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- MAZEA labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
- MAZERThe maple tree, or maple wood.
- MEANLYHumbly, of or from low social status; basely.
- MEANTsimple past and past participle of mean
- MEANWHILEThe time between two events.
- MEASEA measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long or short) hundred, used especially when counting herring.
- MEASLINGSynonym of measle: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, a red spot caused by the disease.
- MEASUREA prescribed quantity or extent. Moderation, temperance. A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
- MEDIATIZETo make (a state or leader under the Holy Roman Empire) into a mediate vassal rather than an immediate one, directly under the emperor; to annex while preserving certain rights and
- MEDICALOf or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
- MEEKHumble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
- MEEKENTo make or become meek or submissive.
- MEEKLYIn a meek manner; quietly and humbly.
- MEERKATSuricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.
- MEETINGThe act of persons or things that meet.
- MELANGEA mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
- MELITTINA peptide, containing 26 amino acids, which is present in bee venom and has been used experimentally as an antibacterial agent, especially against penicillin-resistant bacteria.
- MELLOWSoft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
- MELLOWYSoft; unctuous; loamy.
- MELODIOUSLYIn a melodious manner.
- MEMORYThe ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
- MENARCHEThe onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
- MENSCHA person of strength, integrity, and honor or compassion; a gentleman.
- MENSEProperty, owndom; possessions.
- MENSEFULDecorous; mannerly; respectful and worth of respect.
- MEOWUsed to indicate the cry of a cat.
- MERCAPTANAny of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R-SH ) where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent. They tend to be foul-smelling. They are also termed thiols or thi
- MERCIFULShowing mercy.
- MERCILESSShowing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
- MERELYWithout any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
- MERINGUEA mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and either sugar or other flavorings; it is often baked to brown the surface and may be used as a topping or in other ways, most often as
- MERITORIOUSLYIn a meritorious manner.
- MERLINA small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
- MERMAIDA mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
- MERMANA legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
- MERRILYIn a cheerful or merry way.
- MERRINESSThe property of being merry.
- MERSEAlluvial, often marshy land by the side of a river, estuary or sea.
- MESSAGEA communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
- METERA device that measures things. A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
- METHINKSIt seems to me.
- MEWLTo cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
- MICEplural of mouse
- MICHEROne who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
- MICKLE(Very) great or large.
- MIDDAYNoon; twelve o'clock during the day.
- MIDDENA dung heap.
- MIDGETA very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
- MIDNIGHTThe middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
- MIDSTA place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
- MIDWAYThe middle; the midst.
- MIDWIFEA person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
- MIDWIFERYThe practice and science of being a midwife.
- MIDWINTERThe middle of winter.
- MIDWIVEAlternative form of midwife (verb).
- MIFFA small argument; a quarrel.
- MIGHTFULMighty, powerful.
- MIGHTYA warrior of great strength and courage.
- MILCHIGDairy, containing anything derived from milk.
- MILDEWA growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
- MILKENConsisting of milk.
- MILKERAn animal, such as a dairy cow, kept for the milk it produces.
- MILKINGpresent participle and gerund of milk
- MILKSOPA piece of bread sopped in milk.
- MILKYResembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
- MILLINERA person who sells (women's) apparel, accessories, and other decorative goods, especially those originally manufactured in Milan.
- MILLSTONEA large round stone used for grinding grain.
- MINCEDFinely chopped.
- MINDEROne who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.
- MINDFULaware (of something); attentive, heedful.
- MINDFULLYIn a mindful manner.
- MINGLETo intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
- MINKAny semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are exta
- MINKEEllipsis of minke whale.
- MINOTAURAlternative letter-case form of Minotaur.
- MIREDeep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- MIRTHThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
- MIRTHFULFilled with mirth.
- MIRTHLESSLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- MIRYResembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.
- MISBEHAVETo act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
- MISBEHAVINGbad conduct or actions
- MISBELIEFan erroneous belief
- MISBORNBorn prematurely; abortive.
- MISCARRYTo have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.
- MISCASTTo cast or reckon incorrectly.
- MISCOLORAlternative form of miscolour.
- MISCOLOURTo give a wrong colour to.
- MISCONSTRUETo interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
- MISCOUNTTo count incorrectly.
- MISDOTo do evil; to commit misdeeds.
- MISERABLYIn a miserable manner.
- MISFEEDTo feed incorrectly, as for example with the wrong foodstuff.
- MISGIVEOf the mind, heart, etc.: to give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.
- MISGOTo go wrong, make a mistake, go astray, become lost, miscarry.
- MISHANDLETo manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage.
- MISHAPAn accident, mistake, or problem.
- MISHEARTo hear wrongly.
- MISLAYTo leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
- MISLEADTo lead astray, in a false direction.