M — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10malletA hammer with a big head made of wood, rubber or plastic, used to hit things without damaging them.12 sentencesmalpracticeWhen a doctor, lawyer or other professional does their job very badly or carelessly, and someone is harmed because of it.10 sentencesmaltMalt is barley or other grain that has been soaked, dried and treated so that it can be used to make beer or whisky.3 sentencesmamMother; another word for «mum» or «mam».8 sentencesmamaMama is a word for mother, often used by young children or in families; it is one of the first words babies say.13 sentencesmambaA mamba is a fast, very venomous snake from Africa. There are black mambas and green mambas.8 sentencesmammaMamma is an old-fashioned word for mother, used by young children. Also used in tales as a childlike word for mother.4 sentencesmammalA mammal is an animal that has hair or fur, breathes air and feeds its babies with milk.10 sentencesmammalianTo do with mammals, or belonging to the group of animals called mammals.10 sentencesmammothA mammoth was a huge, hairy animal like an elephant with long curved tusks that lived long ago and died out.10 sentencesmammyA child's word for mother, like «mum» or «mammy» said by Irish children.10 sentencesmamo«Mamo» is how you call your mother in Ukrainian«Mum!» or «Mom!» — the form used when speaking to her (from «mama», mother). — 8 sentencesmanA man is a grown-up male person.14 sentencesmanageTo succeed in doing something difficult: «I managed to finish the race».12 sentencesmanagementManagement is controlling and organising something, such as a business, money, time or a problem.9 sentencesmanagerA manager is a person who is in charge of a shop, business, team of workers or project.8 sentencesmanateeA large, slow, gentle plant-eating mammal that lives in warm coastal waters and rivers; it has flippers, a round paddle-shaped tail and is…7 sentencesmanchuThe Manchu are a people from Manchuria in north-east China.9 sentencesmancunianA person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big city in north-west England.8 sentencesmandarinA mandarin is a small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel.11 sentencesmandateA mandate is the authority given to a government or leader by voters to carry out their plans: the party won a strong mandate.10 sentencesmandatoryRequired by a law or a rule; something you must do; compulsory.9 sentencesmandibleThe mandible is the lower jawbone.9 sentencesmandrillA mandrill is a large monkey from the rainforests of central Africa; the males have a bright red and blue face and a colourful bottom.9 sentencesmaneA mane is the long thick hair growing on the neck of some animals, especially horses and male lions.11 sentencesmanfullyManfully means bravely and without giving up, even when things are hard.3 sentencesmangaJapanese comics and graphic novels, usually read from right to left, with a special drawing style (big eyes, speed lines).10 sentencesmangeA skin disease of dogs, foxes, cats and other animals, caused by tiny mites; it makes the fur fall out and the skin itchy and sore.9 sentencesmangerA long open box or trough that horses and cattle eat from.9 sentencesmangleA machine with two rollers, turned by a handle, used in the past to squeeze water out of wet washing.9 sentencesmangledBadly crushed, twisted or torn so that it is spoilt.10 sentencesmangoA mango is a sweet, juicy tropical fruit with orange flesh, a smooth skin and a large flat stone inside.9 sentencesmangroveA mangrove is a tree or shrub that grows in salty water along tropical coasts, with tangled roots that stand above the mud.9 sentencesmangyMangy means having patchy, thin fur or skin from a disease, or looking shabby and worn.4 sentencesmanhoodManhood is the time when a boy has grown up into a man.5 sentencesmanicureA beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails: cutting, shaping and often painting the nails.11 sentencesmanifestTo show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash».12 sentencesmanifestationA sign or way that something shows itself: «Fever is a manifestation of illness».11 sentencesmanifestlyManifestly means clearly and obviously, so that anyone can see it.4 sentencesmanifestoA 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.8 sentencesmanikinA manikin is a little man, a dwarf or a very small person.5 sentencesmanilaManila is the capital city of the Philippines, a country of islands in Southeast Asia.8 sentencesmanipulateTo control or influence someone in a clever, unfair or dishonest way, to get what you want.12 sentencesmanipulationControlling or influencing people in a clever and unfair way, so they do what you want.12 sentencesmankindAll people in the world, considered together; the human race; humankind.9 sentencesmankyDirty, smelly or disgusting: manky socks.11 sentencesmanlyManly means brave, strong and having the qualities thought right for a man.4 sentencesmannaManna was the special food that, the Bible says, God sent from heaven each morning to feed the Israelites in the desert after they left Eg…9 sentencesmannedTo man is to supply people to work a boat, a ship or a machine. Manned means having people on board or in charge.5 sentencesmannequinA model of a human body used to show clothes