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- mugshot noun (a mugshot, mugshots; also «mug shot»)
A mugshot is a photograph of a person's face, from the front and the side, taken by the police after an arrest. - mugwort noun (mugwort, uncountable; mugworts for kinds)
1) A tall wild plant with grey-green, deeply cut leaves that are silvery underneath, found on roadsides and waste ground; it has a strong… - mulberry noun (a mulberry, mulberries)
A tree with broad leaves and dark purple, red or white berries like long blackberries. - mulch noun (mulch, mulches — usually uncountable); verb (mulch, mulches, mulched, mulching)
1) A layer of material such as bark, leaves, straw or compost spread on soil around plants. 2) (verb) To spread mulch on soil. - 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. - muleteer noun (plural muleteers)
1) A muleteer is a man who drives or leads mules, often carrying goods on a journey. - mull verb (mull, mulls, mulled, mulling); noun (Mull — a place name)
To mull over something: to think about it carefully for some time. - mullet noun (plural mullets)
1) A mullet is a sea fish with a grey or brown body, eaten as food. - mullion noun (a mullion, mullions)
1) A vertical (upright) bar of stone or wood that divides a window into two or more parts, especially in old churches and Tudor houses. - multicellular adjective (multicellular)
1) Made of many cells. Living things like animals, plants and most fungi are multicellular. - multicultural adjective (multicultural; more multicultural)
Having or including people from many different cultures, countries, religions or backgrounds. - multilingual adjective (multilingual; more multilingual); noun (a multilingual — rare)
1) Able to speak or use several languages. 2) Written in or using several languages, as in "a multilingual sign" or "a multilingual… - multiple noun (multiple, multiples); adjective (multiple)
A multiple of a number is what you get when you multiply it by a whole number. - multiplication noun (multiplication — uncountable; a multiplication, multiplications for single sums)
Adding the same number again and again in a quick way; the operation shown by the sign ×. - 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. - multivitamin noun (a multivitamin, multivitamins); adjective (multivitamin)
A multivitamin is a tablet, gummy or liquid that contains many different vitamins and often minerals together. - mum noun (mum, mums); adjective (mum — silent, informal); verb (mum — act in a mime, old)
Mum is the British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand word for mother. - mumble verb (mumble, mumbles, mumbled, mumbling); noun (a mumble, mumbles)
1) To speak quietly and not clearly, so that people find it hard to understand you. 2) (noun) Quiet, unclear speech. - mummery noun (plural mummeries)
1) Mummery is a silly, pointless ritual or show, with too much pretence and fuss. - mummification noun (mummification — uncountable)
The process of preserving a dead body so that it does not rot, as the ancient Egyptians did. - mummy noun (a mummy, mummies)
A child's word for mother; in the USA it is «mommy». - mumps noun (mumps — uncountable, usually with a singular verb)
1) Mumps is an infectious illness caused by a virus that makes the glands under the ears swell, so the cheeks and jaw puff up and hurt. - munch verb (munch, munches, munched, munching); noun (a munch — informal; the munchies — slang)
To munch is to chew food steadily and noisily, often with enjoyment: munch an apple, munch on crisps. - municipal adjective (municipal — formal)
1) Belonging to or run by a town or city council (a municipal swimming pool, municipal park). - municipality noun (a municipality, municipalities)
A municipality is a town or city (or district) that has its own local government. - muntjac noun (a muntjac, muntjacs or muntjac)
1) A small deer from Asia, also called a barking deer because it makes a loud bark; it has now spread wild in parts of England. - mural noun (a mural, murals)
1) A mural is a large picture painted directly onto a wall or ceiling. - 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. - murderess noun (plural murderesses)
1) A murderess is a woman who has killed another person on purpose. 2) (old use) In old stories, the word means a female murderer. - murderous adjective
Murderous means wanting to kill, or meant to kill: a murderous look. - murky adjective (murky, murkier, murkiest)
Dark and dirty so you cannot see through it, about water: murky water. - 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. - murmuration noun (a murmuration, murmurations)
A huge flock of starlings flying together and swirling in changing shapes in the sky, usually at dusk. - murmuring verb, -ing form of murmur (murmuring); noun (a murmuring, murmurings); adjective (murmuring)
Saying something quietly and softly, so it is hard to hear. - muscat noun (Muscat — a city; muscat — a grape)
Muscat is the capital city of Oman, a country on the Arabian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Oman. - muscle noun (a muscle, muscles); verb (muscle in — informal); adjective muscular
A part of the body made of stretchy tissue that tightens and relaxes to make bones and parts of the body move. - muscular adjective (muscular, more muscular)
1) Muscular means having big, strong muscles. 2) Muscular means to do with the muscles of the body: «muscular pain», «the muscular system». - musculature noun (musculature, musculatures — usually uncountable)
1) (formal, science) All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged. - 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. - mush noun (mush — uncountable); verb (mush, mushes, mushed, mushing); interjection (Mush!)
