| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| men | plural | of Keelman, of Man, pl. of Man., A man; one; — used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. |
| maa | noun | The common European gull (Larus canus); — called also mar. See New, a gull. |
| mad | noun | A slattern., The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy., p. p. of Made., Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane., Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform., Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness., Extravagant; immoderate., Furious with rage, terror, or disease; — said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog., Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person., Having impaired polarity; — applied to a compass needle., To make mad or furious; to madden., To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding., An earthworm. |
| mac | A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son. | |
| mam | noun | Mamma. |
| man | noun | A human being; — opposed tobeast., Especially: An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child., The human race; mankind., The male portion of the human race., One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind., An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject., A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we ‘ve no time to lose!, A married man; a husband; — correlative to wife., One, or any one, indefinitely; — a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun., One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played., To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort., To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify., To tame, as a hawk., To furnish with a servants., To wait on as a manservant. |
| map | noun | A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; — usually on a flat surface. Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of it., Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical map., To represent by a map; — often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business. |
| mar | noun | A small lake. See Mere., To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface., To spoil; to ruin., A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement. |
| mat | noun | A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal., Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain., A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes., Any similar fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like., Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair., An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype., To cover or lay with mats., To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle., To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat. |
| maw | noun | A gull., A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; — now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt., Appetite; inclination., An old game at cards. |
| may | verb | An auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; — now oftener expressed by can., A maiden., The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days., The early part or springtime of life., The flowers of the hawthorn; — so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn., The merrymaking of May Day. |
| met | imp. & past participle | of Meet, imp. & p. p. of Meet., imp. & p. p. of Mete, to measure., p. p. of Mete, to dream., of Mete |
| mew | noun | A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb., To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers., To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance., A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; — in the latter sense usually in the plural., A stable or range of stables for horses; — compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king’s mews for hawks., To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure., To cry as a cat., The common cry of a cat. |
| mid | superl. | Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean., Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night., Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; — said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11., Middle., See Amid. |
| mir | noun | A Russian village community., Same as Emir. |
| mis | adjective & adverb | Wrong; amiss. |
| mix | verb t. | To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines., To unite with in company; to join; to associate., To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts., To become united into a compound; to be blended promiscuously together., To associate; to mingle. |
| moa | noun | Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborder Dinornithes, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were much larger than the ostrich. |
| mob | noun | A mobcap., To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl., The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it., A throng; a rabble; esp., an unlawful or riotous assembly; a disorderly crowd., To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; as, to mob a house or a person. |
| moe | noun | A wry face or mouth; a mow., To make faces; to mow., More. See Mo. |
| mm. | plural | of Monsieur |
| moo | adverb, & noun | See Mo., To make the noise of a cow; to low; — child’s word., The lowing of a cow. |
| mop | noun | A made-up face; a grimace., To make a wry mouth., An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle., A fair where servants are hired., The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet., To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one’s face with a handkerchief. |
| mot | sing. pres. ind. | of Mot, of Mot, May; must; might., A word; hence, a motto; a device., A pithy or witty saying; a witticism., A note or brief strain on a bugle. |
| mow | noun | A wry face., To make mouths., Same as Mew, a gull., of Mow, May; can., To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine., To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow., To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; — with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot mows down whole ranks of men., To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay., A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn., The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed., To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away. |
| mr. | The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See Master, 4. | |
| mud | noun | Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive., To bury in mud., To make muddy or turbid. |
| mue | verb i. | To mew; to molt. |
| mug | noun | A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, — usually cylindrical and without a lip., The face or mouth. |
| mum | adjective | Silent; not speaking., Be silent! Hush!, Silence., A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. |
| mun | noun | The mouth. |
| mus | noun | A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat. |
| mux | noun | Dirt; filth; muck., To mix in an unitidy and offensive way; to make a mess of. |
| mya | noun | A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam. |