M — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10mayflyA delicate insect with see-through wings and long tails that lives for years as a young nymph in water but, as a flying adult, often lives…7 sentencesmayhapMayhap means perhaps or maybe; it is an old word for a guess about what may happen.4 sentencesmayoShort for mayonnaise: a thick, creamy white sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten with chips, sandwiches and sa…11 sentencesmayonnaiseMayonnaise is a thick, creamy, pale yellow sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten cold in sandwiches, on chips a…8 sentencesmayorThe leader of a town or city council, chosen to run the town or to represent it.9 sentencesmayoressA mayoress is the wife of a mayor, who often attends town events beside him.5 sentencesmaypoleA maypole is a tall pole decorated with flowers and ribbons, which people dance around on May Day.4 sentencesmazeA maze is a puzzle made of paths or passages with walls or hedges, where you have to find the way through without getting lost.13 sentencesmbMB = megabyte: a unit of computer memory or file size, about one million bytes.12 sentencesmeadMead is a sweet drink made from honey and water, sometimes with spices, drunk long ago at feasts.4 sentencesmeadowA meadow is a field of grass and wild flowers, often used for hay or grazing animals.10 sentencesmeagreSmall in amount, not enough: «a meagre meal», «meagre wages».9 sentencesmealA meal is the food you eat at one time, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner.12 sentencesmealtimeA time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner.7 sentencesmealwormThe larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour.8 sentencesmeanTo mean is to have a sense.19 sentencesmeanderTo turn this way and that in slow curves instead of going straight.10 sentencesmeanieA meanie is a person who is unkind, selfish or not generous, said in a childish or playful way.10 sentencesmeaningThe meaning of a word or sign is what it stands for or expresses.14 sentencesmeaningfulHaving a clear meaning or making sense: «a meaningful sentence».13 sentencesmeaninglessMeaningless means having no meaning or no sense: a meaningless string of letters.8 sentencesmeanlyMeanly means in an unkind or nasty way.9 sentencesmeannessMeanness is being unkind or nasty to others.9 sentencesmeantimeThe time between two events: «in the meantime» means while you wait for something else to happen.10 sentencesmeanwhileAt the same time, while something else is happening.15 sentencesmeaslesAn illness caused by a virus that spreads very easily; it gives a high fever, a cough, red eyes and a red, blotchy rash all over the body.9 sentencesmeasurableMeasurable means able to be measured.8 sentencesmeasurablyBy an amount that can be measured or noticed: «measurably better».10 sentencesmeasureTo measure is to find out the size, length, weight, time or amount of something with a tool, like a ruler, a tape, scales or a clock.14 sentencesmeasurementA measurement is a number with a unit that tells how long, heavy, big, hot or fast something is.9 sentencesmeatMeat is the flesh of animals, such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens, eaten as food.9 sentencesmeatlessMeatless means without meat.7 sentencesmeatyFull of meat or tasting of meat: «a meaty stew».9 sentencesmeccaMecca (also spelled Makkah) is the holiest city of Islam, in Saudi Arabia; it is where the Prophet Muhammad was born and where Muslims go…10 sentencesmechanicA person whose job is to repair and look after engines and machines, especially cars.11 sentencesmechanicalTo do with machines or worked by machines, with moving parts like gears, levers and wheels.10 sentencesmechanicallyMechanically means by a machine or using machinery.10 sentencesmechanismA mechanism is a set of moving parts in a machine that work together, such as the mechanism of a clock or a lock.8 sentencesmeconiumThe first poo of a newborn baby: dark green, thick and sticky, made from what the baby swallowed in the womb.7 sentencesmedShort for «medicine» or «medication», usually in the plural: «meds».11 sentencesmedalA medal is a flat piece of metal, often round and on a ribbon, given as a prize or to honour someone.9 sentencesmedallionA medallion is a round or oval flat piece of metal or jewellery, worn on a chain, with a picture or design on it.5 sentencesmeddleTo get involved in someone else's business when you are not wanted, and often make things worse.10 sentencesmeddlingThe act of getting involved in other people's business when you are not wanted.12 sentencesmediaevalFrom or to do with the Middle Ages, the time in Europe from about 500 to 1500 AD.10 sentencesmedianIn maths, the median is the middle number when a list of numbers is put in order.9 sentencesmediateTo mediate is to help two people or groups who disagree to talk and find an agreement, without taking sides.8 sentencesmediatorA mediator is a person who helps two people or groups who disagree to talk calmly and reach an agreement.12 sentencesmedicalTo do with medicine, doctors, illness and keeping people healthy.10 sentencesmedicamentA medicine: a substance used to treat an illness or injury, such as a tablet, cream or syrup.7 sentencesmedicareMedicare is the US government health insurance