaves that are silvery underneath, found on roadsides and waste ground; it has a strong sme…7 sentencesmulberryA tree with broad leaves and dark purple, red or white berries like long blackberries.9 sentencesmulchA layer of material such as bark, leaves, straw or compost spread on soil around plants.9 sentencesmuleAn animal whose mother is a horse and father is a donkey; it is strong and used for carrying loads.13 sentencesmuleteerA muleteer is a man who drives or leads mules, often carrying goods on a journey.4 sentencesmullTo mull over something: to think about it carefully for some time.10 sentencesmulletA mullet is a sea fish with a grey or brown body, eaten as food.4 sentencesmullionA vertical (upright) bar of stone or wood that divides a window into two or more parts, especially in old churches and Tudor houses.7 sentencesmulticellularMade of many cells. Living things like animals, plants and most fungi are multicellular.10 sentencesmulticulturalHaving or including people from many different cultures, countries, religions or backgrounds.9 sentencesmultilingualAble to speak or use several languages.9 sentencesmultipleA multiple of a number is what you get when you multiply it by a whole number. 6, 9 and 12 are multiples of 3.11 sentencesmultiplicationAdding the same number again and again in a quick way; the operation shown by the sign ×.9 sentencesmultipliedMultiplied means a number was taken a certain number of times. 3 multiplied by 4 is 12.14 sentencesmultiplyTo multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12.11 sentencesmultitudeA multitude is a very large number of things or people.9 sentencesmultivitaminA multivitamin is a tablet, gummy or liquid that contains many different vitamins and often minerals together.10 sentencesmumMum is the British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand word for mother.20 sentencesmumbleTo speak quietly and not clearly, so that people find it hard to understand you.10 sentencesmummeryMummery is a silly, pointless ritual or show, with too much pretence and fuss.4 sentencesmummificationThe process of preserving a dead body so that it does not rot, as the ancient Egyptians did.9 sentencesmummyA child's word for mother; in the USA it is «mommy».11 sentencesmumpsMumps is an infectious illness caused by a virus that makes the glands under the ears swell, so the cheeks and jaw puff up and hurt.7 sentencesmunchTo munch is to chew food steadily and noisily, often with enjoyment: munch an apple, munch on crisps.13 sentencesmunicipalBelonging to or run by a town or city council (a municipal swimming pool, municipal park).7 sentencesmunicipalityA municipality is a town or city (or district) that has its own local government.8 sentencesmuntjacA small deer from Asia, also called a barking deer because it makes a loud bark; it has now spread wild in parts of England.7 sentencesmuralA mural is a large picture painted directly onto a wall or ceiling.7 sentencesmurderThe crime of killing a person on purpose.16 sentencesmurderedMurdered means killed someone on purpose; it is a very serious crime.14 sentencesmurdererA person who kills another person on purpose, against the law.9 sentencesmurderessA murderess is a woman who has killed another person on purpose.5 sentencesmurderousMurderous means wanting to kill, or meant to kill: a murderous look.5 sentencesmurkyDark and dirty so you cannot see through it, about water: murky water.11 sentencesmurmurA soft, low sound of voices, or of water, wind or bees, that goes on and on.11 sentencesmurmurationA huge flock of starlings flying together and swirling in changing shapes in the sky, usually at dusk.7 sentencesmurmuringSaying something quietly and softly, so it is hard to hear.11 sentencesmuscatMuscat is the capital city of Oman, a country on the Arabian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Oman.8 sentencesmuscleA part of the body made of stretchy tissue that tightens and relaxes to make bones and parts of the body move.11 sentencesmuscularMuscular means having big, strong muscles.9 sentencesmusculatureAll the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged.8 sentencesmuseTo muse is to think quietly and slowly about something.6 sentencesmuseumA museum is a building where people go to look at old, rare or interesting things, like dinosaur bones, paintings or machines.11 sentencesmushA soft, wet, squashed mass of something, like overcooked food.12 sentencesmushroomA mushroom is a fungus with a stalk and a round cap; some kinds are eaten as food.13 sentencesmushyMushy means soft and squashy, like mashed food or over-ripe fruit.8 sentencesmusicMusic is sounds arranged in a pleasant