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- miss verb (miss, misses, missed, missing); noun (a miss, misses; Miss — a title)
To miss is to fail to hit, catch or reach something: «I missed the ball». - missed verb (past and past participle of miss: miss, misses, missed, missing)
Missed means you did not hit or catch something: He missed the ball. - missing adjective (missing); verb (-ing form of miss)
Missing means not there, lost, or not yet found. - mission noun (a mission, missions)
A mission is an important job someone is sent to do, often far away, like a space mission or a rescue mission. - mist noun (mist, mists); verb (mist, mists, misted, misting)
Lots of tiny drops of water in the air close to the ground, making it hard to see far; a thin kind of fog. - mistake noun (a mistake, mistakes); verb (mistake, mistakes, mistook, mistaken, mistaking)
Something that is wrong, like a wrong answer or a wrong action. - mistress noun (mistresses)
A mistress is a woman who owns or is in charge of a household, servants or animals. - misunderstood verb form (past and past participle of misunderstand); adjective (misunderstood)
Misunderstood is the past of misunderstand: understood wrongly. - mitre noun
A tall headdress; in the Bible a turban of linen worn by the high priest. - mixed adjective (mixed); verb past (mix, mixes, mixed, mixing)
Mixed means made of different kinds put together. - mixture noun (a mixture, mixtures)
A mixture is something made by putting different things together, such as cake mixture or a mixture of colours. - moan verb (moan, moans, moaned, moaning); noun (a moan, moans)
To make a long low sound because of pain or sadness. - moat noun (a moat, moats)
1) A moat is a deep, wide ditch dug around a castle or town, usually filled with water, to keep enemies out. - mocha noun (mocha, uncountable; a mocha, mochas); adjective (mocha)
A coffee drink made with chocolate, hot milk and espresso. - mock verb (mock, mocks, mocked, mocking); adjective (mock = pretend, practice); noun (a mock, mocks — UK: practice exam)
To mock someone means to laugh at them or copy them in an unkind way to make them look silly. - mocker noun
A person who makes fun of others in an unkind way; a scoffer. - mockery noun (mockery, mockeries)
Laughing at someone or something in an unkind way; teasing. - mocking adjective (mocking); verb form of mock (mock, mocks, mocked, mocking); noun (mocking, uncountable)
Mocking means laughing at someone or something in an unkind way, often by copying how they speak or move. - mode noun (a mode, modes)
A way or kind of doing something (mode of transport). - model noun (model, models); verb (model, models, modelled/modeled, modelling/modeling); adjective (a model pupil)
A model is a small copy of something, like a model car, plane or ship. - modem noun (a modem, modems)
A box or device that connects a computer or home network to the internet through a phone line, cable or fibre. - modern adjective (modern, more modern, most modern)
1) Of the present time or recent times, not old. 2) Using the newest ideas, styles or machines. 3) (history) Of the period of history… - moist adjective (moist, moister, moistest)
1) Moist means slightly wet or damp, but not soaking wet. 2) Moist food, like cake, is soft and not dry. - moisten verb (moisten, moistens, moistened, moistening)
1) To make something slightly wet: «moisten the cloth». 2) To become slightly wet: «her eyes moistened». - moisture noun (moisture, uncountable)
1) Moisture is small amounts of water or other liquid in the air, in the ground or on a surface. - mole noun (a mole, moles); also unit «mole» (science, mol)
A mole is a small, furry animal with tiny eyes and big front paws that digs tunnels underground and eats worms. - molecule noun (a molecule, molecules)
A molecule is the smallest unit of a substance that still has its properties, made of two or more atoms joined together. - molten adjective
Melted by great heat, about metal, rock or glass: molten lava. - moment noun (moment, moments)
1) A moment is a very short time. «Wait a moment» means wait a little. 2) A moment is also one exact point in time: «at that moment». 3)… - money noun (money — uncountable; «monies» is rare and formal)
Money is coins and bills (notes) that people use to buy things. - monger noun
A person who deals in or spreads something, often something bad. It is now used mostly in words such as "fishmonger" or "scaremonger". - monster noun (a monster, monsters); adjective-like (monster: a monster truck = very big)
A monster is a big, scary, made-up creature in stories, films and games. - month noun (month, months)
A month is one of the twelve parts of a year, like March or July. - monthly adjective (monthly); adverb (monthly); noun (a monthly, monthlies)