for people aged 65 and over and some disabled people.11 sentencesmedicateTo medicate is to give someone medicine, or to treat an illness with medicine.8 sentencesmedicationMedication is medicine: pills, liquids, creams or injections that a doctor gives to treat an illness or stop pain.9 sentencesmedicinalMedicinal means used to treat illness or helping the body heal: «medicinal plants».9 sentencesmedicineA pill, liquid or cream that a doctor or chemist gives to help you get better when ill.11 sentencesmedievalMedieval means from or about the Middle Ages, the long period in European history after the Roman times and before the modern age.9 sentencesmedinaMedina is a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad lived after moving from Mecca and where he…10 sentencesmeditateTo meditate is to sit quietly and focus your mind, often on your breathing, to feel calm and peaceful.10 sentencesmeditationSitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on your breathing, to feel calm and relaxed.12 sentencesmediterraneanThe Mediterranean (Sea) is the large sea between southern Europe, North Africa and western Asia.12 sentencesmediumMedium means in the middle in size, amount or level, not big and not small.13 sentencesmedusaMedusa was a monster, a Gorgon, with snakes for hair; anyone who looked at her face was turned to stone. The hero Perseus cut off her head.12 sentencesmeekQuiet, gentle and patient; not easily angry and not wanting to argue.9 sentencesmeeklyIn a quiet, gentle way, without arguing or fighting back.7 sentencesmeeknessMeekness is quiet, gentle behaviour; a person with meekness is not proud, loud or angry.4 sentencesmeerkatA meerkat is a small, furry animal of the mongoose family that lives in groups in the deserts and dry grasslands of southern Africa.9 sentencesmeetTo meet is to come together with someone at the same place.14 sentencesmeetingA meeting is when people come together to talk about something, plan or decide.11 sentencesmegMeg is a girl's name, short for Margaret or Megan, like Meg in «Little Women».12 sentencesmegalosaurusMegalosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now England about 166 million years ago.8 sentencesmegaphoneA cone-shaped device you speak into to make your voice louder, so a crowd can hear you; modern ones use batteries and are electric.10 sentencesmei«Méi» means «not» or «don't have»: «méiyǒu» is «there isn't» or «I haven't got».12 sentencesmelancholyA deep, quiet sadness that lasts a while.9 sentencesmelaninMelanin is the natural dark substance in skin, hair and eyes that gives them their colour.8 sentencesmelatoninA natural chemical (a hormone) your body makes when it gets dark, which helps you feel sleepy.8 sentencesmellowMellow means soft, warm and rich, for light, colour or sound.6 sentencesmellowedBecame softer, calmer and kinder with age or time: «Grandad has mellowed.».10 sentencesmelodiousMelodious means having a pleasant tune, sweet and pleasing to hear.8 sentencesmelodyA melody is a tune: a series of musical notes, one after another, that sounds pleasing and is easy to remember.11 sentencesmelonA melon is a big round or oval fruit with a hard skin and a sweet, juicy inside full of seeds.10 sentencesmeltTo melt is to change from a solid into a liquid because of heat: ice melts into water.12 sentencesmeltdownA serious accident in a nuclear power station when the core gets so hot that it melts.9 sentencesmeltingMelting means changing from a solid into a liquid because it gets warm, like ice turning into water.12 sentencesmeltwaterMeltwater is water that comes from melting snow or ice, especially from glaciers and ice sheets.7 sentencesmemThe thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, written מ.10 sentencesmemberA member is a person who belongs to a group, like a club, a team or a family.10 sentencesmembershipMembership is being a member of a club, group or organisation.9 sentencesmembraneA very thin layer, like a skin, that covers or lines a part of a living thing or a cell.10 sentencesmembranousMade of a membrane, or like a membrane: thin, soft and skin-like, often so thin you can almost see through it.10 sentencesmemeA funny picture, video or phrase that people copy, change and share quickly on the internet.8 sentencesmemoirA book or story someone writes about their own life and memories.11 sentencesmemorableWorth remembering, or easy to remember, because it is special, unusual, very good or very bad.10 sentencesmemorandumA memorandum is a short written message sent inside an office, school or company, telling people about something.11 sentencesmemorialA memorial is a statue, stone, building or event that helps people remember a person who died or something that happened.10 sentencesmemorisationThe act of learning something so you can remember it exactly, such as a poem, times tables or spellings.8 sentencesmemoriseTo memorise something is to learn it so well that you can remember it exactly without looking.7 sentencesmemoryMemory is the ability of your brain to keep and remember things.12 sentencesmenPlural of «man»: adult male people.12 sentencesmenaceA menace is a threat of harm or danger.6 sentencesmenacingSeeming likely to cause harm; threatening: «a menacing look».9 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/4/