in a shop window.11 sentencesmannerThe way in which something is done or happens.12 sentencesmannerlyMannerly means polite, well behaved and knowing good manners.4 sentencesmannersManners are the polite ways of behaving with other people, like saying please and thank you.13 sentencesmanoeuvreA manoeuvre is a planned movement of soldiers, ships or vehicles, often done as practice.5 sentencesmanorA manor is a large country house with land around it, once owned by a lord or squire.4 sentencesmansionA very large, grand house, usually belonging to a rich person.11 sentencesmantaA manta, or manta ray, is a very large, flat sea fish with wide fins like wings, which glides through warm oceans and eats tiny plankton.8 sentencesmantelA mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, where things are put on display.4 sentencesmantelpieceA mantelpiece is the shelf above a fireplace, often with ornaments, clocks, cards or photos on it.9 sentencesmantisA mantis, often called a praying mantis, is a long green or brown insect that holds its spiky front legs together as if praying, and uses…9 sentencesmantleIn science, the mantle is the thick hot layer of rock inside the Earth, between the crust and the core.13 sentencesmantraA word, sound or short phrase repeated again and again in prayer or meditation, especially in Hinduism and Buddhism.10 sentencesmanualManual means done by hand or by a person's effort, not by a machine: «manual work».9 sentencesmanufactureTo manufacture means to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory with machines.12 sentencesmanufacturedMade in large numbers in a factory, using machines.10 sentencesmanufacturerA person or company that makes goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines.10 sentencesmanufacturingThe business or industry of making goods in large numbers in factories.8 sentencesmanureManure is animal poo, often mixed with straw, used to make soil richer so plants grow better.10 sentencesmanuscriptA book, story or piece of writing written by hand, especially an old one from before printing.10 sentencesmanyMany means a large number of things or people: many birds.21 sentencesmaoMao usually means Mao Zedong, the leader of the Communist Party who ruled the People's Republic of China from its start until his death.13 sentencesmaoriMāori are the Indigenous people of New Zealand (Aotearoa), who were living there long before Europeans arrived.11 sentencesmapA drawing of an areaa room, town, country or the world — seen from above, showing where places are. — 12 sentencesmapleA maple is a tree with leaves that have pointed parts like fingers; the leaves turn red, orange or yellow in autumn.11 sentencesmappingThe making of maps of an area.12 sentencesmarTo spoil or damage something, making it less good or less beautiful.14 sentencesmaraA mara is a South American animal that looks like a small deer or long-legged hare but is a rodent, a relative of the guinea pig.9 sentencesmaracaA musical instrument made of a hollow ball or gourd filled with seeds, beads or small stones, with a handle; you shake it to make a rattli…10 sentencesmarathiMarathi is a language spoken by about 80 to 100 million people, mainly in the state of Maharashtra in western India, including the city of…8 sentencesmarathonA running race of about 42 kilometres (26.2 miles).13 sentencesmarbleA marble is a small glass ball for playing games.12 sentencesmarcelMarcel is a man's first name, especially in France, as in the French mime artist Marcel Marceau.9 sentencesmarchMarch is the third month of the year, with 31 days, between February and April.14 sentencesmarcherA person who walks in a march, especially a protest march or a parade.10 sentencesmareA female horse, donkey or zebra, especially an adult one.12 sentencesmarginA margin is the empty space at the edge of a page, often with a line, where you do not write.12 sentencesmariThe Mari are a Finno-Ugric people who live mainly in the Mari El Republic in Russia, by the Volga river.12 sentencesmariaMaria: a common girl's name in many countries.11 sentencesmarigoldA garden plant with bright orange or yellow flowers.9 sentencesmarinadeA mixture of liquids like oil, vinegar, lemon juice, soy sauce, herbs and spices, in which food (meat, fish, tofu, vegetables) is soaked b…10 sentencesmarineTo do with the sea or the animals and plants that live in it: marine life.12 sentencesmarinerA sailor; a person who works on a ship.10 sentencesmarionetteA marionette is a puppet, a doll moved by strings held from above.4 sentencesmaritimeConnected with the sea, ships and sailing.11 sentencesmarkA mark is a small sign, spot or line on something: a pen mark, a dirty mark.15 sentencesmarkedlyIn a way that is clear and easy to notice; very noticeably (markedly better, markedly different).7 sentencesmarkerA marker is a pen with a thick, coloured tip, often called a felt-tip pen or marker pen.11 sentencesmarketA market is a place, often outdoors with stalls, where people buy and sell food and other things.14 sentencesmarketplaceA marketplace is an open square in a town where people buy and sell things, such as food, cloth and animals.4 sentencesmarkingMarkings are the lines, spots or patterns on an animal, road, plane or object.12 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/2/