Words starting with M — 1,282 entries

The 1,282 dictionary words that begin with the letter M, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• m3 sensesThe thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
• M7 sensesThe thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
• M.1 senseA gender-neutral honorific, comparable to Mx., used instead of Mr., Mrs., etc.
• ma4 sensesmother, mama
• Ma3 sensesMother, mom, mama.
• Mabel1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• mac1 senseA person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).
• Mac6 sensesUsed to address a man whose name is unknown.
• macaroni11 sensesA type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this.
• Macarthur4 sensesA surname.
• MacArthur2 sensesA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• Macau2 sensesA city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.
• Macbeth4 sensesA William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family.
• MacBeth1 senseA surname.
• Macdonald3 sensesA surname, an alternative form of MacDonald.
• MacDonald2 sensesA surname from Scottish Gaelic common in Scotland.
• mace14 sensesA heavy fighting club.
• Mace5 sensesA male given name, a name derived from the war instrument, a mace
• MacGyver2 sensesSomeone capable of improvising an ingenious solution from everyday objects or unsuitable resources.
• machete3 sensesA sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
• machine13 sensesA device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
• machinery4 sensesThe machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
• macho6 sensesMasculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
• mack7 sensesAn individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills; a seducer
• Mack4 sensesSynonym of guy, term of address for a man or person.
• Mackenzie10 sensesA surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
• mackerel6 sensesCertain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,
• Macleod3 sensesA surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree
• MacLeod1 senseA surname.
• Macy2 sensesA surname from Old French.
• mad13 sensesInsane; crazy; mentally deranged.
• Mad1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Madeline (and its variants).
• Madagascar2 sensesAn island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo.
• madam7 sensesA polite form of address for a woman or lady.
• Madam1 senseA polite form of address and title, abbreviated Mdm, used before a (usually middle-aged) adult or elderly woman's surname, full name or given name if…
• Madame1 senseA title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme.
• madden3 sensesTo make angry.
• Madden4 sensesA surname from Irish.
• maddie1 senseA mad person.
• Maddie2 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.
• Maddox4 sensesA surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
• Maddy3 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.
• made1 senseA grub or maggot.
• madeleine2 sensesA French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
• Madeleine1 senseA female given name from French, variant of Madeline.
• Madeline1 senseA female given name from French.
• mademoiselle3 sensesA courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
• madge2 sensesThe barn owl.
• Madge4 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Margaret or, rarely, Madonna.
• madhouse2 sensesA chaotic, uproarious, noisy place.
• Madhu1 senseA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• madison2 sensesA track cycling relay race in which team members take turns while racing round the track for the largest number of laps, and exchange places with a…
• Madison31 sensesAn English surname originating as a matronymic; (US politics) used specifically of James Madison (1751–1836), a Founding Father and fourth president…
• madly3 sensesIn a mad manner without reason or understanding; wildly.
• madman3 sensesA man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
• madness3 sensesThe state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
• madonna4 sensesAlternative letter-case form of Madonna. A representation of the Virgin Mary.
• Madonna4 sensesSynonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.
• Madrid15 sensesThe capital city of Spain.
• Mae1 senseA female given name; popular as a middle name.
• maestro2 sensesA master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
• mafia4 sensesA hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
• Mafia3 sensesThe Mob: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the…
• mag3 sensesTo steal.
• Mag1 sensechatterbox.
• MAG1 senseA gene which encodes for myelin associated glycoprotein
• magazine11 sensesA nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
• maggie2 sensesAny of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
• Maggie2 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
• maggot5 sensesA soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipteran insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter.
• magic15 sensesThe application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces…
• Magic1 senseAn Allied cryptanalysis project, during and prior to World War II, that decrypted Japanese messages.
• magical2 sensesOf, relating to, or by means of magic.
• magically1 senseIn a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.
• magician5 sensesA person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
• magistrate4 sensesA judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases,…
• magma4 sensesA mixture of molten silicate rock, crystals, and gas within the earth, which may be erupted as lava or cool in place to form igneous intrusions.
• magnet2 sensesA piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
• magnetic5 sensesOf, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
• magnificent3 sensesGrand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
• magnitude7 sensesThe absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
• magnum3 sensesA bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
• Magnum1 senseA bottle of Magnum Tonic Wine, a fermented mead drink popular among Jamaicans and other Caribbean peoples for its intoxicating effects, vitamins and…
• Magnus2 sensesA male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.
• Mags1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Maggie, which is a diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
• Maguire1 senseA surname.
• mahal5 sensesA summerhouse.
• Mahal1 senseThe Dhivehi language
• mahjong3 sensesA game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
• Mahoney1 senseA surname from Irish.
• Mai2 sensesA female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.
• Maia7 sensesDaughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes.
• maid4 sensesAn adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a…
• Maid2 sensesThe constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo.
• maiden19 sensesA girl or an unmarried young woman.