A soft, wet, squashed mass of something, like overcooked food. - mushroom noun (a mushroom, mushrooms); verb (mushroom, mushrooms, mushroomed, mushrooming)
A mushroom is a fungus with a stalk and a round cap; some kinds are eaten as food. - mushy adjective (mushy, mushier, mushiest)
Mushy means soft and squashy, like mashed food or over-ripe fruit. - 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». - musician noun (a musician, musicians)
A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or sings, especially as a job or with great skill. - 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. - musk noun (musk, uncountable); a name (Musk)
1) Musk is a strong-smelling substance first taken from a gland of the male musk deer, used in making perfumes; today most musk in… - musket noun (plural muskets)
1) A musket is an old kind of long gun, loaded through the front of the barrel, used by soldiers and hunters long ago. - muskrat noun (plural muskrats)
1) A muskrat is a small water animal with thick brown fur, found in North America and Europe, which lives near rivers and ponds. - muslim noun (a Muslim, Muslims); adjective (Muslim)
1) A person who follows the religion of Islam. 2) (adjective) To do with Islam or Muslims: «Muslim festivals». - muslin noun (muslin — uncountable; muslins for kinds)
1) Muslin is a thin, light cotton cloth. 2) Muslin is used for baby wraps, for straining food in the kitchen and in old times for dresses… - mussel noun (a mussel, mussels)
1) A mussel is a sea or river shellfish with a long dark blue or black shell in two halves. 2) Mussels are cooked and eaten as food. - 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.». - mustache noun (plural mustaches)
1) A mustache is the hair that grows on a man's upper lip. (American spelling; British English says moustache.) - mustang noun (a mustang, mustangs)
A small, tough, half-wild horse of the western USA, descended from horses brought by the Spanish. - mustard noun (mustard, uncountable); adjective (mustard, mustard-yellow)
Mustard is a hot-tasting yellow or brown paste or sauce made from the seeds of the mustard plant, eaten with meat and hot dogs. - musty adjective (mustier, mustiest)
1) Musty means smelling damp, stale or old, as a room or food does when it has not been aired. - mutant noun (a mutant, mutants); adjective (mutant)
1) A mutant is a living thing whose genes have changed, so it is different from its parents in some way, like a white tiger or a plant… - mutation noun (a mutation, mutations; mutation, uncountable)
1) A mutation is a change in the genes (DNA) of a living thing, which can cause a new feature; most mutations make no difference, some are… - 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. - muted adjective (muted); verb past form of mute (mute, mutes, muted, muting)
1) Quiet and soft, not loud. 2) (of colours) Soft and not bright. 3) (of feelings or reactions) Not strong; held back. 4) (computing) With… - mutilated adjective; past participle of mutilate (mutilates, mutilated, mutilating)
Mutilated means badly damaged, cut or broken, especially a body part that has been harmed. - mutiny noun (plural mutinies); verb (mutinies, mutinied, mutinying)
A mutiny is a rebellion, when a group of sailors or soldiers refuse to obey their leader and fight against him. - mutt noun (a mutt, mutts)
A dog of no particular breed, a mixed-breed dog; often said with love. - 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. - mutton noun (mutton — uncountable)
Meat from an adult sheep, older than lamb, with a stronger taste. - mutual adjective (mutual; mutually adv.)
Mutual means felt or done by each of two or more people towards the other: mutual respect, mutual help. - mutualism noun (mutualism, uncountable); adjective mutualistic
Mutualism is a relationship between two different kinds of living things in which both of them benefit. - 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. - mycelium noun (mycelium, mycelia)
1) Mycelium is the mass of thin white threads of a fungus that grows underground or inside rotting wood; mushrooms grow out of it. - myoglobin noun (myoglobin)
1) Myoglobin is a protein in muscles that holds oxygen until the muscle needs it. - myopia noun (myopia, uncountable)
Short-sightedness: being able to see things close to you clearly but things far away look blurry. - myriad noun (a myriad, myriads); adjective (myriad lights)
A myriad is a very great number, far more than anyone could count: a myriad of stars. - myrrh noun (myrrh, uncountable)
A sweet-smelling, bitter gum (resin) from a small thorny tree in Arabia and Africa, used in perfumes, medicines and incense. - myrtle noun (myrtles)
A myrtle is an evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and small white or pink flowers, often grown in gardens. - mysterious adjective (mysterious; mysteriously adv.)
1) Mysterious means strange and hard to explain or understand. 2) A mysterious person keeps secrets or does not tell much about themselves. - mysteriously adverb (mysteriously; more mysteriously)
In a way that is strange and cannot be explained. - mystery noun (mystery, mysteries); adjective (mystery — unknown)
A mystery is something strange that is not known or explained yet. - mystic adjective (mystic, more mystic); noun (a mystic, mystics)
Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone. - mystical adjective (mystical)
1) Having a hidden spiritual meaning that is hard to explain, beyond the everyday world. 2) Strange, magical and full of wonder. - myth noun (a myth, myths)
A myth is a very old story about gods, heroes or magical creatures, often explaining how the world or nature began. - mythical adjective (more mythical, most mythical)
Found in myths and legends, not real: a mythical creature like a dragon or unicorn. - mythology noun (mythologies)
1) Mythology is the whole collection of myths that belong to a people, such as Greek mythology. 2) A mythology is one such collection.
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