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- menagerie noun (a menagerie, menageries)
A collection of wild or unusual animals kept to be shown to people, especially in the past (an early kind of zoo). - mend verb (mend, mends, mended, mending); noun (a mend, mends)
To repair something that is broken, torn or not working. - mendicant noun (mendicant, mendicants); also adjective; old use
A beggar, someone who lives by asking others for food or money. - menial adjective (menial, more menial); noun (a menial, menials); old use as noun
Of work that is dull, low and needs no special skill, such as cleaning and scrubbing; a servant who does such work. - meningitis noun (meningitis, uncountable)
Meningitis is a serious illness in which the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord become swollen, usually because of an infection. - menopause noun (the menopause — uncountable)
1) The time in a woman's life, usually in middle age, when her monthly periods stop for good and she can no longer have babies. - menorah noun (a menorah, menorahs)
A candle holder with branches, used in the Jewish religion. - menstruation noun (menstruation, uncountable)
1) (science, health) The natural monthly bleeding from the womb (uterus) through the vagina that happens to girls and women, usually from… - mental adjective (mental); noun (mental, in some phrases)
Mental means to do with the mind, like thinking, remembering and feelings. - mentality noun (a mentality, mentalities)
The usual way a person or group thinks and feels about things; their attitude: «a winning mentality». - mentally adverb
Mentally means in your mind or thoughts, not on paper or with your body: «work it out mentally». - menthol noun (menthol)
1) Menthol is a substance from mint oil that gives a cool, fresh feeling and smell. - mention verb (mention, mentions, mentioned, mentioning); noun (a mention, mentions)
To say or write something about someone or something briefly, without giving lots of details. - mentor noun (a mentor, mentors); verb (mentor, mentors, mentored, mentoring)
An experienced and trusted person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time. - menu noun (a menu, menus)
A menu is a list of the food and drinks you can choose in a café or restaurant. - meow verb (meow, meows, meowed, meowing); noun (a meow, meows); interjection (Meow!)
1) A meow is the soft crying sound a cat makes. 2) To meow is to make this sound. 3) (slang) People sometimes say "meow" after someone… - mercenary noun (a mercenary, mercenaries); adjective (mercenary)
A soldier who fights for any country or group that pays them, not for their own country. - merchandise noun (merchandise, uncountable; informal short form «merch»); verb (merchandise, merchandises, merchandised, merchandising)
Goods that are bought and sold, especially in shops. - merchant noun (merchant, merchants); adjective (merchant ship, merchant navy)
A merchant is a person who buys and sells goods to make money, a trader. - merciful adjective (merciful, more merciful, most merciful); adverb mercifully
Showing mercy: kind and forgiving to someone you could punish or harm. - mercifully adverb (mercifully)
Luckily; in a way that you are thankful for, because something bad was avoided or ended: «Mercifully, nobody was hurt». - merciless adjective (merciless, more merciless, most merciless)
Having no pity; cruel and not willing to spare anyone. - mercilessly adverb (mercilessly)
Without pity; cruelly, with no kindness. - mercury noun (mercury — uncountable, the metal; Mercury — the planet, the Roman god)
Mercury is a silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature; it was used in old thermometers. - mercy noun (mercy, mercies)
Mercy is kindness or forgiveness shown to someone you could punish or hurt. - mere adjective (mere, merest; merely adv.); noun (a mere, meres — old or poetic)
Mere means only, just, no more than: a mere child, a mere five minutes. - merely adverb (merely)
Merely means only or just, showing that something is small or not important. - merge verb (merge, merges, merged, merging); noun (a merge)
1) To merge is to join together to become one. 2) When traffic merges, two lanes join into one. 3) On a computer, to merge files or cells… - merged verb, past form of «merge» (merged); adjective (merged)
1) Merged is the past form of «merge»: joined together into one. 2) As an adjective, merged means already joined, like a merged class. - merging verb, -ing form of «merge» (merging); noun (merging)
1) Merging is the -ing form of «merge»: joining together into one. 2) As a noun, merging is the act of joining. - meridian noun (a meridian, meridians); adjective (meridian — rare)
A meridian is an imaginary line on the globe or a map that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole; lines of longitude are meridians. - merino noun (a merino, merinos; merino – the wool, uncountable)
A breed of sheep with very fine, soft wool, first from Spain and now raised in large numbers in Australia and New Zealand. - merit noun (merit, merits — a merit; uncountable merit); verb (merit, merits, merited, meriting)
Merit is the quality of being good and deserving praise or a reward. - meritorious adjective (meritorious)
Deserving praise or reward because it is very good or brave. - merlin noun (a merlin, merlins); noun (Merlin – a name)