• Maiden4 sensesOne of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Mother representing a girl or a young woman
• mail24 sensesA bag or wallet.
• mailbox3 sensesA box into which mail is placed. A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
• mailed2 sensesArmoured in, protected by, or made of mail.
• mailman1 senseSomeone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
• Mailman1 senseA surname.
• main22 sensesOf chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
• Main3 sensesA river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.
• Maine11 sensesA former province of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Le Mans.
• mainframe3 sensesA large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex…
• mainland3 sensesThe continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
• Mainland3 sensesThe largest island in the Orkney Islands council area, to the north of Scotland.
• mainly4 sensesOf a person or thing being the driving force influencing the outcome of an event; chiefly; certainly for the most part.
• mainstream6 sensesUsed or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.
• maintain5 sensesTo keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
• maintained1 senseshowing maintenance or attention
• maintaining1 senseThe act of doing maintenance.
• maintenance7 sensesActions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
• majestic1 senseHaving qualities of splendor or royalty.
• majesty1 senseThe quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.
• Majesty1 sensea term of address for royalty and imperiality
• major27 sensesGreater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
• Major4 sensesA surname.
• majority6 sensesMore than half (50%) of some group.
• Mak4 sensesA surname. A surname from Chinese.
• make60 sensesTo create. To build, construct, produce, or originate.
• make-believe4 sensesThe quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.
• make-up2 sensesMade-up, false, imaginary, fabricated.
• makeover1 senseA major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.
• maker4 sensesSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
• Maker2 sensesThe Creator, God.
• makeup5 sensesAn item's composition.
• Makin4 sensesA surname.
• making2 sensesThe act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
• Mako1 senseA surname from Hungarian.
• mal3 sensesillness, affliction.
• Mal2 sensesA short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.
• mala6 sensesA single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
• malaria2 sensesA disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
• Malaysia2 sensesA country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
• Malcolm6 sensesA male given name from Scottish Gaelic or Goidelic, variant of Calum or Callum, feminine equivalent Malcolmina, equivalent to Scottish Gaelic Maol…
• male10 sensesBelonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
• Male2 sensesA surname.
• Males1 senseA surname.
• malfunction4 sensesFaulty functioning.
• malibu1 senseA type of lightweight longboard known for its stability.
• Malibu3 sensesA city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, known for its beaches.
• malice3 sensesIntention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
• malicious1 senseIntending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
• malignant4 sensesHarmful, malevolent, injurious.
• malik3 sensesA tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially among the Pashtuns.
• Malik2 sensesA male given name from Arabic.
• mall10 sensesA pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
• Mallory6 sensesAn English surname from Old French.
• Malloy1 senseA surname from Irish.
• Malone11 sensesA surname from Irish.
• malpractice2 sensesThe improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.
• malt7 sensesMalted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
• mam2 sensesMum, mom; diminutive of mother.
• Mam2 sensesA Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu.
• mama16 sensesSynonym of mother (“a female parent”).
• Mama1 sensea Bantoid language spoken in Nigeria
• mambo3 sensesA voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
• mami4 sensesmommy, mother
• Mami1 senseA female given name from Japanese.
• mamma2 sensesThe milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
• mammal2 sensesA vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur or hair and producing milk with which to feed their young.
• mammoth5 sensesAny species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became…
• mammy2 sensesmamma; mother
• man32 sensesAn adult male human.
• Man9 sensesThe genus Homo.
• man-made1 senseCreated or caused by human beings, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
• mana2 sensesPower, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.
• manage12 sensesTo direct or be in charge of.
• management4 sensesAdministration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific…
• manager4 sensesA person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
• managing1 sensemanagement
• manchester2 sensesHousehold linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.
• Manchester38 sensesA major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.
• mandarin9 sensesA pedantic or elitist bureaucrat.
• Mandarin2 sensesStandard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.
• mandate9 sensesAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
• mandatory4 sensesobligatory; required or commanded by authority.
• mandy1 senseThe drug MDMA.
• Mandy3 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Amanda, popular as a formal given name in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.
• maneuver8 sensesThe planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.
• mango9 sensesAny of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
• Mango2 sensesa language spoken in China
• manhattan1 sensea bar chart representing the number of runs scored in each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).
• Manhattan12 sensesAn indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
• manhood6 sensesThe state or condition of being a human being.
• manhunt2 sensesAn organized search for a criminal or enemy.
• Mani2 sensesA peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece.
• maniac2 sensesAn insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
• manic3 sensesCharacterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
• Manic1 senseA member of the Manic Street Preachers
• manicure4 sensesA cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
• manifest10 sensesEvident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
• manifesto2 sensesA public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
• manila5 sensesMade of manila paper or material like it.
• Manila8 sensesThe capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
• manipulate5 sensesTo move, arrange or operate something using the hands
• manipulation3 sensesThe practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
• manipulative4 sensesUsing manipulation purposefully.
• mankind3 sensesThe human race in its entirety.