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- ma noun (ma, mas — informal: mother); abbreviation (MA = Master of Arts; ma = milliamp); Mandarin pinyin «ma» — mixed
«Ma» is a homely word for mother, like «Mum» or «Mom», heard in old stories, in the USA countryside and in Ireland. - mac noun (a mac, macs; a Mac, Macs)
1) (UK) A mac is a raincoat (short for mackintosh). 2) A Mac is an Apple Macintosh computer. 3) (informal, US) «Mac» is a way of speaking… - macadamia noun (a macadamia, macadamias; macadamia nuts)
1) A macadamia is a round, creamy nut with a very hard shell. 2) It is also the tree it grows on, which comes from Australia. - macadamize verb (macadamizes, macadamized, macadamizing) (old use)
To macadamize a road is to cover it with layers of broken stone, pressed down hard to make a firm, smooth surface. - macaque noun (a macaque, macaques)
A macaque is a kind of monkey with a short tail or no tail, living mostly in Asia and one kind in North Africa. - macaroni noun (macaroni — uncountable; old: a macaroni, macaronies)
1) A kind of pasta in short, curved tubes. 2) (history, 18th century) A young man who wore very fancy, showy clothes and a big wig… - macaw noun (a macaw, macaws)
1) A macaw is a large parrot with a long tail, a strong curved beak and very bright feathers, such as red, blue, yellow and green, from… - mace noun (a mace, maces; mace – the spice, uncountable); noun (Mace – a brand name of spray)
A heavy club with a metal head, often with spikes, used as a weapon by knights in the Middle Ages. - macedonian adjective (Macedonian); noun (a Macedonian, Macedonians; Macedonian, the language)
From or to do with North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans, its people or its language. - machine noun (machine, machines); verb (machine — rare)
A machine is a thing with moving parts that uses power to do a job, like a washing machine or a sewing machine. - machinery noun (machinery — uncountable)
Machines in general, especially large ones: farm machinery, heavy machinery. - mad adjective (mad, madder, maddest)
1) (informal, especially USA) Angry. 2) (UK and elsewhere, informal) Very silly or foolish; crazy. 3) mad about/on: liking something very… - madam noun (madam, madams; mesdames as a very formal plural)
Madam is a polite way to speak to a woman whose name you do not know, used by shop staff, waiters and in letters: «Dear Madam». - madame noun (Madame, Mesdames) (French)
Madame is the French way of saying «Mrs» or «madam», a polite title for a woman. - maddened verb (madden, maddens, maddened, maddening); adjective
Maddened means driven wild with pain, anger or fear. - madder adjective (mad, madder, maddest); noun (madder — uncountable; a madder plant)
1) Madder is the comparative of mad: more angry. 2) (informal, mostly UK) Madder means more crazy, silly or wild. 3) Madder is a plant… - madeira noun (Madeira – a place; madeira – a wine; madeira cake)
Madeira is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belong to Portugal, famous for mountains, flowers and a warm climate. - mademoiselle noun (mademoiselle, mesdemoiselles); French word
«Mademoiselle» is the French word for «Miss», used for a girl or young unmarried woman; it sounds like «mad-mwa-ZELL» to an English ear. - madhouse noun (madhouses) (old use)
An old word for a hospital where people who were very ill in their minds were kept. - madly adverb
In a wild, uncontrolled or frantic way: running madly about. - madman noun (madmen)
A man who is out of his mind, who behaves wildly and does not think sensibly. - madness noun (madness — uncountable; madnesses — rare)
Very foolish or dangerous behaviour: It would be madness to swim in that storm. - mag noun (mag, mags) – short for magazine; also short for magnitude, magnesium, magnet (rare)
A magazine: a thin book with pictures and articles that comes out regularly. - magazine noun (a magazine, magazines)
A thin book with a paper cover, full of stories, articles and pictures, that comes out every week or month. - magenta noun (magenta, uncountable); adjective (magenta)
Magenta is a bright purplish-red or pinkish-purple colour. - maggot noun (a maggot, maggots)
The soft, pale, legless young form (larva) of a fly, which hatches from an egg and feeds on rotting food or dead animals. - magic noun (magic — uncountable); adjective (magic, magical); verb (magic away — informal, UK)
In stories, a special power to make impossible things happen, using spells, wands or charms. - magical adjective (magical, more magical, most magical)
Made by magic or having magic powers, like in fairy tales: «a magical sword». - magically adverb (magically)
1) Magically means by magic. 2) Magically also means in a wonderful, surprising way, as if by magic. - magician noun (a magician, magicians)
A magician is a performer who does magic tricks that seem impossible, like making things disappear. - magistrate noun (a magistrate, magistrates)
An official who acts as a judge in a local court, dealing with less serious crimes and some family or local matters. - maglev noun (a maglev, maglevs; maglev train)
A maglev is a train that floats just above its track using powerful magnets, so it does not touch the rails. - magma noun (magma)