A small, fast falcon (a bird of prey) found in Europe, Asia and North America, which hunts small birds. - mermaid noun (a mermaid, mermaids)
1) A mermaid is an imaginary sea creature with the head and body of a woman and the tail of a fish. 2) A merman is the male version. - merrily adverb (merrily)
1) In a happy, cheerful, jolly way. 2) Carelessly, without thinking about trouble, as in «He merrily ignored the warning». - merriment noun (merriment, uncountable)
1) Happy fun, laughter and enjoyment, especially when people are together celebrating. 2) Amusement: «his mistake caused much merriment». - merry adjective (merry, merrier, merriest)
1) Merry means happy, cheerful and full of fun. 2) (UK, informal) Merry means a little drunk. 3) Merry is used in greetings like "Merry… - merrymaking noun (merrymaking; no plural)
Lively fun with feasting, dancing and games, especially at a party or a festival. - mesa noun (a mesa, mesas)
A hill or mountain with steep sides and a large, flat top, found in dry places like the south-west USA and parts of Australia. - mesh noun (mesh, meshes); verb (mesh, meshes, meshed, meshing)
A material made of threads or wires woven together with small holes between them, like a net. - mesozoic adjective (Mesozoic); noun (the Mesozoic — the era)
The Mesozoic is a long stretch of Earth's history, from about 252 million to 66 million years ago, often called the Age of Dinosaurs. - mesquite noun (a mesquite, mesquites; mesquite – the wood, uncountable)
A spiny shrub or small tree of the pea family that grows in deserts and dry lands of the south-western USA and Mexico, with long seed pods. - mess noun (a mess, messes; mess, uncountable); verb (mess, messes, messed, messing — mess up, mess about/around, mess with)
A mess is a place or things that are untidy or dirty, like a messy bedroom. - message noun (a message, messages); verb (message, messages, messaged, messaging — informal)
A piece of information that someone sends or leaves for another person, in words, writing or on a phone. - messaging phrase (noun, uncountable: messaging; verb message)
the way a politician or company shapes what they say to make people think a certain way; spin or propaganda. - messenger noun (a messenger, messengers)
A person who carries a message, letter or parcel from one person or place to another. - messiah noun (the Messiah; a messiah, messiahs)
In Judaism, the Messiah is a future king from the family of David whom God will send to bring peace and rescue the Jewish people. - messy adjective (messy, messier, messiest)
1) Untidy or dirty: «a messy room». 2) Making things dirty or untidy: «a messy job like painting». 3) Complicated and unpleasant: «a messy… - mestizo noun (a mestizo, mestizos); adjective (mestizo)
1) Mestizo is a Spanish word for a person with both Spanish (European) and Native American ancestors, used especially in Latin America. - metabolise verb (metabolise, metabolises, metabolised, metabolising)
To metabolise food is for the body to break it down and use it for energy and growth. - metal noun (metal, metals); adjective (metal)
Metal is a hard, shiny material like iron, steel, gold, silver, copper or aluminium. - metallic adjective (metallic; more metallic)
Metallic means made of metal or having the properties of metal. - metamorphic adjective (metamorphic)
Metamorphic rock is rock that has been changed by great heat and pressure deep underground, without melting. - metamorphism noun (metamorphism, uncountable)
1) (science) The change of rocks by great heat and pressure deep in the Earth, without melting them, so they become new kinds of rock… - metamorphosis noun (metamorphosis, metamorphoses)
1) Metamorphosis is a big change in body shape that some animals go through as they grow, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly or a… - metaphor noun (a metaphor, metaphors)
1) A metaphor is a way of describing something by saying it IS something else, to show what it is like, without using «like» or «as»: «The… - meteor noun (a meteor, meteors)
A streak of light in the night sky made when a small piece of rock or dust from space burns up in the air; a shooting star. - meteoric adjective (meteoric)
Very fast and sudden, especially a rise to fame or success: «a meteoric rise». - meteorite noun (a meteorite, meteorites)
1) A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from space that has fallen through the air and landed on the Earth's surface. - meteoroid noun (a meteoroid, meteoroids)
1) A small rock or bit of metal travelling through space, smaller than an asteroid. - meteorological adjective
To do with the weather and the science of studying it (meteorology). - meteorology noun (meteorology, uncountable)
1) The science of the weather and the atmosphere: studying air, temperature, wind, clouds and rain to understand and predict the weather. - meter noun (meter, meters); verb (meter, meters, metered — rare)
1) A meter is a unit for measuring length. A meter has 100 centimeters; it is about one big step of a grown-up. 2) A meter is also a tool… - methane noun (methane — uncountable)
1) Methane is a gas with no colour or smell that burns easily; it is the main part of natural gas used for cooking and heating. - method noun (a method, methods)
A way of doing something, especially a planned, careful way. - methodism noun (Methodism, uncountable; Methodist noun and adjective)
