M — The school dictionary · page 91 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10morseMorse code is a way of sending messages using short and long signals, dots and dashes, for each letter.9 sentencesmorselA small piece or bite of food.9 sentencesmortalCertain to die one day; not living forever.13 sentencesmortalityMortality is the fact that every living thing will one day die.8 sentencesmortallyMortally means so badly that death is sure to follow: «mortally wounded».5 sentencesmortarMortar is a mixture of sand, cement or lime and water used to stick bricks or stones together.11 sentencesmortgageA mortgage is a big loan from a bank to buy a house or flat; you pay it back with interest, a bit every month, over many years.10 sentencesmortificationMortification is a deep feeling of shame or humiliation, often mixed with anger, when someone has been shamed or let down.4 sentencesmortifiedMortified means extremely embarrassed or ashamed.10 sentencesmosaicA picture or pattern made by putting together many small pieces of coloured stone, glass or tile.9 sentencesmosqueA building where Muslims go to pray and worship together.8 sentencesmosquitoA mosquito is a small flying insect with long legs; the females bite people and animals and suck their blood.10 sentencesmossA small, soft, green plant without flowers that grows in thick, low patches on damp ground, rocks, trees and walls.10 sentencesmossyCovered with moss, the soft, green, low plant that grows on damp stones, trees and ground.10 sentencesmostMost means the biggest amount or number. The one with the most has more than all the others.25 sentencesmostlyMostly means almost all, or the biggest part.9 sentencesmotAn MOT is a yearly test that cars more than a few years old must pass to show they are safe to drive on the road.9 sentencesmotelA hotel by a road for people travelling by car, where you can usually park right outside your room.8 sentencesmothAn insect like a butterfly, usually with dull brown or grey wings, that mostly flies at night and is drawn to lights.9 sentencesmotherA mother is a woman who has a child. Your mother is your mom or mum.14 sentencesmotherlessMotherless means having no living mother.4 sentencesmotifA pattern or picture that is repeated in a design, such as on fabric or wallpaper: a flower motif.11 sentencesmotionMovement; the act of moving.12 sentencesmotionlessNot moving at all; completely still.9 sentencesmotivatedMotivated means keen and wanting to work hard to do something.11 sentencesmotivatingMaking someone want to do something or try hard.10 sentencesmotivationThe wish or energy to do something and keep trying.10 sentencesmotiveThe reason why someone does something, especially something secret or wrong.10 sentencesmotorA machine that turns energy (usually electricity or fuel) into movement, like the motor in a fan, a toy car or a boat.11 sentencesmotorbikeA motorbike is a heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, like a bicycle with a motor. It is also called a motorcycle.10 sentencesmotorboatA motorboat is a boat that moves with an engine, not with sails or oars.9 sentencesmotorcarA car, a road vehicle with an engine that carries a few people.7 sentencesmotorcycleA heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, ridden like a bicycle.9 sentencesmotoristA person who drives a car.9 sentencesmotorwayA motorway is a wide, fast road with several lanes in each direction, made for long journeys by car and lorry. (UK, Ireland, NZ; US: freew…10 sentencesmottledMottled means marked with patches or blotches of different colours, like a speckled coat.4 sentencesmottoA motto is a short sentence or phrase that sums up the beliefs or aims of a person, school, family or country.8 sentencesmouldMould is a soft, furry growth, often green, white, blue or black, that grows on old food or damp walls; it is a kind of fungus.13 sentencesmoulderTo moulder is to decay slowly and crumble, as old wood or stone does over many years.5 sentencesmouldyCovered with mould, a soft, furry fungus that grows on old food or in damp places.9 sentencesmoultTo lose feathers, fur, hair or skin so that new ones can grow.8 sentencesmoundA mound is a small hill or a pile of earth, stones or other things.10 sentencesmountTo mount a horse or bike is to get on it.13 sentencesmountainA very high hill with steep sides, usually higher than about 600 metres.11 sentencesmountaineerA mountaineer is a person who climbs mountains as a sport or hobby.9 sentencesmountainousMountainous means having many mountains.9 sentencesmournTo mourn is to feel and show deep sadness because someone has died.9 sentencesmournerA person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral.8 sentencesmournfulMournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief.4 sentencesmournfullyMournfully means in a sad, sorrowful way, as if grieving.4 sentencesmourningGreat