or interesting way, made by singing or playing instruments.12 sentencesmusicalConnected with music: «musical instruments», «musical notes».11 sentencesmusicianA musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or sings, especially as a job or with great skill.9 sentencesmusingMusing is thinking quietly and slowly about something.5 sentencesmuskMusk is a strong-smelling substance first taken from a gland of the male musk deer, used in making perfumes; today most musk in perfumes i…12 sentencesmusketA musket is an old kind of long gun, loaded through the front of the barrel, used by soldiers and hunters long ago.4 sentencesmuskratA muskrat is a small water animal with thick brown fur, found in North America and Europe, which lives near rivers and ponds.4 sentencesmuslimA person who follows the religion of Islam.8 sentencesmuslinMuslin is a thin, light cotton cloth.10 sentencesmusselA mussel is a sea or river shellfish with a long dark blue or black shell in two halves.9 sentencesmustMust means something has to happen; it is needed or it is a rule: «You must wear shoes.».24 sentencesmustacheA mustache is the hair that grows on a man's upper lip. (American spelling; British English says moustache.).5 sentencesmustangA small, tough, half-wild horse of the western USA, descended from horses brought by the Spanish.9 sentencesmustardMustard is a hot-tasting yellow or brown paste or sauce made from the seeds of the mustard plant, eaten with meat and hot dogs.14 sentencesmustyMusty means smelling damp, stale or old, as a room or food does when it has not been aired.4 sentencesmutantA mutant is a living thing whose genes have changed, so it is different from its parents in some way, like a white tiger or a plant with o…11 sentencesmutationA mutation is a change in the genes (DNA) of a living thing, which can cause a new feature; most mutations make no difference, some are ha…10 sentencesmuteTo mute a sound, phone, TV or video call is to turn its sound off so nothing can be heard; the mute button does this.14 sentencesmutedQuiet and soft, not loud.10 sentencesmutilatedMutilated means badly damaged, cut or broken, especially a body part that has been harmed.5 sentencesmutinyA mutiny is a rebellion, when a group of sailors or soldiers refuse to obey their leader and fight against him.5 sentencesmuttA dog of no particular breed, a mixed-breed dog; often said with love.9 sentencesmutterTo speak quietly and unclearly, often to yourself, so others cannot hear well.12 sentencesmuttering-ing form of mutter: he was muttering to himself.10 sentencesmuttonMeat from an adult sheep, older than lamb, with a stronger taste.11 sentencesmutualMutual means felt or done by each of two or more people towards the other: mutual respect, mutual help.10 sentencesmutualismMutualism is a relationship between two different kinds of living things in which both of them benefit.11 sentencesmutuallyMutually means felt or done by each of two or more people towards the other, or shared by both.9 sentencesmuzzleA muzzle is the nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog or horse.11 sentencesmyceliumMycelium is the mass of thin white threads of a fungus that grows underground or inside rotting wood; mushrooms grow out of it.7 sentencesmyoglobinMyoglobin is a protein in muscles that holds oxygen until the muscle needs it.7 sentencesmyopiaShort-sightedness: being able to see things close to you clearly but things far away look blurry.8 sentencesmyriadA myriad is a very great number, far more than anyone could count: a myriad of stars.5 sentencesmyrrhA sweet-smelling, bitter gum (resin) from a small thorny tree in Arabia and Africa, used in perfumes, medicines and incense.8 sentencesmyrtleA myrtle is an evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and small white or pink flowers, often grown in gardens.4 sentencesmysteriousMysterious means strange and hard to explain or understand.10 sentencesmysteriouslyIn a way that is strange and cannot be explained.10 sentencesmysteryA mystery is something strange that is not known or explained yet.12 sentencesmysticMystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone.4 sentencesmysticalHaving a hidden spiritual meaning that is hard to explain, beyond the everyday world.8 sentencesmythA myth is a very old story about gods, heroes or magical creatures, often explaining how the world or nature began.9 sentencesmythicalFound in myths and legends, not real: a mythical creature like a dragon or unicorn.10 sentencesmythologyMythology is the whole collection of myths that belong to a people, such as Greek mythology.4 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/10/