1) Happening, done or paid once every month. 2) Measured over one month (monthly rainfall). 3) (noun) A magazine that comes out once a… - monument noun (a monument, monuments)
A statue, building or stone made to remember a famous person or event. - moon noun (moon, moons; the Moon); verb (moon around — rare)
The big round object that goes around the Earth and shines at night by reflecting sunlight (often the Moon). - moral adjective (moral); noun (a moral, morals)
The lesson about right and wrong that a story teaches (the moral of the story). - more determiner, pronoun, adverb (more; most)
More means a bigger number or amount: more apples, more water. - moreover adverb
1) Moreover means also, and besides. It adds one more point to what has just been said. - morning noun (morning, mornings)
The morning is the early part of the day, from when the sun rises until midday (noon). - morrow noun (the morrow)
1) (old-fashioned, literary) The next day; tomorrow. 2) (old-fashioned) The morning, as in the greeting "Good morrow!", meaning "Good… - morsel noun (a morsel, morsels)
1) A small piece or bite of food. 2) A small amount of anything: «not a morsel of sense». - mortal adjective (mortal); noun (a mortal, mortals)
1) (adjective) Certain to die one day; not living forever. 2) (adjective) Causing death (a mortal wound). 3) (noun) A human being… - mortally adverb
1) Mortally means so badly that death is sure to follow: «mortally wounded». 2) (informal) «Mortally afraid» means extremely frightened. - mortar noun (mortar, a mortar, mortars)
Mortar is a mixture of sand, cement or lime and water used to stick bricks or stones together. - mortgage noun (a mortgage, mortgages); verb (mortgage, mortgages, mortgaged, mortgaging)
A 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. - moss noun (moss — uncountable; mosses for kinds)
1) A small, soft, green plant without flowers that grows in thick, low patches on damp ground, rocks, trees and walls. - most adjective, pronoun, adverb (many/much, more, most); noun (the most)
1) Most means the biggest amount or number. The one with the most has more than all the others. 2) Most means nearly all, more than half… - mostly adverb
1) Mostly means almost all, or the biggest part. 2) Mostly means usually, most of the time. - mote noun
A tiny speck of dust. - moth noun (a moth, moths)
An insect like a butterfly, usually with dull brown or grey wings, that mostly flies at night and is drawn to lights. - mother noun (mother, mothers); verb (mother, mothers, mothered — to care for like a mother)
1) A mother is a woman who has a child. Your mother is your mom or mum. 2) An animal mother is the female that has babies: the mother… - motion noun (motion, motions); verb (motion, motions, motioned, motioning)
1) Movement; the act of moving. 2) A single movement, especially of the hand or body. 3) (verb) To give someone a sign with your hand or… - moulder verb (moulders, mouldered, mouldering)
To moulder is to decay slowly and crumble, as old wood or stone does over many years. - mound noun (a mound, mounds)
A mound is a small hill or a pile of earth, stones or other things. - mount verb (mount, mounts, mounted, mounting); noun (a mount, mounts; Mount + name)
1) To mount a horse or bike is to get on it. 2) To mount is to go up or climb, or to slowly increase: «worries mounted». 3) To mount… - mountain noun (a mountain, mountains); adjective forms (mountainous)
1) A very high hill with steep sides, usually higher than about 600 metres. 2) A very large pile or amount: a mountain of homework. - mourn verb (mourn, mourns, mourned, mourning)
To mourn is to feel and show deep sadness because someone has died. - mourner noun (a mourner, mourners)
1) A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral. - mournful adjective
1) Mournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief. - mournfully adverb
1) Mournfully means in a sad, sorrowful way, as if grieving. - mourning noun (mourning — uncountable); verb form (present participle of mourn)
1) Great sadness shown after someone dies. 2) The time when people show sadness after a death, often with special customs or black… - mouse noun (mouse, mice; for computers also «mouses»)
A mouse is a very small animal with a long thin tail, round ears and sharp teeth. - mouth noun (mouth, mouths); verb (mouth, mouths, mouthed — say silently)
The opening in the face used for eating, speaking and breathing. - move verb (move, moves, moved, moving); noun (a move, moves)
To move is to go from one place to another, or to change position. - moved verb past (move, moves, moved, moving); adjective (moved — feeling touched)
Moved is the past form of move: it already went or was carried somewhere else. - movement noun (a movement, movements; movement, uncountable)