1) Magma is very hot melted rock under the Earth's surface. - magnanimous adjective (more magnanimous, most magnanimous) (formal)
Magnanimous means very generous and noble, ready to forgive and to put others first, even when you could take advantage. - magnesium noun (magnesium, uncountable)
A light, silvery-white metal and chemical element (symbol Mg, number 12) that burns with a very bright white flame. - magnet noun (a magnet, magnets)
A magnet is a piece of iron or other material that pulls (attracts) iron and steel things towards it. - magnetic adjective (magnetic; more magnetic)
Magnetic means able to pull iron or steel towards itself, like a magnet. - magnetisation noun (magnetisation, uncountable; magnetisations – rare); US spelling «magnetization»
The process of making something into a magnet. - magnetised verb form (past of magnetise: magnetise, magnetises, magnetised, magnetising); adjective (magnetised)
1) Magnetised means made into a magnet, so it can pull iron and steel. 2) A magnetised object has its own north and south pole. - magnetism noun (magnetism, uncountable)
Magnetism is the invisible force that makes magnets pull iron and steel towards them and makes magnets pull or push each other. - magnification noun (magnification, magnifications)
Making something look bigger than it really is, using a lens, microscope or zoom. - magnificence noun (no plural)
Magnificence is great beauty, splendour and grandeur, the look of something very grand and rich. - magnificent adjective (magnificent, more magnificent, most magnificent); adverb: magnificently
1) Magnificent means very beautiful, grand and impressive. 2) (informal) Magnificent means extremely good or excellent. - magnificently adverb (more magnificently, most magnificently)
In a grand, splendid way, with rich and beautiful clothes or furnishings. - magnified adjective (magnified); past form of the verb magnify (magnify, magnifies, magnified, magnifying)
Made to look bigger than it really is, using a lens, microscope or magnifying glass. - magnifier noun (a magnifier, magnifiers)
A magnifier is a tool, usually a lens, that makes things look bigger than they are. - magnify verb (magnify, magnifies, magnified, magnifying)
To make something look bigger than it really is, using a lens or microscope. - magnitude noun (magnitude, magnitudes)
1) The size or how big something is. 2) How important or serious something is (a problem of great magnitude). 3) (science) The strength of… - magnolia noun (a magnolia, magnolias; magnolia — a colour); adjective (magnolia walls)
A magnolia is a tree or bush with large, beautiful white, pink or purple flowers that often open in spring before the leaves. - magnum noun (a magnum, magnums)
A wine or champagne bottle that holds twice as much as a normal bottle (1.5 litres). - magpie noun (a magpie, magpies)
A black-and-white bird with a long tail and a loud chattering call, related to crows. - mahabharata noun (the Mahabharata — a name)
1) The Mahabharata is a very long ancient poem from India, written in Sanskrit, telling the story of a great war between two families of… - mahatma noun (a mahatma, mahatmas; usually as a title: Mahatma)
A title meaning «great soul», given in India to a person who is very wise, good and respected. - mahogany noun (no plural); adjective
A hard, dark reddish-brown wood from tropical trees, used to make good furniture; the colour of this wood is also called mahogany. - maid noun (a maid, maids)
A maid is a woman whose job is to clean and do housework in a hotel or someone's house. - maiden noun (a maiden, maidens); adjective (maiden)
A maiden is a girl or young woman who is not married. - maidservant noun (plural maidservants)
1) A maidservant is a young woman who works as a servant in a house, cleaning and cooking. Old use. - mail noun (mail); verb (mail, mails, mailed, mailing)
1) Mail is the letters and parcels sent by post. 2) Mail is the system that carries them: send it by mail. 3) To mail something is to send… - mailbox noun (a mailbox, mailboxes)
A mailbox is a box outside a house where letters are delivered, or a public box where you post letters (UK: postbox, letterbox). - maillot noun (a maillot, maillots); (French) maillot
A jersey or top worn by cyclists; in the Tour de France the leader wears the «maillot jaune» (yellow jersey). - mailman noun (mailman, mailmen)
A mailman is a person whose job is to bring letters and parcels to homes and offices. - maimed adjective; also the past form of the verb maim (maim, maims, maimed, maiming)
1) Maimed means badly hurt so that a part of the body is lost or no longer works properly. - main adjective (main); noun (a main, mains)
Main means the most important or the biggest one, like the main road or the main idea. - mainland noun (the mainland — usually singular); adjective (mainland)
1) The main large part of a country or continent, not counting the islands near it. - mainly adverb
1) Mainly means mostly, more than anything else, or in most cases. - mainmast noun (plural mainmasts)
1) The mainmast is the tallest and most important pole of a sailing ship, which holds the big sails. - maintain verb (maintain, maintains, maintained, maintaining)