1) (church) Methodism is a Christian Protestant church movement started by John and Charles Wesley in England, known for warm preaching… - methodist noun (a Methodist, Methodists); adjective (Methodist)
1) A member of the Methodist Church, a Christian group started in England. 2) (adjective) To do with this church (a Methodist chapel). - methuselah noun (Methuselah; a methuselah, methuselahs)
Methuselah is a man in the Book of Genesis who is said to have lived 969 years, the oldest person in the Bible. - metre noun (metre, metres; also meter, meters in American spelling)
A metre is a measure of length; a big step is about one metre. - metric adjective (metric); noun (a metric, metrics)
Using the metric system of measurement, based on the metre, the kilogram and the litre, with units that go up in tens (10, 100, 1,000). - metro noun (a metro, metros; the Metro); adjective (metro, informal)
A metro is an underground railway system in a city, also called a subway (US) or the Underground or Tube (London). - metronome noun (a metronome, metronomes)
1) A metronome is a device that ticks or clicks at a steady speed to help musicians keep time. - metropolis noun (metropolis, metropolises)
A very large, important city, often the main city of a country. - metropolitan adjective (metropolitan); noun (a metropolitan, metropolitans — church)
Metropolitan means belonging to a very big city, called a metropolis, and the towns around it. - mettle noun (mettle; no plural)
Courage and strength of character, shown when a person faces a hard test. - mew verb (mew, mews, mewed, mewing); noun (a mew, mews)
The soft, high crying sound a cat or kitten makes; to make this sound. - mews noun (a mews, mews – the same form for one and many); verb form (mews – of «mew»)
A row of old stables in a small street or yard, often now turned into houses or flats; also the name of the little street: «a mews house». - mexican adjective (Mexican); noun (a Mexican, Mexicans)
From or to do with Mexico, its people, language or culture. - mg abbreviation (mg)
1) mg is short for milligram, a very small unit of mass: there are 1,000 mg in 1 gram. 2) MG (capitals) is also a British car brand. - mi abbreviation (mi); also a note name (mi)
Mi is the short way to write mile, a long unit of length for roads and trips. - miami noun (Miami; a proper noun — a city)
1) A large city in the state of Florida, in the south-east of the USA, famous for its beaches, warm weather and Latin American culture. - miaou verb (miaou, miaous, miaoued, miaouing); noun (a miaou, miaous); interjection; also spelled «miaow» (UK) and «meow» (US)
1) The sound a cat makes. 2) (verb) To make this sound: «The cat miaoued at the door». - miaow verb (miaow, miaows, miaowed, miaowing); noun (a miaow); interjection (miaow!)
1) A miaow is the sound a cat makes. 2) To miaow is to make that sound. - miasma noun (a miasma, miasmas)
A cloud of bad-smelling, unhealthy air, such as the smell from rotting things or a swamp. - mic noun (a mic, mics); verb (mic, mics, micced/miked, miccing/miking — informal)
Short for microphone: a device that picks up sound so it can be made louder or recorded. - mica noun (mica, micas)
A mineral found in rocks that splits into very thin, shiny, see-through sheets. - michael proper noun (Michael — a name)
Michael is a common boy's and man's name in English-speaking countries (a name); short forms are Mike, Mick, Mikey and Mickey. - michigan proper noun (Michigan)
A state in the north of the United States, made of two peninsulas and surrounded by the Great Lakes. - mick noun (a mick — offensive); name (Mick); in the phrase take the mick (UK/Ireland/Australia, informal)
1) Mick is a short form of the name Michael. 2) (UK/Ireland/Australia, informal) To take the mick (or mickey) out of someone means to… - mickey proper noun (Mickey — a name); noun (the mickey — UK, informal)
Mickey is a first name, short for Michael, and the name of Mickey Mouse, the famous cartoon mouse from Disney. - micro adjective (micro); noun (a micro, micros); prefix (micro-)
Micro means very small: «a micro farm», «micro plastics». - microbe noun (a microbe, microbes)
A microbe is a living thing too small to see without a microscope, such as a bacterium, a virus or some fungi like yeast. - microbial adjective (microbial)
To do with microbes: tiny living things like bacteria, fungi and some algae that can only be seen with a microscope. - microchip noun (a microchip, microchips; also chip); verb (microchip, microchips, microchipped, microchipping — to put a chip in a pet)
1) A microchip is a very small piece of material, usually silicon, carrying tiny electronic circuits that store information or do… - microgram noun (a microgram, micrograms)
1) A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram; its symbol is µg (sometimes mcg on medicine labels). - microorganism noun (a microorganism, microorganisms)
1) A living thing so tiny that you can only see it with a microscope, such as a bacterium, a virus (usually counted with them), some fungi… - microphone noun (a microphone, microphones); informal: mic, mike
1) A device that picks up sound and turns it into an electrical signal so it can be made louder, recorded or sent. - microscope noun (a microscope, microscopes)
1) A scientific instrument with lenses that makes very small things look much bigger, so you can see things too small for your eyes alone…
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