Movement is changing position or place; moving. - moving verb (-ing form of move); adjective (moving)
Moving is the -ing form of move: going or carrying something somewhere now. - mown verb form (past participle of mow: mow, mows, mowed, mowing, mown/mowed); adjective (mown)
Cut short with a mower or a scythe, used about grass and hay. - mr abbreviation (Mr — title before a man's surname; plural Messrs, rare)
1) Mr: 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». - much determiner (much, more, most); adverb (much); pronoun (much)
Much means a lot of something you do not count one by one, like much water or much money. - mud noun (mud, uncountable)
1) Mud is wet, soft, sticky earth. 2) Mud can mean things said to make someone look bad, as in "throw mud" (informal). - mulberry noun (a mulberry, mulberries)
A tree with broad leaves and dark purple, red or white berries like long blackberries. - mule noun (a mule, mules)
An animal whose mother is a horse and father is a donkey; it is strong and used for carrying loads. - multiplicity noun
The state of being many, or of there being a great number of different things. - multiplied verb, past form of multiply (multiply, multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)
Multiplied means a number was taken a certain number of times. - multiply verb (multiply, multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)
To multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12. - multitude noun (a multitude, multitudes)
A multitude is a very large number of things or people. - munition noun
A place of defence, or military supplies; here a stronghold. - murder noun (murder, a murder, murders); verb (murder, murders, murdered, murdering)
1) The crime of killing a person on purpose. 2) Verb: to kill a person on purpose, against the law. 3) (informal) Something very hard or… - murdered verb, past form of murder (murder, murders, murdered, murdering); adjective (the murdered man)
Murdered means killed someone on purpose; it is a very serious crime. - murderer noun (a murderer, murderers)
1) A person who kills another person on purpose, against the law. - murmur noun (a murmur, murmurs); verb (murmur, murmurs, murmured, murmuring)
A soft, low sound of voices, or of water, wind or bees, that goes on and on. - murmurer noun
A person who complains in a low, grumbling way. - murmuring verb, -ing form of murmur (murmuring); noun (a murmuring, murmurings); adjective (murmuring)
Saying something quietly and softly, so it is hard to hear. - murrain noun
A deadly disease of cattle and farm animals. - muse verb (muses, mused, musing); noun (plural muses)
To muse is to think quietly and slowly about something. - museum noun (museum, museums)
A museum is a building where people go to look at old, rare or interesting things, like dinosaur bones, paintings or machines. - music noun (music — uncountable)
Music is sounds arranged in a pleasant or interesting way, made by singing or playing instruments. - musical adjective (musical; more musical, most musical); noun (a musical, musicals)
Connected with music: «musical instruments», «musical notes». - musing verb form (the -ing form of muse); noun (plural musings)
1) Musing is thinking quietly and slowly about something. 2) Musings are thoughts a person has while thinking quietly. - must verb (must — modal, no other forms; must not, mustn't; must have); noun (a must — informal)
Must means something has to happen; it is needed or it is a rule: «You must wear shoes.». - muster verb (musters, mustered, mustering); noun (plural musters)
To muster is to gather or bring together, such as courage or strength. - mute adjective (mute); verb (mute, mutes, muted, muting); noun (a mute, mutes)
To mute a sound, phone, TV or video call is to turn its sound off so nothing can be heard; the mute button does this. - mutilate verb
To damage something badly by cutting or tearing off a part of it. - mutilated adjective; past participle of mutilate (mutilates, mutilated, mutilating)
Mutilated means badly damaged, cut or broken, especially a body part that has been harmed. - mutter verb (mutter, mutters, muttered, muttering); noun (a mutter)
To speak quietly and unclearly, often to yourself, so others cannot hear well. - muttering noun (muttering, mutterings); verb form (present participle of mutter)
-ing form of mutter: he was muttering to himself. - mutually adverb (mutually)
Mutually means felt or done by each of two or more people towards the other, or shared by both. - muzzle noun (a muzzle, muzzles); verb (muzzle, muzzles, muzzled, muzzling)
A muzzle is the nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog or horse.
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