To maintain something is to keep it in good condition by looking after it. - maintained verb, past tense and past participle of maintain (maintain, maintains, maintained, maintaining); adjective (well-maintained)
Kept in good condition by checking and repairing it: a well-maintained car. - maintenance noun (maintenance — uncountable)
Work done to keep a building, machine, road and so on in good working order. - maize noun (maize, uncountable)
Maize is a tall cereal plant that grows yellow seeds (kernels) on large cobs. - majestic adjective (majestic, more majestic, most majestic)
1) Very grand, beautiful and impressive, like a king or queen. - majestically adverb
1) Majestically means in a grand, dignified and impressive way, as a king or a great bird might move. - majesty noun (majesty, uncountable; Majesty as a title — His Majesty, Her Majesty, Your Majesty, Their Majesties)
Majesty is great beauty, size and power that makes people feel wonder: "the majesty of the mountains". - major adjective (major); noun (a major, majors); verb (major, majors, majored, majoring — US)
Very important, big or serious (a major problem, a major road). - majority noun (a majority, majorities)
1) The bigger part of a group; more than half. 2) The number of votes by which a winner beats others (won by a majority of ten). 3)… - make verb (make, makes, made, making); noun (a make — a brand)
To make is to build, cook or create something: make a cake. - makeover noun (a makeover, makeovers)
A big change to how a person looks, with new clothes, hair or make-up. - maker noun (maker, makers)
A maker is a person, company or machine that makes something, like a toy maker or a coffee maker. - makeup noun (makeup, uncountable; a make-up — UK); also make-up
Makeup is coloured creams and powders, like lipstick, mascara and foundation, put on the face to change how it looks. - making noun (plural makings)
Making is the act of making or forming something, as in merry-makings, which are parties or festivities. - mako noun (a mako, makos; mako shark)
1) A mako is a large, very fast shark that lives in warm and mild seas. - malacca proper noun (Malacca, also Melaka — a place); noun (malacca — a cane, rare)
Malacca, also spelled Melaka, is a historic city and state in Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. - malady noun (plural maladies)
1) A malady is an illness, especially a long or serious one. Old or formal use. - malapropism noun (a malapropism, malapropisms)
1) The funny mistake of using a word that sounds like the right word but means something quite different: «He's the pineapple of… - malaria noun (malaria, uncountable)
Malaria is a serious illness that causes high fever, shivering and sweating, and can kill if it is not treated. - malay adjective (Malay); noun (a Malay, Malays; Malay — the language)
The Malays are a people living mostly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and southern Thailand. - malayalam noun (Malayalam, uncountable – the name of a language)
Malayalam is a language spoken by about 35 million people, mainly in the state of Kerala in south-west India. - malayan adjective (Malayan); noun (a Malayan, Malayans)
To do with Malaya, the old name for the land on the Malay Peninsula that later became part of Malaysia. - male adjective (male); noun (a male, males)
Belonging to the sex that cannot give birth or lay eggs; in animals, the one that makes sperm: «a male lion». - malevolent adjective (malevolent, more malevolent, most malevolent)
1) Wanting to do harm or evil to others; full of hate and spite. 2) (in stories) Seeming evil and threatening: «a malevolent stare». - malfunction noun (a malfunction, malfunctions); verb (malfunction, malfunctions, malfunctioned, malfunctioning)
A failure of a machine or system to work properly. - malice noun (malice)
Malice is the wish to hurt someone or make bad things happen to them. - malicious adjective (malicious, more malicious, most malicious); adverb maliciously
Malicious means wanting to hurt someone or do harm on purpose. - maliciously adverb
1) Maliciously means in a spiteful way, wanting to hurt or upset someone. - malignant adjective
Malignant means evil and wishing harm to others. - malik noun-like word (malik, from Arabic and other languages); proper noun (Malik — a name)
Malik is a name, used as a first name or a family name in many Muslim, Arab and South Asian families (a name). - malinois noun (a Malinois, Malinois)
A breed of Belgian Shepherd dog with short fawn fur and a dark face, very clever and full of energy. - mall noun (a mall, malls)
A large building or group of buildings with many shops, restaurants and sometimes a cinema, often with a car park (shopping mall). - mallard noun (a mallard, mallards or mallard)
1) A mallard is the most common wild duck; the male (drake) has a shiny green head, a white ring round the neck and a grey body, and the… - malleable adjective (malleable, more malleable, most malleable)
Able to be hammered, pressed or bent into a new shape without breaking, like gold, copper or clay.
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