sadness shown after someone dies.11 sentencesmouseA mouse is a very small animal with a long thin tail, round ears and sharp teeth.14 sentencesmouserA mouser is a cat (or sometimes another animal) that is good at catching mice.9 sentencesmoustacheA moustache is hair that grows on a man's upper lip, between the nose and the mouth.10 sentencesmousyA dull light brown colour, like a mouse.9 sentencesmouthThe opening in the face used for eating, speaking and breathing.15 sentencesmouthfulThe amount of food or drink that fills your mouth or that you put in at one time.12 sentencesmouthpartMouthparts are the parts around an insect's or other small animal's mouth that it uses to bite, suck or chew food.7 sentencesmouthpieceThe part of a musical instrument, phone or other device that you put to or near your mouth.10 sentencesmouthwashMouthwash is a liquid you rinse around your mouth to clean it and make your breath fresh. You spit it out; you do not swallow it.8 sentencesmouton«Mouton» is the French word for sheep, and also for mutton (sheep meat); to an English ear it sounds like «moo-TON» with a nasal end.10 sentencesmovableAble to be moved from one place to another; not fixed.10 sentencesmoveTo move is to go from one place to another, or to change position.14 sentencesmovedMoved is the past form of move: it already went or was carried somewhere else.12 sentencesmovementMovement is changing position or place; moving.12 sentencesmovieA movie is a story told with moving pictures, watched on a screen; in the UK it is often called a film.12 sentencesmovingMoving is the -ing form of move: going or carrying something somewhere now.13 sentencesmowTo mow grass means to cut it short with a machine called a lawnmower or with a long blade.11 sentencesmowerA mower is a machine for cutting grass, also called a lawnmower.10 sentencesmownCut short with a mower or a scythe, used about grass and hay.11 sentencesmozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a famous Austrian composer of classical music who lived more than two hundred years ago; he wrote music from t…9 sentencesmozzarellaA soft, white, mild Italian cheese that becomes stretchy and stringy when it is melted, often used on pizza.8 sentencesmpMember of Parliament: a person elected to make laws for an area.12 sentencesmphMiles per hour: how many miles something travels in one hour; a unit of speed.7 sentencesmrMr: a polite title used before a man's family name or full name, like Mr Smith or Mr John Brown. It is short for «Mister».9 sentencesmriMRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging, a hospital machine that uses strong magnets and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the in…8 sentencesmrsMrs is a title put before the family name of a married woman, as in Mrs Smith.12 sentencesmsMs (said «miz») is a title used before a woman's surname, whether she is married or not: «Ms Patel».11 sentencesmsgmsg is short for "message".8 sentencesmuMu (μ, M) is the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet, the Greek m.13 sentencesmuchMuch means a lot of something you do not count one by one, like much water or much money.29 sentencesmuchnessGreatness in amount or size.8 sentencesmuckMuck is dirt, mud or something wet and dirty.12 sentencesmuckleMuckle means much or great in amount or size.5 sentencesmuckyDirty, muddy or messy: mucky hands.10 sentencesmucusMucus is the thick, slimy liquid made inside the nose, throat and other parts of the body to protect them and trap dirt and germs.8 sentencesmudMud is wet, soft, sticky earth.9 sentencesmuddiedMade dirty or covered with mud.9 sentencesmuddleA muddle is an untidy mess, or a state of confusion: «My drawer is in a muddle».12 sentencesmuddledMuddled means confused and not thinking clearly.11 sentencesmuddyCovered in mud, or full of mud.12 sentencesmudskipperA small fish that lives on muddy shores and in mangrove swamps and can come out of the water, skipping and crawling on the mud with its st…8 sentencesmudslideA large amount of wet mud sliding quickly down a hill or mountain, often after heavy rain.9 sentencesmuffA muff is a soft tube of fur or warm cloth that you put both hands into from each end to keep them warm, worn in old times.11 sentencesmuffinA small sweet cake baked in a cup-shaped tin, often with fruit or chocolate chips.10 sentencesmuffleTo muffle a sound is to make it quieter and less clear, for example by covering it.8 sentencesmuffledQuiet and unclear because something is in the way, as in "a muffled voice".11 sentencesmugA big cup with straight sides and a handle, for hot drinks.13 sentencesmuggingA mugging is an attack in a public place where someone is robbed, often with threats or violence.10 sentencesmuggyMuggy weather is warm, damp and still, with heavy, sticky air that makes you feel hot and tired.10 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/9/